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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25
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! Editor the Missourian: - Post.
master General Hitchcock will soon
make an astounding recommends.
the United States purchase the tele-
graph systems of the country.
If congress accepts this advice it
will be the first real move that this
country has made in recent years
toward nationwide ownership of
what is nationally used. If it is car
ried, this country will have started
on an ownership crusade that will
Obviate the necessity of much trust
busting and unnecessary extOrtion.
Mr.. Hitchcock has the figures with
which to demonstrate that the pur-
chase of the telegraph lines would
be beneficial. There would be profit
for the government and reduced
rates for the users. The lines could
be operated in conjunction with the
post office. and the present cost of
separate maintenance of the two
be greatly cut. Mr.. Hitchcock him
self says that every reason for the
of mail under govern
ment control can be urged with
force for the transmission of
by telegraph.
There would be no legal difficulty
in acquiring the lines as there is
statute by which the government
may buy the lines at their appraised
value. If this is done, experts agree
that the rates could be reduced one
third, and still leave a profit for the
There are about fifty countries i'm
which the government is successfully
its own telegraph lines.
rhe greatest world powers are
among these. Great Britain has re-
'ently acquired the telephone sys-
EN-. too. There is a great demand
or public ownership now. The twen-
.ieth century. though now twelve
ears old. has not yet brought about
he old radical governmental reform
hat historians expect to characterize
ach century. Government owner
hip is that reform, and We cannot
TEN it off very much longer. 1t will
ONE. We might just as well bring
on sooner, and begin to derive the
enefits from it Immediately.
L. W
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25

condition of the East and the con-
stantly increasing tide of foreign i'm
migration almost cOmpels a shifting
population.
Without means of attracting them,
Missouri is little more than a flag
station on the right-Of-way of emil
grafton. But the establishment of a
state commercial club means that
Missouri, the state of the mule, the
hen and white faced cattle, will be
recognized as a state that goes ener-
getically after things-and gets
them.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25

III 1ull dress uniform. Major ]. W.
MacMurry was commandant. Uni
forms cost from $50 to S25.
The 1850 catalogue gave Lieuten-
ant Frank p. Blair as commandant.
In his report to President Laws he
SAID: This department had not
peen III operation for several years
When ! was ordered here last Sep
tember.' Blair was in command for
three years. Then Lieutenant John
). Haden was sent. Lieutenant E.
II. Cfowdere was here in the years
! 1890. 1891 and 1892. Lieutenant
Il. b. Bluck then came and STAYED
'hree years. Then followed Lieu
tenant :. A. Smoke. From 1897 to
1900 W. II. Turner acted as COM
mandant. In 1900 Captain A. P.|
hnihhg came. He resigned in 1902
ana Turner again acted as command
ant. In 1909 Captain W. ID. Chit,y
was sent and was in command till
1906, when Captain Joseph Frazier
came. Frazier was relieved by Can
tain Herschel Tupes in 1909. Cap-
TAIN lupeS was an authority on /
and wrote part of the |
| nlted States army firing manual. /
lie had seen service in the Philip
pines and was given medal for his
bravery in the campaign in China i'm 4
| 900.
Capt. Tupes was succeeded by the
present commandant, Lieutenant FL
lery Farmer. in 1910.
This year for the first time the
War Department has sent an as
'lstant to the cOmmandant He is
ID. Thompson. First sergeant. II.
;. A, retired. The cadet CORPS is
low organized in regimental form.
contains forty commissioned Of
icers and 4lO enlisted men. All iii
lrst and secOnd-year men are re-
luired to take military training.
every state representative and sem
tor has the appointment of two ca
let's to the Missouri State Military
chool as it is now called.
by the act of the state legislature
n 1890 the Missouri State Military .
chOOl was stablished with the ca
cts appointed by the members of
ne legislature. The officers receive
fe time commissions from the GOV
rnUr.
The present organization consists
one regiment composed of three
attaliOns. There are thirteen staffI II
fcers and twenty-seven attached to
'mpanies. The cadets receiving ap-
ointment are furnished uniforms
ee. Three hours a week are spent =
drill or recitation. The hours are
onday. Wednesday and Friday.
ON 4:30 to $50 o'clock.
c. A. L.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25
NO LONGER A FLAG STATION.

The meeting of delegates from all
OF the commercial clubs of the state
in Jefferson City should change the
tone of Missouri's voice from a meek
little me too" to a determined 81
have"
Missouri has really deserved the
criticism that it must be shown. As
a state, Missouri has allowed every
other state to get ahead of it in the
matter of publicity regarding re-
sources. opportunities and develop-
ment. The cities of Missouri on the
contrary are very different. They
have found that to a certain extent
they have all of the conditions and
opportunities for DEVELOPMENT that
the cities of other states have.
To exploit these and to secure Or
ganized development they have
formed commercial clubs, which are
really boards of directors for the
cities. There can be no doubt that
the commercial clubs have accom-
plished much good. With the most
energetic men from each club in
convention, a powerful association
should be formed to promote the
states interests.
Missouri is the natural pathway of
the families of the East who are fol-
lowing the westward trend of the
center of population. The crowded
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25
charged With Violating School Law.

r. {. Anderson, prosecuting at
torney of Boone County, sent infor-
nation yesterday to the justice of
the peace at Sturgeon, Ashland and
Harrisburg. charging parents in each
OF these places with violating the
compulsory school attendance law.
There have been two cases reported
at Ashland and one at each of the
other places. Violators of this law
are subject to fine of from SO to
go. The cases will be tried early
in the next month.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25
NEWSPAPER ERRORS,

Have you grown Indignantly elO.
quent about the errors in a newspa.
per? Was it the transposition of a
letter, an incorrect initial, misspell-
ing-like the marking of an eminent
wOman's name "BOOz'' instead of
"Boaz' or was the story ruined by
the loss of two or three lines?
Why are newspapers so careless? I?
They are not. The daily newspaper
contains from $4,000 to $4,000
words of reading matter - as much
as the ordinary book This news is
gathered, written, printed and dis
tributed in less than twenty-four
hours, most of it in one-third of that
time. The reporters, copy readers.
linotypes and cOmpOsitors are
pushed to the limit because YOU
nave TIE ueWS.
Is it any wonder that the compos-
itOr sometimes runs a paid local un-
der an obituary, as out in Kansas.
under Mrs. Gilkey's death notice
there appeared: Get ready now.
Buy one of Blank & Cos. new cook
ing stoves, my dear woman, and you
need fear no future heat
A dozen errors are an exceptional
number for a single issue of any
city newspaper. The newspapers
slogan is accuracy, accuracy. accu-
racy.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25

Aviation is now being taken up by
the colleges. Harvard has had two
aviation meetings, one professional
and one in which the undergraduates
flew some of their own models. Co.
lumbia is arranging for an aviation
meet in the spring. including exhi-
bitiOn of some cOllege-made models
and some actual flying. Princeton
and Yale are getting Interested also.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25
What the Old Grads Sa1o
Five Years Ago.

Farmers Week closed with 600 in
attendance.
The Glee Club left for two
weeks tour. They went into Kan
SaS and Arkansas.
The College of Agriculture was eX-
pecting an appropriation for a new
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25
Fifteen Years AGO.

President Harper of Chicago
threatened to abolish athletics if
better school work was not done by
athletes.
Resolutions were adopted by the
State Board of Agriculture to pro-
vide gray uniforms for the Uniyer-
sity cadets.
Much excitement over the suspen-
sion of several football men.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25

Public services in memory of Sam
uel Cupples were held in Centenary
Chapel of Central College last Fri
day. Mr.. Cupples served for more
than forty years on the Board of
Curators of the college and gave the
institution about 100000.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25
Twenty-Five Years Ago.

Senator COckrell was renominated
by a caucus at Jefferson City.
A million dollars worth of prOD-
erty was destroyed by a fire in Law
renee. Kas
New York factories closed on ac-
count of coal famine.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25
SiNty-five Years Ago.

The army and navy We're being in
creased on account of the war with
Mexico.
Resolutions denouncing the Mexi-
can War We're introduced into the
Missouri legislature.
New York and Pennsylvania were
sending many regiments to the front.
There was much sickness in the
American ARMY in camp at Mon
terey, Mexico.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25

Girls in the domestic science class
es at the University of Kansas are
planning to put to practical use
their knowledge of cooking and
make a little industry on the side.
They are going to start a restaurant
for members of the faculty Meals
will cost 90 cents each and will con-
sist of soup, meat. entree. salads
and dessert. All work will be done
by members of the classes. from
marketing to washing dishes.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25
MISS STELLA BASS Is ILL
Student Forbidden to Take Examina.

Student Forbidden to Take Examin,,.
tions Because of Nervous Trouble.
Miss Stella Bass went to the Par
ker Memorial Hospital Tuesday af-
ternOOn as result of an attack of
nervous breakdown. Miss Bass is a
member of the Woman's Council and
of the Woman Cabinet The doctor
has forbidden her to take the exami-
nations
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25
From Other Colleges

The football squad of Tulane Uni
versity is managed by coed She
confers with the coach and is in
complete charge of all trips the
team makes.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25

President Taft, with President
Hadley and some undergraduates.
fought fire the other day in Con-
necticut Hall, the last building of
the Old Brick Row remaining on the
Yale campus. Mr.. Taft roomed in
the row when he was at college and
it was once the home of Nathan
Hale, too. The President was just
returning from the morning exer-
else when the fire broke out. He i'm
mediately put off his dignity and
put on his fighting clothes" to help
rescue his old home.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25

Michigan leads the universities in
having the largest number of grad
yates in the Federal Congress. Next
in order come Harvard, Princeton,
Dartmouth and Columbia.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25
From Kansas to Enter NJ. L,

FROM NanSaS 10 Enter NJ. L.
Miss Irwin MCLEAN of Mcpherson.
kas., has arrived in Columbia and
VIII enter the University at the
opening of the second semester.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-25

Call 55 for the business office of
the University Missourian.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-21
MID WEST TOURNEY TO DRAW
Indications Are that Many Outsiders
Will Come.
GRAVY HAYES WILL BE ON HAND
sixty of the Local Players Are Ex-
pected to Enter, Including the
Present City Title
Holders.

Many Of the stellar tennis adopts of
the west will be on hand for the big
Midwest Racquet tournament which
courts August 10 to d. ~f
Walter Gravy" Hayes, the Chicago
phenom, will attend to defend his title
In the singles and expects to bring J. II.
Winston, also of the Windy City. with
him. Hayes Ia always a good drawing
card on account Of his terrific and COM
ical style Of play. He played here In
the national clay courts series two years
ago. 4.... -.. ~
Ray Branson, Mitchell. s, D.; ]. q.
Adou, Dallas; olin Sweet and Fred Brad
ley. Des Moines; Joe Armstrong, st.
Paul. and Al Dickinson. Wichita. are
also expected to take part,
J. T, Bailey of Albion, okl. who, to-
sether with Conrad Young and DR.. r.
B. Hawk, succeeded In pulling off sue
cessful clay court series for the national
title, will also be on hand. st. Louis Ia
expected to send Drummond Jones and
Roland Hoerr and Denvers premier court
artist In attendance will be Berrion
Hughes.
The entry list will include about sixty
local players, among whom will be rep
resentatives of the Field club, Country
club, Kountze Park, Happy Hollow.
Prairie Park, st. Andrews and Rod and
Gun club.
Harry Koch, 1912 city and state sinxes
champion; Cub Potter and Art Scribner,
1912 city doubles champs; Con Young, the
veteran Field club player. Walt Crunden.
Lyman Mcconnell. Buzz" - Colpetzer,
John Madden and Maynard Schwartz will
be some Of the strongest local entries
A handsome silver trophy cup will be
awarded the singles winner and trophy
cups will be hung up for the doubles
champs. Suitable prizes for runners-up
and consolation winners will also be pro-
vided.
Several social features will be included
on the program for the visiting players,
some Of which will be dancing party
at the Field club, open house" recep-
tions at the County club and Happy Hoi-
low and informal luncheons
Con Young, Ralph Rainey and members
of the tennis committee Of the Field club
are boosting the affair and receiving the
entries. Drawings for the preliminary
and first rounds in both singles and
doubles will be announced Saturday,
August II, and play will begin the fol-
lowing Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-21
OMAHA GOLFERS GO NORTH
Several to Attend Transmississippi
Tourney in Minneapolis.
SAM REYNOLDS GETS IN SHAPE
is Being Put Through Course
of Training Under Pro-
fessiOnaI Player.

Several Omaha golfers will take part
in the Transmississippi golf tournament
which will be held at Minneapolis next
month, and from present indications
eliminating all doubtful ones, there will
be at least twenty entrants from Omaha
| Sam Reynolds of the Field club, the
1919 state champion, Is practicing regu-
larly every Saturday afternoon to bo
in shape and is expected to bring home
some of the laurels from the tourney
Sans weakness Is putting. and Profes.
sional W. d. Clark Of the Field club
Is coaching him especially In this phase
of the sport.
A quartet Of links adopts from the
Country club will enter. They are: W.
r. Foye, former state champion; e. II.
sprague, John Redick and Ralph Peters,
In addition to Reynolds, the Field club
entrants will include Albert Calm, w.
N. Chambers. June Abbott and DR.. II.
c. sumney. Several others also expect
to send in their entry blanks.
Happy Hollow will be represented by
T. A. Nordstrom, W. Z. shaffer, Tom
oNeill, r. M. Lafferty r. D. Wead
and B. W. Tandy Charlie Johnston, club
professional, will also make the trip
The Transmississlppi tournament was
held at the Omaha Country club last
year with 1873 pairs starting out In the
qualifying round. Harry Legg won the
title for the third time by defeating
Ralph Rider Of Des Molnes. II up and
10 to play.
This years meet will have entries from
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas. Colo
rado, North and South Dakota. Illinois,
Missouri and Wisconsin.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-21
MANY ENJOY BATHING THESE
, HOT DAYS AT C0uRTLAND

The sufferers from hot weather can
find no greater relief than 20 don a
bathing suit and plunge into the swim.
Sand bottom all the way at courtland
beach. The cool breezes and outdoor
are attracting large crowds. Excellent
boating facilities have put a premium on
this entertainment. Other popular at
fractions are the roller coaster, carry-us.
all, skating, bowling and free moving
pictures. Dancing in the parks open air
pavilion is enjoyable. Announcement Of
the third prize waltz next Tuesday night
is causing no little excitement. The good
dancers will be forced to do their best.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-21

for thirteen bases and caught a linz
drive.
There is not a man in that ex-Stori
Triumph gang that Is not considered O
dangerous man when handling the bat
Ed Clair and George Probst slipped w
to Pender, Neb., last Thursday and
glommed ten plunks apiece and rations.
Jensen, the first corner artist for Logan,
Ia, got four hits out Of five times UP
during the Logan-Omaha Mixers battle
Mclean of the Council Bluffs Merchants
still continues to bust them on the noodle.
He also grabs them all at the short field.
Drummy and Lawler of the Storz Tri-
umphs whanged one apiece for the count
during the Luxus-Storz Triumph jam
boree.
Now that Clink Clair Is manager of the
Nebraska City team he ought to receive
many applications from his Omaha
friends.
Again Front of the Hanscom Parks
came to the front by clouting one for the
circuit during the Hanscom Park-J. y.
Cross battle.
Joe Mossman. who recently tied himself
onstrated by his consistent hitting that
he Is not down and outer.
jackson, who hurled for Farmer Burns
tourists last season, left here last week
for Chappell. Neb., where he will pitch
the balance OF the season
The Storz Trlumphs treated Edward
Cunningham very nicely for three rounds,
but they tore loose In the fourth, so Ed
ward waltzed to the bench.
Cap. Benson, the manager Of the Hans
com Parks. made very creditable show
ing holding down the middle posture last
sunday, He also snagged a nit.
Out-of-town teams wishing players from
Omaha to help them out wnen they have
hard battles call Frank Quigley at Doug
las 23l5 or address 50l Barker block
Eisenhart, one of the Workmen pitch
ers, will leave for his home Sunday to
spend couple of weeks and stimuli
taneously few hicks with the folks.
The undefeated Goldstroms will clash
with Jourdans at Daetz park for the
championship of Omaha and south Omaha
In the l9-year-old class and 500 purse.
Snuff Smith of the Shamrocks Is one
Of the best singers around this neck Of
the woods. He has every kink imagin-
able, plenty of jiffy and good berry.
Because the Council Bluffs Merchants
came through with some dough Hank
Bogatts quit the Hanscom Parks. Well,
he wouldn't quit his old teammates with
out good reason.
The Fort Omaha schedule for the sea-
son is completed. 1t ends with the Town
send Workmen mix on September 22
Cards with the complete schedule are
given away at the fort every Sunday
Roy Stacey resigned as manager Of the
Val Biatz team last week and Sidney
Foley was chosen to fill his shoes. For
games call Harney 3A2 or address Sidney
Foley at bS6 South Twenty-ninth street.
The Workmen will go to Manning. They
will have hard picking at this Iowa town
because Manning has fast bunch of
ball tossers ana they have peen putting
up a a high class article all season.
Switzerland will heave for Manning and
either Eisenhart or Quigley will be on
the mound Cor the Workmen.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-21
Big GAl.uv Al FORT OMAHA
Hollys and Sherman Avenue Mer-
chants Booked to Clash.
T0WNsENDs TO MEET TRIUMpHs
Matchings for Games Today at the
Various Amateur Parks Indi-
cate There Will Be Some
Lively COntestsr

Two games, worth walking on your
hands and knees to see, will be on the
program at Fort Omaha this afternoon.
The Holiys play the Sherman Avenue
Merchants and the Townsends meet the
Triumphs. The second contest will be
the main attraction. This game will be
for all the gate receipts, so lively con-
test is certain. Probst will probably be
on the mound for the Triumphs and
Adams for the gunners. Lineup:
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-21

Dick Cooley Of the Salt Lake City team
Of the Union association is out with q
vail that President Lucas has 1t in for
his team and that he is going to sell out
and quit The trouble seems to have
arisen out Of the fact that fines were
assessed Salt Lake City players, but
President Lucas says his records will
show that there have been no more fines
assessed than year ago,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-21
Clark Back to Sioux City,

George Clark. who was sold by Sioux
City to the New York Americans last fall
for S.oOO will be a member of the Sioux
City staff again. Clark was sent to
Rochester. which turned him over to
Wilkesbarre and that club turned him
back. He Is still tho property Of the
Highlanders.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-21
Big Canadian Pitcher.

Hamilton In the Canadian league claims
the biggest player In the game. He ID
Pitcher Carl schuman and he weighs 2t
pounds. A policeman in Hamilton
recently threatened to arrest him for
blocking traffic and warned him to
obey the rules of the street provided for
street cars and automobiles when ap-
preaching corner.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-21

Saturday and Sunday, July N and 2s, al
Rourke park. boast of having the great
est pitching staff of any team outside Of
organized base ball.
| In Washington. Boone, McNear and
johnson, Manager Jack Johnson tnot
| ''Ll Artha"), has a quartet Of slabmer
who rank with any in the minor leagues
but who, on account of their color. are
barred from entering the professional
ranks.
| Ashes, the clever little shortstop, has
the reputation of being the star perfor-
mer, some of his stops bordering on the
marvellous. In addition to being Great
ball player, Ashes delights in keeping up
@ run of talk that makes hit with the
fans, and never fails to take advantage
of the opportunities offered while on the
coaching lines to bring out some Of his
funny remarks. The Storz will find this
gang a starchy proposition.
Today's mix between the Storz Tri-
umphs and Townsends will be for the gate
receipts. Some team won't even get car
fare.
Herewith a team composed of fellows
that used to play with the Storz Tri-
umphs: Coe, catcher; Bruggeman, pitcher;
Lean, short; Eastman, third; Fox, Ku-
cera and Fenlon, outfielders. This bunch
Of ex-Storz Triumphs would, IL given an
opportunity, give the present Storz bunch
good run for the money. They are
all close by and would gladly play the
storz,
Through the Knothole.
Padrose has not made an error yet.
The Brodegaard Crowns go to Crescent
City today.
Dougherty, Ryan and Kelly are all
heavy hitters.
Donovan has stolen forty-one bases so
far this year.
Logan, la. defeated the Omaha Mixers
last week by to score.
In the Electric Light Company Farrell
duel Rude Shaner stole home.
Last Sunday Joseph Adams resigned
as chief singer for Oakland, Neb.
1t took the Hanscom Parks twelve
rounds to trim the ]. S. Cross herd.
The Goldstroms have won twenty-five
straight games this year by wide margins.
Thursday John Hickey plunked ten
ringers for hurting the pill for Oakland,
Eeh.
Five games lost out of seventeen played
is the record of the Workmen team to
date
Mcclure will be on the mound Sunday
Mcguire has won two one-hit games this
year.
Frank Woodruff quit the Workmen
squad last week and Joined the Town
sends.
Rathke went to Beemer, Neb, last Sum
day and came back five cartwheels to the
good.
No news from the spaldings camp
They must have taken poison or Rip Van
is on the job.
George Kennedy. chief of the Sham
rocks, Is still growing for chance at
the Storz Triumphs.
In each one Of the Storz-Luxus fights
the Luxus team amassed five runs, but
five spot fell short.
August the Luxus team will journey
through Nebraska playing at different
towns for three weeks.
That Wagman team that acquired bar
rels of notoriety the early part of the
season has gone to the wall.
Next Wednesday the Workmen team
will travel over to Logan, Ia, and en-
deavor to trim the town pets.
Cass Of the Workmen team is slated to
twirl for Avoca, Ia, today. Twenty bucks
will act as an incentive to win.
Captain Ryan of the Goldstroms batted
In six runs last Sunday, getting tive hits