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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
WESTERN LEAGUE AVERAGES
President 0'Eeil Gives Out HI, Lssg
Delayed Figures
SURPRISES 10, THE LOCAL FANATICS
Unn,ist.kabIe Errors in Computation
and Omission OF Essential Iufor-
nation the Feature the show
ing Made for 1906.

president Norris O'Neil OF the Western
league has at last given out the official
record OF the players for the season OF
1906. II comes months after all the other
leagues have made their showing and in
such form as will be a distinct disappoint-
ment to the fans OF the circuit. TIE begin
with the oficial record is notable more for
what It doesn't tell than for what II does.
The main features OF the work of the play
srs. are left out entirely. In the batting
averages only the bare points are given,
without a figure on stolen bases, sacrifice
lifts and similar information so dear to the
follower Of the game and so essential to
the forms ton OF a judgment on the work
OF the men at the bat. But this omission
is a minor one compared to the way the
fielding averages have been treated Here
rofhing but the bare percentages are fur
liished. Not a word is said of the oppor-
eunities each man had, nor anything else
az to the method by which the data we're
obtained. No analysis of the pitchers work
rs given and nothing is said of the team
work at bat or in the field. In fact. about
everything that could possibly be of inter-
est 10 the public is omitted.
Mistakes Plainly Apparent.
The mistakes are so plain that it is hardly
worth WTlfc mere 10 pass On tnetll
Bin Schlpke for example. who played in
1874 championship games. four of them being
ties. is credited with taking part in 143.
Carter played in IA and is given credit for
i35. WEIGH played In ISL and is credited
with 139. SO it runs through the whole
Omaha list. If this same condition holds
good for the other teams of the league the
conclusion that the figures given are value
less Is easy.
Last season the same thing was true of
the official averages sent out by President
Sexton. 1t would seem that somewhere
gross carelessness exists. No good reason
is apparent why the Official record should
not be closed within week after the sea-
son ends. The president OF the league is
responsible for the official. scorers, just as
lie is for the umpires. II he finds an official
scorer is not keeping up with his work he
should take the needed steps TO see that
the matter is corrected. The league pays
for tho service and is entitled to good
work, both from tho president and from
the scorer This It has, not had. Both
players and public suffer under the existing
state of affairs.
Tho figures sent out by President O'Neil
are here published. just to show how
worthless some statistics may be made:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
GrinnelI.
Iowa Man oppose. Foot BAN

IOWA CITY, Ia. Jan. 1S.-(Special Tele-
Eram.)-lrof. A. q: Smith will represent the
state university OF Iowa at the meeting of
the university conference on foot ball to-
morrow. Smith is representing the univer-
the board OF athletic control He has re-
eeived no instructions and the views he ad-
vances Will be his own Views. He will at
tempt 70 secure the complete abolition of
the intercollegiate contest In foot ball as
well as all other college sports. II has been
ms pet theory for the past year that all OF
the evils OF the sport could be ascribed to
contests between colleges. The university
at large does not believe in this policy at ali
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
OMAHA FIELD CLUB THE PLACE
Gets Ira nsmississippi Golf Associa-
ton Meet In June.

The Transimissppi Golf association has
accepted the invitation to hold the annual
in the latter part of June. This was de-
cided by vote taken by mail Wednesday.
alton, and eight of these voted for Omaha,
five for Rock Island and two did not vote,
thus giving Omaha the choice. This privi-
lege was offered to the Field club after the
St. Louis meet last year, but the directors
did not expect to have the new course in
readiness and were backward about accept
ing, preferring to hold the meet next year on
the new course. The Field club directors,
however. changed their minds and decided
to invite the Transmissippi association to
meet here and the play will be on the old
Field club course.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
FATAI. PRIZE FIGHT IN NEW YORK
Kid Goog Goes Down and Entirely
~ Out I'm Second Round.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1S-"Kid' Goog, 4
prize fighter, was killed in the second round
OF "a three-round bout tonight in a place
known as George McFadden's club on Third
avenue. The man with whom he was fight
Ing escaped and the police are looking for
him.
Googs real name was Nathan Roseberg
and his opponent was known as kid"
Sis Each were Is years of age. There
were about 100 spectators present, and
when Goog was found to be dying there
was much excitement. Four arrests were
made of men alleged to be connected with
the affair.
In a clinch in the second round Sis. 1t is
alleged, gave Goog a short arm hook al
most over the heart. When the men broke
Soog Iell 10 the Hoor unconscious.
A hurry call was sent In for an ambu-
lance after the crowd began to dispense
and DR. Berliner responded. When he ar
rived he pronounced Goog dead.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
work ON MAJOR LEAGUE SCHEDULE
johnson and Pullia nm VIII Attempt to
Arrnnge NOncOnAIcting Dates.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-Ban Johnson and
Harry c. Pulliam, presidents of the Ameri-
can and National Base Ball leagues, re7
spectively, did not have their proposed con-
ference today as 20 the opening of the
coming base ball season. The delay was
attributed to the nonarrival of important
papers from Chicago. The presidents OF
the two leagues will meet here tomorrow,
and an amicable agreement as to noncon-
fiicting schedules is looked for.
Pre- sident Johnson today appointed Clark
Griffith of the New York team; Connie
Mack, Philadelphia. and T. c. Noyes,
Washington, as a committee on rules to
meet Hanlon. Murphy and Dreyfus a SINH
lar committee of the National league, so
that they may come to a mutual agreement
at the schedule meetings of the big leagues
next month,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19

Lambert's testimony by questioning him
with regard to conversations he is alleged to
have had with various parties at Mullen rel
alive to propositions he had made to them
for procuring filings for them on the same
terms OF his agreement with Ware. The
essential point to be brought out in these
alleged talks was that Lambert had said to
several of these parties mo arrangement
was made with Ware by which the titles
to the lands should be vested in the u. b. T.
Ranch company, or with Ware, after the
entrymen had made final proof on their
claims but that Ware was merely to have
use of the lands while the entrymen were
proving up"
Lambert denied having told OF any such
an agreement, and denied that any such an
agreement had been made with Ware. He
further denied many OF the alleged CONVEX
sations attributed to him in whole or in
part. The men with whom he is alleged
to have made the statements were Elijah
Hewett, H. B. Gardner. r. H. Schmmin,
r. NJ, Cuddebeck. Billy Rector, Peter Knud-
SEN. Elmer Mercure. A. +. Hantz. II. J.
Lowe. g. II. Cramer and Walter Harding.
all of Mullen.
Lamberts cross-examination was con-
cluded at 8 o'clock and he will be recalled
for redirect examination Friday morning
at 9:30. (, a..r,s-o- p -r, y3r..t-.
Charles McIGibbon Entry.
The matter of the Charles McKibbon en-
try. final proof and subsequent deciding of
the claim To NJ. NJ. Wheeler of Deadwood,
by direction of Ware was gone into extern
sively This being the only case where the
alleged conspiracy had been completed and
where the $50 had been paid for the deed.
In this particular instance, however, the
land decided by the soldier McKibbon, Is
located in Thomas county. near the Hooker
county line.
The defense has all along objected to
the introduction of the McKibbon trans
action on the ground that the land alleged
to have been decided in completion of tho
alleged conspiracy is not mentioned in the
indictment. which alleges that all these
transactions occurred in Hooker county
However. Judge Munger has reserved his
ruling on this objection for the present
and permitted exceptions to be noted in
the record.
The McKibbon transaction is similar to
those of the other old soldiers from the
Grand Island home, the expenses of trans
portation, filing, hotels, final proof etc,
being paid by Lambert and for which he
was reimbursed by Ware.
How Deed Was Made.
Referring to the concluding transaction
of deciding the property over. Lambert
said:
"Mr. Ware wrote me to have the Nc
Ribbon deed made out to M. NJ Wheeler of
Deadwood and TO have the transaction
carried on through the bank at Mullen.
About this time (September 20. 1900 he
sent me $3.50 for miscellaneous purposes,
$50 Of which was to be paid to McKibbon
on the execution of the deed. This $50
was left in the bank and / told Cramer
to pay 1t to McKibbon when he gave tho
deed. Cramer and l drew up the deed and
witnessed 1t. The deed was dated Decem-
Der 7. 1904. to which Cramer and I were
witnesses. The deed was then formally
executed before a notary public and Mo-
Ribbon was paid the $50"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
snow Deep I'm wyomins.

GREEN RIVER. Wyo., Jan. lS.--(Specisl
Reports from the interior to the north
state that the country is waist-deep ir
snow. Trafic Is greatly impeded and stocl
is now having dificulty to get TO feed. The
feeding OF hay has already been commenced.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19

ming two falls straight in sixteen and fifteen
minutes both with bridge holds. Nichols
now claims the championship of the two
states, but will meet Piergue of Fort Dodge
again TO definitely settle the Iowa standing.
Attendance at tonights bout, COO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
WATCHES, Premier. 18th and podr.
Building Permits.

The city has issued building permits as
follows: Mrs. Annie Larson, $1,000 frame
dwelling at Forty-sixth and Burdette
streets; Elmer Carson, $500 frame dwell
ing at 3405 California; Mrs. Francis r.
Smith. 81 400 frame dwelling at 12S North
Forty-hrst street.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
LAMBERT REFUSES TO SIGN
Says He Would Not Put Name to State
nent Wheslsr Wanted. -.
PREFERRED NOT TO CONVICT HIMSELF
Main witness i'm Ware Case Runs
the Gamut of Direct and Cross
Examination and In Not ..
Through.

"I was called into the ONCE of Secret
Service Agent Wheeler the day before
Thanksgiving. about 10 o'clock in the morn.
ing and asked by Wheeler to sign Il GER
tain statement. l refused to sign the state
ment. as I had already pleaded guilty to
the conspiracy indictment and did not
want to convict myself any further, said
Frank w. Lambert In his cross-exaAnina-
ton Thursday afternoon in the Ware case
in the federal court II was out on bail
at the time and upon my refusal to sign
the statement ] was placed under heavier
bonds and taken to jail. / had seen Mr.
Frawley and Mr.. Ware in the meantime.
At that time 1 had partly made up my
mind to go in with Mr.. Ware and MIR.
Frawley. The statement was claimed to
be a statement of facts and it was the
wording ] objected to. The words objected
to were: Was to become part OF the
Ware holding / did not say the state-
ment was not true, but that would not
sign the statement that way. nave not
signed the statement yet. have not been
in Mr. Wheeler's Office since then. Only
in Mr.. Rushs Office, Wheeler was present
on one or two occasions but for short
time only.
Yes, l have entered a plea of suilty
not been sentenced yet. My uncle, Elmer
Fehn of Council Bluffs, has been TO see
and talked with me and has advised me
what to do. He told me he would talk TO
Mr.. Rush" 81
All of Thursday afternoon was devoted
to the cross-examination of Lambert But
little of Importance was ELECTED beside the
incident stated above.
N
My business relations with George @.
Ware were concluded about February 20,
1905, as l had made up my mind to leave
Mullen" said Lambert, Thursday morn
ing II had talk with Ware at
Mullen before l left and told him
had made up my mind to leave.
said to him that G. H. Cramer would carry
out the work. A balance of $202O was due
Mr.. Ware which / turned over 20 Crdiner
at the Mullen bank. Ware said he was
obliged to me and that settled 1t, as 1t was
the best thing he could do. He told me to
go ahead and turn over the list Of names
and memoranda of entries to Cramer.
"Cramer was not present when ! had the
talk with Ware. / afterward explained the
business TO Cramer. Ware said he did not
like to see me leave. ] did not talk 10 Ware
after this. / had written 10 him previously
and received a reply, but have destroyed
the letter. He stated in that letter that he
wanted to know who he could get to con-
tinue the land business. In previous con-
versation on final proof matters, some time
after the Kinkaid act came into effect, he
said to me. 1T was worth the money to
keep the other fellow out. 3"
Plan TO Impeach Lambert.
The attorneys for the defense undertook
to lay a foundation for impeachment Of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
WITH THE BowLERs.

the Demos last night johnson won high
total for the Bluffs boys with SIG and Den
man had the high single game with pa
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
Iowa Man Down. yirrini.n.

WEBSTER CITY, Ia. Jan. Is-(Special
Telegram. l-foung Carson. champion mid
dieweight wrestler OF Virginia. lost to Kid
NICHOLS OF thiS city tonight. the latts-- Win
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
Law Upheld Every Time.

LAS an indication Of its strength as an
equitable. legal proposition" said he, lit
has been vigorously assaiied by those who
thought themselves aggrieved in the district
federal and supreme courts. and that in
every instance the law has been upheld
Some of the best legal talent in the country
has been arrayed against it. but lin no par
tcular has it been weakened. 1t has re-
suited in the increase of our grand ASSESS
ment roll from 1854 oOo 900 in 1903 to sS5 600 900
in 1906, the latter figures being on a one-ffth
basis, and has provided the necessary funds
with which to meet the expenses of govern
ment and residue for the gradual extin-
Euishment of the state debt"
The governor then referred to the addi-
tional work placed upon the State Board OF
Equalization in preparing and issuing new
schedules. educating assessors. constituting
the law, hearing special interests and similar
work and said that the board feels that It
has accomplished a reasonable degree of
success. and that the law will increase in
popularity as the people become more famil-
lar with Il.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
METZ BROS.

On the I.entz & Williams alleys the
Stephens & Smiths were defeated by the
rhurston Rifles. the Rifles capturing two
ont of three. Score: -.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
sTEPHENs & SMITHS.
'Vnrsity wins mt Basket HALL.

IOWA CITY. Ia. Jan. 1S.-(Special Tele-
gram. Iowa took long step toward the
state basket ball championship this after
noon by defeating the fast Grinnell college
five by the score of % to Is. The game was
filled with sensational playing. Iowa only
took the lead late in the second half. Fl he
for Grinnell and Ramsell for Iowa were
stars Iineun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19

How to obtain the valuation under the
physical test was explained by Mr.. Brown,
who used a Nebraska road for example.
This return showed the value per mile in
Nebraska of this line TO be $4,000. BY
the stock and bond test, the value per mile
OF this road in Nebraska was found to be
s1O2, 600, and by the net earnings test II
was found to be $4,000 dhe net earnings
being capitalized at per cent?. These
sums averaged give valuation per mile OF
road in, Nebraska of $4,000, but the state
board fixed the figures at $4,000 per mile,
allowing a very liberal discount.
The stock and bond test OF valuation is
held to be the fairest OF the three 1t
depends entirely on the selling value OF
the securities and rests on the rule enun-
ciated by Justice Miller Of the United
states supreme court in 1875. when he laid
down the principle as follows
II is therefore obvious that when you
have ascertained the current cash value OF
the whole funded debt and the current
cash value OF the entire number OF shares,
YOU have, by the action OF those who
certained the true value OF the road, al
| it's property. its capital stock. and It's
franchises; for tkGAa are all represented oy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
Capitalized Too High.

The net earnings test is based on the
capitalization of the net earnings at 6 per
cent, that being the rule fixed by the
courts. MIR. Brown contends that the fig
ure is too high, and holds that the net
earnings should be capitalized at per
cent. This, because the roads are operated
on per cent basis the bonds bearing
that rate of interest. and that being the
dividend paid. This makes a difference in
value per mile amounting to the difference
between s16,66S.66, the capitalization Of
$1,000 at 8 per cent, and $4,000 the capitali-
cation of $1,000 at per cent.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19
Omcers Are Elected.

At the business session held last night the
following officers were elected; President,
DR.. George l.. Miller of Omaha; first vice
president, r. L. Harvey of St. Paul; second
vice president, DIR. G, e. Howard OF Lin
coin; treasurer. S. L. Geisthardt of Lin
coin; secretary. Prof H. w. Caldwell. l.. d.
Evans of kenesaw, George C. Shedd of
Ashland and Mrs. Minnie P. Knots OF Lin
coin were chosen as the new members
Previous to the election of officers the
meeting was devoted to eulogies OF FORMER
Governor Furnas and H. II. shedd both of
whom died within the last year The trib-
ute TO Governor Furnas was read by II. H.
Wilson and that TO Mr.. Shedd by George c.
Shedd. n son.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-19

The attorneys for the defense undertook
to lay a foundation for impeachment Of
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-10-05

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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-10-05

The county commissioners met for
their regular quarterly meeting this
week. There were present Commits
sioner Link, of the first district, Com
missioner Cureton of the Los Angeles
district, and Commissioner Ownby of
the third district. The usual routine
of business was attended to. The
only matter of interest to the people
of this section was a petition sent up
from Lordsburg asking the commits
sloners to lay out a new public road
between Lordsburg and Silver City
by the way Of Wood canyon and Leo
pold, and to make an appropriation
for building the road. The commits
sioners appointed John II. McCabe
and B. w. Randall, Of Lordsburg, and
H. Tenney, of Silver City, as viewers,
to lay out this road, and agreed to APP
piopriate as much money as was rails
ed by subscription, up to $500 for
building the road. The usual cleo
ton officers were appointed. The
judges for the Lordsburg precinct are
E. G. Belt, Tom Kennedy and J.. Il.
McCabe.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-10-05

John F. Navin, one of the leading
directors of the United States g. Mex
leo development company, has been
out from New York, looking over the
company's properties at Granite Gap.
After spendingsom time at the prop
erty he was in Lordsburg last Friday,
making the acquaintance of the bust
ness men with whom his company has
been dealing. Mr.. Navin will go back
to New York with many recommen-
dations to his company for improve
ments at Granite Gap which will in
crease the production, decrease the
cost and make life more comfortable
for the men at work on the property.
Nh. Navin says his company lost a
great many thousands of dollars
through the work of S. Charles Pratt,
but it has the mine left from which
it will recoup it's losses and still make
a profit. He considers his company
much more fortunate than are some
of the people who had dealings with
MI. Pratt.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-10-05

Christ Yaeger left Monday night
for Goldfeld, Nevada, to join his bro
ther. He does not know whether he
will remain permanently, or soon re-
turn. He has not met his brother for
many years. He did not know where
he was, nor did his brother know any
thing about him. Recently some OF
Yaeger's FL Paso friends were in Ne
vada, and met a man named Yaegerl
and asked him if he was any kin OF
the Lordsburg Yaeger. A little talk
and a few explanations showed they
were brothers, and the Nevada man
sent to his Lordsburg brother, asking
him to come up and see him, telling
him that he had got enough good
mining property for both of them. In
compliance with this request Christ
started Monday.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-10-05

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