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Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
President Notified
of Omaha Taft Club

President John Lee Webster OF the
Omaha Taft Republican club sent the fol-
lowing telegram yesterday to President
Taft:
William Howard Taft, Washington, -.
C.; Al a public meeting organizing an
Omaha Taft Republican club the follow
ing resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the Omaha Taft Repub-
llcan club just organized with charter
membership exceeding one thousand re-
publicans, representing active politicians
and business interests of all classes. ex-
tends it's felicitatiOns to William Howard
Taft and its congratulations upon his sue
cessful administration, and extends to
him It's hearty cooperation for his re-
nomination as president OF the United
States.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
CALIFORNIA JUDGES
DEMAND INVESTIGATION

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. i1.-Acting
on information that Attor iey A. IT. Car
penter Of Stockton would bring charges
OF corruption and frahd before the as
sembly OF the state legislature. now Ia
extraordinary session against the judges
Of the district court OF appeals for the
Third district, three judges accused sent
a communication today 90 Speaker Hew-
ia. demanding. an investigation. The
judges are N. p. Chipman, E. c. Hart
and Albert @. Burnett
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
Votes Bought and
Sold in Open Market
in Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1l.-Charges that
vote-buying and selling Is done In the
open market" In Fayette county. Penn
sylvania; that notorious, trafflckIng there
rivals the sensational disclosures made
in Adams county, Ohio and that the
United States Steel corporation, through
its subsidiary companies, is a party 10
the bribery and intimidation OF voters
we're made today before Jesse II. Wise
of WagneSburE, Pa, n defeated candidate
for congress-, before the house committee
on elections.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
The National Capital
Monday, December IL, 1911.
THE SENATE.

Met at noon.
Railroad securities commission report
on the issuance OF stocks and bonds was
submitted by the president.
District of Columbia legislation was
considered.
Russian treaty abrogation was urged
before foreign affairs committee by New
York and Philadelphia committees.
Steel trust Inquiry was resumed.
Agreed with senate for holiday recess
from December % to January B.
Wholesale election frauds in Fayette
county, Pennsylvania, charged before
election committee.
Democratic caucus likely viii be held
soon to determine whether to take up
first revision or antitrust legislation.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
Prohibition Loses
in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, N. H.. Dec. ia pro-
posal to adopt a general law OF prohibit
ton against the sale Of alcohoic liquors
throughout New Zealand has been de-
feated on submission TO the people. The
complete returns of referendum held on
the subject recently show that 255,S64 per-
sons voted in favor of the measure, while
9O2, sos voted against It. The proportion Of
voters required by law in order TO carry
a proposition into effect is 60 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
Precious Parasites
Brought From India

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 1I-After
travelling around the world for eighteen
months in search OF a parasite which
would attack the white fly which lnfests
the orange groves OF the United States,
r. S. Woglum Of the bureau OF ento-
mology, department Of Agriculture, has
reached Washington with the coveted
prize. lie brought back from India six
orange trees covered with the coveted
parasites. which he found IN the hills OF
India. The parasites were in fine condi-
ton after their 1900 mile trip.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
Officers Searching for Him Unsbl
to Find Trace.
WAS SAID TO BE HoMEs1cK
Wife, However, Says She Has Not
Seen or Heard From Him.
ATTORNEY CONKLING SARCASTIC
In written Statement He Comments
on Good Luck Defendant Has in
Securing Grand Jurors Notes
and other Matters.

KANSAS CITY, NO., Dec. 11.-Undoing
the work of weeks OF court procedure
and bringing to standstiil the second
trial of DIR. b. Clarke Hyde, charged with
the murder of Colonel Thomas II. Swope,
Harry Waldron, a juror In the case, broke
out of HIS rom in a hotel here early to-
day, eluded two deputy marshals set TO
guard the Jurors and escaped.
Judge Porterfield announced this after
noon that IL Waldron is not found by to-
morrow night he will discharge the en-
tire jury.
The first hint OF the jurors escape
came when t. Talloway and Frank Jas
per, deputy marshals, found the transom
torn away from the door of the room
Waldron had occupied. The deputy car
ried the keys to all the rooms occupied
iby the jury. waldron was nowhere to be
seen. A force of deputies was sent inn
unediately in pursuit.
When the news OF waldron's disappear
, ance was carried to the court room just
before time for court to convene attor-
neys for both sides Immediately went
into conference to determine the effect
of the incident upon the case Prosecutor
/ Conkling said the state would at once
start an investigation to determine
whether Waldron had been induced to
escape.
COnkIiaG f. Sarcastic.
In a written statement Prosecutor
I Conkling said:
The action of Juror Waldron will be
rigidly investigated by the state, under
the orders of Judge Porterfeld, not only
to ascertain the extent Of the misconduct,
but also who, IL anyone, induced it.
AS for the state, we are indignant at
these distractions to the administration
OF justice. For an innocent man DR..
Hyde seems to have phenomenal luck.
First, some mysterlously found grand
jury notes get into the hands of his coun-
sci; second, at the second trial juror
] mysteriously disappears just at the time
his cross-examination story at the first
trial is being read against him by the
state. ssL
Il wonder why the defendant il 30
'tickled. Qsigne0
VIRGIL CoNKLING.''s
DR.. Hyde Disappointed.
Or. Hyde's statement concerning the
lost Juror was brief. ...e sstl
THE occurrence caused me the deepest
disappointment" he said. Il have hoped
the case might proceed without further
interruption"
Counsel for the accused physician re-
fused to make q formal statement.
Jurors today recalled that all day yes
terday Waldron, who was born in Heldel-
berg, Germany, sat about the hotel, lean
ing back against the wall playing old
German folk songs and patriotic airs on
his violin, which, he claimed. was hun
dreds of years old. They said he gave
every evidence OF being extremely home
sick. Mrs. Waldron told police and dep
uty marshals today that she had neither
seen nor heard from him for days. She
said she had no intimation OF an at
tempted escape
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
New York Banker is
Charged with Fraud

NEW YORK. Dec. 11.-Herbert Theo-
dore Jennings, president of the Mount
Vernon (N. " National bank, now In
the hands OF receiver, was arrested to-
day on an indictment returned by the
federal grand jury charging him with
misspplying $4,000 Of the banks funds.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
Demurrer in Sugar
Case is 0verruled

NEW YORK. Dee. 1.-THE United
States circuit court today overruied the
dGmurrers interposed by the sugar trust
70 the governments dissolution suit and
the defendants were directed 10 answer
the complaints. The court then heard
arguments on the demurrers filed by the
steamship trust In the governments dis
solution suit
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
SUPREME COURT WILL NOT
INTERFERE IN TOBACCO CASE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE supreme
court OF the United States today declined
to Interfere at this time with the decree
OF the United States circuit court for
southern New York approving of the re-
organization plan of the Tobacco trust.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
Donahue Case Will
Be Heard Thursday
(From a Staff Correspondents }

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 11.-(Special Tel
egram.)--The state eN rel, Thompson VS..
Chief OF Police John ]. DOnahue, the GUS
ter suit, started against the Omaha Off
cial, IT is to be heard I'm the state su-
preme court Thursday, January 4, ac-
cording TO the call given out today.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
THE HOUSE.

In session at 2 p. IN.
Lorimer election inquiry was resumed
Federal corporation commission urged
before interstate commerce committee
by Francis L. Stetson OF New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
The Weather

For Nebraska-Fair; colder east por-
tion. ~
For Iowa-Generally fair; colder
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12

Temperature and precipitation depart
ures from the normal at Omaha since
March and compared with the last two
years:
Normal temperature ..,...................2 %
l1ASeSS AOI the uas sssss.ss.ss.ss..s...
Total excess since March I..............67 .67i
Normal precipitatio1.,....,.... .O3 inch
Deficiency for the day.. .O3 inch
Precipitation since March 1..1466 inches
Deficiency since March .14O4 inches
Deficiency cor. period, 1910. ...l4.49 inches
Excess cor. pernOd. 1903 ........ $50 inches
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12
Temp. High. Precip-

{ IhuIcates tFaco OF pTeclpItatIon.
L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12

CONTINUED on Second PaEe.)
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12

The single question presented by the
Union Pacific was whether. under the
bridge acts OF 1866 and 1871 under the
contract between the Union Pacific rail-
road and the Rock Island company OF
May. 1880. ss construed by this court in
CONTINUED on Second Page)
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12

Thtrty-Twsnty--Tsn Years Age
See Editorial Page OF each issue
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-12

II was reported that at least a partial
adjustment of the factional differences
among the Ohio republicans probably
would result from the continued confer
ence between Walter Brown. chairman OF
the state committee. and Arthur /. Vorys.
the republican national committeeman.
The differences are largely over the
Evening journal., 1911-05-11

After being out OF baseball since
1895, when he played on the Whining
ton High and McDowellville teams
James A. Ellison. secretary and
treasurer Of the Chicks. donned a uni
form the other day and worked out in
great form. Jim" showed class as a
player years ago. and would have
made good in big company had he con-
tinued in the game. He is glad now
though. that he didn't
Today he would rather disburse the
$1,000 monthly salary limit and count
the reel at South Side Park every
day than mix up in the gam'
the Chicks are playing. Jim" has
host Of friends about town who ar
boping that he, Mr.. Brown and Mr.
Cassidy make a success OF their base
ball venture.
Evening journal., 1911-05-11
Bunch Rous Chicks in Game That Breaks Up Two Pitchers
Cassidy on Hurry Hunt Today
for New TWirIers for The Chicks
Baxter of the PhiHies, and Camnifz of Pittsburgh,
Are Among the Pitchers Wilmington is Willing
10 Pay Big Money for.

With yesterday the Chicks closed
their first week in Tri-State ball. The
record is two games won and five lost.
a percentage of .2S6. Harrisburg
aad Lancaster are in the same class.
@ the games lost only two Of them
car be attributed TO poor hitting. Two
OF them were lost in the first or sec
oud innings through the inability OF
the Chicks pitching staff to show
form and the fourth. the second Ian
caster game. went the board because
Brazell had been doing more than
his share Of the box work Cassidy
said last night that the Chicks must
win He knows his pitching staff is
weak. but feels that the nfeld and
outfeld with possibly one exception.
Is as fast as any in the league, and
that when the new pitchers come the
Chicks will break even, az least, in
all their series. Weak pitching. to-
gether with the absence OF Captain
Tony Marhefka from the game, has
had a bad effect on the entire team,
hut the remedy will be applied and
Wilmington fans given the high class
bali that the team owners have prom
ised since the pennant chase.
Cassidy is with Doom and Clarke
in Philadelphia today and IL is prob
able that Pete will come home tonight
with at least one Pittsburg and one
Philadelphia club pitcher on the Will
mington team.
While Cassidy is in Philadelphia
Mr. Brown is in telegraphic comnuni
cation with Atlanta. of the Southern
League. Mr.. Brown said today he haS
one good man picked from Atlanta bu
cannot get him until waivers go out
Mr. Brown has another good man II
sight. but because of the waiye
clauses he cannot get here for severa
days Mr. Brown displayed his Opt
mism when he said:
you may tell the fans that we arr
going to have n Winning ball team
here. il money will buy IT, We want e
give the town the best ball on the Tri
State circuit. We are as greatly dis
appointed in the showing of the team
as any of the fans, but our new pitch
ers will cause us all to forget abou
these last games. We expect TO &c
Baxter..a "a pitcher and King Lear
second 'baseman. from Philadelphia
and Camnitz, Pittsburg pitcher. wh'
worked with Jersey City last year. W.
have put up the money for these meI
and II the wavers fall the men will b'
with the Chicks this year.
Evening journal., 1911-05-11
GUNSHoTS FROM
THE CADET DIAMOND

Ex-Captain Marshall got four safe
bingles out of four times up at Ann
Vile, Pa, last Friday. That's club
bin 'em.
Denen has struck slump in his
batting average. One hit in three
games doesn't sound like Henry.
Ward had hard luck at Myerstown
when he pitched head first on the
ground and the ball struck him on
the face. Barnum seems to keep at
his old tricks.
Knopf is the historian of the team.
He keeps an index ed. book contain
ing all the features of the respective
games.
Hauchin allowed but one hit in the
Scrub West Nottingham game last
Saturday.
Sawin performed at first base on
Monday in practice. George used his
body instead of his glove, but none
passed him.
Taylor has recovered from his
sprained ankle and is covering the
third bag in his usual form.
Tippett made a sensational catch in
right field on Saturday when he
scooped one up with one hand while
on a dead run.
Connelle is rapidly developing into
a star. Look out, Ty Cobb, or youl
name will be Dennis" when Feet
RECEIVERS a little more training.
There's a hole in Millington's ba
at times. It's queer how the ball 81
often finds the hole, too.
Lind has shown up we'll in prac
tive and should soon receive a chance
with the varsity.
Evening journal., 1911-05-11
DO YOU KNOW
THIS PAIR?
BY Jack McGowan.


Chris McDermOtt. the pride Of
: Rockford, Is playing a great game
for the Rockford club of the ALI
Wilmington League, McDermOu
Is captain Of the team and he as
sures the Rockford fans that he
= will bring the pennant TO the
tower fans this season. McDer-
mott Is about the most popular
player that ever played at the
water tower. He started out with
the old Delaware team and the
following season was made cap
tain Of the Brandywine team Of
the City League. He led the team
I'm hitting that year and In the
following season went 10 Milford
aud played with COzy DOlan,
Tommy Kane and HersOg, the lat
ter I'm the big league.
Last season Chris played with
> the st. AIMS team of the CathO.
Tic League and when the league
disbanded he Joined the Rockford
team where he has played ever
since A good man to captain
the team.
(A-W)
James German, better known on
the athletic field as "Nettle," is
another player that needs watch
ing. German started by playing
with the old Chippewa club. In
1909 he played with ST. AIMS Of
the Catholic League. Last season
he stared at third base for the
Highland team of Semi-PrO.
League and led his team in hit
ting. This season he Is again
with the Highland team and has
also received several offers to iOin
the Inter-City League teams. Cor
man Is a star football and has
ket ball player. An all around
player.
Evening journal., 1911-05-11
M-Sfafe Limit Now at $4,000

AS the result of unanimous mail
vote the Tri-State League salary lin
it has been raisd from $1,000 to $4,000
a month.
The next move, if found practicable
at this time, will be to do away with
the individual limit. On the Tri-State
teams are a number of players who
would have to be let loose if the limit
had been continued at S1900 With the
additional $1OO it will be possible TO
keep at least six players at the in
dividual limit and one man with $500
extra to be captain.
All teams must be pared down to
the limit May %, as on the following
day Carpenter will start a thorough
investigation, and it means severe
punishment for the club exceeding the
limit.
Evening journal., 1911-05-11

DETROIT, May 11.-Will the crack
Eastern teams stop the fast going
Tigers. who with voracious appe-
tite have been gobbling up game after
game from the three Western clubs?
The Fasteners think that something
must be done, and that right soon, to
bride and control the team that
Hughie Jennings has whipped into
condition once more after a slight
lapse for a year. The winners Of the
American League pennant in 1907,
1908 and 1909 have been playing great
baseball as compared with the St.
Louis, Cleveland and Chicago teams,
but there is some reason for the opin-
ion that the opposition has been none
too strong and that different story
may be told after the Yankees, the
Athletics, the Red Sox and the Wash
ington Senators beard the Tigers in
their own lair. While a few members
of the New York club are not in the
best OF shape. the team is strong
enough to make II very interesting
for the Tigers. Chase has powerful
pitching staff, which may prove a
stumbling block to the Detroit slug
gers. Quinn is in fine form, and Rus
sell Ford seems to be better than
ever. Jim Vaughn, who was very ef-
fective against the Tigers last season,
has recovered from his recent ILL
ness and may twirl one game. Illus
tration shows spirited play in recent
New York-Boston game. Hal Chase
of Yankees running with ball. Tom
Williams of Red Sox tripping over
bag.
Evening journal., 1911-05-11
CHICKS EASY
FOR ALTOONA
Scott Holds Wilmington to
Three HitS In First Game
Of the Series
VISITORS CLOUT DALEY
AND WYCKOFF FOR IA

A combination of IA hits. four
errors, four bases on balls, coupled
with the puzzling delivery Of Scott,
lost the first Of the Altoona~Wilming-
ton series to the Churchs yesterday by
q 13 TO score. DAILY, who went In 70
pitcher for Wilmington, lasted until
the second Altoona man was down in
the sixth inning. until which time he
had been hit for six singles. triple
and a double. This, aided by two
errors and two bases on balls, had
put seven Altoona runners across,
lead that the Chicks never got within
sight OF Wyckoff did little better.
He walked two men, was hit for a
homer and flve singles, and got In
even worse when the team back of
him made two errors. The Chicks
rot only three hits of Scott. the best
OF the two being a double that DAILY
raped TO deep center In the fifth in
ming. The absence from the game OF
Captain Tony Marhefka. who is suf-
fering from an injured finger. was re-
gretted. Tony expects TO get back
into the going today. when the teams
play again.
Clark and McKenna led in hitting
| for Altoona, each getting three Scott
is the steadiest visiting pitcher who
has been on the mound here since
the season opened, and was supported
splendidly.
How the Runs We're Scored.
Altoona did nothing in the run get
ting until the third inning. when they
scored their first three after two men
we're down on soft outs. Scott started
the trouble by hitting safely. zinn
then raped out triple and Clark
and McKenna picked out singles.
Clark was out while trying to steal
second while Crist was up.
In the fourth Crist got to second
when Seigfried made a bad throw
OF his grounder to Bastian, stole third
and crossed on Hines sacrifice.
The sixth was Daly's bad inning.
Singles by McKenna and Hurley,
double by Bates. a base on balls, a
wild pitch and error by Weeks put
three men over. and then Wyckoff
went in with two men down. Scott
retired the side by striking out.
Two more runs came for the Wis
itors IN the seventh, off singles by
zinn. Clark and Hines, wild pitch
and errors by Shaw and Bastian. The
total jumped four in the eighth, off
singles by Clark and McKenna, a
homer by Crist, base on balls. and
three steals Crisis hit went 70
Bastian, and while the. right fielder
was trying hard to get Il the ball
bounded into the bleachers.
The Chicks Gid not get into the run
getting until the fourth inning, when
Seigfried got started on a pass, but
was caught at third. Murphy singled
and got across on Bates throw over
Hines head Of Keister's grounder. On
the THROWN Hurley threw his glove
into the ball and Keister was allow
ed the limit OF three bases. The
Chicks only other run went across in
the fifth inning on Daly's double back
Of There's life. Shaw hit as an open
er. but was thrown out at second.
The score:
Evening journal., 1911-05-11
nEFIANCE IRS. NM.

Defiance Juniors defeated Walfeck
Juniors yesterday by the score of
Q to 5. Score by innings.
Walfeck ..2 O OO2 2OO1 0--5
Defiance .......1 1 10 0 1 0 %
Defiance Juniors would like to ar
range games with any 10 or 12-yea--
old team in the city. Send COM
munications to Charles Carr, No. 21S
North Adams street.
Evening journal., 1911-05-11
DUNCAN SIGNS
WITH GAS TEAM

Manager Dave zearfoss, of the Will
mington Gas Company, had his men
out FOR practice yesterday for their
big game with the Seaboard team, Of
Chester, here on Saturday. Zearfoss
has signed Frank Duncan to pitch for
the team. Duncan twirled for the
Gas team last year, and will probably
pitch next Saturdays game.
Edisman, who last season pitched
good ball for the Brookwood team,
will be on the mound for dupont in
the game against Fifth Ward in Ches-
ter
Evening journal., 1911-05-11
MAKE CORRECTIONS
IN BOY C. L. SCHEDULE

Following is the cowected Boys
City League schedule:
May 1S.-duPont VS.. Riverside. at
Riverside grounds. Browntown VS..
lpha. at Alpha Elks vs. Newport,
at Newport; Creston VS.. Oriental, at
Oriental
May 20-Alpha VS.. DUPONT at du-
Font Riverside VS.. Browntown, at
Erowntown; Newport VS. Creston. at
Creston; Oriental vs.. Elks, at Elks.
May 27-duPont VS.. Oriental, at
Oriental; Riverside vs. Elks, at Elks;
Browntown VS.. Creston. at Creston;
Alpha VS.. Newport at Newport.
June alpha VS.. Riverside, at
Riverside: Newport VS.. Browntown.
ar Browntown: Oriental VS.. DUPONT,
at DUPONT; Elks vs. Creston, at Cres-
ton
June 10.-duPont VS.. Browntown.
at Browntown; Riverside vs.. Oriental,
at Oriental. Creston vs.. Alpha. at
Alpha; Newport VS.. Elks. at Elks.
June 17.--duPont VS.. Elks, at Elks;
Oriental VS.. Creston, at Creston;
Browntown vs.. Riverside. at River
sire; Newport VS.. Alpha, at Alpha.
June 24.-Elks VS.. Riverside. at
Riverside; Browntown VS.. Alpha, AZ
Alpha; Oriental VS.. DUPONT. az du-
Pont; Creston VS.. Newport, at New
port.
July Riverside vs.. DUPONT. NJ
DUPONT; Creston VS.. Browntown, al
Creston; Newport vs. Oriental. at
Oriental; Alpha vs.. Elks. at Elks.
July Silks VS.. Browntown, at
Browntown; DUPONT VS.. Newport. at
Newport; Riverside vs.. Oriental. al
Oriental; Alpha VS.. Creston. at Cres-
ton.
July 15.-Browntown VS.. Elks, NJ
Elks; DUPONT VS.. Alpha. al Alpha
Creston VS.. Oriental. at Oriental
Newport VS.. Riverside. at Riverside
July 22.--duPont VS.. Riverside. al
Riverside; Browntown vs. Oriental, n
Oriental: Elks VS.. Creston. at Cres-
ton; Alpha vs. Newport. at Newport
July 29.-Elks vs. Riverside, nj
Riverside; DUPONT vs.. Browntown. al
BrowntoWn: Creston vs.. Alpha. al
Alpha; Oriental VS.. Newport, at New
port.
August 5.-Riverside VS.. Newport
At Newport: DUPONT VS.. Alpha, a
Alpha: Browntown vs. Creston, a
Creston; Elks VS.. Oriental, at Orr
entail.
August 12-Riverside vs.. Alpha, a
Alpha; Newport vs.. DUPONT az du
Pont; Oriental VS.. Browntown, a
Browntown; Creston VS.. Elks, a
Elks.
August 19.-Creston VS.. Riverside
at Riverside; Browntown vs.. Newport
at Newport; Elks VS.. dupont, at du
Pont: Oriental vs.. Alpha, at Crestor
August 26.-Riverside VS. Crestor
at Creston: DUPONT VS.. Browntown, a
Browntown; Alpha VS. Elks, at Elks
Oriental VS.. Newport, at Newport
September 2.-Riverside vs.. Alpha
at Alpha; Newport vs.. Oriental. a
Oriental; Browntown VS.. Elks. a
Eiks; Creston vs.. DUPONT, at DUPONT
September 9.-Browntown VS.. Riv
erside, at Riverside: Elks VS.. duPon
at DUPONT; Oriental VS.. Newport, a
Newport; Creston vs.. Alpha, at Alph;
September 16.-Oriental vs.. Elk