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Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
PROTEST FURTHER INCREASE
County Board Objects to Additional
Valuation Asked by State.
BIG INCREASE rs ALREADY MADE
And Now state Board Asks That
Douglas County show Cause
Why Ten Per Cent More
should Not BE Added.

Protest against 10 per cent Increase
In valuation Of Douglas county property
for tax assessment purposes when the
valuation already has been increased Ii. 81
per cent will be made to the State Board
of Equalization by the Douglas County
Board Of County Commissioners on August
13 at Lincoln. Resolution ordering this
protest and urging the Omaha Com
mercial club, the Omaha Real Estate
exchange, the Omaha city council and
the Omaha labor organizations to CO.
operate with the county board in resist
Ing what is believed to be an unjust In
crease was adopted by the Board Of
County Commissioners by unanimous vote
today.
The county equalization boards return
to the state board increased Douglas
county's valuation In round numbers,
$25, 900 over 1911. The county board
thinks this is enough.
Citation to appear before the state
the valuation on Douglas county lands
as returned by the county board should
not be increased 10 per cent and why
the valuation on hogs as returned should
fnot be increased 100 per cent was re-
ceived by the county board this morning.
John c. Lynch, chairman of the board.
Immediately introduced the resolution
calling for a protest.
The resolution notes the fact that the
Douglas county actual valuation as re-
turned to the state board shows an in
crease over 1911 of $2i, go. and valu-
alton for assessment purposes Of A71,-
444 which is 1191 per cent increase. It
urged the Commercial club, Real Estate
exchange. city council and labor organi-
cations to name two representatives each
to accompany the county board and the
county attorney to Lincoln on the day
fixed by the state board and make vigor-
Gus resistance to any increase "above the
liberal valuation already made"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
First Break Comes
in Duluth Strike

DULUTH, Mimi. Aug. IA break in
the ranks of the strikers at the North
ern Pacific freight dock was reported
today, when 1t was said that several of
the old men had gone back to work.
This was denied among the strikers.
Three hundred men, imported from Chi
cago and the Twin Cities, are working
on the docks. guarded by special police
men.
81 think the company has been fair to
the men" said Superintendent Brown Of
the Northern Pacific. I'VE offered them
raise of 2a cents an hour and gave
them lots Of time to go back. Freight
will move from now on"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
Holt Makes Plea for
Endowed Paper

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 1.-Hamilton
Holt Of the Independent, New York,
made a plea for an endowed newspaper
in his address at the National News
paper conference today on the topic,
Can Commercial Journalism Make Good,
or Must We Look for the Endowed
Newspaper
The endowed paper would exert great
influence for good upon public opinion
and upon the standards of other papers,
declared Mr.. Holt, who said he saw no
danger of its becoming reactionary If
manned by the right kind Of men. "There
are many college presidents who could
edit such paper better than can many
Of the $4,000 editors of commercial
papers," he said.
Mr.. Holt's endowed paper must be a
weekly, which can circulate all over the
land and exert the maximum influence
over current events. 1t would have no
politics Of Its own. Its motto would be
comprehensiveness and accuracy.
IAN endowment of $5,O0O,00o would be
sufficient to carry out this plan," said
the speaker.
II hasten to say" added Mr.. Holt,
"that commercial journalism not only
can. but often does make good never
theless I am here today to make a plea
for the establishment of an endowed
paper.
Journalism of the highest order is
really a part of public education, an ex-
tension Of university extension. 1t has
the same triple function as the university
the discovery of truth, the dissemina-
ton of knowledge and the championship
of worthy causes
IT 9 journal is to have an eminent,
enterprising and trustworthy staff, cap.
able Of finding cut the facts about cur
rent events, with accuracy and dispatch,
1t cannot be expected to be self-support-
ing any more than a university en-
gagged in fostering all the arts and
sciences and maintaining a faculty of
nationwide repute.''
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
Woman Who Killed
Husbands S Affinity
Will Be Acquitted

PARIS Aug 1.-y-James L, -Bridgeman.
husband of the American woman, Mrs
Bridgeman, formerly Minnie Bernard, of
terday by Madame Bloch, French story
writer and contributor to children $
papers, is an Englishman.
Mrs. Bridgeman, though born In MIL
waukee, had lived practically all her life
in France.
The acquittal of Madame Bloch is said
by her lawyers to be virtually foregone
conclusion, owing to the circumstances
under which the crime was committed.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
NEBRASKA GETS HIGH AND
LOW ON WILSON FUND

SEA GIRT. N. j., Aug. 1.-Approxi-
mately $1,000. 1t was announced today
has been received by Governor Wilson In
campaign contributions through the
mails. The largest single contribution
announced so far was that Of William
Jennings Bryan, who sent $1,000. The
smallest came from Jeremiah Howard Of
South Omaha, Neb., who sent 80 cents,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
ARKANSAS SUES INSURANCE
COMPANIES FOR TAXES

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug. lin shan
Gerry court here today suit was flied by
Attorney Gsaeral Norwood against rrae-
tiaaily every old line foreign insurance
company doing business In Arkansas,
asking for the recovery OF haais taxes
amounting TO s4.a5o,ooo, There ara lao
separate suits, all under the same seh-
eral form but for varying AMOUNTS.
Some Of the claims run back ~ far as
is7s. Tho case probably will come up for
hearing In September.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
COURT OF IMPEACHMENT
ADJ0URNS TO SATURDAY

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1,--After sessoin
of an hour, the senate today. sitting as o
court of Impeachment in the case OF
Judge Robert W. Archibald Of the CON-
merce court, adjourned until p. n
Saturday without deciding whether the
trial shall go on at once or wait over
until fall
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
Uncle Sam is Again
Shy Of Ready Cash

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1-Congress was
called upon again today to furnish
emergency funds to carry on the federal
government. The delay by the two
branches of congress to agree upon an
nual appropriation bills left the govern
ment BROKE" but resolution was agreed
no by the appropriations committees Of
both houses to extend the appropriations
Of last year until August Is. 1t is ex-
pected that the bills will have become
law by that time.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
MEMBERS OF ANTONA
FAMILY ARE RELEASED

DETROIT, Aug. 1.-Alexander Antona,
their nephew, Angelo Villa, who were ar
rested Tuesday pending investigation Of
the death of Miss Elizabeth Fleming, an
aged servant employed in the Antona
home, were released from custody today
on the ground that there is no evidence
to connect them with any wrongdoing. The
Antona family, especially Mrs. Antona,
is prominent in Detroit, and the arrests
caused a sensation.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
One Killed, Two
Fatally Wounded in
a Fight in Prison

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Aug. 1.--One man
was killed and two others fatally
wounded in fight between prisoners In
the county Jail today. H. Mullen, serving
one year for contributing to the delin-
quency of minor, was killed and Leads
w. NOEL and Martin Mendoza are fatally
wounded
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
WILL TRY TO LINE UP
TEACHERS FOR WILSON

SEA GIRT, N. j.. Aug. 1.--Governor
Wilson received today suggestion from
". H. sammford of Montgomery. Ala,
that nationwide organization Of school
teachers be formed to work for Wilson
during the campaign. The governor was
pleased with the idea and Mr.. Stamford
probably will see Mr.. McCombs and other
members of the campaign committee to
suggest details Of the proposed organiza-
ton. #-..
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
Thaw Has Ptomaine Poisoning

MATTAEAWAN, N. Y, Aug. III. w
Russell announced today that Harry X.
Thaw is suffering from ptomaine poison
ing a result of eating preserved food
while In Jail at White Plains. Thaw has
been confined to his cot since his return
here.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Aug, Crops
in this section We're washed out and small
property loss was suffered by water
from cloudburst that broke over the
Point of Rocks section late last night
No loss OF life has been reported.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
The National Capital
The Senate.

The senate convened at noon.
Senator Bacon became president pro
tempore until August 10 by agreement
Notice of the houses replication to
Judge Archbald's S answer to Impeachment
charges was received.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
The House.

The house convened at noon.
BY agreement political speeches oc-
cupied the first three hours Of the ses-
sion.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
The Weather

For Enthusiastically fair; warmer
For Iowa-Generally fair; not much
change In temperature
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
Call 1t Washinxton Party,

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. Tho
Roosevelt campaign in Pennsylvania this
fall will be fought under the name Of the
Washington party. In compliance with
the state law, pre-emptions of the name
Of the Washington party were filed here
today from practically every one Of the
2T legislative districts. the fifty sena-
torial districts and the thirty-two con-
gressionai districts, as we'll as for the
state at large
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02

Continued on Page Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
BEST SPORTING NEWS

Right in The Bee day by day.
Full box scores of all big leagues.
Sport cartoons that hit the bullseye.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-02
THE WEATHER.

Generally Fair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-28

The executive committee Of the Wash
ington City Bowling Association held
meeting at the Palace alleys last night
and all the details leading up to the open
ing OF the tournament on the night OF
February 10 were gone over and perfect
ed The entry blanks and application
blanks for membership in the organiza-
ton have been received from the printer
and can now be had by applying at the
associations headquarters.
In regard to the tournament. the offi-
cials OF the local body are more than
anxious to make the coming event the
largest and most successful ever held.
and from the interest which is being dis
played by the bowiers themselves II
begins to look very much as though the
seventh annual event will show not less
than thirty-five teams entered in the
struggle for championship honors.
Secretary Field gave out the following
table last night, which gives q good line
on how the teams stand In the first
column the figures represent the number
of clubs In the league; the second. the
number that have signified their inten-
lions Of entering the five-man event. and
the last column the number the tourna-
msnt committee expects to swing into
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LIVE NEWS AND INTERESTING
GOSSIP OF LOCAL BOWLERS
Plans Perfected for the Big February Tourna
ment-Entry Blanks Ready for
Participants.

number of teams that have signified their
intentions OF competing number thirty
one, and that thirty-eight, at the least Is
the hope OF the committee. Just why the
full representation Of the Patent Exam
liners and Sunday School leagues is not
expected Is hard to tell. as both OF these
leagues should by all means send their
full quota into the events, as every club
stands better than an equal chance OF
finishing In the money.
A careful perusal Of the 1910 and 1911
annual reports Of the American bowling
congress reveals the startling fact, re-
gariless OF reports to the contrary. that
did not come up to the one held In De-
troit during March. 1910. In only one
thing did the Missouri city show to bet
ter advantage. and that was IN the num-
Der OF quints entered In the fve-maT
event. The records. compiled by Secre-
teams entered. while the mark at st.
Louis was 41A. three OF which forfeited
In the two-man Detroit had AS more
than St Louis, the figures being $50 and
S4l. while in the individuals the Michi-
gan city boasted Of 2OO7, against LII
for the "show-me" town.
The prize list also shows quite diff
fereDce-&3.500. to give the exact figures
The amount hung up by the Michiganders
for the bowlers to shoot for was Sc, 4:2
Wnlie the best 81. LOUIS could oner was
$21, 932. The records further show that
the prize money at St. Louis amounted to
only $6O1 more than that competed for al
Pittsburgh, In 1869. when 40 less five.
man teams, 81 less two-man teams an(
100 less individuals bowled.
While no definite number OF entries
which the Chicago tourney will receiy<
can be estimated, Il would not be sur.
prising TO see at least 600 quints entered
In the hve-man. while the doubles shoult
show ct least 100 entries, and the sin.
giles close on to $500. These figures alone
Will represent . total prize money OF
$40, 500, 20 per cent OF which goes to de.
fray the expenses OF the tournament com.
pany. leaving over $4,000 for the bowlers
share.
Local bowlers are extending their bes
wishes to the newly organised Mount
Pleasant LAague. which started upon ID
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RIxEY WON'T JOIN.
TEAM THIS SPRING
tcont,nued from First Page.l

not be the first player to 1oll down on
the occasion Of his drst year In fast COM
pany and then como back and make 80.
with q vengeance.
It win be remembered that Cunny was
paying at second base during the last
western trip the team made. and on
which 1t made its very best showing.
winning nine out Of eighteen. Cunny
hit nearly 800 on that trip, and yet
when the team returned he was benched
and Elberfeld put in his place, though
he was material for development. and
while the manager might have ngured on
STRENGTHENING the team there was no
position to DO gained and . young ball
player was kept Idle when he should
have been IA tho game. Cunny has q
fault at the bat. There IL hardly q
question about his being Q capable field
er. and IL Grif1th can correct that weak
ness he will have ball player who will
do as much to keep the team In the race
as any other individual on the team.
The shifting OF Schaefer to the out
0eld should prove . good move. Being
faak and = mod 6itt0r. Schao4or viii
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scores OF the first weeks play were moi
very impressive, we are informed that 9
majority Of the bowlers who go to MAKE
up the league are shooting match games
for the first time. It IL to be hoped tina,
the low totals will not discourage the be-
ginners. and it will be well for them to
remember that the game has never YET
produced q man who averaged 200 his
first season out.
From present Indications Washington
will be represented at the American
Bowling Congress tournament at Chi
cago. In March, by no less than three
teams The Bureaus. as usual. will be
quint, and rumor has 1t that one Other
team under the direction OF the veteran
Pop Hartman, will make the trip. Just
who will comprise this third team 10 still
doubtful, but the chances are that It will
bowers: Hartman. Fritz, Covert. Nc.
Knew. Page, Campbell and Shaffer
With team picked from this bunch
along with the Palace and Bureaus
Washington will be well represented and
surprise awaits those who win par.
ticipate in the coming events Of the city
associations tournament In the way OF &
awarded q 0ontract to q well known loca
ad solicitor, who will get out the sched.
ule In book form, and he promises te
make 1t quite an attractive a. well a
desirable pamphlet Better still, the reve.
nue. to be derived from the book will 60
toward defraying the expenses Of thu
tournament This alone makes II an at.
tractive proposition.
Departmental.
Tsis''.a.. s sse Is Is 80 ss q q
The Commissioners belong to the come
back class. After dropping three Ia
Navy. they threw the hooks into tn
Warriors for the entire set. M
Navy now leads the league by O three
game margin. as the Aggies dropped one
to the Bureaus. It Is going to take
take some awful pfnntng to overcome
the Sailors.
Jimmy Field, as usual. was there with
Eigh average tor the week. 1t Is al
most a cinch that the Farmers anchor
man will lead the league for the season
by their club last Wednesday was the
most successful one they have ever
pulled on Here's hoping the one next
year proves just as successful
Joe Hardte got away with EOS In his
flrst game against the Aggtes. but the
best he could do In the next two wa
14S and 163. Just one OF those nfgnta
when Joe wasn't there.
Those three games the Census for
feited to Navy sure were help to tn
Sailors. The Navy Is not going any
too good. and getting three that way
boosts them up.
Practically every team IN the leasal
win 80 into the nve-man event oe tn
city assoctauoo's tournament. IN
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waddell, Mathewson. Red Ames ana 10
Ed Walsh Of later days all had one OF OF
more seasons where they averaged, SIX x, ~
n;O dacentive drop" ball. also made the
high average class in strike outs :,,..n.r.
Hugh Daily leads the strike,out pitcnerds e
with Waddell second; G. Edwaro " The
the class in seven different ye. ,nes'
VAR water Johnson stands seventh in the
list.
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HOW WADDELL'S BEST
MARK BEATS JOHNSON'S
Copyright, 1912, by Herbert Pointing,

(Copyrrh
in he ptcned
is
suEpasseee ,oISsnN
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2, in the set with the Car Department
caused II to lose q game. 1t hanked a
451 game with two counts over 500.
Not a man in the league was able to
register all three games over the century
mark. Must have been an on week for
everybody.
Station No. was the only team that
could clean up for all three games. the
Ticket ONCE quint falling before It
The others had to be satisfied with the
odd one.
Henderson and Smith both tied for
high game in the Adams-Southern No. 1.
set, each having q mark Of H. Hay
den was next in line with los.
100 was the best individual game Of the
week. His 119 was also next best hieh
Some rolling for one man.
Jerman sandwiched a count OF 90 In
between two OF III and il3; Some set
had he been able to have shot q three
figure game In the second.
Ingram Memorial
sss%s i i1s i iss i iso rs ~ 81
The Boosters. by winning all three from
the Esperos while the Eau Claires were
dropping one to the Seminoles. increased
their lead for first place.
. Frank Adams was the only man IN the
league to show three games over the one
hundred mark, although Crown had an
average OF lOl.
pins in his individual average. The best
he could contribute was 1lU, 100 and ~,
just one pin shy Of an even century.
The Boosters had an exceiient chance
of turning In ], $40 set, as their total for
the first two games against the Esperos
was 995, but that low one In the third
pulled them down.
Ricketts, and Tade both got away with
games over the three-hgure mark. but each
took q tumble in their next two. Kick
finished with 80 and 50. while Tade had
81 and 70.
Taylor was going down by ten at a
time. In his first game he pulled 81, In
the second 81 and in the last ". 1t is
hardly to be expected that the fourth
would have showed e.
Columbia.
Jones ......... l25 ~ lO6 1913 los
Sanders flying start of 1O8 and 10 did
not wind up as he had anticipated. With
only SO In the last he had to be content
with an average Of 14.
The Critics won the first from the In
dams by one pin and the last by four,
but lost the second by twenty-five.
Wonder what struck the Buffalos. Some
one must have lass0ed them. as they for
feited to the Cubs. Nothing puls q league
on the bum quicker than forfeited sets.
Barick got away with 1O6 and 1O1 in
his first two games. but 9S in tue thru
kept him out Of hundred average by
just one pin.
High individual game for the week went
to Sanders with 1zO. while hikh team
game was COPIED by the Critics, who
piled 498 in their second attempt.
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against the Baltimore team of the Ameri-
can Association, Smith held his opponents
to no hits and no runs, just twenty-seven
men coming to bat He struck out SIX
teen Of them.
In 1889 the great Amos Rusie made his
appearance in fast company, pitching Tor
Indianapolis then in the National League.
During 1S90-91-92 he retired many Dats-
tremendous speed he was a terror to- pat
tiers for many years.
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Station. No ....................... los
Second high Individual average-Jerman.
High set-StanIey. Southern. No 2.. 1896
High esme-(yhadwick Ticket Once 1000 159
High team rame--Car Department :.... $50
High team set-Station No. l........l,5 $50
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OUT KINGS AND
IS RECORDS HUNG UP
Copyright, 1912. BY Herbert Pointing,

Copyright Pontng)
1884
Edward
ube) the +
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Local bowlers are extending their best
wishes to the newly organised Mount
Pleasant League. which started upon ita
career last Monday night While the
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Colonials at first were thought to be
the only team with full representation,
but it now looks as though two leagues
will send instheir full quota.
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The shifting OF Schaefer to the out
fleld should prove . good move. Being
fasf end . goed hitter 6chaefsr win
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Boston Baking Co. -. 4se 49s 497 1,478 Ae2
Murray .............-. 1l3 us LIT 855 lis
The star continues in the hunt for
championship honors. It had no
trouble winning all three from the Ru-
dolph 4 West Company.
WIN wonders never cease3 Bill Bur-
hans actually failed to get q game over
the century mark. Wake UP. fellows;
there is hope yet.
Negosta rolled three rather queer
games, II queer they can be called, when
q bowler gets Sc. 81 and S.. The farther
he want the better he got.
In the pin-Hayenner set, the ATst
three men, wilcox, 0aTner and Thompson,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-15
EFFECTIVE TRAP FOR RATS
Water-Tight Barrel Placed in Dark
Corner of Barn With Head
Knocked Out Is Good.

A simple but effective rat trap can
be constructed in any barn by sim
ply setting in a dark corner a water
tight barrel, with the head knocked
out and the top made accessible to
the rats by placing boxes near it or
arranging boards or poles so as to
enable them to climb up, says the
Northwest Homestead. The barrel
needs to be filled about two-thirds
full of such rubbish as corncobs and
chips and something put on top to
entice the rats. After they become
familiar with the surroundings and
resort to the barrel regularly, which
they will in about a week if present,
the barrel should be cleaned out and
filled about three-quarters full Of wa
ter; enough chaff should then be
thrown in to cover the water and with
it block of wood, on each side of
which a piece of bacon has been
tackled. This will induce the first rat
to jump in to eat the bacon, the next
one will not hesitate to do likewise,
and then there will be fight for the
possession of the block. The noise
will attract other rats, and when they
get in, no matter how many there
may be up to a certain extent they
will all drown.