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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
IA. SCHMIDT BEST BOWLER
st. Louis Man Wins Individual
Contest at Des MONIES.
MAKES GOOD MARK OF ess
FRntOn and HOyer of sioux City
High In Doubles, with 1910
Huntington of Omaha
Rolls 643.

! DES MONIES, Dec. ia. Schmidt of
st. Louis was declared the victor in the
individual events OF the Midwestern
Bowling tournament which closed here
last night. His score was 6s6. N. j. Locker
Of Des Molnes won second place with cas-
and Neblett of Des Moines third with SSl.
Fanton and Hoyer Of Sioux City won
the high score OF the tournament In the
double events with 1910. Hoffmeister and
Iserman Of Des Moines we're second with
l.209 and Vernon and Overman of Des
Moines third with l,lss
The only score worthy of mention in
today's slng1es and doubles was rolled
by M. r. Huntington Of Omaha, who fin
lshe6 with 642 in the individuals
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
Basket Ball Gets
Good Start at the
Omaha High School

The Omaha High school basket ball
squad has entered into the spirit OF the
game for all 1t is worth and IL the num-
Der of active candidates remains as large
as It is at present for the next two weeks,
Coach Clark will have no trouble In pick
ing regular squad of first class caliber.
coach Clark will merely put the lads
through stiff preliminary practice this
week and will not attempt to pick the
regular squad until sometime next week.
There will be fourteen on the regular
squad, enough for two fiyes and substi-
tutes. From this squad the frst team
will be picked later in the season. There
will also be second five and four class
teams, representing the senior. junior,
sophomore amid freshman classes. A
series of games will be played between
the class teams, usually as pTeliminarles
TO the regular games ofJthe first quintet.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
May AbroEate Rule.

LINCOLN. Dec. 1i.-(Special TELEGRAM
The banquet rendered by thu Omaha
alumni to the Cornhuslrers Tuesday niaht
ha9 called TO the attention OF university
authorities . ruling Of the Missouri val
ley conference and OF the board of pfssI-
dents comprising the Missouri valley
schools which prohibits the playing Of
foot ball games except on college cam
puses. .ss1g.ss b ss,.s.a ~, ss4t
Inasmueh as the Omaha banquet is the
initial move toward securing a foot bali
game for the metropolis next fall, uni.
versity authorities made the statement
Monday that under the present rules OF
the Missouri Valley conference such a
game was Impossible. Two years ago
the presidents and regents OF the various
schools comprising the conference me,
at Des Molnes and enacted the rule pro-
hibiting games outside OF the college
athletic grounds and the rule was later
incorporated in those of the Missouri Val.
ley conference.
1he rule is now in full force ana until
Its recIsion a game in Omaha in which
Nebraska is one OF the contestants. fs an
impossibility. Considerable speculation
exists in this city over the probable
STEPS which win be taken to permit the
playing OF game in the metropolis. IL
IL suggested that the ruling be reselnded.
considerable Dissatisfaction having al
ready been expressed over II.
The next meeting of the presidents and
the regents win be held In Lincoln next
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
ALEX MUNRoE BEGINS
TRAINING IN KANSAS CITY

= KANSAS CITY, Dec. il-Alex Munroe
wrestling champion Of Great Britain, ar
rived here today ready 10 begin training
at once for his match with Frank Gotch
for the worlds title ON the night OF De
eemeer q in Convention hall la this
city lie viii begin his workout tomorrow
at the Kansas city Athletic club. lie
weighs 200 pounds and said today he
Intended 70 take off ten pounds before
the match.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
"poa" EAGER.

The whole team of 1911 Cornhusker foot
ball players will accompany Manager
Earl o. Eager and Coach Jumbo" stiehm
to Omaha this afternoon for the biz get
together feed that the alumni OF Omaha
are rendering the championship eleven at
the Millard hotel. Manager Earl o. Eager
sent word yesterday afternoon that six
teen husky youngsters will arrive at 6
O'Clock this evening.
No captain for next seasons eleven has
been elected, and the letter men will
probably select their leader when they
get together here tonight. They will be
asked 10 pun off this act then and they
are expected to consent.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
MUNRO BEGINS TRAINING
FOR MATCH WITH G0TCH

. KANSAS CITY. No. Dec. u,-Alec
AunFo. wrestling champion OF Great
Britain. arrived here today ready to be-
KIN training at once for his match with
Frank Goteh, for the worlds title on
the hight OF December e. In Convention
han IN this city. Vie viii begin his work
out tomorrow al the kansas City Athletic
club lie weighs 20 and said today he
intsnded 10 take off ten pounds before the
match.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
MORE HONOUS FOR NEBRASKA
Capt. shonka Placed on Honor List
by Outings Coaches.
ONLY VALLEY PLAYER CHOSEN
Ffrst Ttme corRhasker school Has
Been Given PcA Place ny Prom-
inent Gridiron Tutors of
the whole Country.

Captain shonka OF the University OF
Nebraska foot ball eleven is one OF four
lett tackles Of the country who are placed
on the foot ball honor list OF 1911. a Sc
lection made by prominent coaches OF the
country and published I'm the January
Number OF Outing. lie Is the only west
ern man outside OF the Chicago con-
ference who il placed on the honor list.
This honor list u rot chosen at ran
dom. nor IL 4 the selection OF one man.
hut Il Is the result OF careful selection
by the prominent foot ball coaches OF
the country; each man mentioned has
been named by two or more coaches.
The 1911 foot ball honor list Is as fol-
lows:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
FRANKIE MANSON DEFEATS
0'NElL,S HEAVYWEIGHT

frankie Manson, instructor OF the
school OF physical culture az Nineteenth
and Farnam streets who Ia better known
10 the sporting fraternity as Mont
Trimmer" has returned from Spencer
Neb., where he defeated Dummy West
The o'Neill heaVywelght, IN the third
round. Manson has been matched TO fight
Jack sullivan at OMEN next week
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12

Nsaie I'd conrad landed In third place
ana hGs,.ey aud Huntington In seventn
pla . IN ths sstna and tire four SEQ, ss
auGeS % usnmaa,a, me t.ita mtmbe. Of
ne ttsni. Oda,d ha,e tosaitd Up 10 more
thsa 3 voc. watch Woald have landed f.ss,
moe, vlA ease,
n tAo snalss taa leasa also d.ss,n-
su,sas1 Nse.f hunungton with gSA lSS
ana -, so,si OF cts landed IN third pace
IN the event Nsale shootins iss. i5g and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
Metz Bros. Show
Speed in Doubles at
Des Moines Meet

Although the Mstr pfothsrs famous
team OF ten pin artists did not Hnow very
well IN the fivs-mSh event 4 great deal
o; satisfaction 10 10 hs Ealnsd from the
showing they made In the double eysnt
Al the tournament at Des Molnss The
Sesm G,d not arrive IN that city until
after o'clock. and then juat had time 70
change clothes and so upon, the aleys
paaetuAlly a. 10 o'clock.
Arter having a nights rest they shot
IN the doubles sunday, with the follow
mE results:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
RED OAK HIGH SCHOOL
DEFEATS TEAM FROM TABOR

TABOR la. Dee n.-(SpeeialD--A
lively basket BAH game Was played here
IN the old college gymnasium last night.
About forty rooters came over with the
Red Oak High school team and Witnessed
them defeat the Tabor High school by a
aeors of % TO %. Red Oak was awarded
eight points and Tabor none
a curtain raising game MAS played by
this Tabor High school senior and sopho-
more girls against the freshmen and
Juaior siris. resulting le TO Il in favor ~
the latter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12

where nuIe Does Not Hold.
The Missouri valley rule against the
playing OF games on fields not under
control OF one OF the schools participant
Ing. is held TO be effective only against
conference institutions. Nebraska, for
example. could play Michigan or Mime
sofa in Omaha This same rule was IN
force In the Chicago conference when
Minnesota, a member of that organiza-
don, played Nebraska in Omaha at
ROurke park, a field not owned or con-
trolled by either school.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12

rs. with total Of $50. also landed among
the top men.
Altogether this is remarkable showing
for five men TO make. getting into the
money in every event ana most proml-
nsnily in the doubles and singles
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
Tonrins Cars for Team.

The team. manager and coaches will
be met at the burlington station this
evening BY reception committee OF the
local alumni who viii have several big
touring cars to take the boys 10 the
hotel
Many alumni in Lincoln have stated
they win be here for the big stunt All
alumni in Omaha are invited. II they
have not received formal invitations they
must come anyway, the reception com
rnittee declares. The price Of the feed
is 80 cents: there are to be no subserip-
tons. All II will cost anyone wIn be 20
cents.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
May Elect Captain Here

its kind ever held here and the Omaha
alumni are going to turn out in large
numbers. 1t is expected that there Will
be between 300 and 400 OF the old grads
down at the Willard hotel There will
be songs and music in large quantities.
and one section OF Omaha will think Il
has been set down in the midst OF a
college colony ttf
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
JUMBO" sTIEHM.

fall, but II Omaha is to be given a game
on the schedule next fall, special SEES
sion OF that body or action by the con-
ference itself must be taken.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12

CRETE, Neb., Dec. n.-(speciai)- Ths
crete High school basket ban team &c
feated The Wahoo team here Friday night
q q 10 IS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
Gould,s Igorse Wins.

PARIS Dec, n.-FrHhk J. ooald's
Cavero won the Prize Marie Antony a.
the Auteun race track today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12

The hey 10 success In business Is ths
lodicious and persistent use OF uewspaper
a.isertisihg
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12

TABLE ROCK, Neb., Dec. 11.-(Special. }
The basket ball game played here Satur-
day night between Humboldt and the
Table Rock Tigers" resulted in vic +,
tory for the latter, the score being Il
to B.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12

L'SreN As NoUS evrosHsS Tvs
Prs VAILED oSi TIE JOoos 20
eeoPEN YOUR CASE NGNtN TLL
ssv KIM TO NeooNSDeR eIAs
$4,000 PINE
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
A "CLOWOY" WEDDING
Hermit and Sculptures Mar
ried on Mountain Top.

Grand Junction, Colo. June a.
granite. carved and fashioned by the
hands of the bride. on a narrow ledge
one hundred feet from the ground
and reached by a trail hewn out of
the solid rock by the bridegroom, Miss
Beatrice Farnham, the Boston artist
and sculptures, and John Otto, &C.
centric hermit, prospector and trail
builder, were married in the Monu-
ment National park, of which Otto
has recently been appointed superin-
tendent.
It had originally been planned to
hold the ceremony on the top of indie
pendence rock, a lofty spire towering
more than 500 feet in the air, the pin
nacle of which no one has reached be-
fore, except Otto, who for months has
been cutting steps in the side of the
rock spire, but the minister baked
and compromise was effected.
Before the ceremony the bride
cooked the wedding feast over a camp
fire, then donned her wedding gown
of white satin, with long bridal veil,
and made her way to the foot of the
cliff where the groom, in blue serge
coat and khaki trousers, awaited be-
side the minister who was clad in the
full robes of the Episcopal clergy.
Later, when the wedding gown had
been exchanged for mountain climb
ing costume, the newly married pair
scaled the Independence spire, and on
it's pinnacle. where they had planned
to be welded in the first place, re-
peated marriage ceremony of their
own devising.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
Jet Ornaments, So Priced By
Grandmother, Stylish Again

Jet occurs NOT only IN the cliffs on
both sides of Whitby, from Robin
Hoods Town to Staithes. but also a
score of miles away inland. Long ago
it was dug in the Cleveland hills, es-
pecially about that we'll known land
mark, Roseberry Topping, and on the
moore above Great Ayton; also in
Bilsdale and Raisdale. the old jet dig
gings in the latter locality having
been from time to time been inhabited
by badgers. The jet obtained from
the neighborhood of Staithes. a Cleve-
land fishing station, is always consid-
cred to be of the best quality, and
the yield at this point is also the most
plentiful. 1t occurs chiefly near the
base of what is known to biologists
as the "Ammonites serpentinus" Ia
species of ST. Hilda's snakestones)
zone of the bituminous Upper LAS
shales, and is generally accompanied
by natural oil. From the fact that
it bears no trace of structural parts
it's origin is somewhat problemitical,
and it has been variously described as
carbonaceous mineral, kind of pet.
rified wood, or wood coal
There can be little doubt that 1t is
pine or fir wood in a high state of
characterization. In early stages it
trees were water borne to some hol
low, where it lay until buried under
thick, impervious layers Of fine black
mud, the whole decaying very slowly
with generated heat as the pressure
from above became more intense
| casing the whole bed of deposits to
dry when when they were high enough
to divert the inflow. Anyhow, the
substance we call jet is found i'm
bedded in bituminous shales, and dis
lodged in the form of irregular mass
es or pockets sometimes lenitcular
The largest piece of jet ever found
according to available records, meas
ured six feet four inches by four feet
five inches. weighing a trifle over ell
even pound and. If 1 mistake not. /,
was sold for $500 in the Whitby mar
ket.
Gloomy Tunnels in Cliffs.
I have recently visited several oil
the old jetticks-jet workings-on the
cliffs about Whitby. They are gloomy
tunnels driven into the cliff face at diff
ferent levels. sometimes periously
near the waves and nearly always diff
ficult Of access. I could see that the
bituminous Lias shale had been syste
matically mined at it's outcrop. the
outer walls of these tunnels being sc
soft as to break easily between ones
| fingsr.
One hole I penetrated measured fit
teen yards from the aperture to the
blank wall, at the foot Of which lay
a basin Of greasy water, The ole
odors Of petroleum and inflammable
gas had long since escaped from
these workings, Outside stood heaps
Of weed-grown rock and soil. the bar
row men never having wheeled 1t al
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25

sooner or later The funeral jet could
not be expected to possess the charms
of modern iewelry, which even inthese
days are being made to suit every
purse.
End OF the Craze
Naturally. the fair sex did not care
to decorate themselves always with
what were assumed to be emblems OF
mourning when all the world seemed
gay Society decreed that as orna-
ments of Jet had become far too PIE
bian, they must be discarded by all
persons of good taste. For some little
time inferior and even spurious jet
had been sent over in such quantities
from Spain that British markets We're
becoming oyerstocked, and as prices
went down the craze for 1t did not
linger long. Rather over twenty years
ago Spanish vessels would unload
large cargoes OF jet in Whitby harbor
by broad daylight. ont long after
ward dealer was offered as many
brooches or the Spanish product as he
liked at 70 cents a dozen. whereas
similar articles of the best Whithy
brand could not be worked up for sale
for less than S. This foreign Jet was
soft and of coarse texture: it was af-
fected by the weather. lost it's Mster
until it became little better than cam
mel coal. and within a few short years
began to split up and crumble.
So rapid was the slump alluded to
that not few Whitby merchants and
jewellers found themselves with large
stocks of valuable trinkcts, carved
with the highest regard to art. thrown
on their hands. Much of this stock
in trade remained until quite recent
times slowed away in old garrets and
lumber rooms. True. the numerous
summer visitors generally purchased
few little Jet souvenirs and bagatel-
les, such as blouse brooches and bead
chains. otherwise the lathes could
scarcely have been kept going. and In
the case jet turning would have be-
come lost art in England.
1t can not be denied that there haa
been a steady demand for Whitby jet
during the last few years. one mer-
chant having been able to purchase
the weekly output OF some twenty
turner's. Hardly a week has passed
without parcels of 1t bcin sent to var
| ious parts of the country and away to
I the colonies. aLst season the demand
rose prodigiously enough to jubiliate
the hearts of everybody interested in
this old-time industry. Once again
ahere ara Industrious workmen earn
ing fair wages, and it is to be hoped
they will be able to satisfy all critics
with their first-class work and novel
designs. Although on the east side OF
the town three or four new work
shops have been opened by local
merchant, can not find that any new
apprentices are bein initiated into tho
ltechnicalities of the work,-London
Correspondent Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25

inch further than he was forced. In
those jetticks which were near en-
ough to high-tide mark he would sim
ply overturn his refuse and leave it
for the sea to distribute.
Prospecting for jet became, in later
times at least. as much of a lottery
as gold digging. Men who could rake
sufficient money together would
stake it all in lease claim. and as
sisted by their sons come to and from
their daily toll by means of rope
thrown over the cliff face. They might
labor strenuously for months without
finding the smallest sign of jet; or
shale they might with great excite
ment, come TO treasure at length,
only to find it brittle and soft and
worth consequently not more than so
cents pound. Many little band of
prospectors toiled in vain until heart
and hope were lost: whereas another
solitary. single handed late conner
pockets OF hard jet calculated to add
considerable to his worldly riches with
in a very few days.
Spectators Gambied in II.
Whitby, for its sizfie, became one
of the most prosperous towns in En-
gland Immediately after the death of
the prince consort. which event put
the whole nation into deep mourning.
Two thousand jet designers. turner's,
carvers and finishers were then kept
at work, some of the leading artificers
| earning as much $40 per week. In
the year 1856 the value of jet arti.
cles manufactured at Whitby was COM
puted al. 100000. While engineers
were busy improving the machinery
needed to cope with the demand for
high class goods, jet was gambled in
cornered. bulled aud beared by the
spectators in many parts Of the
| world.
The fashion ragged for Jet beads
buttons, necklaces. brooches, brace
lets, crosses and other pendants, to
| say nothing Of nameless and numer
Gus trinkets and souvenirs. A great
demand for these goods was created in
the United States and most Of the
British colonies. Everybody admired
the deep black velvety luster of the
, jet; 1t was SO hard and textureless as
to be readily treated by the artifi
| GERS, and when polished with the sill
| versmith's rouge it became magnetic
The fashion of jet outlasted the per
iond Of Victorian court mourning sew
eral years. 1t remained an article Of
everyday wear. and up to well within
the last five and twenty years the in
dustry kept going as many as 1.3Ot
persons. Then the decision which de
livered staggering blow to the trade
came with a suddenness quite char
acteristic of that tickle mistress, Fash
ion. Funeral mutes, black plumet
hearses, huge hatbands and Other
badges of mourning have passed away
as crepe and black kid gloves must DE-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25

A remarkable story of how a man
having lost the girl he wanted to mar
ry, kept up the allusion that he had
married her. is reported from Buda
Pest
Michael Milossy. a property ownnr
in Kleinpest, had for several years
been in love with Malwine Mariner
stein, the daughter of merchant,
noted for her beauty. Her parents
they considered Milossy to be very
strange in his ways.
Later a bookkeeper. named Gaspar.
GENE on the scene. fell in love with
Malwine Marmerstein. and married
her. Kilossy now took rooms near
the Gaspars, and after few months
he seemed to have got over his disap-
pointment. He spent the greater
part of the day in his rooms into which
no stranger save his landlady entered.
After awhile Milossy began to re-
ceive boxes and packages from Paris
These he opened himself, carefully
concealing the contents from his
iandlady. The latter, in tidying the
room, occasionally came across arti-
Giles of woman's clothing and one day
when Milossy was in another part of
the house, she peeped into the room
in which he spent most of his time,
and saw Frau Gaspar sitting on the
sofa.
She ordered the woman to leave
the house at once threatening to in
form her husband. At this point Mi
lossy appeared on the scene and be-
gan to laugh. He pointed to the sup
posed Frau Gaspar. That is a wax
| figure" he said. but tell no one what
you have seen, otherwise l will shoot
myself"
He explained that when he made the
acquaintance of Malwine Marmerstein
she gave him her photograph. from
which he ordered a wax figure made.
The story goes that he made love to
the wax figure for year, and when
the real Freu Gaspar became mo.
Their Kilossy ordered the figure of a
child from Paris.
Recently Kilossy had a nervous
breakdown, and showed signs OF
madness. A few days ago he began
to rave and was taken to an asylum
| In Berlin, as elsewhere in Germany
the custom of offering flowers fol
sale on an especially designated day
the proceeds to go to charity. has be
come a craze this year. What are
known as DAISY Days"-for the name
Of the flowers most frequently sold
have been frequent. The usages OF
DAISY Day" give the promoters OF
the charity full civil and social license
to waylay any passer-by with the offer
of a flower and request for aims in
return. The Berlin business man 60
ing to his office has had to run a
gauntlet Of attractive, white-gowned
smiling, but determined young women
who overlooked no chance to exert a
stray ten-phennig piece. At Potsdanl
there was Daisy Day" following the
parade, Princess August Wilhelm man,
aged it, and. with the aid Of the sup
porting members OF the royal family
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25

Some German schoolboya who have
been making q visit of week to an
English public school at Wimbledon
are going home disconsolate and en-
vious and impressed with tho easy.
pleasant time English schoolhoys haya
in their short working houra and the
OF their tasks.