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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-09
BIG SHOOT NOW UNDER WAY
Sixth Annual Western Handicap
Draws a large Field.
TWO HUNDRED ARE CONTRASTING
More Are Expected for the Big Event
of the Tournament 20 he shot
OFF Thursday Across the

This is the first Of the big days Of the
Sixth Western Handicap shoot on the
grounds Of the Omaha Gun club at the
east end Of the bridge across the river.
1t is the start Of the shoot at go targets
$50 for today $50 for tomorrow and 100
Thursday, when the final result will be
known.
The number OF shooters behind the traps
Tuesday morning exceeded all expectations,
1875 having entered the contest. The shoot
ing began at o'clock and ran through
the noon hour without any stop for lunch.
The shooting was slow. owing to the fact
that with but five traps for the thirty
nine squads IL required long time 10 shoot
around. At noon not one-half Of the tar
gets for the day had been shot Several
squads had shot seventy-five, but there
were more who had finished but fifty. and
number that had not passed twenty-five
The morning shooting was not much
above the ordinary; OF the men who had
finished seventy-five targets, not one had
a straight TO his credit There were four.
Jens Young, Chicago: Harvey Dixon.
Owamga. Mo-; J. r Graham. Chicago ana
s. A Huntley. Sioux City. Ia, who had
scored seventy-four birds each.
The match now on, known as the"sduier
Money-Back shoot" will consume today,
all of tomorrow and at least part OF
Thursday.
Shooters continue 70 arrive and aside
from the 1875 now in the match. there are
probably twenty-five more who will come
into the final handicap to be shot off
Thursday
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-09
President Pleads
for Aid of People
in Behalf of Peace
Would Arouse Sentiment in Order TO
Bring Pressure on Senate to
Ratify Treaties.

MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK. Nd. Aug. s.
President Taft Travelled 400 miles through
Maryland and West Virginia today by spe-
cial train 10 appeal 10 the people OF
the United States 10 use their moral in
fluence TO have the senate ratity the British
and French arbitration reaties and treaties
with Nicaragua and honduras His APP
peal was made at the Mountain Lake Park
ehatauqua Of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
Il observe" said the president. that
there is some suggestion that by ratifying
this treaty. the senate NAY In some way
abdieate it's function OF treaty making. I
confess myself unable to perceive the
treaty In any such point
ITO have these treaties not ratified by
the senate Of the United States or TO have
any hesitation and discussion OF a serious
character In respect 10 them would halt
the movement toward general peace which
has made substantial advance in the last
ten years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-09
Double Election
Makes Strange Mix
in the Voting Hours
Different Elections Close at Different
Hours in Both the City and
County.

Holding of two elections which close at
different hours will complicate the work OF
the election boards IN Omaha and south
Omaha and in the country precincts August
Is Clerk of the District Court Robert
Smith and Deputy County Clerk Frank
Dewey had to consult Deputy County At
torney George A. Magney Monday to learn
Just how the situation shall be handled.
The deputy county attorney advised that
the varying hours of the two elections must
be observed and the boards must arrange
their work in such a way as TO prevent
violations of the hours. This means that
though the county building bond election
win close at o'clock in the evening the
votes cannot be counted until after the
close Of the primary election at o'clock in
the evening.
In Omaha and South Omaha the bond
election hours will be from a. m. until
p. m, and the primary hours from a. m.
until p. m. In the country precincts the
bond election hours will be a m. until 6
p. m; the primary hours, II m. until p. m.
In the city no votes on the bonds will be
permitted after o'clock in the evening,
but the polls will be kept open three hours
longer for primary votes. In the country
the polls will open for the bond election at
o'clock in the morning, but primary votes
will not be received until noon; bond cleo
ton votes will not be received after
o'clock in the evening. but the polls will
remain open three hours longer for primary
votes.
There win be no more registration days
before the election August L. Voters who
for sufficient reason have been unable TO
register will be permitted to swear in their
votes.
August IL win be revision registration day
for the commission plan adoption election.
which is set for September 2. Voters who
have changed their residences since their
last preceding registration must register.
The registration days for the fall election.
November Z. will be September s. and
October and .. Every voter must regis
ter on one Of these days in order TO vote at
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-09

the fan election. Registration for any Of
the special elections or for the primary is
not sufficient.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-09
Business Course for
First Two Years at
Omaha High School
A Course Of Study in Commercial
Branches is Adopted by the Board
of Education.

Commercial branches in the high school
will. beginning next year, be taught in the
first two years OF work enabling a student
TO get a vocational training before reach
ing the eleventh grade as has been here
heretofore the system. On Recommendation
of the committee on course Of study a
course was adopted which will give the
student q training similar 20 what Is re-
ceived In a private commercial school. in
GLIDING business branches and stenography.
The course is as follows:
FIRST YEAR
First Semester-Enghsh. shorthand and
typewriting or bookkeeping, commercial
G1themtic commercial correspondence,
spenmanship and spelling.
Second Semster-English, shorthand and
typewriting or bookkeeping, commercial
Arithemetic, civics, 'penmanship and spell
ing
SECOND YEAR
First semester-English, shorthand and
typewriting or bookkeeping. commercial
geography, business forms and spelling.
Second Semester-English, shorthand and
typswriting or bookkeeping, commercial
history. commercial law, and rapid calcula-
ton.
'Drin subjects.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-09
ATTORNEYS ARE TO CONFER
ON MISS WILSON'S OFFER
Finance Committee TO Take Had
with Committee Public
Building to settle Matter.

Standing committees OF the city council
were asked at the meeting in committee
Of the whole Tuesday afternoon 10 meet
with the city attorney and Miss Anna
wilson's attorney and come TO a definite
agreement as 20 what can be done with
her offer. The finance committee and
the committee on public buildings will be
Joined in the consultation. The council
fears that II will have no funds available
between now and January l. even II there
should be plenty after that time
The ordinance submitted by Councilman
Schroeder compelling dealers TO sell all
vegetables by weight instead OF by meas
ure was finally tabled The councilmen
were OF the opinion that the consumer
would be no better protected II scales were
adopted and that they would be a burden
some expense 70 the peddlers and wagon
dealers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-09
PRELTAIINARY ROUND.

w. II. Palmer OF Omaha beat c. NJ
Denney OF Redteld, s. D.. 81, 81.
H. A. Koch OF Omaha beat e Bloodgood
OF New York, sc, 6-i.
L. l.. Meyers % Alliance beat G. Wal
lersteadt OF Omalia. 6-3. 81
Z p sinclair OF Toledo, Ia, beat H.
Hitler OF Omaha, sc, GO.
II. Fischer Of Chicago beat J. Epeneter
OF Omaha. CO, GO.
W. C. Brodix OF ST. Louis beat II. Haider-
son OF Newman's Grove, GO. Ga
IA r. Roger OF keaTney beat r. Spell
man OF Omaha by default
Ray Branson OF Sioux Fails. S. D., beat
L. Fischer OF Chicago. Sc, ga
w. T. Hayes OF Chicago beat F. Duferne
OF Omaha. ST. 81.
NJ. I. Swartz OF Omaha beat r. X. Dosh
OF stuart. la, 81, o.
John 7. Bailey OF Albion, Okl-, beat Her
bert v. Jones Of Kansas City, by default
John Barton Of Sioux Falls. s. D.. beat
J. B. Adoue Of Dallas, Tex. 81. e-l
Joe Armstrong of 81 Paul beat Paul
Morgan OF Plattsmouth. e-l. SO.
George Rasmussen OF Omaha beat J. u.
~ -riA n. D.. BY default
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-09
Pointed ParaEraphs.

The sooner you sidetraek a had Job the
better.
Many a mans bluff isn't called until he
gets married
There's no question about tears being the
crying need OF humanity.
The lazy man is the first 70 claim that
he never had an opportunity.
II is better 20 owe some people q grudge
than 20 have them owe you money.
Misery loves company-h the company
will listen 10 it's hard luck stories
Sonetimes Il Is better 20 wait until the
bridge is finished than TO attempt 10 swim
across
A man never knows much until he n
three score and ten and then he hasn't
much use for knoWledge.-Chicago News
TAs Bee i ths ideal Home naaAA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-09

Tia Bee q The deal Hong nanAA,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-09

seventy~two matches were played IN the
preliminary and first round Monday at
the Omaha Field club. many of the events
being close enough and productive Of good
enough tennis for final matches.
Out-of-town men were almost universal
winners in their matches against the
Omaha players entered in the tournament
although several Of the best players Of
the city are still IN thu running. Many
of the matches OF the local man were
detaulted-they finding out after they had
entered that they would be unable TO play
q short time
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-09

Everyone IL eligible except en-
ployes OF Tho Bee and members of
their families.
Only paid want ads brought in or
sent In by contestants count as votes.
Each paid want ad counts as one
vote each time the ad appears Want
ads from Omaha real estate dealers
Bee do not count
rejection by The Bee.
Only bona fide ads will count: ads
found to be of bogus address and in
serted only for the purpose OF getting
votes will be declared void and not
counted
Cash must accompany each ad-
As The Bee runs Domestic Help
ana Situations wanted Ads Froe, all
contestants are obliged 10 take such
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-09
He Fought the James Boys;
First Visit Here Since 1858

Il is generally considered to be
some feat for a man burdened by
seventy winters. to even walk up
town once a day, but not so with
Jehu Watson OF Grant City. Mo.
Watson arrived in Omaha early
Thursday morning from Grant City,
a distance OF about 15S miles, after
a hard ride on horseback. His visit
marks the first one here since 1855.
and to cay that he was surprised
when he entered the city would be
putting It mildly.
Watson came here to deliver seven
horses 20 Al. Dresher. who will use
them for delivery purposes, and his
only companion was a small lad Of
about le years When here last. he
crossed the Missouri river on a horse
ferry boat. and there were precisely
1900 souls here then. Council Bluffs
was in its infancy. a little more than
a trading post and-well. Mr.. Wat
sons feelings could only find express
sion in the simple ejaculation, Gee
Whillikens."
watson is q civil war veteran. and
has three ugly wounds on his body.
but IN spite OF this. is healthy and
active. He did not seem a bit tired
from his long ride, and expressed
his eagerness to visit Samson's den
and enjoy himself with the metal
men. the sheriffs and other persons
here to attend the various conven-
tons.
When asked 70 be photographed,
he blushingly said that II he did IL
would be for the first. time in his
life, and when he was finally posed
in front OF the camera Il was with
the greatest effort that he was kept
quiet enough to be snapped.
Il fit the James boys In Missourey
In my day. and got a mark from
Jesse that will stay with me for
life" Here he rolled back his sleeve
and showed a jagged mark where a
bullet from the gun OF the famous
bandit had cruelty torn his flesh.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11

This car Will be forwarded from Ell
Paso each evening and will reach Dem
ing the following morning, at which
point it will break bulk. Freight for
points north OF Deming will be for
warded either the same afternoon or
the following morning. Another car
will be loaded with freight for points
in the Mesilla valley, which car viii be
forwarded each evening and consign-
ments will be ready for delivery at
their destination the following morn
ing. Another car will be loaded with
freight for Rincon and points north
thereof and for points between Rincon
and Deming, not including the latter.
This car Will be forwarded each even
ing, reaching Rincon the same night
and the freight for the various points
win be delivered at destination the fol-
lowing day after loading here
An Extra Train Put on.
General manager Cox and general SUI
perintendent Kurn promised that this
service would be maintained and that
they expected TO give Ell Paso shippers
service second to none In order to
operate this service daily and on sched-
ule time the trains on which these meF-
chandise cars are to be handled, it has
been necessary to add another. train to
the service between FL Paso and Rincon,
which is to do local work between
these points. thereby permitting the
through trains to maintain a schedule
that gives FL Paso shippers the service
they have been promised With the pres
ent rates and the service now to be Civ
en- by the Santa Fe to points north OF
this city on that line, FL Paso shippers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
PLANS CHANGE IN
PATAGONIA ROAD

Nogales. Ariz-, Jan. 1.-THE board OF
supervisors for Santa Cruz county took
a trip over the wagon road from No
gales to Patagonia to consider chang
ing the county road to avoid heavy
damage Of the floods during the rainy
season.
Sing Wong has been given the con-
tract for feeding the county prisoners.
Governor Sloan granted two paroles
tie prisoners IN the penitentiary on
good behavior and an agreement TO re-
port by letter every three months dur
ing the term for their sentences. One Of
the men is Jose Romero, convicted Of
robbery in Santa Cruz county and SEN
fenced for Is years.
Fidel Maynard and Miss Aurora Co
mez were married in Nogales and will
reside here.
A big cess pool to drain the new
buildings under construction on Nor
ley avenue is being dug in the city
park on Morley avenue.
Mining machinery and several ore
cars have recently been received in
Patagonia for outlying mining dis
tricts.
Harry B. Hannah, of the customs Of
ficial force here and Miss Eleanor B.
Zones. OF Oakland, Cal, who were mar
ried at the residence Of Mrs. E. H Polk
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11

in Tucson, have arrived in Nogales to
reside.
About so members of the Santa Cruz
club were present at the farewell par
" given to Mr.. and Mrs. ". W Car
ney, who are leaving NogaleS.
The Arizona and Sonora AIanufac-
turning Co. Of Negales sent a Quin-
ner placer machine to Calaveras. Cal.
three cars OF mining machinery to the
CanaRea district and Aqua CaIfente and
one shipment TO the Patagonia district
A carload OF egg plant, tomatoes and
string beans has been sent through
Nogales to Chicago from Sonora
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11

the following day in the forenoon after
being loaded in FL Paso. Another car
is loaded and forwarded daily with
freight for all points south Of Carrizozo
excepting Alamogordo), and is deliver
ed at all stations the next day after
loading. Still another car is loaded
with freight for Carrizozo and points
on the Captain branch, which is for
warded each evening and reaches Car
rizozo the following day at 8. a. m.
daily car is loaded for points be-
tween Carrizozo and Tucumcari, which
is forwarded from this point each even
ing to Carrizozo, from which station it
is forwarded the following morning at
o'clock and delivery made at all points
during that day. Another car is loaded
with freight for Tucumcari and points
on the Dawson branch is forwarded
from Ell Paso in the evening, reaches
Tucumcari the next afternoon. and
freight for points on the Dawson
branch is delivered during the follow
ing day. Still another car is beaded dali
~ for Dalhart and points east, which is
forwarded each evening from this point
on the through fast freight. These are
regardless of quantity cars, are for
warded daily and afford the shippers of
this city service almost equal to that
given by the express companies and
cannot be considered other than almost
perfect. None Of the larger commercial
centers OF the United States have, or
can hope to have, any better merchan-
disc service than is given on the east
ern division of the FL Paso & South
western system.
West of Ell Paso
The service for some time on the Ell
Paso & Southwestern, western division,
has been practically all that could be
asked, with the exception of shipments
made to the Clifton and Morenci dis
tricts by way Of that line in connection
with the Arizona & New Mexico and
Morenci Southern railways. Very re-
Gently this time has been reduced one
day, and an effort is being made by the
lines over which this business moves to
reduce this time still another day.
which will make 1T a service practically
equal to that in any other direction.
The officials of the Arizona & New
Mexico railway are cooperating with
the Ell Paso & Southwestern officials
with the purpose OF perfecting this SER
vice, not only that they may benefit the
patrons of their line, but render the Ell
Paso shippers every accommodation
possible.
Silver City Service.
In the past there has been consider
able complaint of the service given Ell
Paso shippers on shipments to points
located on the Santa Fe line north of
this city and in the Silver City district. |
Recently a conference was had with
Supt. Summers, Of the Rio Grande divis- |
ION; general superintendent Kurn and /
General manager Fox relative to the |
service to the districts mentioned. These /
officials gave assurance that they were !
not only willing but anxious to inn /
prove this service to such an extent I
that the Ell Paso shippers could find no
ault whatever with it. Instructions
have been issoed to load a daily mer-
,handise car with freight for Deming
nd points in the Silver City district.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11

(Bv A. W. Reeves. Director Traffic Bu-
reau Of Chamber Of Commerce.
~ REIGHT rates have been reduced on
many lines entering FL Paso dur
ing the past year and this city now
enjoys rates which are the equal OF
those given any other city IN the south
west Not only have the rates been ad-
justed to the advantage of Ell Paso
shippers. but she car service has been
improved on ths lines entering FL
Paso. A schedule Of daily merchandise
cars has been established on lines leav-
ing this city and these are furnishing
the local wholesale houses their best
trade getting facilities The adjustment
of rates with the railroads has been
brought about by the cooperation Of the
local railway officials and the traffic
department Of the chamber Of COM
nerce.
Good Rates Enjoyed
The traffic department Of the cham
Der has not only kept pace with the
growth Of FL Paso. but has tried to an
ticipate the increasing commercial i'm
portance Of the city by securing such
rate concessions as viii greatly en-
large its trade territory. The redution
in class rates from FL Paso to points
in Arizona and New Mexico located on
the Arizona & New Mexico, Morenci
Southern, Arizona Eastern, FL Paso &
Southwestern and Southern Pacific lines
was effective January 2. 1910, and the
result Of these reductions has been Of
great benefit to firms who have made
an earnest effort to take advantage OF
the reductions. Several of the largest
shippers Of this city admit that their
business in those territories has in
creased One-third since these rates be-
came effective Ell Paso has had a very
great advantage under the new rates.
The Santa Fe Territory.
Within this year reductions in class
rates have been secured to points on
the lines Of the Santa Fe system, which
are Of incalculable benefit to the city.
This has opened up TO the markets OF
FL Paso a territory which heretofore
1t had not thought Of reaching. An
idea can be had OF the large territory
covered by these reductions when it is
known that they cover the rates to $50
stations located on the Santa Fe sys-
ten: while many Of these stations are
Unimportant, yet there is more than the
usual distances between such stations,
and when this territory is developed
and settled. as it will be IN a few years.
Ii will readily be seen that 1T viii make
tbs city very heavy jobbing center.
The reductions make il possible for FL
Paso TO market its products to not only /
northwestern Arizona, but in that sec +
ton Of the country between the Santa /
Fe system coast lines and the line of the /
Southern Pacific company in the south /
ern part Of the territory.
FL PasO's Big Advantage.
Prior TO this year the rates on mine
and smelter supplies TO the mining dis /
trict west Of Albuquerque and north of /
Phoenix were much less from Denver4
than from FL Paso, but this condition I
has been reversed. and now much lower /
rates prevail from this city. The re-
auctions also allow FL Paso to reachl
as far west as Flagstaff. in northern
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
Many Changes In Freight
Rates Widen FL Paso's
Jobbing Trade Territory

! Arizona on an equal basis with Los
Angeles. and since FL Paso's inbound
; rates on the greatest number of com
modities are less than to the coast city
the shippers of this commercial center
have quite an advantage in the matter
Of freight rates. With the revival OF
the mining business, expected soon
after the advent of the new year. there
seems to be every reason to expect that
be taxed TO their utmost to supply the
demands made from the vast district
tributary to this city.
The Santa Fe system has granted re-
auctions on the 4th class rate from this
city to points on its Pecos valley lines,
south OF Portales, New Mexico, 20 cents
per cwt. This reduction was made in
order to allow FL Paso supply houses
TO place their product in the fertile Pc
cos valley to better advantage.
Ell PasO Factories Encouraged.
Special efforts have been made to Sc
cure rates that will encourage and fos-
ter the new industries of this city and
these efforts have in nearly every in
stance been successful The FL Paso
Refining company can now place lard
compound throughout Arizona and New
Mexico and even into Colorado. while
FL Paso shippers of roasted coffee are
now placing their product not only to
practically the same territory but
throughout the panhandle Of Texas and
into Oklahoma.
Express Rates Cut.
Reductions have been secured in the
express rates on fruits and vegetables
to points west of FL Paso in Arizona
and New Mexico, which enables FL Paso
commission houses to more successfully
A great many rates have been secured
on special commodities not only into
this city from producing points, but
also from Ell Paso to the outlying ter
ritory, which, while of interest only to
special lines of business, serve geneF-
ally to increase the business done by
local wholesalers.
For some time an effort has been
made to secure such rates as viii open
another large trade district TO the mar
kets Of FL Paso and from which it has
been barred on account of excessive
freight charges, but the results have
been delayed by q combination of cir
cumstances over which even the rail-
ways have no control There is every
reason to believe that before many
months have passed, these efforts will
be crowned with success, and when
they are, the interests of this city viii
be placed where they can secure their
share of the trade in a section not
dreamed of being tributary to Ell Paso a
few years ago.
Fast Merchandise Schedule.
Realizing that prompt and regular de-
livery of shipments is necessary for the |
upbuilding of any wholesale center, a |
special effort has been made to improve 1
the merchandise schedules from FL
PoS0 The FL PaSO e SOy5f n xzzoSfe rp no &
been very considerate of the needs of |
Ell Paso in this direction and quite act
i've in improving the service on its east
ern division. At the present time dali /
" merchandise car is being loaded for
Alamogordo, which reaches that point