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Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
IOWA GRAIN IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION ELECTION
B. 4. Raymond n Chosen President
Page County Wins Boys and
Girls Contest.

AMES. Ia. Jan. .-tSptcial) The fol-
lowing officers were elected al the an
nual meeting Of tine Iowa Grain Improve
mCnt association here last night: B.. A.
Haymond. LaPorte City, president; Fred
McCwiuoh. Hartwick vice president. and
L. G.. Burnett. Ames, secretary treasurer.
Tho proceeds OF the corn and grain sale
were SI4O with about slO0 worth unsold for
lack OF time. The proceeds OF the junior
sale were S21l
Page county won the boys Judging con
test with a score OF 25l77 points In the
individual ratings Wayne Whitmore OF
Coin, Page county, Won first; l.. c.. shivers
Of knoxville. Marion county second; Ivan
Antonius Of Council Bluffs. Pottawattamie
county, sthird.
In the girls cooking contest Page county
Won first and story county second ora
Tompklus of Page Center won high indi-
vidual honors and Lulu kegley Of Amss
second place,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
! Dakota Has
uliar Problem
= Of Conservation
Presert ~ Of Water Supply in
Grea an Basin Must Be
considered.

SIOUX FALLS. s. D.. Jan. B-Cspecial)
South Dakota has a conservation prob
lem OF its own to solve. the problem being
the preservation OF the supply of water in
the great artcsiau basin which underlies
the greater part Of the state. and which
Is greater in extent and volume OF water
contained therein than any other artesian
basin in the world.
There are IN South Dakota several arte-
sian wells, varying in size from two 10
eight and ten inches In diameter. They
flow steadily all the year around. day and
night. the waste water being permitted
to flow unhampered into nearby streams
or lake-beds with these spouting wells
flowing steadily every minute during the
year. the waste Of water Is something
enormous and could not be expressed in
anything less than millions il not billions
OF gallons
Those who have investigated the matter
present evidence TO show that about IS
per cent OF the water which flows con-
stantly from these wells now goes to
waste, only per cent being utilized by
the owners Of the wells
Dean +. c. Perlsho Of the South Dakota
university at Vermillon and also state
geologist OF South Dakota has recently
the state to the importance Of something
being done to stop this wanton waste of
water As the result of the agitation in
augurated by him Il is believed the state
legislature. which now is in session. will
take some action before II adjourns looking
to the conservation of the supply of water
In the great artesian basin so the basin
will not be exhausted
Dean Perisho proposes as a remedy that
artesian wells should be Inspected by some
competent official acting under state au-
thority, and that those who drill other
artesian wells in future loud be required
to procure license. and also furnish a
bond requiring them to have the bottom of
the piping securely set in the cap rock.
which lies Immediately over the great ar
tesian basin, acting as a roof to the basin.
IL the piping were securely driven into
this cap rock at the bottom Of artesan
wells II would be possible by putting a
cap on the top OF the piping to control
the Flow Of water which could be used
only when needed and the flow shut off
and the waste stopped when the owner Of
the spouter was not using the water.
Many of the present srtesian wells could
not be thus controlled for the reason that
the iron piping through which the water
passes from the artesian basin to a point
above the surface of the ground has not
been securely set in the cap rock. and 10
shut off the flow at the top of the nine
when the water was not in use would re-
suit In the well filling up with sand at the
bottom and being ruined
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16

russian city The Chinese newspapers are
raising an outcry and bringing forward
serious charges Of persecution and burial
alive, Members Of the -lega tions. who con,
stanty recommend measures 10 the govern
ment' are suggesting a censorship Of the
press
The plague is OF a very virulent type
Death usually occurs within forty-eight
hours and not more than / per cent Of the
cases have erded in recovery. Dr g. g.
hesny, French physician who gave him
sell up 20 the work OF combating the
disease, died heroicaly. When he realized
that he was attack bv the plague he iso-
lated imsalf .u his room IN a hotel draft d
his viii and wrote farewell letters I-
begged his friends not TO notify his wife
Of his illness ana died alone.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
Prevent Burning of
Bodies of Plague Victims

PEI<ING, Jan. l5.-Reporis from Har-
hin say the Chinese there are vigorously
opposing the summary disposition OF IN
bodies OF those who have died from tho
bubonic plague. The authorities do not
dare TO burn them, the people desiring thai
they remain intact so that their ancestors
may recognize them IN the future life.
They also oppose the hurning of the
horses, some OF which contained the
dead bodies Of the entire family. some
corpses have remained IA the city FOR days
but they are now being taken to the OF,
country whore trenches for their buriai
have been prepared.
10 is reported that rho Russian Uarbn
are nos concerning themselves with ar
Chinese section, although tbcy are dealing
drsstically with the Chinese within the
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
JUDGE ISSUES INJUNCTION
AGAINST M0N0NA SALOONS
Liquor Dealers Deficd Law In Iowa
County, and Result IL stiff
Injunction.

ONAWA. Ia. Jan. 15.-(Special telegram
BY order of Judge David Mould yesterday
temporary injunction was issued against
every saloon in Monona county. with the
exception OF one at Mapleton. and this
matter has been taken under advisement
until Monday This is another chapter in
the wet aud dry fight being waged in Mon.
ona county. Saloon men defied the law
by keeping the saloons open after the filing
of a remOnsrance petition. which the
drys claim is sufficient
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
UosERuD LAND CASES COME "
Three NebrHsLaRS Defendants tn salts
to cancel Pntents.

Three NebrHskans Defendants tn salts
to cancel Patents.
SIOUX FALLS, s. D.. Jan 15.-tSpeciai ,
Further testimony ip what are known as
the Rosebud land cases will be taken ,n
sioux Falls. commencing on Monday De.
fore William Wallace OF Aberdeen, who
WAS appointed sneeial examiner nv Judge
Garland of the federal court for the pur-
pose. The cases were instituted by the
federal government and are designed to
bring about the cancellation Of certain
patents 70 government land on the Rose
bud indian reservation. which il is a.
i'Eed were secured from the Indians by
fraudulent means The defendants IN tho
action are r }. Dcben q Wes Pont n b /.
d. Butterfield Of Norfolk. Neba W. a.
tenn ot Dallas ;. d., and TWO residents
~ i.oMars Ia. named Aforitz and John
son. The examiner some time ago secured
the testimonv Of the defense. Il is under,
s,eot tle defense viii offer the testimony
q fifteen or twenty witnesses.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16

oersmp In the next house arc new mon.
.hat many Of these new men Will size ,,r.
IN ABILITY and experience with a ma iorit,, ~
u'e oiu members and hence they must he
vDhs'aer'd In he committee assignment
e, en- 10 ihe extent Of pulling down a few,
nice chairmanships
rs practically every Craftsmanship worth
"n"e aneadN has been appointed. In his
,,'' ,','''u "' Ieast. oy one or more OF the Old
liners inns stand on the part OF the now,
the committee on committees aets t, -
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
HITCHCOCK WANTS PRESTIGE
OF AN UN0PP0SED ELECTION
Candidate for senator seeks Repub-
iican Rs Well ms Democratic
Votes In Legislature.
lFrom q staff Corresnnndent- J

LINCOLN, Jan. i5.--tspecial Telegram )-
Congressman Gilbert NJ Hitchcock said to-
night he desires republicans as well as
democrats to vote for him in the legsla-
ture for United States senator.
Mr.. Hitchcock gave as his reason that
the eyes Of all states which are consider
ing the oregon plan for the election OF
senator's are upon Nebraska and that II
the republicans OF this state demonstrate
their approval It viii assist the Oregon
plan
The oandldate for senator also asserted
he desires the additional prestige which an
unopposed election would give aim
Hitchcock arrived a day before he was
expected and will remain here TN after
tho election.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
TO DO AWAY WITH RE-rRIALs s
mouse Committee Fhvors BHI 10
Abolish Re-TriuIz on Nonessen-
ttaI TechnienIItIe.

WAaHINITON, Jan. 15-lsuarIaI TeIe-
gram)-The house committee on iudlclar,.
reported fayorably Yesterday bin provid-
iuE that there shall De no retrials granted a
civil or criminal cases on techuicaIities
unless they are such as, iu the opinion OF
the trial judge, would change the verdict
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
FIRE DESTROYS COURT HOUSE
TrlDD County, south Dakota, Build
Ing burned AT Winner-Origiu
Of Flames Not Learned.

DALLAS. s D., Jan. l5.-The Tripp
county court house at Winner burned this
morning The building is total loss
There was but little insurance. The origin
Of the flames has not been learned
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
"ThIi Is ii , Day We Celebrate

Under this heading The Bee viii
tell what youngsters are having
birthday anniversaries each day OF
the year
Whose Youngsters
Why. your youngsters aud your
neigh bors'-all the children in
Omaha old enough 20 go 90 school
twenty thoussnd OF them.
Our 1917 Birthday Book is Uriqus.
FIND it on Chiidreh's Page in Houss-
hold Section
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
The Bses
Junior Birthday Book

Whose birthday today?
During the year just closed we
have answered that interesting
question witt. information about no.
tables and near notables for whom
IL was natal day.
Duri g tn coming year We shall
answer that same interesting ques-
tion with the names Of the rising
generation of boys and girls who
will be the future notables.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska Generally fair.
For Iowa Generally fair
For weather report see page 2.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11
Says Army Is Too Much
Scattered For Effective
Service.

Washington, D. c., Dec. lin his
annual report to the president, Secre-
tary of war StimsOn declared that the
tingency Of war with q first class
power would find the army Of the
United States practically unprepared-
He attributed this largely to the
fact that the army was scattered"
and to a lack of reserves. The army on
the peace footing habftually maintained
with miniature companies and troops,
he characterized a. Ineffective for seri-
ness Of the army in artillery and am
munitiOn, secretary SJimsOn says that
at the present rate of appropriation
ii is estimated that it would take more
than so years to secure a reasonable
supply of field artillery, guns, car
riages and ammunition, that would be
necessary in the event Of ar"
Congress is urged to express its
wishes regarding the disposal Of the
pines, to increase the limit of indebted
ness that may be incurred by the
Philippine government for public works
from SIS, 600, 600 to SIS 900, 600, 10 pass
Philippine naturalization law and to
grant pensions to Americans who have
served 10 years in the islands.
Secretary StimsOn recommends that
the permanent organization to operate
the Panama canal be established on
strictly business basis and not with the
idea Of uplifting or ~0verning a de-
pendent people The question of tolls,
he believes, should be left to the de-
termination OF the president. American
shipping should be granted practically
free use Of the canal
Army Posts Unsuitable.
The army posts as now located are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11
FORTY THOUSAND
RED SEALS SOLD
Weeks Campaign Ends, to
Be Resumed on De-
cember Is

OF the $4,000 Red Cross Christmas
seals sent to the local Red Cross work
sold bringing in more than $500. to
be used in fighting tuberculosis. MANY
purchasers Of the seals have returned
whole blocks of them to be resold.
resOld.
The first weeks campaign has ended.
as the workers will not 60 on dutv
again until December Is, giving all
purchasers OF Red Cross seals a chance
to exhaust their supply and need more
Mrs. J. A. Potter, chairman of the
local workers, has requested sixty peT
cent OF the money realized from the
sac OF the seals to be used in the
aid Of the tubercUlar poor of FL Paso-
With this fund a trained nurse to look
after tubercular cases exclusively
would be maintained at the county
clinic
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11
STIMSON FAVORS THE SOUTHWEST
FOR CAVALRY TRAINING POSTS

declared to be wholly unsuitable. They
were originally located with reference
to possible indian troubles, and few
Of them are in positions suited to
meet the strategic needs OF national
action or defence. The average num-
Der of companies to each Of the 40 posts
is only nine.
In short" says the secretary, I'VE
have scattered our army over the cOun-
try as If it were merely groups Of local
cOnsta bulary, instead of a national or
SANITATION The result is an army
which Is extraordinarily expensive to
maintain and one whose efficiency for
the main purpose Of its existence has
been nullified so far as geographical
location can nullify it."
To Move Cavalry to Southwest
The secretary says il is in contem-
plation to remove the cavalry situated
In the far northern posts to the south
ward. substituting infantry for them.
The Texas maneuVerS have shown the
admirable adoption of the southwest
ern states for cavalry training and
drill at all seasons. whereas in the far
north for many months. in the year it
is impossible to drill outdoors.
Opposes Long Enlistment
The secretary committed himself I'M
qualifiedly to the theory that it is
function Of the modern army to be the
school of the citizen soldier, as opposed
to those who contend for a permanent
organization Of professional soldiers.
Therefore the secretary disapprOves Of
lue long term OF enlistment and favOrS
the shortening of the present term to
less than three years, so as to allow
IS many men as possible to go through
the training of the regular army. the
government retaining some hold over
the discharged soldier by which he can
be called to the colors in case of war
The secretary denOunces as short
sighted a system which fails to distin-
guish between hardened criminals and
thOUghtless offenders against military
law, and declares for immediate radical
reform in the army prisons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11

w ? HEN you refer to football play
w ers as "pigslin chasers," or
that Smithy can boot the
plgskin, you display considerable igno-
rance, for the football is not made #
pigskin at all In fact no part Of the
lowly but lucious bird enters into its
construction.
Football covers are made from the
material that goes to make your best
shoes-caIfskin And only the very
best grade of skin is used for footballs.
Although the game has changed great
~, the ball remains about the same
shape.
The latest from London is that owen
Moran and Jem DriscOu are to fight
TO a finish Tor the featherWe ght
championship of England in private.
This pair OF p1pp1nS was to nave met At
Birmingham on December ., but the
authorities put their feet down and
stopped the fight These little bat
tiers had a quarrel and are at swords
points. Both boxers are now under
bonds to keep the peace.
Al Wolgast for the first time has re-
ceived visitors since his removal to
the Clara Barton hospital and the sub
seQuent operation
The little champion showed a little
flush Of returning health upon his
cheeks, and as usual held the center
Of the stage in regard to any attempt
to interview him.
WOlgast hailed the visiting news
paper men with a friendly call as they
entered his room and would have
striven to raise himself in bed but for
the restraining hand OF the nurse.
This is fine way for a champion 10
be" he said The little woman" mo-
uOning toward the nurse, sis boss
around here completely. But there is
one thing sure, these fellows viii never
catch me Ike this again. YOu know
fellow has only one appendix and
nose medlcos have that in pickle.
1t has been pretty hard on me but
not so hard as 1t has been on Welsh
and uncle Tom McCarey. Welsh,
know. planned for a long time to get
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11
TULAROSA BAPTIsTs BUY
SITE FOR CHTrR CH n

Tularosa, n. NJ. Dec. 11-8Iiss Grace
Lemin has sold half Of her town lot
to the Baptist church people to build
a church on The lot is one block east
of the Union church. The amount paid
by the Baptist congregation for the lot
was $500.
Mr.. and Mrs Andy Wilson are back
from FL PasO. They also brought their
son Noah back home, who has been In
FL PasO for some time.
DIT. c. NJ. Clay has gone to Las Cruces
to visit friends and to look after bus
mess interests.
l. W. Lentz is here from Ancho to
visit his family here.
Miss Esteue Imam has gone to Ala
mOgOrdO
Miss Grace Imam is back from Ala
mOgOrdO-
The Home Mission society held a ba-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11

a match with me, and know ne must
have felt disappointed
The DiIon-Klaus fight at Pittsburg
on Wednesday night anded in oraW
and spectators who paid fancy prices
to witness the fight between JACK 1Jil-
Ion. the handy man from indianapolis
and Frank Klaus, Of Pittsburgh, Dolu
coming welterweight champions, saw
some fancy stepping and boxing, nut
as fight it was a joke
The men went six rounds OF lively
dancing, but there were no knockdowns,
no blood was drawn and neither man
was tired or distressed at any stage Of
the game.
Admirers Of Pat Dougherty. left
fielder for the White SoXx of the AMER
can league team. are discussing Well
founded rumOrs that the veteran fielder
is about to be released by president
COmiskey- DOugherty, who led the
team in batting for more than one sea-
son. has minated that he might not
return and this is taken by his friends
to mean that he knows his place IS =
be filled by a younger man. He is De-
lieYed TO be at least one of the veterans
who viii disappear from the south side,
along with Andy Mcconnell, the in
fielder.
The match between johnny Coulon
and Patsey Brannigan has been closet
and the bantams viii clash over the
1O-round route at Johnstow1, Pa. OF
December %. According to the terms
the boys will weigh in at us pounds q
6 o'clock on the night of the oOut.
If they beat Tom Lynch for president
Of the National league at the baseball
meeting they viii have to ID it in the
face Of formidable record. And. to
show how strongly Iynch believes in
his record, he is not the least lit WOr-
ried
"One thing in which I am perfectly
pleased" said Lynch, is that all OF me
tail-end clubs did mu2E better fInan-
Every one Of them made money. The
st. Louis club, thanks to the successful
work Of Roger Bresnahan, paid more
profits than it has in many years"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11
AMATEUR ATHELETES SELECT
OFFICERs For THE YEAE

The officers for the coming year We're
elected at the third annual meeting Of
the Southwestern Amateur Athletic fed
Grafton, held in the Y. NJ c. A Satur-
day A. H. Badenock, physical director
of the A. and NJ college. MesilIa Park,
was elected president; S z. Mitchell,
OF the A and NJ, vice president; T. F.
McLaren, of the Z. p. N. l., secretary
treasurer.
1t was decided that the third annual
basketball tournament should be held
Friday and Saturday February % and
"A. at the FL Paso Y. NJ c. A. The
track and field meet will be held sat
urday. May 4, at the A. and NJ. college,
Mesilla Park.
The organizations belonging to the
federation are: A. and NJ. college, Me-
silla Park; SOcOrrO School of Mines,
Douglas High school. Alamogordo High
school. Bisbee High school, Silver City
High school, Albuquerque High school.
Stake academy, COlOnia JUarez, Mexico,
and the FL Paso High school, Military
institute and Y N. c. A
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11

urday night
A crowd Of PA rooters witnessed the
first basketball games Of the Grammar
Schools Athletic league at the w
Saturday afternoon The opening
game. between the first team Of San
JacintO and Lamar was one sided
walkaway. The score at the close Of
this slaughter of the innOcents was
30 to 6 in favor Of the San Jacinto
team
The second game was a repetition
of the first, in score, though the odds
against the players were not. so ter
Mesa trounced Bean % to s. The
Beall team did not get worked up IN
til the last Of the game, when they
scored three goals in quick succession,
but the Mesa aggregation had got too
far away for any hope Of catching up
before the lineup gong. All the
schools had most enthusiastic and vO-
ciferOus rOoters
The officials were. Referee, Mitch
ell; timekeeper. Garwood; scorers,
Brown and Moltaine. The games were
played in seven minute quarters with
a two minute rest and five minutes
intermissiOn between the halves.
is Five Team League.
The league has been changed from
a six team to a five team league, the
second team of the San Jacinto school
being dropped in order not to give
one school the advantage Of percent
age by having two teams in the league.
The second team of the San JacintO
made its first and farewell appearance
playing against the Sunset team. Al
though regarded as only a practice
game it was by far the best played
and TIE most interesting and exciting
of the whole affair San Jacinto won.
scoring Il to Sunsets s. Besides be-
ing the sWansOng Of the San JacintO's
second the game was unique in hav-
ing three different referees, Mitchell
officiating for the first two quarters
Robinson for the third, and Peralta
for the final
afternOO-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11
N0RMANS DEFEAT
THE WOLVERINES
Saxons Win Over Vikings;
Grammar School Lea
que Opens Season.

In game that was full of exciting
plays the Normans won from the VOL
Ner1nes in the second series of the
Bible classes basketball LEAGUE at the
~" Saturday night. The score totaIed
40 to 80 in the NOrmans favor. From
me way the game started, it looked
as thought the Wolverines were going
10 give the NOrmans a bit of a tussle
10 get away with the game.
k1lburn, Of the Wolverines. made the
Lrst goal OF the game, then the Nor
mans won a free throw on a foul and
scored. A second basket was shot bv
the ~ Olverines. This set the NOrmans
on their mettle. and they ran their
score up with three more baskets be
fore the end Of the first quarter. Then
4,eFaIta replaced 3. Moore at center
and the machine-like team work Of
Peralta- GarWOod and Evans kept the
Normans score running slzyward-
The Wolverines did their best work
in the first half, keeping their score
dangerously near the NOrmans. The
first half ended % to %.
In the second the Normans took the
lead in scoring and for the rest of the
game left no doubt of the result
sand" Shea. the Wolverines center
did some real star playing for his
team. His accurate basket shooting
netted 10 goals. but his side as
whole lacked the team work Of the
Normans, who put through some very
pretty double plays. The game was
from all points the best that has been
played at the "Y' this season
The Iineups Of the teams were: Nor
mans-Peralta and Romero, center;
GarwOOd and RUmsey, guards, Evans
and Taylor. forwards. Wolverines
Shea center, Thomas and Rheinheim-
er. guards, and Drehner and Kilburn,
forwards
Officials. Romero, timekeeper; c
H Brown, scorer; and E n. Robinson
referee.
SaxOus Defeat Vikings.
In the second game the SaXOns
played Nthe Vikings to the tune Of 30
to IL. with the Vikings as victims The
first half was a rafting good one, the
teams breaking even at the close, Z
against Z In the second half the
Vikings went all to pieces, and shot
but two baskets, so the game was all
TO the SaXons.
The lineups were: SaxOns-Baker
and Lyman, center; Ross, Robertson
and BOwden, guards; and ChenOweth
Rice and Hoover, forwards. vikings
Loretz, center; Stevenson, league and
Carpenter guards; F. Marshall and w
Marshall, forwards. The officials were
the same, with the exception Of the
referee, Peralta officiating in this ca
pacity. ChenOWeth did the best indi-
viduaI work for the SaxOns.
The Standings.
The standing of the teams in the