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Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
NEBRASEASCHANCES BETTER
Cornhuskers Still in Position to Win
Missouri Valley Championship.
VICTORY OVER AMEs ENCOURAGES
Condition of the Fiv H. Improving
Since It's Southern Trip-Expect
10 Win over Des MOipes
This week.

LINCOLN. Jan. H. Especially Ne
braska's chances for winning the champion
ship of the northern division OF the Mis-
souri, Valley conference basket ball league
were greatly increased by the two victories
over Ames, Friday and Saturday. Drake
is now the only five that remains to be
played by the Cornhuskers for the title OF
this section. The Des Moines school is be-
lieved to have u five tHat is even weaker
than the Aggie quintet, so the C~ornhusk-
ers are picked to win from the former team
when 1t comes 10 Lincoln on Friday and
Saturday nights Of this week for two
games.
In both ~ the Ames games last week the
Cornhuskers showed a remarkable improve
ment over their playing on the recent
southern trip, when they lost two games to
the University of Kansas five. Both Cap
tain Walsh and Coach C1app attributed the
defeat Of the Nebraskans on that trip to
the poor physical condition of the scarlet
and cream players. Before that trip they
had not had sufficient hard training to
make them strong enough to play through
two fast twenty-minute halves. Conse-
quently the Jayhawkers wore them OUT
in the early stages Of both halves, and
then piled up scores when the Nebraskans
were exhausted. This was especially true
in the second Jayhawker game. Up to the
middle of the second half the contest was
waged with honors about even. The Ne
braska men were only one point behind in
the scoring ten minutes before the close OF
the game. But with only ten minutes to
play, the Cornhuskers were so fstigued
that they could not guard and work to-
gether, and the Jayhawkers, taking ad-
vantage of Nebraka's condition. ran away
with the game by shooting many baskets.
C~ornhusI<ers Back in Form.
In both OF the Ames games last week.
however, the Cornhuskers were in great
form and were able 20 stand a fast pace
throughout both halves of each contest.
Their good physical condition in these
games gave them an advantage over the
Aggies in their teamwork and permitted
them to roll up large scores.
The two Ames games found Captain
Walsh, the star goal tosser Of the Corn
huskers, In much better form than on the
Kansas trip, but ne still was far below his
standard of last season. His part OF the
teamwork was good. but his goal tossing
was extremely inaccurate, and he otter
missed many easy chances for goal. He
will practice goal tossing for two or three
hours every day for two or three weeks
and by the end OF that period ought to b.
back into his old time form.
Coach Clapp announced yesterday tina
the first practice for the Drake contest,
will be held tomorrow. The Nebraska
coach believes the title for the champion
ship of the valley is still within reaching
distance, and he means to work his pupil
as much as possible that they may develol
into sensational form for the championship
series. which, It is believed. will be plays,
between Nebraska for The northern sectio,
and either Kansas or Missouri for tn
southern division.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
Pa CORRECTS FALSE REPORTS
Denies Stories Of Getting Austin
Ragan and Clarke.
NO CLAIM TO PAT OR USE FOR BILL
As 60 Jimmy Pa Has No Line on Him
and Has written FARRELL for
Construction of New
Drafting Rule.

Two stories are being published and re-
published over the circuit IN which Omaha
Is involved, but In which facts are wholly
lacking.
One is that President Rourke has strings
en- obth Ragan and Austin by which he win
draw them back to Omaha when the season
opens. The other piece OF fiction is that
Minneapolis has sold old Bill Clarke to Pa
for first base.
Neither story Il true and how they started
Pa is at a loss to understand. OF course,
he knows that Mike Cantilion is a sagacious
man. but he doesn't credit him with quite
enough shrewdness TO hand Omaha any
body like Colonel Clarke, not when there
are Eberles lying around loose.
As to the Austin Raglan story, here is
Pas statement:
In the, first place, let me say once and
for all, L have not secured either man for
this season. Raglan Is beyond all possible
reach of me; his case Is settled at once
Cincinnati bought him outright and l have
no more claim to him than any other team
Cwrer.
"Austin's case rs different. though as
things now stand / have no knowledge at
all that Austin will play ball in Omaha
next season. eli was drafted by the New
York Americans. Now, OF course, they
have a surplus Of third basemen and they
may not want to retain Jimmy, but ever
at that it's no cinch that he will come back
to me. Under the old ruling he would
for would nave first claim on him. But
under the new ruling I can't say whai
Interpretation will be placed on his case
should New York decide not to keep him
! have written Secretary Farrell to find out
1t may be that the new rule, which seems
to imply that a drafted player when no
wanted by the team drafting him is SUB
iect to the bid OF other teams higher uT
than the one from which he was drafted
may be Interpreted in that G h If so
probably would not get Jimmy. Certainly
II New York ant use him / would be mos
anxious to do so, for he's the best thir'
baseman in the minors today and in a yea
or so will be the best in the majors"
50 much for these two yarns. Now boys
open a fresh one.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
HACK SETS HIS PRICE TOO HIGH
Big Russian Wants a Fortune to Face
Gotch.

Gotch.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1T.-Negotiations for
the proposed match between George Hack
enschmidt, the Russian Lion" and Frank
Gotch, the worlds ayyweigh wrestling
champion, appear to be at a standstIIl.
IIackenschmidt is unusually assertive for
a defeated champion and demands great
concessions on the part of Gotch for a
match In this country. The Lion" re-
fuses to wrestle in America unless he is
guaranteed $l2,oOO-win, lose or draw, for
his efforts. When Gotch and Hacken-
schmidt met last April in their memorable
struggle in Chicago, In which the American
grappler forced his foreign antagonist to
quit the mat and leave the championship
In his hands, the entire purse was but
No,Vo. This amount was divided between
the two men, as had been agreed upon, and
for the ~vanquished champion to demand
$1,000 for his end OF the bout alone an
pears ridiculous to followers Of the sport
here. Close students OF the mat game look
upon IL as an Indication that Hacken-
schmidt has no desire to again meet the
man who forced him to rellnquish the
title by rather questionable tactics. Fur
thermore, Hackenschmidt demands that
the money be deposited with an English
bank before he leaves the British isles In
the event of the match being finally ar.
ranged.
Gotch has received a definit offer from
the Missouri Athletic club OF Kansas City
for the contest, and would prefer to wres.
tie in this country rather than In the OLD
world. The one-time Iowa farmer ask,
a $4,000 guarantee to meet H-aekenschmid
in England. This the defeated champior
cannot see from any angle. He will aare,
to meet his rival on British soil, provide,
he is assured of 5000. allowing Gotch I,
take the remainder OF the wrestIers' shar,
of the gate.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
CORBETT FIT TO FIGHT BIG jack
what the Real D~Opemakera Say OF
the Proposed Match,

VIEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE ascensions Of
Jack Johnson to the heavyweight throne
treated a commotiol In pugilistic circles
which apparently will be slow In subsiding.
With Burns bearing the championship
honO!s on his brow, there appeared but
little desire on the part OF the big men
In Kingdom to wrest the laurels from the
Canadian, But since the negro accom-
plished the feat things have been different.
Scarcely had the result of the battle at
Rushcutter's Bay been cabled 10 this coun-
try before the glove gladlators of a de-
cade 3 began TO arise from their tombs
and demand an opportunity to reclaim the
title for the Caucasian race. The list In
cluded Bob F-itzsimmons. Tom Sharkey,
Gus Rubin, Jack OBrien, Marvin Hart.
Denver Ed Smith, Dave Barry. Jim Corbett
and a host OF virtually unknown heavy
weights.
None OF the alleged challengers. with the
possible exception of Corbetts, was takeu
seriously by the fight followers, and the
question OF PompadOur Jim's ability to
figure seriously as a contender is open dis,
cussion. corbett Is a. years old. while JET.
fries is ten years younger. Jerfres ha,
twice defeated corbett. In 1900 It took hin
twenty-three rounds TO do the trick, bui
three years later Jeffrlss was an easy win,
ner in ten round Either corbett went
backward IN those three elapsed years o.
Jeftries improved remarkably. From either
angel Jeffries stands out as corbett's SUI
per1or.
Corbett probably 10 sincere In saying tina
he Is willing 20 night johnson for the cham,
pdonship II given six months In which I,
train. But close followers OF athletics n
all forms doubt the prospects Of coFbett a
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
GOVERNMENT NOTICES

OFFICE CONSTRUCTING QUARTER
1s%Sss'mseaied Proposals in tripiieate viii
be received here until II a m eentsSl
,he construction OF a band stand. u
information and blank forms OF Proposals
furnished on application TO this oiflce'
also in office of chief quartermaster'
Omaha, n Master Builders exchange
ssrvss the fiKht TO accept or reject any or
ali proposals, or n parts thereof En-
Velopes to be marked Proposals for band
stand" and addressed 10 Capt VIM D
Davis. Quartermaster. JlS-ls-z0-zl-lz-ls
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
simple Remsdy for La GrIpps.

Hacking la grippe coughs that may De-
Velop into pneumonia over night are
quickly cured by Foley's Honey q Tar.
The sore and inflanaed lungs are healed
and strengthened. and a dangerous eondi-
tlon is quickly averted. Take only Foisy's
Honey and Tar in the yellow paekSsOA
For sale by all druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
TRAINING ron LINCOLN MEET
Cardinal Track squad Taking ON
Form in Indoor Gymnasium.

MADISON. Wis. Jan. 1T-(Speelall-
the supervision of Felix Zeidle-
hack. intercollegiate champion gymnast;
who Is Ineligible TO carry the cardinal
eligibility rule, a large squad OF gym
nasts are putting. In hard work daily In
Linccin. Neb.. in April. Although the
ln~eligibiiity OF Captain Zeidlehaek leaves
a big gap in the point winners, confi-
dence IS expressed In the ability OF the
team 70 carry off the championship again
this year.
The man that is now being counted, on
to score heavily for the Badger is clar-
ence GTunert, a sophomore, who was kept
out by the freshman rule last year This
y~ounCsteF Is easily the best all-around
ymnast in college, and Coach Zeidlehack
expects him to carry off the intercol-
legiate Individual championship. He VIII
conluete in the horizontal and parallel
ba IS and in the tumbling and ring events.
There are also two point winners leit
from last years team, Osthofr' VINO Is
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
LINCOLN TEAM MAY BE SOLD
Prospective Contemplate
Moving Franchise to So. Joseph.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Jar H.-Guy w. Green,
owner OF the Lincoln franchise In the West
ern base ball league. said last night
he had placed a price at which he would
sell the club, and that Albert S. Kennedy
OF Cedar Rapids. la, was negotiating
for It's purchase. II was said II Kennedy
bought the Lincoln franchise there was a
possibility that he viii rsnsfe 1t TO St,
Joseph. Mo, for the reason that Sunday
games will be permitted there. Mr..
Green said II it appears Sunday ball will
be permitted in Lincoln next year he will
not sell,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18

Does Hunter make special prsoss on
cloaks2 Well, II you viii come n ses
the sl2.5o elOaks We are selling at |NN fou
win find the question GngssssA q yoai
entire satisfaction
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
A Life Problem soIvea

by that great bpAlth tonic. Electric Bitters
IL the enrichment OF poor. thin blood. and
strengthening the weak. Hc. For sale By
Beatop Drug Co,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
some Kinds of Professor.

Faculty control may. however. be an I'M
satisfactory and even evil method. Prof.
Waldo pointed out, unless the members OF
the faculty committee are carefully Sc
lscted. The professor named some OF the
types Of faculty men VINO contribute to in
sffectiys work by an athletic COMMITTEES:
Il. The man who does not care. To him
It is all boys business and It Is no differ
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18

Here is Topeka's lineup thus far: First
base, Cooley; second base, Kahl; shortstop,
Boles, Maggie or Olson; third base, Jacobs
or Cullen; outfielders, Danny Green, CORK
hill and Cole. PitcheTs-Roach, jones'
Thomassen, Barnum, Belz, all southpaws'
Volz, Scott, Hendrix, right handlers. He
may also get Selby, who was draftea pS
Louisville. Catcher, Kerns.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18

apuchya Holmes is shy a couple OF pitch
ers and has nut in bids to Chicago CRUZ
owners for some of their extra talent TOT
his Sioux City champions.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-23
DISASTER AVERTED AT COPE.
Timely Rain Saves Town from Sc
rious Conftagration.

Cope, December 19.-Fire was dis
covered this morning at 7.15 o'clock
on the cotton platform adjoining the
depot. It was first seen by Julius
Johnson, negro, and in short
while several persons gathered up
and rolled the burning bales off the
platform into the street, where they
were put out. One had to be loosen.
ed up, as the fire had eaten it's way
pretty deeply into it. The two bales
had been bought by Green-Brabham
Company and had been sold and were
awaiting shipment. It had been rain
ing nearly all night, and for this
reason alone Cope was once more
saved from fire, for some fifty or
more bales were distributed over the
platform, and it has been so very
dry up to this time that nothing could
have saved the town had the fire got
ten to them.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-23
QUICK JUSTICE FOR NEGRO.
Negro Youth in Richmond to be
ElectrOcuted.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 16.-Hardly
more than month after his trial and
conviction, which occupied only an
hour and a half, Clifton Brecken-
ridge, a 20-year-old negro boy, who
attempted assault on six-year-old
girl, will pay the penalty with his
life He is under sentence to be
electrocuted at the prison tomorrow.
The crime was committed at Staun-
ton, where he was tried.
On Nov. Is. special grand jury
was called at l o'clock, and before
noon an indictment had been re-
turned and 2 2. m. set for the
hour for the trial to begin. Breck
enridge confessed his crime to Chief
of Police Lipscomb, to felloW-prison-
ers in the Jail and on the witness
stand did not deny it. The evidence
showed that the crime had been COM
mitted about October 20, the victim
being little Dorothy Powell, 6 years
old, granddaughter Of the jailer,
with whom her parents make their
home.
Breckenridge was serving a COM
bination of terms amounting to three
years for chicken stealing and had
already served about two years of the
term. He was "trusty" and was
permitted to go about the premises
cleaning up and keeping the place
in order, and confidence was i'm
posed in him by the jailer and his
family.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-23
EXPRESS COMPANY ROBBED.
MYSTERIOUS Occurrence Which Was
Kept q Secret.

The Southern Express Company
was the victim Of robbery yester-
day morning, the seriousness Of which
has not yet been established. Sea-
board train No. sc, arriving at Co.
lumbia at $40 a. M, is said to have
carried the express car that was
robbed, although an air of mystery
surrounds the whole affair.
The fact that several representa-
tives of the Southern Express COM
pany spent the entire evening at po-
lice headquarters would indicate that
the robbery was serious one.
W. B. Rogers, route agent, one of
the officials seen at the police station,
went so far as to say that he had
heard nothing of a robbery and If
there had been such he would have
known of it,. Later, Mr.. Rogers ad-
mitted that robbery had occurred
but said that no details of the affair
knew any of the facts connected with
lit, as the train stayed here but short
while, giving no opportunity for a
pursuit of details.
1t is said that the thief jumped
from the express car near the Sea-
board trestle and made his escape,
but how: seriously this summary de-
parture will effect the Southern Ex-
press company is probably not even
known by the men who last night had
"heard nothing of robbery
The account that the express peo-
pie didn't tell goes further to say that
the man who jumped from the car
was the messengers ''helper" and
that several packages had been
broken into before he took his sud-
den leap from the moving train. Two
hundred dollars was the only amount
mentioned, but this is not authentic.
At midnight when the relief is
changed at police headquarters the
lieutenant of police read a request
for the patrolmen to be on the look
out for light colored negro wearing
blue overalls and cap, and this may
be the daring robber, for what this
negro is wanted for could not be as
certained at police headquarters last
night.-Columbia State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-23

There is more catarrh in this Sec
tion Of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be in
durable. For great many years
doctors pronounced it a local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing. to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful.
1t acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any
case it fails to cure. Send for circu-
lars and testimonials. Address,:
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O..
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls family pills for consti-
patton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-23
NEWBERRY PLANTER KILLED.
Barkin Berley Accidentally Shoots
Himself While Hunting.

Newberry, December 15.-Mr. Bar
kin B. Berley, planter of the Mount
Pleasant section of the county, acci-
dentally shot himself at 9 O'Clock
this morning while out bird hunting,
the load penetrating his left leg just
below the knee, and producing a
hemorrhage from which he died at 3
o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Berley was not far from his
home. He had shot bird and was
in the act of picking it up from the
ground when his gun became en-
tangled in some bushes accidentally
discharging the loaded barrel. He
was alone at the time. He was about
SO years of age and leaves wife
and eight head of children, lone Of
whom is married, being the wife Of
J. T. Gillian.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-23
Accidental Wound Fatal.

Chester, Dec. 17.-Holmes Robert
son, a young white man who was the
victim of an accidental shooting at
the hands of Bob Burns, colored,
while out hunting near Chester on
Thanksgiving day, died about mid
night Wednesday. The result was in
the nature Of a surprise to friends
and neighbors, as the young man was
reported as in favorable condition
until few days before his death.
The fatal result has brought great
grief to the family and friends. The
young man was 20 years of age and
was much esteemed by all the peo-
pie of his community. Funeral SER
vice, conducted by Rev. ]. S. Snyder
and Rev. D. NJ. Mcleod, was held at
the home yesterday afternoon, burial
in Evergreen cemetery.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-23
Postmasters Seek Reappointment.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Numerous
vacancies in postmasterships in South
Carolina will occur early in the new
year. The terms of seven presiden-
tial appointees will expire on Janu-
ary 25. These are at Laurens, I'm
ion, Westminster, Winnsboro, Nc
Coli, Barnwell and Allendale. Capt.
Capers was to-day asked by the post
Office department to recommend for
these places. This was Mr.. Hitch
cocks reference. What Mr.. Taft will
do about them depends. Capt. Capers
says that so far as he is concerned
he will recommend the incumbents
for all the offices, except Luther Nc
Laurin, at McColl, Mrs. E. A. S. Mix
son at Barnwell, and ]. P. Searson at
Allendale. There are contests for
these Offices, and he says he is in
yestigating. Besides these, there are
a number of fourth class postmasters
whose terms expire.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-23
WOMAN HURT IN RUNAWAY.
Mrs. John D. Shaw, of Laurens Coun.
ty, Seriously Injureu.

Laurens, December 15.-As the re-
suit Of runaway accident, which oc-
Cured in this city this afternoon,
Mrs. John D. NJ. Shaw Is reported to
be in a precarious condition tonight
at her home, near Cold Point, whittier
she was carried at her request imme-
diately after the wreck. Accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Shaw, and little grandson, John D. M.
Shaw, Mrs. Shaw was driving into
the city when her horse became
frightened and unmanageable and
started on a wild run after crashing
into another vehicle and demolishing
a wheel. Almost instantly Mrs.
Shaw's party was dashed into the
street, but happily the baby and
mother escaped injury. The COM
plete wreck Of the buggy resulted
before the horse was stopped.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-12-23
NEW TRIAL REFUSED.
CRANKY Mill Company Dissatisfied
With Recent Verdict Against 1t.

Columbia, December 15.-Argu-
ment for a new trial in the case or
O. NJ. Rhodes against the Granny
Cotton Mills, and a motion that the
verdict be set aside on the ground
that it is excessive, was made before
Judge Memminger yesterday morn
ing. The case when tried Friday,
December 8, resulted in a verdict
for the plaintiff in the sum of S10,-
900.
Judge Memminger very positively
refused the motion for new trial,
for he exercised great care in the
other trial, and the question Of
whether or not the verdict was ex-
cessive was: brought up. After ar
gument on this point the Judge re-
duced. the amount of punitive dam
ages from $4,000 to, $4,000. 80. -.
The sum of actual damages re-
turned by the jury was fixed at 81
0O0,' the verdict now standing at ST.
600 instead of $4,000.
Judge Memminger. in ruling said
that the jury could possibly have
acted in two ways, either giving
large verdict with view of stamping
out further cause for action, or CIV
ing a smaller verdict on the ground
that this case was in the nature of a
first offence.
The case when tried created much
interest on account of some Of the
unusual features presented In 1t. IL
was the first case of it's kind to be
tried in Richland Court. The plain
tiff alleged that he had been prevent
ed from securing employment on &C.
count of having been "blacklisted'
by the defendant company. The
amount asked was $4,000, and the
Jury after celebrating about two
hours returned verdict for $4,000.