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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
Y. M. G. A. Athletes in
Gymnastic Stunts
Medals Are Given to Those Winning
the Most Points in Vari-
Gus Grades.

Athletes of the Young Mems Christian
association held their first annual gym
nastic championship meet Friday night,
when great interest was shown in the
various events. j. T. Maxwell, Omaha
Young Mems Christian association physical
director, was in charge Of the evening :
program.
The judges for the meet were f. f. Pier
son, general secretary, Council Bluffs
Young Mems Christian association; A. L.
Goldsmith physical director South Omaha
Young Mems Christian association; r. L.
earns, athletic coach. Omaha High schools
]. T. Maxwell and ]. Geh-g.
The contest consisted OF apparatus work
on the horses, parallel bars and horizontal
bar and was divided into three grades or
classes of exercises. The contestant re-
ceiWng the largest number of points for
work done in each grade received a medal
Those winning medals were as follows:
First Grade-Gold medal, won by j. M.
Sigler, receiving 1855 points out of a pos
sible 800 points.
Second Grade-Silver medal won by r.
Pracht. receiving 25Oh points out of a pos
sible 800 points.
Third Grade-Bronze medal. won by s.
A. Lynn, receiving 2O7 points out OF a pos
sible 300 points.
The contestants receiving the three high
est scores for work on each piece of APP
paratus in each grade received ribbons.
Those receiving ribbons we're:
First Grade Horse Sigler, first; C. C.
Wendell. second; Jones, third. Horizontal
bars, J. NJ. Sigler, first Jones, second;
George c. Sutherland, third.
Second Grade Horse-R. Pracht, first
Williams. second; A. Cleveland third
Parallel bars, r. Pracht, first; A. Cleve-
land, second; L. Burkenroad, third Hori-
zontal bar, r. Pracht. first; A. Cleveland
second: i. Burkenroad. third.
Third Grade Horses. A. Lynn. first
II. C. Edelman, second. Parallel bars, s
A. Lynn, first; II. c. Edelman, second
Horizontal bar. S. A. Lynn, first; H. C
Edelman, second.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
MINNESOTA MAKING READY
GOphers Plan to Show Western Con-
ference Athletes Good Time.
GAMES TO BE ON NORTHROP FIELD
This VIII be Eleventh Meet when
College sons Gather an June
and IL IL Expected Go
he Best.


Harold HUI. secretary OF the board OF
athletic control at the University OF Min
nesota. has received a communication from
the secretary OF the board Of directors OF
the conference association stating that
Philbrook and Dimmick OF Notre Dame and
Nelson OF Washington state were ineligible
at the time they competed in the last con-
ference track meet and that their points
and medals were forfeited. BY this re.
adjustment Minnesota gets a total OF ten
points in the meet Leonard Frank was
moved up from second to first In the shot
put. Hil was moved from third to second
in the go and given third in the century.
The men were protested soon after the
conference last year and It was unofficially
announced last fall that they were in
eligible. The announcement came in foot
ball season and caused the cancellation OF
the Michigan, Notre Dame foot ball games.
Nelson won two firsts, but by being de-
clared ineligible. loses both. and his col
lege is retired without any points.
official Conference Results.
The official results OF the conference ere
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
FLASH KANE VISITS OMAHA

RepOrter-BaH Player Here on His
Way TO ogden Team.
Flash" Kane. newspaper reporter and
base ball player, was in Omaha Saturday,
passing through on his way to Ogden,
Utah, where he is to hold down shortstop
for the Ogden team this year. Ogden is in
the Union association.
Flash Kane is one of the few men in
the base ball game who is able to write
about it. He has played in class c and d
leagues for several years, playing with
South Bend, IN the Three III last year. I'M
til he had an ankle broken. In winter
Flash works on newspapers,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16

"systemRtie Maekerism."
SAN FRANCISCO. April 15-President
David starr Jordon Of stanford university.
az Palo Alto, has instructed the committee
Oh athletics to take base ball from the
universitys list Of sports. Jordon gives as
his reason for abolishing the game 'sys-
tematie muckerism
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
Lucky Dog.

Police Officer-In order that the villain
who caught and kissed you in the dark
may be tracked, We must set our police dos
after him. SO to trace the scent you must
give Nero a kiss "-Fliegende Blaetter
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
The Refnrm 10 Neeh.h

Earnest but Prosy Street Corner Orator
want land reform; ! want housing re-
form; want educational reform; l want
Bored Voioe-chloroform. - Manchester
Guardian.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16

fielder Jones, former center fielder and
manager OF the White Sox, under whose
leadership Chicago won the first American
league worlds banner, advocates judicious
organization OF players as a means of i'm
proving salaries. lie is not for radical ac-
uon' but believes that players could stand
together in such a way as to get fairer
treatment in some cases. He. as a player
Shu manager, can speak With authority.
l VI course. anything like the old brother
mood movement might not do, but It would
seem that a fair-minded union OF players
could bring about good results. The player
is the life Of the club. is the club and when
he begins to 80 back there is no hesitancy
about releasing him. Managers and owners
only see the business side never the senti-
mental, then. Why, then should the man
- VINO gives the best years of his life TO the
enrichment OF one or a few men not get
the best price for 1t that he CAM
Allowing for weather conditions, large
crowds greeted the opening OF the major
leagues New York with 5000 at the Polo
grounds, had the largest Base ball is still,
as our English friend. observed "Unpopu-
lar and stupid" dauntcherknow.
Creighton's base ball team is showing
signs OF real life and during the last week
elected Hronek as captain to lead the play
ers on the diamond. The foot bah man
sgement Is also busy arranging games for
this fan, when some strong teams WIN be
met
King Ak-sar-Ben is going 20 ride around
the bases on the opening day mounted on an
elephant and Brother Dave will have fine
lot Of double-jointed. hump-baeked. hot
pasted peanuts for TO feed to the critter
The death OF Addie joss removes from
base ball one Of its bright stars He was
great pitcher and a fine young man and
Cleveland and others will miss him sadly.
Pa Rourke did not mean any reflection
sRon Lincoln by sending crippled team
/doWn for those two games.
It's all right about the majors opening
lay, but wait Till you see the one at Rourks
park.
warrant OF arrest is already made out
for the first "home-knocker."
TENDING that first game.
Nhen old Kins Ak-sar-Ben gets under
hything 1t comes
All roads lead to Rourke park-next Fri
day.
Evidently 81 Louis has two ball teams,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
"Douple-heaoer'
STANFORD QUITS BASE BALL

sDouble-header.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
GOphers DID Wen I'm 1910.

The Gophers took more points IN the
meet last year than at any meet held
since the first one. when they scored four
teen points Coach Grant and the men
feel encouraged by this showing and are
working hard 10 pull enough points this
year 10 win the meet. A squad OF twenty
four men Y working every day. and from
this bunch Grant will pick his team. Last
week was the usual spring recess, but
many OF the men stayed in the Twin Cities
so that they could train. Those who went
home were irstucted not to break training
and get In what practice they could
The cold and dampness OF the last three
weeks has kept ne men indoors more than
Is good for them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16

High Jump-French, Kansas. .5:ii% 6:O0&
Davenport the Chicago man. who broke
Two records is eligible this year and ex-
poets TO enter the June meet. 1t is rumored
that he has been doing some phenomenal
time In practice and that another new
record may be hung up.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
Cup Offered for Meets.

spauldins Bros have put up a cup to be
competed for at the conference meets. The
cup Is now in the possession OF the board
OF directors as Notre Dame and Leland
Stanford tied for first place. The cup be-
comes the property OF the college winning
three successive meets similar cup was
put up when the meets we're first started.
IL is now in the trophy room at Michigan.
the Wolverines having won the first three
conference meets.
Five intercollegiate records were broken
at the Urbana conference meet They
were as follows
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16

Allowing for weather conditions, large
crowds greeted the opening of the major
leagues. New York with 5000 at the Polo
grounds had the largest. Base ball is still,
as our English friend. observed "Unpopu-
lar and stupid" dauntcherknow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16


Council Bluffs Americans on the diamond
Fernly catcher; MOrtenson. pitcher Ed
mondson, first base MortensOn, second
base; Deys, shortstop; Don Deys. third
base; Crawford, Clancy and Miller, gar
deners. For games address Tub Edmond
son, l2l6 South Seventh street. or telephone
Douglas i425. The Council Bluffs Ameri-
cans have diamond all by themselves on
Twenty-first street and First avenue,
Council Bluffs
During a recent meeting OF the Red Men
C. B. Fiscei was unanimously elected man
ager and Charles Sulhoff captain OF their
base ball organization. Last year the Red
Men played all the leading teams in Coun-
ell Bluffs and nearby cities and closed the
season with . very ereditable list Of vic
tories. Last years splendid record
prompted the members 10 get back into
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19
10y Associated Pross.)

New York, N. Y, Feb l8.-Charles
E. Hughes, former governor Of New
York, made his first appearance and
address at a public function tonight
since his appointment as associate JUS
tice of the United States supreme court.
Eight hundred lawyers, including eight
women, gathered at the Hotel Astor
with their friends and guests to do him
honor under the auspices of the New
York County Lawyers association.
Alton B. Parker presided, and the
speakers, besides Justice Hughes, were
George w. Wickersham, United States
attorney general: Joseph H. Choate and
a number of the members of the fed
eral and state benches
"In democracy" said Justice Hughes
in his address, the position of Judge
is to me the highest privilege of my
vocation. l should not attempt to
speak of the supreme court of the Unit
ed States; it is for others to speak for
that court That court and the men,
bers of it speak for themselves through
their opinions and not otherwise. 1t is
peculiarly the peoples tribunal. for it
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19
HUGHES TELLS some OF
inside HISTORY ABOUT
j. 5. SUPREME COUR'

is its function to safeguard the funda-
mental rights expressed in the peoples
constitution. And l assure you that in
the conference of the judges Of the su-
preme court of the United States there
is exhibited candor and comprehen-
siveness and sincerity of complete de-
votion to their task that l am sure
would be most gratifying to the entire
people of the union, could they know
more intimately what actually takes
place.
This is a meeting of the bar, and
the work of the court is largely de-
pendent upon the character of the work
of the bar The bench must be re-
cruited from the bar.4 Decadence of
the bar inevitably means decadence in
the administration of justice and quick
resentment against public wrongs, and
refusal to prostitute ability to the
demands Of cupidity and determination
to enforce the eternal principles of JUS
tice and to make manhood survive
above every sort of temptation-th is
the safeguard of the American repub-
lie, and that safeguard is largely en-
trusted to your keeping"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19
(8y Associated Pross.)

Washington, D. c., Feb. 18.-An ex-
ira session of congress looms very large
and probable tonight Unless President
Taft and friends OF the Canadian re-
ciprocity agreement are able to bring
more than ordinary pressure to bear
upon the senate and avert the expendi-
ture of any time whatever by the op-
ponents of the agreement, or friends
either, for that matter, it is difficult
to see how the senate can reach vote
on the subject before djournment two
weeks from tonight.
Ahead of the Canadian agreement
for consideration by the senate, in ad-
dition to ten general appropriation bills,
are measures affecting the following
subjects: Popular election of senator's; !;
Senator Lorimer case; permanent tar
if board; general age pensions; con-
gressional appointment; fertilization of
Panama canal.
Not one of these measures can be
sidetracked wiehout a contest. Back
of each is group of determined SEN
ators insisten that vote shall be taken
before adjournment. Some of the
measures must be left unpassed, or the
Canadian agreement will die There
is not time enough left for all.
The foregoing is the opinion of the
republican leaders of the senate. Sew
eral of the senator's, whose knowledge
of the legislative schedule cannot be
doubted, expressed views in accord
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19
(By Associated Press.)

Galesburg, ILL.,, Feb. 15.-President
w. C. Brown of the New York Cen
trail who spoke here today at the eel
ebration of the Knox College Found
ers day gave the following statement
regarding reciprocity to the Assoclat-
ed Press:
"The immediate and direct effects
of the proposed reciprocity agreement
Will be adverse to farming interests
of the states in the Mississippi and
Missouri valleys. but this inju!7 will
in my opinion, be slight and tempor-
ary.
IF the population continues to in
crease as rapidly as it has in the
past within a very few years this
country as a whole will be on wheat
importing basis rather than an ex-
porting basis and wheat from Can
ada will be needed to supply our peo-
pie with bread.
81 doubt if any other crop takes so
much from the soil and returns so lit
tie as wheat and it would be better If
much of the land now devoted to that
crop throughout the corn belt could
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19
EXTRA Session OF congress
IS AN ASSURED FACT IS THE
GENERAL Opinion IN CAPITAL

, with the outline given when they were
asked today for a statement as to what
might be expected in connection with
President Taft's demand that vote be
taken at the present session OH the
Canadian agreement.
With no little anxiety those senator's,
who fear they are facing summer
session, are seeking light from the
White House. So far as can be learned
no senator who has talked with Presi-
dent Taft has been commissioned to
announce publicly that there will be a.,
extra session in the event the seraze
fails to vote on the Canadian agre.
mert. There is no longer any disposi-
tion to disregard such talk, however.
The general opiniot, now seems to be
that there will be an extra session,
and the only senators who are making
preparations to 60 home after March 4
are those whose service expires on that
date.
Among these latter are number of
senator leaders, the list being Messrs.
ett, Burrows, Carter, Depew, Dick.
Flint. Frazier, Hale, Kean, Money.
Piles, Scott, Taliaferre, Warner and
Young (when the Iowa legislature ad-
journs). The retirement of these SEN
ators will mark quite change in the
political complexion of the senate.
At present there are SO republicans.
32 democrats and one vacancy. If all
the states which are now in legisl1-
tive deadlock elect senator's to succeed
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19

to vacancies, the senate, if called to.
gether to consider the Canadian agree.
ment, probably will be composed oi
50 republicans and 42 democrats. A:
the house passed the Mccall bill by ;
decisive vote and practically all of h,
democrats voted for it, the president
believes that the democratic house IL,
the special session would again pass
the bill without delay. 1t is said also
that the president believes that the sen
ate as it will be constituted after March
/ would pass the bill.
The senate committee OH finance met
today and decided to give hearings on
the Mccall bill OH Monday and Tues
day.
On Wednesday the bill will be con-
sidered i'll executive session, and the
consensus of opinion is that it will be
reported to the senate not later than
Thursday. Agricultural interests in
large numbers have requested the priv
ilege of making statements in opposi-
ton to the measure. In view of the
short time that remains of the present
session, it was decided to limit the
hearings to two days. There is no
enthusiastic advocate for the Mccall
bill on the republican side of the cham
ber4 Some democrat may come for
ward as its champion, but his efforts
probably would prove ineffective, as his
motives would be sure to be attacked
on the ground that he was seeking to
embarrass the republicans.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19
BOWLERS: ARE
STILL ROLLING

St. Paul, Alinn., Feb. 15.-All the
rollers were busy from early morning
until midnight, but none of the lead
ers displayed the form that featured in
the International Bowling tournament
The Bessinger Centuries of Chicago
made the highest score of the day in
the fxe-,nen eve;:., going into third
place with 300, while the Bull Dur
hams of Des Moincs, Ia, went into
eighth place with 2,7OG. Winter and
Hoffman of St. Paul, with G29 and GIG
respectively, tied in the singles. St.
Paul bowlers were also highs in the
doubles. HarShcburger and Wood roll
ing l,l5l and Christianson and Zisco
! l43
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19
President PRAISES
WORK Of AMERICAN
DOCTORS IN SOUTH

Washington, Feb. 1S-Praise for
the American physician was voiced
today by President Taft in remarks
he addressed to committee from the
Philadelphia Medical club. at whose
annual banquet on April 21 the presi-
dent was invited to be present. "If
nothing else justified the Spanish.
American war;" said the president,
"the discoveries of American physi-
clans since that time in the tropics
were ample to justify the expenses Of
that war ten times over. 1t remained
for the American physicians:~a and es.
pecially the physicians in the mary,
to discover more things in the ten
years since the war than We're dis
covered in the whole two centuries
before that time, and England, France
Germany and Holland have been en-
gagged in the colonial business in the
tropics for 100 years, some of them
200 years.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19
Powder Plant
Was DESTROYED
TWO MEN KILLED AND THIRD
FATALLY INJURED WHEN
POWDER GOES OFF.
Doubtful if Cause cf Explosion Will
Ever Be known-Loss is Estimated
at $25, bodybuilding and Machinery
Was Blown to Atoms.

Uniontown. Pa, Feb. lS.-Two men
were killed and a third probably fat
ally injured late today when an ex-
plosion wrecked department of the
Dupont Powder company at Olphant.
located in the mountains six miles
from here.
The bodies of the victims, John
Phillips and William Walters, were
horribly mutilated. The building and
machinery were blown to bits and it
is doubtful whether the cause of the
explosion will ever be known. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19
RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT Being
Fought HARD BY THE CANADIANS

! this evening following an all day ses-
sion of ministers at which the reci.
procity agreement with the United
States and vigorous campaign con-
Quoted against it by the Manufactur.
ers' association were the chief sub.
jects of discussion. Manufa cturers
association is publishing at advertis-
ing rates full page condemnations of
the agreement in the leading daily
papers of Canada from the Atlantic to
the Pacific and this. coupled WITH re-
sentiment aroused by annexation talk
in the United States, caused friends
of the measure some concern.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19
RUSSIANS BRAVED
MANY DANGERSI0
Reach FREE Land
UNABLE TO STAND BRUTALITY
OF RUSSIAN SOLDIER THEY
MADE BREAK.
26 men DIED IN ATTEMPT
TALES or ALMOST UNBELIEV-
ABLE HARDSHIP TOLD BY
MEN IN SEATTLE,
Started Across Siberia on Foot and
Only Caught Occasional Rides on
Trains-Crossed Lake on Ice.
Thrown in Jail and in Boat Wreck.

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 18.-TWelve
Russians, natives of Kislar province,
Europe, between the Black and Cas-
plan seas, arrived here last night on
the Japanese steamer Kamakura Ma.
I'll, after perilous journey across
Asia, through the desert and flood,
and were detained today by the Unit
ed States immigration bureau.
In their little village in Kislar many
of their relatives, they said, had been
beaten and killed by the cars SOL
diers and forty men decided to leave
Russia and 60 to America by crossing
Asia. They set out on foot and
walked to Astrakhan. There they
embarked on fiat bottomed boat
that took them up the Volga river
to Dubooka and Kamrisdin. At Kam-
risdin soldiers and peasants fired into
the boat, sinking the craft and wound.
ing two of its occupants. Officials
harrassed the refugees constantly and
when they reached the foot of the Ural
mountains only fourteen men were
left. At Ufa, where they intended
to take the train of the Siberian rail-
road Russian officials threw them into
Jail for ten days. Four months were
consumed in crossing Siberia, the
men proceeding some times afoot and
some times by train. The men crossed
Lake Baikal on ice and almost per-
ished from cold. At Vladivostok two
Of the party succuMbed to theil hard
ships. Others took passage to Yoko-
hama and embarked for Seattle
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19
SUBSTITUTE FOR
REC|PROC|lYPACT

Washington, D. c., Feb. 18. - Sen
ator Jones Of Washington today pre-
sented an amendment to the Canadian
reciprocity bill in the form Of sub
stitute. The substitute would provide
for the levying of such tariffs as are
demanded by the necessary expendi-
lures of the government. While intro
duced "by request Jones indicated
that he would favor the proposition for
the reason that if adopted it would
take the tariff out of politics.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19
EARTHQUAKE FOR
over HALF HOUR

Washington, D. c.. Feb. 49, - An
earthquake shock, fairly severe and
lasting over considerable period, was
recorded today OH the seismographs at
Georgetown University. Vibrations
lasting from 2:3l to 1903 o'clock this
afternoon were recorded on both the
vertical and horizontal machines. Fa-
ther Torndor, scientist, in charge of
the instruments, estimates the disturb
ances to be 5000 miles distant from
Washington.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19
CIVIL War Officers TO RECEIVE
Recognition FROM THE WAR DEPT.

those who have reached the age of
10 years can receive retired pay, and
only those who served two years or
mora are entitled to the full benefits
of the measure. Retired pay is
graded according to former rank and
length of service, with a maximum
of 5000 and minimum of $3.50 per an
mum. The estimated total cost the
first year would be three million
dollars.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-19
Railroad President IS
SURE RECIPROCITY Will
Edo NO PERMANENT HARM

be used for pasture and for raising
corn which in turn should be fed to
cattle and hogs on the farm, thus
preserving the fertility of the soil.
Reduction or wiping out of duty on
the output of our factories, will, in
my opinion. fully compensate for any
loss. present and prospective. giving
this country diversified industrial life
which is better foundation for per.
manent prosperity and development
than is possible when one industry
so largely predOminates.''