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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
MICHIGAN's BASKET BALL TEAM
Men Are Getting Into shape for n
Busy SeasOn.


Busy SeasOn.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 1e.-Despite the
rather warm foot ball discussions which
are in order at the University of Michigan,
basket ball preparations for the coming
season are travelling along at a merry
clip. A goodly number OF experienced can
didates have responded to the calls for
varsity material and are daily at work
in the gymnasium solving the .intricacies
of the inflated sphere and the basket. The
board of control has allowed but six games
to be arranged this season, and five of
these are already fixtures and the other
date is filled in tentatively. This date is
with the Detroit Young Mems Christian
association. 1t seems that an agreement
cannot be reached as to the rules to gov
ern the contest. Michigan wants the inter-
collegiate rules. while the Young Mems
Christian association team is DESTROYS Of
having the Amateur Athletic union rules.
tgan Athletic club at Lansing; January 10,
oberlin at Ann Arbor; February 10, De-
troit Young Mems Christian association;
February q. Ohio State university at Co.
lumbus; March 6, Ohio State university at
Ann Arbor, and March 20, Michigan Ath-
letic club at Ann Arbor.
Dave Allerdlce, of Indianapolis, half
back on the Michigan team for two years.
will lead the eleven next year.. having been
elected after a close contest with Quarter
back Wasbund. AIlerdicS was the best
man on the team this year, but had to quit
after the Pennsylvania game, where he
received a broken collarbone.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
SPIKES AND DRAFTING SEASON
Deal Of Talk ON These Topics, but No
LeRisIatiOn.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-There was a deal
Of talk but little legislation of a radical
nature at the recent base bail meeting
lere. The heralded crusade against the
spit ball was conspicuous by its absence,
ind no action was taken against the MUIR
derous spikes on the shoes of the players,
although the magnates studied a new
rotary spike which was submitted for APP
proval with enough interest to indicate that
they, too, realize the need for a change.
Some resolutions of a minor nature were
adopted which should make for good
among which were the limiting Of tho
drafting period for major leagues from
September l to September IS and reducing
the waiver limit from ten days to five days.
Mr.. Pulliam's suggestion as to ground rules
went over, but may be acted on favorably
at the spring meeting, The American
league owners showed they had the interest
of their patrons at heart by directing that
the batting order of both teams be posted
on the scoreboard. The National league
should follow this example, as the program
evil demands a cure.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
sCHoMMER UNDER A CLoU]
Wisconsin VIII Protest Chicago Bas-
ket Ball Star.

CHICAGO, Dec 1s.-Schommer, the Uni
versity of Chicago base ball, foot ball,
track and basket ball star, who will be
a candidate again this season for the
quintet, is to be protested by Wisconsin,
according to report from the Badger
athletic camp, on the ground thai he has
already been active as a VARSITY man in this
branch of sport for three years, and,
therefore, should be considered ineligible.
Stage, the director of Maroon athletics,
has studied the question Of Schommer's
eligibility, however, and is confident that
under a certain rule passed by the West
ern Conference last June, it will be legal
for Schommer to play. The rule reads
that an athlete who has competed only in
minor sports in or previous to 1906 is still
eligible for teams this winter and next
spring. Stages Interpretation, which
would permit to play, is based
upon the fact that basket ball, though II
Is regarded as a major sport now, was
a minor one before 1906, whereas, the Wis
consin athletic folk insist that Schommer
ought by right to come under the ruling
In question because basket ball is now a
major sport in the conference.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
JIM FLYNN TO MEET LANGFoRD
Pueblo Fireman VIII Cough Up with
the DinRe.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 1s.-"Jim"
Flynn, the Pueblo fireman who has been
matched to meet Sam Langford before Sam
Berger's club here during the holidays, has
began training at the camp recently va
Gated by BILLY Papke. The contest will
be of twenty rounds duration and VIII be
the first real test for Langford on the Pa
eific coast. Sam has picked one Of the
toughest heavyweights In America at pres
ent upon whom to try himself out. ana the
coast fans look for a great battle when the
two sluggers mix. II Sam can beat the fire
man he will be in line for a battle with
either Jack" Johnson or Tommy Burns.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
FOOT BALL ROLL OF INJURED
Disasters of Year Make had Showing
for the Game.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 19.-Kendall b.
Cressey, an insurance man, who has kept
close tab on foot ball for years, says that
more injuries have been reported this year
than in any season since 1905, when the
rules were revised. In that year twenty
four were killed and 200 injured.
There were three deaths among college
players this year, two among high school
and five among athletic club members,
while the injured in college games were 1853,
against twenty-three among high school
players and forty-six among athletic club
members. All deaths, with one exception,
were caused in open play.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
YER WEIBE MUST PUT IT BACK
Standing Depends
Restoration of Money.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-James Il. Sulli-
van announces that Ernest Yer Wiebe OF
Harvard. whose friends presented him with
a gold watch and $50. must return the
money II he wishes to remain an amateur.
The Harvard foot ball player is not a
member of the Amateur Athletic union.
but cannot compete against members IL
he retains the money. under the rules OF
the union.
Some years ago, when Wefers, the great
sprinter. was In his prime, a purse was
subscribed and given to him by his friends
IN Lawrence. At the time the Amateur
Athletic union decided that the money
must be returned II Wefers wanted to re-
main an amateur. This case has stood as
a precedent since then and is applicable
to Yer Wiebe.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
TAMPA TRACK TO BE REBUILT
Preparation for Busy Racing Season
fl Made.

TAMPA, Fla. Dec. 19.-Under direction
of f. d. Laurence. secretary OF the Tampa
Bay Racing association. the Tampa Bay
track is being thoroughly o%verhauled and
remodeled, the turns being banked higher
than before and made less pronounced.
thus making the track faster and better
suited to the better class of horses, which
are arriving for the big race meet, Febru-
airy. 3 to q.
The meeting here is assured Of better
horses than any other southern meet since
the trouble at New Orleans. and the horse
men already here are planning TO make
his meet the best event OF the season
and to make It a permanent feature Of the
mid-winter sport.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

READY FOR TIE BIC CANES
Omaha Bowlers Prepare for st.
Joseph and Pittsburg.
HARD FIeHTMa FOR PLACES
As the season Advances IntereHt in
the Great Indoor Game In-
creases and Play Assumes
Rapid Pace.

In the Metropolitan league the race be-
tween the leading teams is getting rather
close, the Stars and Mixers being tied for
second place, while the st. James still
have the high game so far, having made
1.6ll on their three games last week. The
highest single game of the season was
rolled by the Daily News Friday night,
Geddes getting 223. Gwynne. 207, and Nc
Lean 200, making a total OF go. Wilson is
now leading the league, while hanson is a
close second. Griffith is coming on fast.
Some very nice scores were made in the
Commercial league last week, which shows
the boys rave at last donned their bowling
shoes and are getting after the pins in
earnest. High singles the last week are as
follows: Brunke. 252; Ferree, $50; Hull,
225; Hlnricks, 21s, while the old reliable
Hull took down the three game total OF sos.
The B~rodegaards still lead. but the Bike
company is closing in and has serious in
t~entions of passing them and setting the
pace for the bala nee of the season.
Sounds like last year.
Draw Big.
The Association tournament has been the
most successful ever held in Omaha, there
being Ill entries. As these men took part
in the tournament to qualify for the bigger
event8-the Middie west al 81. Joseph anu
the Omaha Bowling club at Pittsburgh
Is evident Omaha will be well represented
at both the large tournaments. This shows
the increased interest in the game among
tile Omaha bowlers There will probably
be twelve five-men teams 80 from here to
st. Joseph, and at least five teams to
Pittsburg. AS the entries for the st. Joseph
event closes January 10. every man who
wants to participate should see Francisco
and get his entry filed, as preference for
dates will be given bowlers in the orders
they are saidmwimthe
they are received by w. e. Albertson OF
st. Joseph.
Omaha bowlers are recognized all over
the country as being among the best. and
there has been no event of local or national
Importance in which they have bowled that
they did not get a place near the top. At
Cincinnati last year the Metz Bros. team
tied for eigth place. and only lost sixth by
seven pins. This in competition with BE-
teams, picked from the best in the United
States. Omaha also won sixty-eighth place
in the doubles. out of $50 entries, and
fortieth place In singles out OF 145 entries.
A recent letter from the Omaha Bowling
club people submitted a proposition to
place an Omaha man on the executive COM
mittee. As there are only nine executive
officers, It will place Omaha on the map as
a bowling center.
Results of the city tournament:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

cial league bowIers week ending Decem-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
Individual Standing

SaEue. Decembsr 10;
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
MarshaIItOwn's Schedule.

MARsHALLTowN. Ia, Dec. ls-Cspe-
cial)-The following is the schedule Of
the Marshallt0wn High School basket ball
team, which has lust been completed: Janu-
airy s, Grinnell at Grinnell: January Is,
Waterloo at Marshalltown; January q,
Mason City at Mason City; January q,
Waterloo at Waterloo; February s, Cedar
Rapids at MarshalltoWn; March u Cedar
Rapids at Cedar Rapids; March IL. Ana
mosa at Anamosa; March 20, Anamosa at
Marshalltown; March q. Grinnel at Mar
shalltoWn.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
BOBBY BURCH TO BECOME COACH
YaIe's Injured Captain VIII Train
Cincinnati.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 19-Bobby
Burch, the Yale captain who was out of
the game most of the time this fall owing
to injuries, has been offered the position
OF coach on the Cincinnati university team
next fall. As Cincinnati is Burch's home
town he will probably accept the position.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
ATHLETIC ROW WITH ENGLAND
Controversy Started i'm London L. Just
Getting food.

NEW YORK. Dec. ls.-There appears to
be more chance for an International ath-
letic was just now than at any time since
the controversy began over the Olympic
games in England last summer. The bitter
attack on James e. Sullivan. president Of
the Amateur Athletic union and United
States commissioner to the games. and
other members OF the American committee
by a British Olympic council will not go
unanswered. and the wound that was heal
ing may be opened afresh. Mr.. Sullivan
asserts that many Of the accusations are
false and can be proved by affidavit, and
that the answer will be ready in a few
days
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

Continued on Fourth Page.)
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

Team standing and Individual averages OF
Metropolitan Bowling league for week
ending December 10:
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31

Senator Tillman has introduced a bill
in the Senate providing that shipments
of alcoholic liquors from one State to
another shall become subject to State
laws Immediately upon entering the
State. Under existing laws, liquor may
be shipped to any portion of the State
whose statues prohibit its manufacture
and sale, and persons of means are there
fole always within reach of an mex
haustible supply, while those who con-
template violating the law are able to
procure liquor for their illicit business.
The law that shuts off this supply by
stopping it at the State boundary would,
therefore, do very much to bring an end
to a state of affairs that has long dis
credited prohibition in the eyes of the
entire country.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31
PEDRICKTOWN.

Jan 28-Mrs. Edward M. Justice has
returned form a ten days visit with her
sister Mrs. Arthur Riggal, in Philadelphia.
Oliver Justice, of Woodbury., was q
visitor town this week.
Horace ]. Pedrick is spending some.
time at the home of his parents at Old
mans station.
Mrs. Chas. Harbert is critically i'll.
Mrs. Harbert was removed to the HaRne-
man Hospital, Philadelphia last week,
but could not be helped, so was immediat.
ly brought home.
A meeting for the purpose of orgsni-
zing a Grange will be held in Red Mems
hall Saturday afternoon February l.
Mrs. Isaac Pedrick spent part OF last
week in Philadelphia.
Harry Cawley who was to have moved
into Alfred Sparks's house on Cherry
Street, has leased John Bevis's farm near
Penn's Grove. Harry Kelly has rented
the Cherry street house.
Harry Justice has moved into the Chas.
Swaverly farm. Frank Deitrick hav-
ing moved on the farm he bought of Jos.
r. Stiles. Mr.. Stiles has moved onto his
new house near PENIS Grove.
Horace Sparks has rented part OF
James Morrison's double house.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hunt,
a son, Sunday Jan. 26.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reigler a
daughter, Saturday Jan. 25.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Parker
in Philadelphia, a son, Friday, Jan.
oath.
Mr.. and Mrs: John Vohman and
daughter Ray, of J~amesbulg, are guests
with DR.. and Mrs. E. M. Black.
Parker Pedrick who has been seriously
for several days was removed to a Phil-
delphia hospital on Wednesday.
Harry Johnson is home from Philadel-
phia for a few days.
The following were re elected directors
OF Pedricktown National Bank at the
annual meeting of stockholders. John
Burk, VIM. F Hunt, q. G. Turner, Clar.
ence Doughten, Frank ]. Gaventa, Jacob
J. Hunt, Harry F. Green, Warren Ris-
ner, Frelan G. Sparks. John Burk, was
elected president; S. R. Blocksom, al
Ter; VIM. s. Murphy, teller, for the en-
suing year. A report OF the earnings was
read and proved very satisfactory and
encouraging to the Stockholders. The
Bank is progressing finely and shows un-
divited profits of $4234.14 together with
a fast growing list Of depositors.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31
Supply of Canned Vegetables
Evening Journal, Wilmington

LfChih6 oOuindi3 Wilmington
= To offset the large pack of tomatoes
during the last season there is a serious
shortage in the pack of corn, which
amounted to only 1904 ,O44 cases, COM
pared with 9,561,O 900 during 1906.
There was, however, the largest pack of
tomatoes OF record. Maryland led the
list with mor than 5000, 900 cases,
while Delaware was second with 1900
600 cases. California, the two Virgin
las and New Jersey packed nearly a
million cases each, and no other State
reached a record of more than half mil
lion cases. The grand total of toma-
toes packed in the United States and
Canada for 1907 was nearly Ii, 800, 900
cases, an increase of 81 per cent. com
pared with the figures of 1906.
Canned tomatoes and corn are staple
articles of food of most American house
holds during the winter season. There
ought to be no marked increase in the
price OF tomatoes, and the shortage of
the corn pack is more than made up by
the increase in tomatoes.
The figures quoted above show the
Importance of the Peninsula as a pack
ing center. New factories have been
erected in Delaware and the ones that
are conducted in a business like manner
have been successful. This industry is
steadily increasing in Importance in the
State, and it is extending its scope to in
clude the canning of preducts other than
tomatoes.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31
LEGISLATURE BUSY,
Third Week of Session Brings In
Important Measures.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
AssembIyman Martin, Majority Leader,
Says Legislature Will Follow Gov
ernor's OutIine-Public Utilities Bill
Presented by Senator .Robbins-Civil
Service Bill Introduced.
Especial Correspondence

Service Bill Introduced.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton, Jan. 29.-Members Of the
legislature began the real business OF
the session when the two houses con
vened Monday evening. The various
committees have been busily engaged
this week considering the merits and
dement's Of the bills introduced last
week, and the committee reports will
be forthcoming at the adjourned meet.
ing Monday evening, when many bills
will be ready for final passage.
Assemblymen Hines Of Essex and
Whitehead of Passaic, Republican
members of the house, introduced bills
providing for important changes in the
primary election law. 1t is provided
that all county committeeman shall be
elected at the primary election. The
chairman of the county committee shall
file with each municipal clerk on or
before July 1 of each year a statement
showing the lumber OF members or
the committee to be elected in each
election district. If the chairman fails,
any member of the committee can file
the statement. The manner of filing the
petition shall be the same as for other
candidates, as provided in the primary
act. One of the measures provides
that the primary act be extended to
the nomination of congressman, and
another extends the act to the nomina-
ton of candidates for governor. Still
another act is the bill introduced last
year by Senator Colby providing that
on the back of the official ballots
shall be printed the name of the ward
or municipality instead of the election
district, as now required. An impor-
tant feature of the later bill is that the
election board shall return the results
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31
The New Postal Law

OnJanuary LIST a new postal law went
Into effect, which makes radical changes
and working a revolution in the bust
ness methods of weekly, local and re
ligious papers as follows:
"3. A reasonable time Will be allowed
publishers to secure renewals of subscrip.
tions, but unless subscriptions are ex
pressly renewed after the term for which
they are paid, within the following
periods:
Dailies, within three months,
Tri-weeklies, within six months,
Semi-weeklies, within nine months,
"a Weekiies, within one year,
Semi-monthlies, within three months,
Monthlies, within four moths,
Bi-monthlies, within six months,
Quarterlies, within six months,
they shall not be counted in the legiti-
mate list of subscribers, and copies mail.
ed on account their of shall not be accept.
ed for mailing at the second class pos
tage rate Of one CEN a pound, but may
be mailed at the transient second. class
postage rate of one cent for each four
ounces or fraction thereof, prepaid by
stamps affixed. The right of apublish-
er to extend credit for subscriptions to
his publication is not denied or ques.
toned, but his compliance of non-com.
pliance with this regulation will be
taken into consideration in determining
whether the publication is entitled to
transmission at the second-class postage
rates."
1t will be noticed that a subscriber to
a weekly paper must pay within a yeal
or the paper will be denied the low pos.
tage rate Of II cent a pound, and will
require a cent stamp on each copy.
That is a good law as it requires bust.
ness methods and plompt payments.
The subscribers to every paper should
help the publisher obey the law. The
country publishers have been very kind
and lenient toward their subscribers,
more 10 than than the daily and month.
ly publishers who rqnire cash in ad
vance.
Most of the subscribers to the Penn's
Grove RECORD pay promptly. The few
who have delayed payment thru neglect
will have bills sent them. The paperis
delivered by carrieEand thruthe mails al
the publishers expense. Those who
receive bills will oblige by a prompt
reply by mail or calling so we car
conform to the law.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31

The Railroad Companies are becom-
ing the strongest temperance societies.
The officials of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company have issued a notice
that employees having anything to do
with the operating of trains will not be
permitted to use intoxicants at any time
hereafter, either on or off duty.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31

The question is raised by an exchange
as to why government deposits in nat
ional banks should not draw at least a
small rate of interest. Such an inquiry
at such a time is nothing less than a
mean and underhand attack on the po-
litical prospects of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31
The PENIS Grove Record
FRIDAY, JANUARY 81, 1908.

1t should be convincing proof that a
protective tariff and a gold standard
will not always give steady employment
and prosperity. The issue of money
with the power of expansion and con-
traction is the real issue and should be
studied by the common people.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31

A truth can be told by apicture more
forcible and effective than by words.
The DeMar cartoon in a recent issue of
the Philadelphia Record pictured a
large fat G. o. P. elephant holding a
"Protective tariff" umbrella, off of
which the panic had blown the cover.
Under the umbrella was a working man
holding a babe and his wife. The truth
told was SIT no longer protects" 1t
will a striking truth to the thousands
of unemployed through the entire coun-
try,
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31
N REPORT
Revenue Fund

of c.. C. Ford, Jr., Treasurer of the Sur
plus Revenue Fund, of Salem county,
for the year ending December 31st, 1907:
The bonds, mortgages and judgments
of the Surplus Fund are as follows:
When Loaned Amount
J. c. Belden. May 21st, 1858
Gudgmen) $4,000
C. H. English, November 18th,
1881 (mortgage) 2W.0o
Bond Is Board of Education,
City of Salem, S per. cent 10000
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31
AImshouse Statement

Almhouse statement, receipts and ex-
penses of Treasurer of Salem county
Almshouse for the year from May 1,
1907 to January 1, 1908.
June ID Received of Jas. Butcher,
County Collector s2,000.0o
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31

$216.6 6
Salem, n. ]. Dec. q. 1907.
To the Honorable Board of Chosen Free
holders of the county of Salem:
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned com
mittee, appointed to audit the accounts
of the County Collector, beg leave to re-
port that we have examined the receipts,
vouchers and books of aid Collector and
find same to be correct in all respects.
c. L. BATTEN,
r. B. GRISCOM,
d. B. FOX,
Committee.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31
Continued from Page 1


Expenses of Surrogate's office from Nov.
18th, 1907 to Dec. 18th, 1907:
65 Norris H. Stratton, 1 month
salary go na
500 L. P. Plummer, Surrogate, 1
month salary 16s 6s
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31
Unloading Fast

uiilodulllS dot
We had more stock than
ever on January 1st.
Special prices and unusual
bargains ars cleaning it
up. Look through our
Broken Size 10 Price
Sale; Mems Suits at IS,
Sc and $50. Boys
Long Pants Suits at $3.50.
SO, 81 and $5. Boys
Short Pants Suits at $1.25,
$3.50. 50 and $3.50. All
worth double or more.
Splendid values for wear
and service. / off all of
our finest Heavy Weight
Suits and Overcoats. Suits
$12 to $50. now 50 to
$22.5O. Overcoats Sc to
$40, now $3.50 to $50.
Bargain prices on Shirts,
Underwear and Winter
Shoes. 1t will pay you
to come see us.
s s's:... MULLINS: H H...
Best ethl& Market 81. Shoe,
Wilmington Delaware
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31

Salem, N. j., Dec. 30, 1901.
To the Honorable Board of Chosen Free
holders of the county of Salem.
Gentlemen: We. the undersigned COM
mittee of your body, having examined
the above report of c. C. Ford, Jr., Treas
urer of the Surplus Fund, and also hav-
ing examined every security, BOND and
voucher named In said report, do here
by report that we have found the same
in all respects correct.
B. b. WEgTCCTT,
W. J. FREAS.