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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-31

I approval OF the government Tho, advan-
tage that will be derived 10 the service
is nestlmable. and the officials az WASH
ington at this late day are recognizing
this fact.
IL IL acknowledged on all sides that our
officers are not finished horsemen. This
has been recognized for years. but has
been more forclbly brought TO light by
last years international matches at
Meadow Brook, in which England sent
over a team OF soldiers The way those
men rode was revelation. Then, again,
the National Horse show. IN which a num-
Der OF American officers competed with
those Of other foreign nations, Z Here
again We were outclassed both by riders
and their mounts.
Now II remains for the government, to
go step further and see that the teams
that enter the California tournaments are
properly mounted. In competing against
civilians at these different tournaments
they are meeting some OF the best play
ers In the west, who are mounted on
ponies that have been bred for polo, some
OF them having taken part in the inter-
national matches last year. Therefore
II behooves Uncle Sam, II he wants his
officers 10 make respectable showing,
TO have them properly mounted.
The fact that Governor General Forbes
OF the Philippines will be out there play
ing is another move in the right dlrec-
ton.
Cameron Forbes is an enthusiastic
player and knows the game thoroughly,
and has placed polo on a sound footing
In the islands.
Let MS hope now II will not DO many
years before we have our military teams
playing with those OF other countries and
meeting with the success to which they
are entitled .4t t.k.A. r.
England undoubtedly has placed It's off,
GERS In the prominent position which they
occupy as horsemen by fostering polo and
encouraging It to be played wherever pos
sible, OF course they have had many
advantages which our men viii never be
able to have, In that the sport Is so
popular In India and the other colonies.
However, In spite OF being frowned upon
and official indifference the game Is very
popular among the younger officers IN
tho army. Much OF this has been due to
the untiring efforts OF Lieutenant, Colonel
c. @. Treat Of tho Fourth field artillery!
who has worked increasingly In the inter-
ests Of the game. Captain c. o. Thomas
r., has been another who has helped TO
build up the sport Wherever he has been
stationed ......,...
The most important thing and the one
which should Influence the government in
the advancement OF polo, is that Il Will
encourage the breeders or cavalry mounts.
Every one who knows anything about
horses knows that our troopers are
wretchedly mounted when compared with
the mounted men OF other countries and
that little or nothing has been done to
encourage the breeding OF horses for the
army.
more liberal policy I'm the purchase
OF polo ponies would go a long way
toward remedylng this trouble IL the gov
eminent could only be made 10 see IT.
The idea that polo for the army is only
o rich mans game is all poppyeock Any
thing that VIII make tho service more
efficient should be fostered, not him
dered.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-31
CAVALRYMEN TO PLAY POLO
Major General Wood Thinks Game
Will Help Poise in Saddle.
MANY TO ENTER TOURNAMENTS
other Countries Have Army Teams
to Make NIen Better IIorsemen
Rnd0Unele sam Follows $50 81,
Example.

NEW YORK, Dec. SO.--unele Sans cav
airy officers are going to play polo so
that their poise In the saddle" will be
on an equality with John Bulls mounted
men. The notice of this change of affairs
comes from Major General Leonard
Wood, chief OF staff OF the United States
army. General Wood, in a letter to Major
Ross Of the Coronado Beach club, CSli-
fornia, says that he has ordered four
polo teams from the same number OF
forts to report at San Diego and enter
the tournaments TO begin there the mid
die OF January. From San Diego the
teams will enter the events at Riverside,
Pasadena and Burlingame.
outside OF the international matches
there is nothing that will give polo a
greater impetus In this country than the
fact that at last the army is taking up
he game seriously and that II has the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-31
Old Yale Men Are q
Offered Coach Jobs,

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. SO.-Captaine.,
Jesse spaldlng OF the Yale 1919 eleven has.
offered coaehships to several OF tho
players OF last seasons team and has
given them a couple OF weeks to make up 4,
their minds. 1t is taken for granted that
Captain Howe will be head coach. and It, {,
Is expected that Jim scmly will be coach
Of the tackles and Francis coach OF the
guards.
Some winter work Is to be ordered by
Captain spalding. The quarterbacks will
be called out In the gymnasium soon after
college Teopens, about January Is, for
some technical detailed instruction. AS
all the quarterbaoks Of the eleven the :
last season-Captaln Howe, Merritt and'o
strout-will be graduated I'm June II IS
aimed TO develop at least two strons's
noyices. Castles and LOTUS from the
present freshman class are the most
promising. Kenneth McCintools. the fresh =
man quarter OF last season, probably wifi
DO a candidate next fall. 'o-
Spalding is the first western captain
the Yale eleven has had since the regime
OF Tom shevlin. Captain Spalding asked
whether hs favored playing a westerns )
eleven next fall. said: rs-
II see no chance for q game. ours
schedule is now heavy. and while thers' r
may be a couple Of changes Il is Hafe to- <
predict that no western game will be
attempted. The jump would be a long
one for a Yale team 70 take and the
faculty is unwilling 10 allow many euts
from reeitauons 10 AthleuoA."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-31
Musings of an old snort.

When you warm up TO the Job your heat
expands n.
The difference between obesity and a
bad conscience is that the former can be
walked off.
A lot OF those half-hearted. maybe
swearers-off who are waiting for New
Years TO quit will have full Morocco
ivers by then
No regular Teller Ia deferred from doing
a praiseworthy thing by fear OF getting
the laugh.
Talking about starting over, we seem 20
remember that Napoleon. no less, did that
pretty successfully ~ least Once.-New
York World
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-31
Where Death Gathers
Toll in Sport Events

The annual sport report for 1911 shows
that Twenty-Five persons met their death
from base ball this year. against twenty
two killed OF foot ball. Automobile IA
talities were twenty-nine The report
shows 100 sporting fatalities this year,
las in 1910 and ll9 in 1909 Following is
the list:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-31

Frank Gotch, who is not only tho
Worlds champion wrestler, but undoubt-
eqly the greatest mat artist the world ever
saw, announced after his frolc with the
big Briton, Munro, at Kansas city ms
retirement. or course, the public Is toll
Grant OF such announcements by sports
men and actors, but Gotch might well re-
TIRE, for he has made fortune out of
wrestling and lifted wrestling to its pin
nacle of excellence. Undoubtedly he ana
his master, old Farmer Burns of Omaha
have done more to inspire other young
men TO great prowess on, the, mat than
all others put together The Burns.G otch
school OF wrestling stands, as II were.
for the triumph of mind over matter,
though those who have been locked IN the
vice of their toeholds or hundred other
fatal grips have doubtless been deeply
impressed that matter cuts quite a figure
in their work. But they have trimmed
or the rough edges OF the wrestling art.
inspiring men of their own and other
countries to rise higher in the game than
they had ever risen. II is too bad that
wrestling has not also been as completely
pufged OF the element OF hippodroming
pue that is harder task, and perhaps
Sotch and Burns have done as much as
they could to perform the task. Gotch.
II he retires, does so admittedly the mas
ter OF the mat, with no other man now
before the public able even to cast the
slightest shadow Of doubt upon his title.
Thomson came out of last season the
real slugger OF the league for while Bor-
- t.
.S4s, he only played in ZIG games while
Tommy played in 1863 games and had a
percentage Of S42. But at that Jim Kane
Is the hitter Of this league when it comes
TO scientific batting. James copied an
average Of $40 for III games. but that
only tells part OF the story. Jim was
even more timely with his hitting than
Thomson, who was very timely. Kane
was by all odds the most dangerous hitter
In pinches and the most successful bunter.
lie quit the season OF 1911. in fact, about
the best all round player in the league,
which is not to discount men like Thoma-
con and Niehoff and Cassidy and Gil
more and others. What is OF particular
interest in this connection is the fact
that Kane has risen 10 his position under
the heaviest kind OF knocking. o player
omaha ever had was more thoroughly
knocked, but the excellence came out OF
Jim simply because It was in him. He
grows every day, He Is one OF those fell
lows whom knocking does not affect. He
realizes that the average knocker knows
nothing about real base bail. and that
that Is why he is a knocker instead OF
booster, But just the same It is better
not TO knock.
This has been no week for ball playing
At Rourke park, but great one for the
stove league. How those old cobs have
shot into that stove Jack Pfeister never
drove them hotter at old John Gonding
than Brother Dave and Dick Grotte have
been shooting EN- into that old burner.
IN the meantime, however, there Is a
semblance OF peace between the National
and American leagues. as also there is
between Russia and the United States.
Jack curley ought to propose Doc Roll
Ter for a match with Jack johnson. 1t
would be taken as seriously as the Flynn
proposition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-31
DynamIte WrecI. nuiIdinu,

as completely as coughs and colds wreck
lungs. Cure them quick with Dr. Kings
New Discovery. COO and slCO For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-31

This has been no week for ball playing
at Rourke park, but great one for the
stove league. How those old cobs have
shot into that stove! Jack Pfeister never
drove them hotter at old John Gonding
than Brother Dave and Dick Grotte have
been shooting EN- into that old burner.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-31

In the meantime, however, there Is
semblanee OF peace between the National
and American leagues. as als5 there is
between Russia and the United States.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-31
Judgments

~oMISKEY has been chosen as the
man to make the declaration that
the American leagues defy to
the National did mean some
thing, that Is was not trick to
enable Ban Johnson to escape criticism
Tor his bold utterance about ticket scalp
ing which he failed to follow up. Com
iskey Is the best man to have been
selected for such a speech, for he talks
so seldom on base ball politics, ms San
born says, that what he has to say car
ries weight. This much every informed.
unbiased fan will admit: Base ball has
been hurt by the character Of certain
small-bore plungers with gambling in
stincts who have got into base bali by
way OF the National league and some
thing needs to be done to repress their
ignoble rage, as our old friend. Tom
Gray, would say, and curb their avarice
base ball has not been raised to the
Nth power by that kind OF influence and
II cannot be maintained at the Nth power
Oy IL, we do not need any Ban John
sons or CHARLEY Comiskeys to tell us that
the bane OF syndicate ball Is being
thrown over the game by certain OF these
INSCRIPTIONS National league fellow $ and
every friend OF the game will hope that
'helr influence and power can be sue
cessfully overhauled. But we cannot
quite go with the Old Roman to the ex-
tent Of saying that Ban johnson should
not be criticized. That is saying that
the King can make no mistakes" and
that Ban is the king. Ban is "a big
fellow and has done a good deal for the
american league and base hail In gen
eral but not enough to entitle him to
immunity from all criticism. We still
think he made several blunders in the
way he went about this cket-sealping
scandal. To man up tree It looks as
II he and other American leaguers. who
mad It on New York so strong, became
embarrassed when New York produced
similar things on Philadelphia. OF course.
this does not atone for what went ON IN
New York and sthe shane. is that the
whole thing in both cities cannot be
further aired.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-30

a menace to the community. When the
rest saw him, in the neighborhood of the
theater talking to little girls and re-
ported him the officer was taken severe
ly to task by the highest Republican
authority in the city. He was repri-
manded for his activity, and ordered
transferred to the stock-yards, eleven
miles away The policeman well under
stood that this was but the first step in
the process called breaking; that, after
he had moved his family to the stock
yards, in few weeks he would be trans
ferred elsewhere; and that this change
of beat would be continued until he
should at last be obliged to resign from
the force His offense, as he was plain
, lid had been his ignorance of the
. ,,aat A.. n,hi,o ~, as under political
q serving the Democrats statem~. .be
a financial conditions, "e have no dou
the county officials would like to muzi
e that organs utterances. The DemocI
y made a stupendous blunder when on
. very eve Of the election, in its last ISIS
y prior thereto, as what it thought ve
= Smart campaign trick. it secured
r affidavit to the effect that the cour
! had no obligations and big cash 81
!. ance 1t was one of those tricks tf
e never pay. We simply, the next wei
t asked the people to PRESERVE TIL
It AFFIDAVIT-and some good friends ha
r been throwing fits ever since, knowing
n boomerang would do its work, give
s / time,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-30
WHICH SHALL IT BE -?

THE Cecil Democrat says Comm
sioner Griffith disciaims having r.
Road Engineer Hines to stop cert
work, because of the county's lack
funds; it says he told him to stop h
cause it was too late in the seaso
Suppose we let it go at that. The out
| ton at once arises what business Co
: missioner Griffith had telling the RI
Engineer to stop work at all. The
road law has taken the roads entir
out of control of the Commissione
They have no more authority over I
engineer, than you or |, or any man. I
I county pays a road engineer fine sala
to superintend the roads. He starts
t piece of work, like that, for example,
9 the Elkton Chesapeake City road, a
| while he is in the midst of 1T, he Is {
e dered to stop. The Commissioner b
J not a particle of authority and the e
!, gineer is paid for HIS judgment a.
e SUPPLEMENTARY of such matters b
!. the engineer stops on the Commissions
order Why then the engineer? If 7
e Commissioner is to issue orders, let h.
;, bear the responsibility. This Is mi
: ing up of things which is not only wit
S out warrant of law but against eve
: principle of good management. If
: are to have the Commissioners in cont
o of the roads. let us have them, pay thu
a accordingly and hold them responsit
o at the same time dispensing with F,
y road engineer and his needless cost
r the county. This, we beUeYe> .iSnMf
an article describing the results of ex-
periments by a practical potler in the
hardening of clays by a patented pro-
cess. 1t was suggested at that time that
the invention made possible the general
use of clay in roadmakng, as by the
watering of the surface of clay roads
with a solution of the potter's acid the
roads would become hard and practically
water proof.
The inventor of the process of harden
ing clay by an acid solution has now de-
cided to give 20 the public, so far as
road making is concerned, the free use
of his invention. His name is Mr.. s.
Peace, of No. 1879 College street, in this
city. He operates a pottery in western
Ontario, and will, of course, protect his
invention, which is patented at Ottawa,
from infringement by any person engag-
ed in making clay products. But Mr..
Peace wants the people of Ontario who
are suffering from a plague of bad roads
to know, and to prove for themselves,
that a solution of fannie acid, varying in
strength according to need, WILL when
poured over the surface of a road made
of pure clay, so harden the surface of
the clay as to make it impervious to
water and give it good wearing sur
face on which horses will not slip.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-30
Wild Mustard Great Pest

About as troublesome a weed as the
farmer the world over has to deal with
is the charlock or wild mustard. 1t is
prolific in the extreme and, unlike its
black and white cousins, is not only
worthless, but harmful About the only
way to control it is to use a spray made
up of either a 2 per cent solution OF
copper sulphate or a Is per cent solu-
ton of iron suphate. The quantity
needed is from fifteen to twenty gallons
to the acre. and American grain grow
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-30
Sore Throat Cure.

To cure Sore Throat quickly, safely and
surely you must use remedy made for
that special purpose. TONSILlNE is
simply a Sore Throat Cure. 1t doesn t
perform miracles but it does do its whole
duty in curing threats which are sore.
TONSILINE is an antiseptic, kills the
Sore Throat germs and corrects the con-
ditions which produce Sore Throat and
like diseases. The first dose gives -,
relief, and a few doses cure. ~IsF
A quick, safe, soothing, healing, ~
antiseptic cure for Sore Throat Cs
briefly describes TONSILINE. III
Is cents and so cents. Hospital La
Size Sl.00. All Druggists. Va
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-30
No Imitation for Anty Drudge.


and he's you'll like it,
be out some more If he thinks I'm going to use an
imitation of Fels-Naptha, just SOS he can get big
ger rake-off, he's got another think coming Some
other grocer will get my trade in the future"
Any invention that saves time and labor
is bound to come into universal use. Wit
ness the sewing machine, the telephone,
the electric light and scores of Others.
They were received with doubt at first;
now every intelligent person takes advan-
tage of them.
So Fcls-Naptha soap will some day be
used by every woman in this country who
washes clothes. More than million now
make it save them time, bother and hard
work, and the number is growing every
wash-day. If you are not one of these
million modern women, you will be some
day Just as soon as you have courage
enough to breal, away from old-fashioned
methods. Every week your delay means
another half day of backbreaking labor,
coal or gas wasted, danger of colds from
steam, unnecessary wear and tear on clothes.
With Fes-Naptha you can wash in cold
or lukewarm water without hard rubbing,
and in half the time it takes by the wash
boiler method. Follow closely the direc-
tions on the red and green wrapper.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-12-30

ers go after it with sort of watering
cart.
1t is particularly obnoxious in wheat
fields, not only choking growth, but max
ing the harvesting of the crop matter
of great difficulty.
The Forrest City times., 1911-12-29
A Happy New Year to all.

We wish you Very Happy and Prosperous New Year.
 Miss Cathryn Shields, formerly of Natchez, Mississippi but now of Chicago, arrived Saturday morning and has been charming guest of her mother, Mrs ]. S Shields, Sr., and of her brother, Dr. ! $. Shields and family, for tie week. Miss Gathryn has been the hefeeipient of many charm ing social fayofs during her visit. and will be pleasantly remembered by host of friends made during her stay here who will regret that her visit Was not a more extended one.
 You'll be surprised at tie number of uses To which electricity can be put in the household cook with it. iron with il, run your sewing machine with it-or any other machine, light your house with il. Use 1t once, and you'll wonder how you ever did with out it. See or call the City Water & Light Company, and let their experts show you the numberless devices they have in stock, or can secaT for you with wt,6n to siit5nn household duties.
 The young ladies who so cheerfully serve the public at the local tele- phone exchange, are among the many who were made happy during the beautiful Christmas season. The baskets of fruit, boxes of candy and other offerings nearly swamped the rooms. The gifts were certainly ap- preciated and the donors will long , be kindly remembered by the recipi- ents The young ladies who serve the people in this capacity are hard working, and they have lot to con tend with. We are glad to note that their services are appreciated.
 Among the many beautiful Christi mas decorations, none showed up in better style than the display at the Grobmyer Meat Market. Red and green crepe paper decorations, adorned the counters, ice box and meat racks, while the whole place was tastefully arranged with an ap- petizing display of dressed poultry, 1 beef, pork, mutton, etc. The window was also especially prettily arranged, with sausage, juicy steaks, a kit of pure white lard, with "A Merry 1 Christmas" wish marked out in red berries In the center, with fine fat dressed mutton to top off the whole. The young gentlemen who have charge of the market, Messrs Lee and A Albert Grobmyer, and Roy Golightly deserve great praise fer their nice work, which came in for good share Of deserved commendaliOn.
The Forrest City times., 1911-12-29
\ Happy New Year 10 all.

X Happy New ! ear 10 all.
 We wish you Very Happy and Prosperous New Year.
 We hope that capacity house will greet Miss Stewart at the opera house tomorrow night at the presentation of "lngOmar, the Barbarian The lady is clever actress, supported by a strong company. and will give our theatre goers finished and artistic production. Curtain at 9 o'clock.
 The Bowling Alley on Jackson street next door east of SwartZ Bros. is at your service for healthful exer- else and practice of your skill, match games, or an afternoon of pleasure for ladies and gentlemen. Come and organize a team and lets challenge Memphis, Maranna and other towns.
 II have been troubled with consti- patton for two years and tried all of the best physicians in Bristol. Tenn, and they could do nothing for me-" writes Thos. F.. Williams, Middleboro, Ky. Two packages of Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cured me" For sale by all dealers
 The Ideal Power-si simple, steady, silent electricity. We would like to install enough motors in Forrest City to justify running twenty-four hour circuit the year around Let us fig ure with you on putting in motor for your small machinery. City Water X Light Company.
The Forrest City times., 1911-12-29
SOLD ENCLUSINELY IN FORREST CITY BY Sellers & Scott

Mr S. l.. Cherry. nephew of Dr. W H. Alley. spent Christmas in the city, visiting relatives and friends. MT Cherry was enroute To his home in Dallas, Texas, from Mem phis. where he has been employed as an electrician with the Bry depart ment store.
 Those of our theater goers who have witnessed the acting of Miss May Stewart during her visits in re- cent years, when she appeared i'll Shakesperean roles, will anticipate with rare pleasure her coming tomor- row night. when she appears as one of the leading characters in In gomar the Barbarian. on account of the date, Saturday, it has been de- cided to hold the curtait until 2 o'clock.