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Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
CYCLISTS MAY MAKE RECORDS
Daredevil Speeders Are Entered TO
Fourth of July Events.
AMATEURs HAVE EVEN CHANCE
In the Ten-sIiIe Event n Mile Min
ute ia Expected---Big Race of the
Day Will Cover One Hum
dred MiIes.


engines. and the sharp pistol-like reports
OF motorcycle exhausts. viii drown out
every other sound when the greatest mo-
torcycle race Of the west opens Independ-
ence day at the Omaha Speedway. More
than fifty of the most famous motorcycle
riders in the country will be ready to start
their machines at the report of the gun
In the 100-mile race to be conducted by the
Omaha MOTORCYCLE club on that day.
The race planned is a registered ~ A.
N" race and any records from one mile to
100 miles established on the course will
stand as worldwide motorcycle fast time
marks. And with the splendid mile dirt
track, baked hard as pottery by the sun.
there should be many a record in danger.
Few races as long as 100 miles go to the
swiftest machines. but generally the win.
ner is the careful. slxilIfuI driver twin
cylinder motorcycle will wear out two back
tires In running 100 miles at top speed,
but single cylinder machine. while not
quite so speedy will not have to stop to
change tires Prizes have been supplied
for both twin and single cylinder winners,
but 1t is very probable that the winner
will be the rider of single cylinder.
For the same reasons, the amateur rider
will have good chance to win more than
the prizes for amateurs only. No amateur
will ride as fast as a professional motor
cycle expert, but in a 10O-mile event the
speedy rider may come to grief.
Fast Time Expected.
Odds as to the time that will be made In
the Omaha race next Tuesday are varied.
In the ten-mile preliminary event the time
will be mile minute or better. In the
100 mile event, however, It will probably be
anywhere from forty to fifty-five miles an
hour.
Following are the officials chosen to
manage the big race 1t will begin at 2;SO:
Referee-E. L. Potter.
Judges-J. Greenberg, w. Nickel. DR..
Diamond.
Timers-H c. Pierce. L. Olsen. J. Cooper.
Starter-Al Wagner.
Clerk OF Course-T. Burchall.
Checkers-G. Goddard, e. Erickson, J.
Wykert, J. H. Shaw j. Gideon. U. S. Sour
wine.
Umpires-R. w. Savage w. Law.
Arrangements have been made with the
Omaha Express company to furnish twen-
ty-five 'carryalls to convey the crowds the
half mile to and from the end of the West
Leavenworth car line to the Speedway at
the nominal charge OF Is cents. Every pre-
caution has been made to prevent any holds
ups ana the comfort Of the public has been
looked after in every particular.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Rod and Gun Club
Will Hold Tourney
Big Tennis Event of Year for This
Organization to Be Started
Next Week.

The big tennis event Of the year for the
Rod and Gun club, the annual club tourna-
ment, will open Thursday. Championship
singles and doubles and consolation rounds
In each class viii be played, the tourna-
ment TO last ten days.
Ray Farrell. holder OF the championship
cup of the club in singles. has been APP
pointed chief referee for the tournament.
He will defend the singles title and Earl
Abbott and DR.. Thompson will defend the
doubles championship.
Playing VIII begin Thursday afternoon
and will continue each afternoon and even
inE at such times as the members can get
together. Defaults will be called on play
ers for unnecessary slowness.
This years tournament promises TO be
the largest and most successful event the
Red and Gun club has ever held. A big
list of prizes has been made up by the
merchants OF the CITY who are interested
in the Rod and Gun club and enthusiasm
Is high. Entries will close July g. when
the drawings win be made. and probably
every tennis player in the club win be
entered
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
SIMPSON WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
Former omahan wins Golf Match In
Very close and Ezctting

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. July i.--Rossrt
simpson OF Kenosha. VIA. winner OF the
western golf championship OF the Hinsdale
club Chicago in 1907. Il again the possessor
Of the title This Afternoon under = broiling
sun and on = course faster than az any pre-
vious Tins this week. he dafoatsd Thomas
Mcnamara OF boston. up and to play.
Despite the sweltering heat. large gal
(, followed the contestants over the Kent
tyuntry club course and witnessed q
matrh which was anybody's until the
!, MY eighth hole. simpson won because
D, .layed the better and steadier golf. Time
ana time again he outdrove the Boston
man and three times In the afternoon Nc
Namara missed short puts which would
have given him an equal number OF holes.
simpson was up when the thirty fourth
hole was completed. Then on his drive he
SHED 70 the rough and recovered while Me
Namara was sharp away on hts first and
pulled his second stroke away. overrunnins
the hole on his third, II was haived IN five,
giving simpson the title.
The victory was worth 500 IN tournarnen,
money. while Mcnamara drew Gown moo
The afternoon half OF the match was
not quite as interesting az the morning
Flay but Il was far from duh. McNanara
was never able to take the lead, although
he twice evened matters
The following are the cards OF the cham.
paonship match:
Manning ncarna.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Sheehan Wins Golf
Title at Des Moines
Young Local Player Takes Honors in
Close Match with Ralph
Rider.

DIES MONIES. Ia. July L--(speciai Tele-
grAm,) -wiIliam sheehan. young man OF
Des Moinea. won the state golf champion
ship today At the close Of week Of hard
playing. The fininh came In close test
between sheehan and Ralph Rider. They
both played alternately brilliant and poor
games. owing largely 10 the extreme heat
Of tina week. At the end OF the first nino
holes the mon were even end At the end
OF the second run 6hsehan had three up.
The game closed with sheshan two up and
one 20 play. There were thirty-two entries
Ia the match
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
State Golf Tourney
Will Be Attractive to
Nebraska Players
Seventh Annual meet Promises to Be
Bigger and Better Than Previous
Tournaments.

The seventh annual Nebraska State Golf
association tournament, to be held ON the
Field club links July s. s, and 8, will be
bigger and better than ever. The tourney
win Tar surpass in number OF golfers any
thing the state association has ever at
tempted and undoubtedly the course of the
Field club was never in better shape.
Some record scores should be made thia
year at the tournament. Already this year
70 has been made on the Field club
course by Sam Reynolds. one OF the young
est players, and several scores OF rs and
7e occur each week. w. j. Foye. holder of
the championship Is playing IN splendid
form. and II viii be a score In the seventies
that wins the tournament.
Ninety-six players will qualify in the
opening round OF the tournament The first
men off the tee will start at o'clock in
the morning. Thirty-two holes VIII make
up the qualifying round.
On the opening date will also come the
Nebraska club team championship match
Four-men teams will compete. added medal
scores to count, Scores in qualifying round
win be used In this match.
w. ID. Clarke. the Field club professional
will have q puzzled lot OF golfers before
they complete the course. His famous un-
dulating green will be cut and rolled in
preparation for the state tournament and
used for the first time, Thee putting rec
ord OF the cracks viii so TO pieces quickly
under the rolls and slopes OF this green
and some OF the amateurs. with a little
luck, may get away with good SCORES,
That course is speedier today than 1t
has ever been since have been with the
Field club" declared Clarke saturday.
The ball will go long ways farther on
a drive. and also on an approach shot to-
day than It would at the opening of the
season. The hot sun has baked the ground
till ball win roll along IT like 9 pool table
or bowling alley
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Automobile Truck nurnea.

ESTHEvILLE, Ia. June SO.-(SpeciaI.)-
While attempting to cross a ditch filled
with hay and straw In his new auto truck
wagon, Fred Lawson, a farmer north of
town, became stuck In the mud. In apply
ing more power to extTicate the machine,
1t gave off sparks, which ignited the
hay and straw underneath and in a few
moments his whole car was in flames. II
was completely burned with the exception
of the iron and steel frame.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Dyapeptas PhilosopAy.

Many 3 giri who sits on young mans
knees eventually has to sue him for sup
port.
II angels play the horn, a. We arc led
20 suDpoee let US hope they play ID bet
ter than the average amateur.
There are only two Wava Ia check The
exfrayagance OF the Girl you are engaged
70. Either break off the engagemant or
marry her.
a woman's a weman foe a. that. Even
Buffra3ette may retain her appetite for
leo cream Bodaa
rich onef
Queer how sirl can brighten . young
Nav York TimeGs
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

LEAvENwoRTH. Kan. July Prank
Thompson, one OF the prisoners who took
part In q mutiny at the federal prison here
in 1901 when twenty-six prisoners escaped
after killing a guard. was released today
on Communication Of sentence signed by
President Taft Evidence showing that
Thompson had been used as q tool by the
other mutineers led to the Communication.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
INDIANAPOLIS.
KANaAs cITY
Stated for Move In n,nsa,
eRafted for Rradv In ninth.

sBatted for Move In ninIa.
Slated for Brady In ninth.
i Ksnsas ely ..,.s.i ! SdSSSS IL IL
Two-base hits: Love, James (2). Three
base hits: Holman. Gardner. Mailman 80,
sullivan, Home run: Hyatt Struck OUT
BY Dowd, 2; by Brady, 1. Double plays
Barbeau 20 Love; Love TO Downey to Love.
Stolen bases Gardner, Mccarthy Passed
ball: OConnor. Hits: Oft Webb, in one
and two-thirds innings; off Dowd, in
four and one-third nnings off Brady, 8
IN three innings. First base on balls: Off
Webb, l; off Dowd, 3: off Brady, l. Sacri-
flee hits: Sullivan ~, Downey. Time ZOO
Umpires: Ferguson and Weddige.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
BLUES TAKE AN EASY GAME
Hyatt Gets Home RON with Two MEN
ON Bases.

INDIANAPOLIS, ma. July L--Kansas
City easily won today's game from Indian
apolis, II 70 s. The local pitchers were hit
hard. while Rhoao,s ..,.d the locals safe.
IN the second inning, was the feature.
Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
COLUMBUS GETS NEEDED RUN
Brewers Lose Ten-Inning Contest by
Three 70 Two.
F1EIDERs SHOW GREAT FORM
Two Catches By odwen and stop ~
Jones with Bases Pun Are Feat-
ures OF eame---One Home


COLUMBUS. o.. Juiy i--Columbus and
Milwaukee again went ten innings. but this
time the home team won. Eleven Of the
fourteen hits off Dougherty did not figure
IN the result Sensational fielding plays
were abundant two catches By OdweiI and
stop BY Jones. with bases fun. being
best. Two games win be played tomor-
row Score.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Totals

EARNED runb. Seward, Z. TW0-baBe hits.
Fullen, Watson Three-base hit: Morse.
/. Struck out BY Hansen, .; BY Watsork 81;
by Green, 3. Left on bases: SewardI 3;
Grand Island, 4. Double play: Hansen,
Neff and Henry.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
NEW YORK WINS IN THE THIRD

Boston Loaes Contest by score OF
Eight TO Two.
BOSTON, July l.--six runs in the third
inning. when Collins, the local pitcher was
retired won for New York from Boston
today, to 2 Ford's pitching was the sea-
ture. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Score:
,~u-. -

1Hrte- bHbe NUS UanTeIa, WoIter. Hife;
OF Collins, 5 In two innings: off Moser 8
IN four and a third innings; off Nagle
IN two innings Stolen bases: Yerkes,
Myers. Sweeney Hooper Double play:
Yerkea 70 Myers Left on bases Boston,
q New York, 1 Bases on balls: Oft Moser.
u off Ford. 3. Struck out: BY Collins, 4:
BY Moser. 1; by Maggie, /; BY Ford, &
Passed ball: Nupamaker. Wild pitch:
Moser Time: lisa Empires, Egan and
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
YORK PULLS OUT IN TWELFTH
Jarrett, rs Pinch Hitter, Nearly
nrinGs Victory for Kearnex.

KEARNEY, Neb, JVly L--tspecial Tele-
gram.)-It took York twelve innings to win
the game with Kearney today. yarrott
went in as pinch-hitter in the ninth.
bringing in two scores and tielng the game.
s to g. York got one In the twelfth and
shut Kearney out. Kearney changed man
ayers today, Claire getting the place. For
rner Manager Black win remain on the
Kearney team. Score.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
KNAPP GOES AND SMITH COMES
Lincoln Draws ON Fremont Club for
New Box Material.

LINCOLN, Neb., July LAS a result of
a shakeup In the Lincoln Base Ball club
today there will be some changes in the
personnel of the team. beginning tcmor-
row. Pitcher Knapp was "farmed" to the
Fremont club OF the Nebraska state league
will toin Lincoln Pitcher EhmAn Of the
Denver club has been bought by the local
management and ordered to report for to-
morrow's game There ara rumors or other
forthcoming changes.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
TIGERS BLANK ST, LOUIS TEAM
1contlnaed from rage ones

CONTINUED from Pass One,
hit: Collins Double plays: stovaiI 10
Lindsay. Olson to Ball. Bases on balls:
Off Gregg, 8; off Baker. 4 struck out: BY
Sregg. !; BY Baker. 4 Passed bail; smith.
wild pitches; BY Gregg. 4; by Baker. l.
Left on bases. Cleveland. :; Chicago, g.
Tunes La umpires; pinson and Psrrine.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

Three-base hit: Hennissey. First base on
balls; OFT Trimble. 5; off Wilkins. 4 Left
on bases; Kearney. s; York a. Two-base
hits; Pegies, Claire, MaGerkurth L. Gray
ca, Jarrott. Struck out: BY Trtmble, s.;
by wilkins. 4 Double plays: Farrell to
Smith to Payne; Dye to Smith to Payne.
Passed ball: Magcrkurth- Hit by pitched
ball; BY Trimble. 2. Time: 40. Um-
pire: McDermott.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

S iliwaSSse ' ..........M..Ss $3.50 y
rifoe hits. Hinchman, Downs, Mailing,
breen, Marshall W. Two-base hits; Con-
saiton. Kapp. home run: Randall Double
pay. PerT1ng TO Mailing. First base on
balls OH Look, 4. Oft Dougherty 4.
struck out; BY Coos EMPIRES: Owens
and Handiboe Time: 2:0l.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
GOLF RnsULTs Ar DIES MONIES
Ralph Rider and william sheehan
WIN Meet for state Cham paonshIp.

DIES MONIES. Ia, July The state
golf championship will be decided at Wave
land links tomorrow when Ralph Rider,
present champion, will meet William Shoe-
han, former state champion and present
city champion, In the finals OF the state
golf tournament. In the semi-finals today
Rider defeated Hayward Adams. up and
5 to 10. while sheehan beat Phil Worth.
up and TO 10.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
SPORTS FOR THE BIG FOURTH
Athletic Events of All Sorts on the
Bills for That Day.
PLANS FOR LAKE AND FIELDS
Golf at All the Clubs and Base BaIt
ON All che Diamonds--Carni-
val at Carter Lake ON
Tuesday.

Two magic names stirred the pulse Of the
sporting world at this time last year--Jack
johnson and Jim Jeffries. Today Jim JEFF
fries Is almost unheard OF and Jack John
son is in England.
Last year Omaha's local sporting events
were almost nothing. except for the base
ball games at Rourke Park This year
with the absence OF the big attraction I'm
the west. they are manifold.
Pa Rourkes warriors meet st. Joseph in
ths morning and afternoon games at
Rourke park.
The Omaha Motorcycle club holds 100
mile motor cycle race at the Omaha Speed
way with racers from all American cities
competing and clubs OF surrounding towns
present
The Omaha Field club win entertain ten
nis men from Sioux City Kansas City, st.
Joseph and Des Mcines in the first inter-
city tennis match OF the middle west. The
men Of the tennis world best known here,
players who have appeared on the Omaha
Field club courts for the middle west and
national clay court Journeys VIII be present
from these towns representing their re-
spective clubs.
While the tennis men from other cities
are here for 1.-THE Fourth OF July match,
the Omaha men intend to enlist their aid
In getting a monster entry list for the sec
ond annual clay court event In Omaha in
August. They will come In touch with hum
dreds OF good players throughout the sea-
son and win undoubtedly send many a
wieIder OF the racquet TO Omaha this year.
as there are four men coming from each
offv
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
M'INTIRE PUZZLES TKE REDS
Slated for Chalmers in eleventh.
70 0ios "a

Two-base hits, Smith. Erwin, Wheat,
Doolan. Three-base hit: Doom. Home
runs Erwin, Rucker, Lobert. Sacrifice
base: Lobert Struck out: BY Barger. q;
by Rucker, 4; by Ewing, a; By Chalmers,
L. Left on bases: Brooklyn, s.; Phiiadei-
Off Rucker, !: off Ewing. 4; Oft Chalmers,
]. Hits: Off Barger, In two innings; off
Bchardt, In four and two-thirds innings;
Off Ewing, 5 in seven innings: OFF Chain.
ers, IN four innings. Time: 1855. um-
pires: F1nneran and Rigier.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02


The Omaha Gun club will hold It's an
nuai Independence Day shoot at its grounds
across the Big Muddy on TUESDAY MORN
ing. Many out-of-town shooters will be
here TO compete for the money and m r
chandise prizes being lined up By Billy
Tcwnsend and Frank Lowering for the
days pleasures
Amateur base ball. ever popular on q
holiday, will reign supreme Tuesday. Big
games as schedule in Omaha, South
Omaha, Council Bluffs, Benson and Flor
ence for the Fourth, and the amateur fans
viii have q glorious time.
At the Rod and Gun club. the club NM
bers and the Y. M. c. A. members are
planning point water and land carnival
that win put to shame all previous attempts
Of Omaha in this line. Races Motor boat,
sailboat. rowboat ana canoe. with men,
women, singles. doubles and mixed crews.
swimming races for both men ard girls,
and all manner OF water carnival sports
will be held.
Golf will reign supreme at most OF the
clubs. Contests are planned at ali OF
them, for prizes supplied by the golf COM
mittee and private persons At the Field
club the members are planning to go q
little easy ON the course on the Fourth, SO
as to have II in most perfect shape for the
opening Of the Nebraska State Golf asso-
citation tournament there July s.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

Persistent Advertising Is the Road 70 Big
Returns
Ia. KAY to .As sI.u.tloa'-ns. want AA..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-21
FOUR WABASH COMMITTEES
Two Sets Of Bondholders Organ
iZe to Protect Interests.

Four committees have now been formed
to safeguard various interests in the re-
organization OF the Wabash Railroad Com
pany, which has just been placed in the
hands of receivers. In addition to the com
mittee Of which Winslow $. Pierce is
chairman and the stockholders protective
committee. which is headed by J. Horace
Harding, bondholders committees have
been announced. of which James y. Wal
lace. president Of the Central Trust Com
pany, and Willard V. King, president Of
the Columbia Trust Company, are, respec-
lively, chairmen.
The Wallace committee includes Henry
r. Carse, vice-president of the Hanover
National Bank: John j. Mitchell, presi-
dent of the Illinois Trust and Savings
Bank, Chicago; Robert Montgomery. OF
Philadelphia II. X. Pomroy. william \.
Read, J. II. Smith, Of st. Louis; a. NJ.
White and A. H. Wiggin. president of the
Chase National Bank, with the Central
Trust Company as depository and j. f.
Cotton, jr., counsel.
The other members Of the committee OF
which Mr.. King is chairman are F. j. Lis
man, A H. Edwards. president Of the Com
monwealth Trust Company, ST. Louis;
Harrison b. Filey, president OF the Chi
cago Title and Trust Company, and Mr..
Slaughter, of London.
Judge Ward, in the United States Cir
cult Court, yesterday appointed Presl0ent
r A. Delano and George w. Alger ancl-
larry receivers in this district of all OF the
property of the Wabash Railroad Com
pany The receivers are directed to take
possession of all property of the company
within the jurisdiction of the court here
and 10 report 10 the court I'm Missouri
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-21
BLACKMAIL, SAYS WIDOW
Declares Suing Butcher Thought
She Was Wealthy.

Michael Geisman, a young Harlem
butcher, continued his story In the su.
preme Court yesterday about how he had
lent money In various amounts for about
six months TO Mrs. Helen kocknan, q
fascinating widow. now living at the Hote
Aston, until these loans amounted to $50
which he is now trying to get back. When
IL came Mrs Kockman's turn 70 testify
she denied that she ever borrowed any
money from the butcher, and that the case
was only sn attempt at blackmail
BAdes the money that Geisman said he
lent Mrs Kochman he sent her punches
of flowers, tickets TO the opera and the
theatre and gave her a 800 diamond ring
His generosity made such inrosds on his
resources, said his father, that he stopped
the youths bank account, and then the
plaintiff began borrowing the money he
needed for his enamored.
Mrs. Kockman's lawyer read a letter
from Geisman asking for some money 70
save herself a lot of notoriety. Mrs. Kock-
man testified that her home was on farm
two miles from Bowling Green, KY She
was divorced from her husband. She de-
nounced the case OF the butcher as one Of
malicious blackmsil" from beginning 10
end. Mrs. Kockman said that the reason
Geisman picked her out for his suit was
that he believed her TO be woman Of
great wealth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-21
LOSES HER RINGS AT CLUB
Young Woman $1,000 Poorer
than When She Went to Euchre.

Miss Lillian Murphy, daughter of -Ir.
and Mrs. John &. Murphy, Of Nc. 81
Quincy street, Brooklyn, is to-day
mourning the loss of three diamond and
pearl rings, valued at about $1,000
which she last saw in the woman's cloak
room Of the Invincible Club. at No. IS
Herkimer street. where she laid them on
the wash stand. a thorough search was
made without result.
Mrs. Murphy and her daughter had
gone to the Invincible Club 10 attend a
euchre. The club is affiliated with the
18th Assembly District Republican or
ganization, of which Mr.. Murphy is a
member After the euchre, which many
women attended, Miss Murphy left the
card rooms and went to the cloak room.
Before washing her hands she took off
the three rings and placed them on the
wash stand. The jewelry was formerly
worn by her mother and had been reset
by her father who is a jeweller. One
was a cameo. surrounded by nineteen
diamonds; the second was a large dia-
mond solitaire and the third was pearl
ring, surrounded by diamonds. a
woman who does not appear TO be known
by any of the members is suspected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-21
SHUSTER'S DISMISSAL
A MATTER OF HOURS
Persia to Accede to RuSSla'S De-
mand, Otherwise Hostile Troops
Will March on Teheran.
ULTIMATUM EXPIRES TO-DAY
Cabinet Accepts Proposal to APP
point Five Deputies with
Plenary Authority to
Deal with Invad-
ing Power.

Teheran. Dec 21.-The Cabinet has
won an important victory over the Ma
t!onal Council, which foreShadows the
accordance of Russia's demand for the
dismissal of w. Morgan Shuster. the
American Treasurer General of Persia,
unless public opinion proves too strong
The National Council in session
which lasted from $ o'clock last night
until after midnight. finally accepted the
proposal TO appoint a commission OF hVe
deputies with plenary powers to deal
with the Russian ultimatum. Sixty
members were present, and the proposal
was submitted by Observation-Disclosures
the Foreign Minister. and was adopted
by a vote Of 80 TO 10, two of the men,
bers abstaining.
The composition of the commission has
not yet been announced. Vosogh-ed-
Dowleh's proposal was holly opposed by
the Democrats. who declared that such
q commission was in violation Of the
constitution.
II IS stated that the Regent Nasir-el-
Mulk summoned the Moderates earlier
IN the day and threatened TO resign UNI
less the Cabinets proposal was accepted.
Washington, Dec. N.-State Department
officials were without advices to-day from
Charles ". Russell, American Minister in
Teheran. confirming the Berlin dispatches
that the Persian Ministry had resigned.
Unofficial reports that Russia had de"
oided 10 begin on Thursday its move on
Teheran and place a guard about the resi-
dence Of w. Morgan Shuster TO prevent
him from attending to the duties as Treas