Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-22
YOUNG RUNNERS CARRY NOTE
Athletes Take Message from New
York to Washington.
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS TO MEET
Colonel LIIIer says that While the
Party IL Disappointed, IL Has
Much Cause for
ElntiOn.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-with cheers from
several hundred schoolmates and fellow
members of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION to spur them on. the young ath-
letes engaged in the relay race organized
by the physical department Of the Young
Mems Christian association between this
city and Washington, started on their 2l
mile sprint at 345 yesterday, bear
ing a. message in a silver tube to President
Roosevelt. The start was made from the
international headquarters of the Young
Mems Christian association in East Twenty
ighth street, where r. c. Morse, general
secretary of the international committee of
the association delivered the silver tube
into the hands of the first runner. George
w. Watson, a high school pupil.
From the East Twenty-eighth street
headquarters the runners carried the silver
tube to the West Twenty-third street ferry,
each runner sprinting 100 yards with 1t
and passing It on. From Jersey City to
Newark. the relays were $50 yards and
from Newark con they heightened out to
one-quarter of a mile. From Newark the
itinerary Is through Elizabeth, Plainfield,
Princeton and Trenton, where the message
will remain over night. At s o'clock Sat-
urday morning the race for Washington
will be resumed by way Of Camden, Will
mington and Baltimore. Unless some unex-
pected hitch occurs the message will
reach the hands of the president at 1880
o'clock Saturday night. Altogether 700 rum
ners will participate. The presidents son,
Quentin will be among those to carry the
message through to Washington. The nature
of the message is not known, save only
that 1t contains a request from the boys
to the president, which the latter will make
public If he so desires.
Psychic Test Attracts ORers.
Attracted by the 5000 offer of the Metro
politan Psychical society OF this city to
the person who can count a number Of
oranges without seeing them, a man in
Oakland City, Ind, comes forward with the
assertion that he is ready to make good
by auto-suggestion and claims the money.
DR.. l.. s. Trusler of the Indiana town
has written to the society, telling of the
claims of the man for whom he stands
sponsor, saying that he is ready to count
the oranges when Information as to their
location is supplied. Where they are makes
no difference to the mysterious man, 1t is
said, but he must have them located before
proceeding.
To add interest to the test he proposes
to do the counting while asleep. The So
ciety has replied to the offer, requesting
that a number of preliminary tests be gone
through to determine the subjects powers
and good faith in the matter. Hundreds
of offers to try for the 5000 are received
by the society daily.
Bryan Clubs to R~eOrganize.
Colonel William C. Liller, chairman of
the National League of Democratic Clubs,
In a statement issued here tonight regard
Ing his call for a meeting of the representa-
tives of all the Bryan clubs and democratic
organizations throughout the country, to be
held at Washington on December 8 and 10
next, said that it was the purpose of the
league to maintain intact the organization
now existing and to strengthen the league
so as to eliminate the work of reorganiza-
ton at the beginning of each campaign.
THE democratic party, while disappointed
over the result of the election, has much
cause for ~elation,' said Colonel Liller. THE
party is now more united than at any time
since 1892. Its recent defeat has not damp
ened the enthusiasm of its MEMBERS, but
awakened them to the necessity of proper
organization and a return to true and fund
smental democratic principles. The organ
i%zation of the clubs will be pushed every
where from now on"
umah ShuuButeF OF Animals
The committee on awards in the $3.50 prize
competition conducted by the Society for
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for the
most humane Strengthening device, has an
nounced as the winner "The Behr Waffen-
werke in Suhl, manufacturer of the Behr
colt shooting pistol. This instrument, used
in about 700 modern slaughter houses in
Germany, Instantly stuns. 1t is said, even
the widest animal and causes death with
out a struggle.
End of PeOnRge Cases.
Charles w. Russell, special assistant to
the attorney general today informed Judge
Hough of the criminal branch of the United
States circuit court that he did not intend
to proceed against Francesca Sabbi, the
employment agent on the indictments
charging the kidnapping of men in this city
and the shipping of them to labor camps
on the Florida keys. This action ends the
prosecution of the peonage cases, which
were three years in prosecution and cost the
government $4,000. There has not been a
prosecution in the peonage cases in this
district.
Booth Wardrobe to BE Sold.
Two trunks containing a large part of the
wardrobe of Edwin Booth, the actor. will
he sold at auction in this city on Deem
Der 4. The trunks. since Booths death
fifteen years ago. have been nresarvad nv,