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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

currences are potent factors in the super
stitions Of the base ballists, they have
more faith in the lucky powers OF a rabbits
foot than In any other emblem OF good
fortune It that rabbits foot has been
taken from a bunny captured In the ira
ditional way--coming from cemetery
hastily at midnight with the moon a-shining
there is sure enough luck in It, But the
men Of the grass diamond have decided that
It's good fortune will not grow in ones
pocket There method seems to be 70 plant
all such articles or objects in the ground,
where they want the luck to grow and
flourish most.
Rabbits Feet in Demand.
Every railroad train that passes through
the southland. where the ball players go
for spring training. is met at the stations
by pickaninnies. displaying rabbits feet
guaranteed to have been secured in the
manner mentioned above. These are pur-
chased by the players when making their
return trip northward for the express pur-
pose OF laying them to rest-or rather, put
ting them to work--under the new rubber
plate which is set in the diamond just prior
to the opening Of every league pennant
season
truly a solemn and mystic ceremony. II
is said to have been performed at the polo
grounds at midnight with only players
groundkeeper and club officials present
After making a complete search Of the con-
fines Of the Enclosure to insure against the
presence Of outsiders, the entrances were
tightly barred. BY the light Of solitary
lantern the groundkeeper removed the ole
rubber, the entertainments were placed ir
| the soil, and the new rubber adjusted with
much solemnity.
| Among the colors that interest all reglual
base ball cohorts, dark olive green is the
| most popular, while red or yellow in theii
brilliant hues torment and are profoundly
eschewed. Many advertising signs at thu
! base ball parks have been changed to sat
| lsfy the color fancies Of the players. Fol
the same reason grandstands and fences
| have been repainted, and even the colo
Of all rain checks changed.
All figures are lucky Even the de
| spised '13" Is not singled out as a numera
| to be avoided
The discovery of the "spitbalr tina
famous pitching delivery which is believed
to have destroyed Jack Chesbro's effective
ness, and which is now Insect" Raymond
last and only hope-is involved in supersti
ton. Elmer stricklett, the ex-Trollyvill'
boxman who Is generally credited will
having introduced the splitter" claims Il
have received the revelation" through
habit of aiming expectoration at the leather
covered sphere before starting his delivery
II he missed the target it was a bad omen
but he had such fine control of his ex
Omens of III Fortune.
plosive sahva that he rarely ever missed.
Another omen of Ill fortune which dis
turbs the ball players gentle, peace Of min,
4 happens whenever he dons his clothes
whether 1t be his citizens attire or tn
livery Of the sport. Should he start t
draw on any portion Of the wardrobe Il
hand from the rear. so taat the button
come inside, misfortune Is surely going I
befall him. And II the piece be an under
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

There is a great contrast" said n. e.
Fredrickson, local representative Of the
Chalmers Motor company, between the
letters we receive from country agents
these days and the ones we used to receive
eight or ten years ago. In looking through
some old letters the other day 1 came across
one that today looks positively funny, but
which was taken as q matter Of course at
the time It was written. The date OF this
letter was February Z 1901. and is said In
part:
I am getting to be a great demonstrator.
Have given four demonstrations in the last
four weeks and can handle the tiller as well
as the next one although burned out the
boiler yesterday and want you to send
some one to fix it up right away.
1--WE are having an awful time here with
horses. There is a runaway nearly every
time take the machine out and this in
spite OF the fact that do most OF my
driving over the same strip of road so
that won't meet many new teams. They
are talking Of passing laws 90 keep horse
less carriages off the roads entirely; in
fact, half of my neighbors do not speak to
me now
To-day our agency letters look like gov
eminent crop reports. The rural dealers
discuss the crop conditions and talk about
the prospect OF the farmers having plenty
Of money with which to buy automobiles
Today It is the farmer who is buying the
cars. 1t is the farmer who wants good
roads and liberal automobile legislation. II
is the farmer who gets arrested most fol
exceeding the speed limit in the small
towns, but above all 1t is the farmer WIKI
demands a good car and knows one wher
he sees 1t. He spends more time than any
one else reading automobile literature, ant
frequently can back a mechanic off thu
boards on technical points. Farmers no
only know cars, but they know great dea
of the inside information.
"a prominent man from the country wa
fin our salesroom the other day, and II
looking over the 1910 Chalmers specifica
TONS he remarked; can see the ham
of the designer, Durham, in every one o
these changes. have been watching hi
career ever since he entered the game q
Lansing
There are mighty few city motor en-
thusiasts who pay as close attention to tn
industry as that"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21
Along Auto Row

Dealers An Along the Line Are
Making Announcement Of Their
New Oars for the Year 1911.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

THE factory ought to furnish the cara
for endurance runs" said a dealer. "A
run Of any value at all means rather hard
use, and the manufacturer derives more
benefit from the advertisement OF a winning
car than the local dealers. The cars per-
Torrance is advertised all over the coun-
try, and is an asset for every agent of
the company everywhere" The dealer went
on to say that If car has mishap, the
dealer loses, And If he comes through
without scratch he finds that he will
have wear and tear" item. 1t is un-
derstood that many factories stand the
expense OF these endurance runs and all Of
them might share with the dealer II the
matter was brought to their notice prop
erly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

The Brush--that great little car, which
the T. g. Northwall company has sent fly
ing like a shuttle cock into almost every
nook and corner OF Nebraska and Iowa-is
doing the best sort Of things all over the
west The Brush, Mr.. Northwall says, is
the pink Of perfection. It's the car OF in
dividuality; the car that goes and comes in
its own way, and that does it about as
quickly as the cars costing many times
more.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

Doherty ia one Of the statesmen sent out
by the Mason factory to assist F'reeland
Bros. q Ashley in the distribution Of those
two train loads of Maytags advertised
In last weeks Bee. Doherty's noise is parti-
cularly about the hill climbs of these cars.
I'VE can climb hills SO steep as to tip
the car over-it's q fact" he said. The
salesman went on to say that his factory
would erect so per cent grade at the
Nebraska State Fair this year, and that
the Mason would take it every day with
people in the car. The Maytag is doing
some clever stunts. now climbing the steps
at the high school grounds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

The springs are semi-eliptcal in front
and three-quarter platform springs ON the
rear.
A new feature is the removable olubch.
II can be removed in very few minutes
without disturbing other members.
The Cadillac principle. faithfully followed
all these years, is that any one OF 10000 or
more Cadillacs should be interchangeable
in it's parts with any other Cadillac OF the
same type. 1t reduces friction TO an In
finitesimal minimum, augmenttng EVERY
particle OF power generated by the sngine.
We know that this car cannot be sZcsIaoa'
in scientific Standardization,
Denise Barkalow is the man who madO
the electric machine go in Omaha HfS
name is so interviewer with this business
that the thought OF electric cars suggesta'
Barkalow. 1t is said that 1t does not matter
whether a customer uses q Baker or Rouch
g. Lange, or another. manufacturer, that
customer first consults BarkalowN BaTlzA-
low has put on the Packard, and these
manufacturers couldn't have selected =
dealer so well equipped to handle this
famous machine as he.
In the outset the Packard has gOna
ahead and It goes without saying that
Barkalow will honey-comb Nebraska with
It before he gets through with IT.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

Denise Barkalow had a crowd of en-
thusiasts around him yesterday. They were
interested in a statement that he had re-
ceived from the Packard people. 1t was the
annual statement for the last fiscal year
OF the company, showing that the total
output for 1910 was s.27O cars, an increase
of $40 over the 1909 output. During the year
the number Of men on the company's pay
roll increased from AIS to 7Zil, and the
floor space was increased from twenty
three to thirty-three acres,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

Henry H. Van Brunt was at the Over
land factory last week selecting such 1911
models as he has found serWceable for Iowa
and Nebraska. These machines will come
forward during the next few weeks and the
big sale will begin. The Overland has not
had a mushroom growth in this section OF
the country, II has gone along step by step
meeting the requirements OF both the town
and country gentleman until the demand
for it has outgrown the supply Of It. 1t
has been nip and tuck for the Van Brunts
to keep peace with their customers until
they supplied them, but they have finally
done II, and TO meet every such future
contingency, a large enough contract for
1911 models has been closed to make de-
liveries promptly,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

Mr.. Guy l. Smith Is cougraSulating him
self upon the opportunity afforded him
since last December OF showing what an
old Franklin will do.
AT that time he placed at the disposal OF
the Omaha police department, pending the
arrival OF two Franklin patrols. six
cylinder Franklin touring car which had
been In constant service since February,
1907, making 1893 calls without missing a
single call 1t performed 80 well In fact
that upon the recommendation Of Mayor
Dahlman 1t was purchased by the Dahlman
democracy club for his use in his recent
campaign for nomination for governor.
During this campaign nearly every town
was visited between the Missouri river and
the sand hills Of the northwest On the
night of August 10, after having made a
speech at Fremont, the mayor was booked
for a dozen talks in Omaha and South
Omaha The mayor was told that the
roads east Of Fremont were impossible
Between Fremont and the West Dodge
macadRm the machine plowed, at times
through mud and water up to the running
boards. One Of the passengers said: THE
pillows Of mud and water that rolled off to
either side as we rolled along made one
think he was riding In a battleship. At
times when delays would have meant seri-
ousy impairing our itinerary, the franklin
never sailed once. Frequently there was
no road save the old Indian trail. A con-
sentative estimate OF the distance travelled
is $500 miles. We crossed the line into
Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming. South Da-
kota and Iowa, and on primary day-the
flag bedecked, mud besmired car stood in
front Of the city hall, awaiting the pleasure
OF the mayor, as intent as the moving
throng was on its political mission. few
passing without stopping to examine curl
ousy the old War Horse as one wag
dubbed It, II was not realized that they
were looking at a car that had so trium-
phantly finished a total OF 1900 miles and
was still far from worn out"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

Lewis Doty, manager of the Maxwell
Briscoe Omaha company, is receiving his
new cars The Maxwell is one of the first
cars which had a sale in Omaha. 1t was
pushed hard at the outset and Il has never
been out Of the peoples mind. 1t is re-
garded as one of the most acceptable ma
chimes in all models that was ever put
upon the market. The small runabout has
has few equals. 1t is a neat little car
and runs along easily and keeps In order.
The other and larger models are better
than ever, They are trimmer and stronger
and faster The price Of the Maxwell has
not been increased, but It is believed that
more good things are embodied in the 1911
makeups than were ever added to a
former model.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

Racine Sattley company have begun to
push the Firestone-Columbus again vigor-
ously, and the popular car will have to
be reckoned with, when the other fellows
make their figures.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

The new models have attracted great
deal OF attention and people have already
began to buy them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

The great New York editor, Arthur Bris-
bane, made the bankers think when he be-
gan to talk in Omaha last month. When he
said that man had a right to borrow
money to buy a car, he began to talk about
principle dear to Americans. Upon the
heels of that speech came the message
from bankers from about every section OF
the country denouncing the policy Of de-
clining TO make loans to those who wished
| to buy cars.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

1t is refreshing TO listen 10 George REIN
tell Of the CadillLo's capers from Detroit to
Chicago and to Omaha. He and Drummond
drove 1t. REIN Is an old racing man. He
was with the White Steamer people back
east years ago. Then no was with the
Stevens people In Chicago, and since he
was In Omaha he has handled the Cadillac
for Kimball. Since REIN and Drummond
got the agency OF this machine a few
months since and took It up TO Charles
Louks' garage, REIN has been q happy
boy, He forgot his lost dog. He has been
working and the people pretty generally
know that the Cadillac IL hlA Cor keeps.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

The Omaha speedway is about completed,
and during this week the grandstand, band
stand, judges and reporters stands Will be
erected. The first event will be September
4. From the outlook this will be one OF
the most literally patronized tracks ever
opened in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

The 1911 Cadillac lnlrty' made its APP
pearanee in Omaha last week, and is GER
tainly creating wide sensation.
There are a nmber OF improvements ir
this new car over the 1910. The power has
been increased and the ear has now a
Absx4A motor.
The four cylinders are cast singly, witt
copper jackets applied. retaining the ex'
elusive Cadillac features throughout
The car is increased In comfort the vince
base being increased from 10 to lie inches
1t has been improved in appearances. 7havinl
. double drop frame which makes the cal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

Colonel j, J. Deright is in the game
strong" this season. The Stoddard-Day-
ton, which he has made famous in Ne
braska and Iowa, and for which he has
made a demand always to exceed his sup
ply, Is built along prettier lines than ever.
The body is lower to the ground and is
elegant because 1t Is simple. The dash is
freed from everything except the dials ana
starter button. Accessibility is made a
feature OF the makeup. In general, the
machine is made stronger all the way and
| Is far more desirable.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21

D0s"II % Uu9 tIIVI'I'
ITO see so many ladies and girls drive
machines through your streets makes one
think that automobiles are, after all. about
the simplest. handiest invention OF the age. II
remarked an eastern man last week He
went on to say that the restrictions
thrown around the driving OF cars In some
sections OF the country intended to be
safeguards are not only not safeguards al
al, but are rather productive of &C
cidents. Pedestrians should not be re-
heved Of all blame for accidents Care
lessness on their part bring on trouble as
often as reckless driving does. II Is about
as difficult for a careful driver to save .
daring person in the street as it is for q
careful person in the street TO avoid q
reckless driver.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-21


Talk about these endurance runs" said
an automobile man last week. they may be
all right, but have never seen where they
do good. Nobody sees them except those
who happen to be on the roadside, and IT, s
zip and gone and they know precious little
whether the engine is hitting or missing
Then look at the Junk piled up when the
event is over. Sprung axles, punctures,
lost seals, broken lamps, SCARED bodies and
hundred and one ailments, that almost
any car would be a year coming to with
ordinary use. do think a hill climb
somewhere around Omaha, well advertised
so that everybody might go out and see it,
would be a capital event; don't your"
Can anything be the matter with the re-
port of the secretary of the state OF Ne.
braska in the matter of automobiles regis.
tered during the last few months? None
! OF the dealers have manifested a great dea
Of interest in that report Not long age
about all OF them were digging for it
| Every fellow could point to a splendiC
showing. About as many cars as evei
have been sold, and the different dealers
seem to be holding their own. If no materia
change for the sale OF machines has taker
place, this may account for the lack Of
interest In that report
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-30
TWO ARRESTEDFOR
THEFT OF CLOTHES
Provo Police Believe They Have
Men Who Have Operated
in Other Cities.
lsnecial to ma Herald-Republicanl


Provo, April 29.-This morning soon
after Thaddeus McNitt of the Toggery
opened the store, a man came in and
asked to see some sleeveholders. While
he was looking at them, another man
came in to buy some corduroy trousers,
and Mr.. McNitt took this man back In
the store, leaving the sleevehO1der GUS
toner in front. He soon took suit OF
clothes from the rack and disappeared.
The other man also left without max
ing a purchase. Mr.. McNitt saw the
man who had taken the clothes cross
the street, and noticed that he had
something bulky under his overcoat,
and about the same time missed the
clothes. officer Ferre was called and
arrested one of the men back of the
Olympia cafe. He is the one who took
the clothes, but did not have them with
him. At the city Jail he gave the name
of John G. Walker, but 1t has been
learned that he registered as W. H.
Considine at the Wilson hotel, where
the two men have been stopping for
two nights. The other man was arrest
ed later by City Marshal Williams as he
was leaving the Wilson hotel with a
grip, and was taken to the police sta
ton. In the grip was the missing suit,
and a suit with a Grand Junction tai
lOr's mark. Berger-on it, lady's
fur coat, somewhat worn, and several
yards (about twenty of gray satin, and
other articles. This man gives the
name of William Morgan. and claims
he came from Reno. He denies that he
owns the grip, but admits that some of
the clothes are his. COnsidine does not
claim the grip either. He wore an over
coat with Gray. Bros, Salt Lake, mark
on it, and a representative of Gray
Bros. is coming down to see whether the
coat has been taken from them. In the
grip was a new Smith & Wesson .38
automatic pistol.
The men also deny any acquaintance
ship with each other prior to coming
here.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-30
HELD BY WHITE SLAVES
Police OF Half a Dozen Cities Searching
for Two Young Girls Kidnapped
From Milwaukee.

Appleton, Wis, April 2s.-The police
Of half dozen cities tonight are search
ing for Miss Lillian Neuman of Apple
ton, 10 years old, and for Miss Sylvan
Grimes of Columbus, O., II years old,
and the persons said to be holding them
captive.
The girls were kidnapped, it is charged,
legged white-slavers. Detectives learned
today that the girls and their alleged
captors were at International Falls,
Mimi, on the way to Canada.
A letter bearing the name of Miss
Grimes. but written in a mans hand
writing, was received today from In
ternational Falls, saying the girls would
be taken across the border into Canada
at once.
Miss Neuman's brother died suddenly
two days after she disappeared; her
grandmother, Mrs. Martha Doran, who
is wealthy, is critically i'll from worry,
and her mother is Ill as a result of the
incident.
Mrs. Doran declares she will spend
her fortune in searching for the girls.
The identity of the two men who in
duced the two girls to leave Appleton is
known.
At Milwaukee, according to detec-
tives, the party was Joined by an elder
ly man and a gray-haired woman, who
furnished railroad tickets for the pair
to Duluth, Superior, ST. Paul and In
ternatiOnal Falls. Miss Neuman was
prominent in church work.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-30
UTAH IS NOT Affected
Freight Tariffs Showing Increased
Rates TO Atlantic SeabOard Filed
With Commerce Commission.

Washington, April 2s.-Freight tar
ifs showing considerable increases
over the present rates from western
territory to the Atlantic seaboard have
been filed with the interstate COM
merce commission, to be effective June
merce commission, to be effective
June l.
This is the first step taken by the
railroads Indicating a purpose gener-
ally to raise freight rates throughout
the country to meet Increased Operat-
ing expenses.
Already tariff sheets have been filed
for western roads increasing the rate
for the transportation OF wool from
Minneapolis and ST. Paul to New York
and other Atlantic seaboard points
The present rate on wool from Mime
apolis to New York is 81 cents per
hundred pounds. Under the provisions
of the tariff the rate will be "a cents
a hundred pounds, an increase OF over
20 per cent. An increase also has been
made in the freight rate on live hogs
between the Twin Cities and Chica go
of two and half cents hundred
pounds. This is an increase of about
II per cent. over the present rate.
While no tariff has been filed with the
commission increasing the rate on
wheat products from Chicago to the
eastern territory it seems likely the
rate on hog products from Chicago to
eastern points will be increased. The
tariffs already filed with the commits
sion are for all the roads in Western
Freight association territory, and the
Increase will become effective stimuli
taneously on all of them.
(The above change in freight tariffs
does not affect Utah, or any other
territory west of the Missouri river
Ed
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-30
MUST SEE MEN DRINK
TO CONVICT SALOON|ST
First Prosecution Under New Mid
night Closing Ordinance Results
in Acquittal of Liquor Dealer.
(speeial to The Herald Republican,

Especial TO The ld-RepuDIcan.)
ogden, April 2s-Holding the evil
dence insufficient for conviction. Judge
J. D. Murphy today discharged Ed. Nc
Guire proprietor of the Central bar on
tower Twenty fifth street, who was ar
rested early yesterday morning for the
first violation of the new midnight
closing ordinance.
Officer Thomas Raekham, who made
the arrest was the only witness for
the city He said that he saw four
men at the bar an hour after closing
time, and upon entering found them
all holding empty glasses In their
hands. However, his failure TO TESTIFY
that he had seen them drinking the
liauor or that he had seen Mcclure
serve II, won the case for the defense.
despite the city attorneys ardent rep
resentation that men were not hkely
to hold empty glasses in their hands
for one hour after the drinks were
served.
That part of the new ordinance
which makes it grounds for arrest 10
even be in a saloon after closing hours,
and which has been questioned as TO
its cOnstitutiOnality, was not brought
out by the prosecution.