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Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27
Thirty-Six Rifle =
Clubs Compete in
Washington Match

WASHINGTON, Dec. &.-Thirty-six
rifle clubs from thirty-four cities par
ticipated this week in the opening match
of the Rifle club gallery championship
under the auspices of the National Rifle
Association of America. The Class A d.
vision was led by Bridgeport, Conn,
which scored 800 points against Man
chester. N. H.. with 962. Other Class A
matches follow:
Kings Mills. o.. sSs against Adrian.
Mich, 9S2; District OF Columbia, $40
against Dickinson. N. D.. 961; Warren.
Pa, $50 against Saltwater. MINI. sS4;
Cleveland. 9s6 against Boston, sS6; Buoy
rus, o.. 81 against Birmingham. s66
Class b: Hopkins. Mimi. &S against
Madison. Mimi, 9S2; HOosier club, In
dianapolis, $50 against Tacoma. Wash.
s25; Marion, o., S5s against Des MoiDes,
$50; Bangor, Ne, $50 against Youngstown,
o., $50; 81. Louis, s45 against Milwankee,
943s WATERFOWL, N. Y, sT against Louis
Vile, 9ls.
Glass C: Buffalo, ss2 against Kane,
Pa, sl4; WATERFOWL. S. D.. $40 against
Tucson. Ariz., GA Ogden. Utah. Sc
against Louisville, 908; Salt Lake City.
9a2 against corinna. Maine, 7o4; New
Haven, Conn, S1 against Detroit. de-
faulted: Albion. Ind, S94 against Payetts.
Ida.s SIS.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27
STANDARD FOR WATER SPORT
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agreeable compromise or ended regret
tably.
Code WouIa Ne q Help.
The adoption by the governing body OF
a recognized code win not only provide
safe meeting ground and avoid all flu
turo trouble. but also serve TO place
water sports on a firm foundation. en-
courage competition between distant
swimming oenters. make possible the
yearly holding OF conclusive national
championships and increase progress by
giving TO the several collegiate Associa-
tons a community OF law and purpose.
No difficulty is anticipated in getting
the delegates 10 accept the proposed plans
for free style. breast-stroke ana back
stroke swimming. OF for fancy diving.
but some argument Is expected over the
water game 20 DO played. for four or
five varieties are now IN use The tn
teroollegiate type. however, has the lars-
est following and II likely 10 DO favored,
Yale. Columbia. Pennsylvania. Prince
ton. Cornell. City College. Harvard and
Illinois. among others. want IT, as II has
grown very popular with both swimmers
and the public.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27
OFF WEEK In BASKET BALL
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OF weigle's buccaneering Pirates. Even
at that, their victory was a signal one,
as the work of Shields. home from the
University Of Nebraska for vacation,
was responsible for It. The Pirates were
Handicapped by the absence of their CEN
ter and forward, Wilson and Root
Basket Ball Notes.
For practice games with the University
q q, Omaha o. quintet. call Manager Morey'
Both the Swifts and the Townsend Gun
company teams have secured nifty red
sweater coats.
Teams wishing games with the Ne
bTaska School for the Deaf, call Walnut
1853 and ask for jackson.
Lealxe Of the Young Mems Christian as
a. ISOLATION secretaries has gone east to
spend the Christmas holidays.
Those Council Bluffs cubs are game
sports. When the Nebraska Telephones
failed to show up they took the Town
Gus Miller showed that he was still on
the firing line when he refereed the game
between the South Omaha High school
and the alumni of that school,
The Church of the Covenant made its
Tuesday. The Covenanters lost TO the
Hanscom Park Methodists. Al to Is.
Noland, the doughty little forward of
last seasons Nebraska Telephone quin-
tet has at last decided to play. He Joined
the Walter q. Clarks last Saturday.
Those Townsends seem to virtually live
at tho Young Mems Christian association.
Any time team falls to put In an ap-
pearance the gun men are substituted.
For the second time this season Obie
Meyers iced the game for the Walter q.
Clarks His last feat was throwing eight
baskets against the Omaha High school.
Those Orr brothers are stellar actors on
the Church OF the Covenant quintet.
Practically all of the scoring in their
garre against the Hanscom Parkers was
challked up TO them.
The Nebraska School for the Deaf is
represented this season by the following
lineup: Stark, right forward; Jackson,
left forwards Tamisea, center; label,
right guard; Nielsen left guard.
It's a good thing for some of the local
teams that Paul Shields doesn't play reg
ularlY with the Swifts. The massive
center tore things up in general when he
performed against the Pirates Tuesday
evening.
A schedule for the three leagues will
be made out immediately after the be-
ming OF the rev year This has been
delayed hecause II was not known which
evenings the Omaha High school wanted
the Young Mems Christian association
floor for its interscholastic contests.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27
Book by DR.. Henry
Bears the Name
Of "Equitania"

'Equitania" n the name Of q new and
practical Utopia described as ''the land
OF equity" In . little book Just published
BY DR.. w. o. Henry OF this city. The
volume. which Il In the form % q dia-
logue, and presumably q literary work
produced during the authors recent So
j0urn In Los Angeles. embodies his well
known views on controversial subjects
such AZ woman suffrage. prohibition, the
seE problem. bound always TO elicit dia-
sent a. well as approval. but have the
particular merit Of being plain spoken and
forcibly statsa
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27
CHICAGO ARRANGES
GAME WITH HASKELL
Coach Stage Gives Out Schedule of
Games for the Coming
Season.
IOWA DROPPED FROM LIST
For some Reason Not Announced
the Illinois Mentor Has no
Desire to Play tho
Havvkeyes.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.-The University Of
Chicago foot ball schedule next year will
contain at least one game outside the Big
Nine conference. A. A. 5tagg, athletic
director. before leaving for Miami Fla,
announced tonight that a game had been
scheduled with the Haskell Indians of
Lawrence. Kan.
The only other games on the schedule
definitely arranged are Northwestern,
Indiana and Purdue. set for October 9.
IS and %. respectively
Iowa has been dropped from tbs list
for one year. 1t was stated. Dates with
Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota str
are undecided.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27
Supply of Candy
Comes in AerOplane

Loaded with candy. an asroplAns sailed
around In the Hense0 4 Park Methodist
church last night. finally settling down
on the preachers platform, where Il was
taken IN charge by q Santa Claus. who
dismantled II and distributed the load
to the children OF the Sunday school.
The Aeroplane idea was originated BY
Jack and Bruce Eldridge. The plane
was moored In the choir loft at the rear
OF the auditorium. where its load was
taken ON. Then. held by wireA Il was
sent on ia mission around the room. high
above the heads OF the people. finally
landing on the platform.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27

outfielder Guy linn OF the Terrapins
Is training In baltimore. Guy. like Kirk
patrick had the misfortune 70 break his
ankle. The outfielder h running up and
down steps at his home ON Abel avenue.
- play ing q little ball on warm days and
doing everything possible 70 keep In
shape. while Ia the hospital linn lost q
lot OF weight. but IL now back 20 normal
Go into business for yourself Read tn
Read the FOR Sale" ads n goa wan
bargains Of the minute.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27

CINcINNATI. Dec. s6-Battiing Nell
son. who met Andy Dezenah In this city
q few days ago. is earnestly determined
TO regain the lightweight championship.
He is working hard and is seeking bouts
with first raters. All who saw him In
his match with BeEsnAh say he showed
his old-tims dash and aggressivenesA
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27

Contrary TO England. in France every
thing IL being done to encourage the
continuation OF ali sports a. In times Of
peace. II has already been announced
that there will be no athletics OF any
kind at Cambridge university this year.
The principal reason for the consolation
even OF the minor sporting events Is that
tho men have no time 70 train or prac-
tice. five afternoons a week being occupied
by work In the officers training corps.
The official notice applies TO all fresh
mems sports and to tho intercollegiate
games.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27
BOX or LEMONS BRINGS
BAD LUCK TO MOORE

Robert Moore. oolored, stole box OF
lemons nom . freight car. police officers
who arrested him yesterday declare
when arrested he was trying to sen
them. asserts Sergeant Wilson
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27
Volunteers Feed
$50 Poor Families

The Volunteers of America distributed
over go Christmas baskets Of food yes
terday morning to as many OF omaha's
poor and needy families. The baskets
contained chickens. potatoes. vegetables.
fruits and the like. all substantial pro-
visions for a Christmas dinner
Major Mccormick started the distrfbu-
ton at O'Clock. and until II O'Clock
seantily clad mothers and fathers came
20 receive their baskets In many cases
the parents were accompanied By chill
dren, and Major Mccormick acted a. a
benefioent Santa Claus by swing them
toys a. long an they lasted
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27
FRENCH ELEYENS In ARMY
Most Of the Gridiron Warriors Are
at the Front in Battles.
ENCOURAGING ALL THE SPORTS
GauIs Urging Men 60 Keep Up I'm
terest I'm Athletics I'm Contrast
60 the order I'm England TO
Stop suoh Irzercisea.

NEW YORK, Dec. so.-Nearly all the
foot ball stars OF France are either on
the ''gridiron'' Of Flanders or rushing
the German lines along the Aisne. and
they are making themselves heard from.
AuEustin Joue. q foot ball star OF Per-
piRnan, In the Nineteenth dragons, Just
mentioned IN orders. was promoted TO
lieutenant on the battlefield for having
rescued q fallen oomrade and carried him
out Of the fire zone under severe shell
fire. Planun. another mainstay OF the
French sporting association, was pro-
motsd 70 lieutenant for rushing single
handed a detachment OF Germans who
was In the act Of capturing q French
cannon. Ho bayonetted them. one after
another. ana alone succeeded in bringing
the gun back into the lines Cyclists
have also done great work. both in the
French and Belgian armies.
Augusta Troussellier the youngest of
the Troussellier brothers. well-known
professional riders, was killed during the
battle Of the Aisne while charging the
German trenches. FeIlegrin. Norm and
Jauxin. crack cycle racers. were all killed
during the battle OF the Marine. Henri.
Olivier, Denoualt-ali three members Of
the Racing club foot hall team. also
were killed during the fighting around
Luneville. Rene Elena. another favorite
OF Paris gridirons. was wounded at the
taking Of Altisirch. Fencing circles have
also furnished number OF good fighters,
most Of whom have been Incorporated in
the flying corps. Rou.terS Dorcieres, the
hero Of 30 many meetings on the field OF
honor. IL q machine gunner on one OF
the armored asroplanes; Georges Brett
mayer II In the same service. Jess Her
manus, champion oarsrnan OF Europe.
WAS decorated on the battlefield for
heroic exploits IN Belgium. Van Hou-
waert one Of the leading long distance
cycle raoors. is IN the oommissary depart
ment OF the Belgian army. while Con-
slant 10 Marin. the wrestler. Is working
an automobile machine gun.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27

Bee Want Ads - So 49,. Business
BOOstsrA
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27

Bee want AAs Proanss A-sasa~ hia
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27
Men Drown
AS Trawler Hits Mine

GRIAGsBY, England. Dec. - the
trawisr oceana was sunk BY . mine To-
day. Eight men were drowned. only the
second engineer being saved.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-27

the first 1856 game rolled Leo won a mer-
prize; for the first Ill game
rolled Knowles was the winner and Miller
won a prize by rolling the first III game.
The prize put up for any score over $50
WAS not won.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28
REVENUE TAX STAMPS.
Required for Pool Tables, Bowling Alleys, Theatres and Tobacco DeaI- CTS

W. H. Farrell of New London. who is the deputy collector of internal rev. enue for this district, visited this city Friday on business in relation to the sale of the new tax stamps which are required for the use of all proprIetors Of pool and billiard rooms, bowling al- leys, theaters and dance halls and dealers in tobacco.
 These stamps must be obtained from Collector Farrell before Nov. 30 or the delinquents will be subject to prose- cution and a penalty of 50 per cent. of the tax.
 The tax is imposed for the period rom Nov. to June 90 next and is calculated on g two-thirds basis Of a full year. For instance p-oprietorS of pool and billiard rooms and bowl ing alleys must pay a taE of two- thirds of S5 for each table and each alley. Dealers in tobacco who sell over $2O0 worth annually must pay a tax of two-thirds Of $4.So. Dance halls are taxed at $10 each and p-oprietors must pay two-thirds of that amount. For each pool table and each bowling alley the tax is s3.34. The tax on theatres ranges from S25 to $t00. ac cording to seating capacity and own CTS must pay fwo- thirds Of the amount assessed in their case. Collector Far rell urges all those who come under the provisions of the war tax to make immediate payment, as government inspectors win visit their places di- krectly after NoT. 3o>
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28
VOLUNTEER LIFE SAVING
 CORPS FOR NORWICH.
Commodore Davids Here to Form Or ganization-Life Buoys and Rope Placed.

Through the efforts of Commodore William DaYids, who is connected with the U. s. volunteer life saving corps, and has been here for day or two, life saving buoys and ropes have been placed at several places around the city where their use might be needed in emergencies. These are the Laurel Hill bridge, public landing. three at the Chelsea Boat club, and one at Mo- began. park. He expects to place 21 in all about the city. Each life saving apparatus consists of the buoy with 100 feet of rope attached.
 Commodore Davids will spend about two weeks here, and in that time ex- poets to organize a branch of the life saving corps. He will organize class es and give free instruction in rescue work and resuscitating drowned peo- pie. On Friday he gave a talk at the Young Mems Christian association. Talks are also to follow before the Boy Scouts, dock hands and others who may be interested.
 While here he has worked in con Junction with Harbormaster Herman Jackel, Jr., and also had talk with the mayor.
 It has been found that the organiza- ton of such life saving corps has been great benefit in the larger cities. They have been very generally organ iZed through the south. Two hundred and sixty persons were saved last year by the corps, and where appropriations are made by cities other kinds of ap- paratus are installed.
 Commodore DaYids has also been to Gales Ferry and has arranged that Robert Church will carry out the work there. Tn the summer a dory that can be used for rescue work will be pro- vided.
 The commodore is staying at the '. M c A
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28
WAR TIME NEWS OF 50 YEARS ACO|
Soldiers Aids Remembered Men at the Front at Thanksgiving Tme-Two Big New Engines in Norwich Round House -Unlnown Man Found Drowned at the Falls Horse Knocked Into River By Engine and Drowned.

Tn Norwich and vicinity fifty years, ago this week ThanksgiyinE was generally but quietly observed and at the Thanksgiving services in were large. Tho Soldiers Aid com posed of Norwich ladies had success- fully completed their work and as far as Norwich was concerned the soldiers at the front did not go hungry on Thanksgiving day. Captain Thomas James E. Fuller, 11th c. V, both of Norwich, were among the officers dis charged from service as their time had expired They were both members of the first company raised in this city at the outbreak of, the war and their brave work gained for them meritor- ious records. Extracts from the files of the Bulletin of half a century ago follow:
 Letter from Charleston Prison.
 Monday, Nov. 21, 1s64.-A private letter has been received in this city from Sergt. Charles T. Barstow of the First Conn. Cavalry a prisoner at Sept. 21. The writer states that he has been in very i'll health. He says he has been separated from nearly all Norwich boys in confinement but that they were all well when he last saw them, but that William Davis of Nor
 
 Falls) are both dead.
 At Capt. Kibb's office three substi tutes were accepted, two for Norwich one for Wtndham.
 Good Work of Soldiers Aid.
 The ladies of the Soldiers Aid con- cluded their labors on Saturday af- ternoon. Their report shows non in dustrially they have labored to have accomplished so much in the time allotted. If other towns and neigh borhoods there need be no fear that the soldiers will pass a hungry Thanksgiving. We congratulate the ladies on their success, the citizens on their liberality and the soldiers on their dinner.
 Tuesday. Nov. e2, 1ss4.-Chaplain Holmes of the First Cavalry writing of the fight of the Eth inst, says: It was after the regiment had been join ed by the brigade that Capt Joab Rogers, commanding the regiment was wounded while with his usual gallan- try leading the command in a charge It is a serious loss to us to be de- prived of the services of an officer so faithful, so brave, and so greatly be- loved.
 Unknown Man Found Drowned.
 Saturday afternoon the body of a middle aged Irishrnan was found in the Yantic river at Bean Hill direct ly in the rear of the barn of Capt. A. L. Hyde, which was burned on Fri day night. A coroner's inquest was summoned by $. B. Case Esq, who rendered a verdict of accidental drowning. The deceased who was lame had been about Bean Hill begging for sometime past, but no one knew his name nor his residence. It is sup posed that he was the incendiary who fired Capt Hyde's barn and that he was drowned in his flight from the spot.
 Quertermaster Sergeant Frederick A Hanson. of the 18th c. ", captured at Plymouth died ir prison at Ander- sonviile. Ga, recently.
 Pay for Soldiers Families.
 Wednesday, Nov. .23, 1S64.-Families of soldiers who have not given orders
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28

for tI1eir state quarterly payment, may receive the same at town clerks of- flee on Wednesday, Nov. g, at 1o;50 o'clock, a. m.
 New Engines Arrive.
 There are in the roundhouse of the Norwich and Worcester road. Tn this city two new engines of the largest type, each machine weighing about twenty eight tons, one designed for freight and the other for passenger trains. They were both built at Hinckley and Williams works, Boston. trains, has is inch cylinder with 22 inch stroke, and driving wheels 1-2 feet ins diameter The Quinebaug has five feet driving wheels. and a 16 inch cylinder with 24 inch stroke.
 William Trojan Esu.. did the hand some thing by the Red, White and Blue clubs on Saturday night of last week by giving them an oyster supper at Pays saloon.
 Horse Walked Onto Railroad Track.
 Thursday, Nov. 24. 1S64.-Tuesday morning, Mir. John c. Standish left his horse and truck standing near William Trolan's boiler shop or the West Side. while he went into the shop on busi- ness. Soon after the 11:30 freight Seeing that a horse was near the track the engineer blew the whistle, where upon the animal walked directly upon the track. The engine struck the truck, throwing the horse and part of the truck some three rods off the track and into the Thames river, while the other part of the truck went flying up the hill. The horse floundered about in the water for a few moments, but soon with a cry of human agony went to the bottom.
 Capt. Henry ". Washburn of New London, Acting Master U. $. N, has been prisoner of war for two years. He is now at Camp Ford Texas, and writes home that there is @ fair pros- pect that all naval prisoners will soon be exchanged.
 Making Horse Shoe Nails.
 The New London horse nail factory has resumed operations. There are now g machines in the building for the manufacture of machine cut horse shoe nails.
 Inasmuch as all hands propose to celebrate Thanksgiving Day there will be no paper issued from this office Friday morning.
 Thanksgiving Day.
 Saturday, Nov. 2s, 1S64.-Thanks- giving day was very generally but quietly observed in the city All the churches were thronged in the morn ing and at most of them patriotic ser mons were preached. There were fewer barrel bonfires at night than usual and fewer boys around them.
 H. H. Starkweather of this city and T. NJ. Waller of New London were last week admitted to practice in all United States courts, at the United States District court in session at Hartford.
 Capt. Thomas Scott, 2nd, N. Y. Artillery and 1st Lieut.. James D. Full Ter, 11th C.. ", both of this city are among the officers recently discharged from the service of the United States on account of the expiration of time. They were respectively First and Sec ond Lieutenants in the First Company raised in Norwich at the outbreak of the rebellion and they leave behind them a record of which they may well feel proud.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28

should be exempted from taxation as fully as ordinary mortgage Ioanss but. when the meaning of the statute to that effect is not clear. even though it should result in double taxation. the remedy must be sought through the legislature.
 The attorney general cites authori- ties to show that taxation of a bond secured by a. trust mortgage deed is not necessarily double taxation, even though the real estate of the corpora ton be also taxed at it's full corue-
 4 gcod and what would appear to be sufficient reason for limiting monevs loaned on interest from ex- emption from taxation to cases of or dinary mortgages. is found in the fact that mortgages are rarely made Tor anything approaching the assessed 1t will be only upon very rare occa- sions that the mortgagee would ever be called upon To have such property assessed and to pay a tax upon the excess over the assessed value of the mortgaged property, while. in the case of bonds secured by a deed of mort gag, it is very rare that the full amount of the issue of bonds does not exceed the assessed value Of the mort gagged property. The legislature may very well have felt that, to exempt the ordinary corporate bonds from taxa ton under Section 231e, would impose & difficult and almost endless under taking upon the part Of the various assessors throughout the state, as such bonds might be held by a thousand different persons living in various towns throughout the state. This ar gument of inconvenience would seem to be quite sufficient to account for the failure of the legislature to include corporate bonds in the language of section 2319 of the General Statutes.
 II1rry Il1 fHaf rrEa bonds are exempt from taxation? They are not exempt. The most that can be said is that the whole issue. by virtue of being secured by mortgage. is ex- empt to an amount equal to the as- sessed value of the mortgaged land in the assessment list of the town where it is situated. Prfna facie. all the bonds of such corporations are subject to taxation, and it cannot be said that there is any general statute providing otherwise. To entitle the holders of such bonds to the exemp- ton ~iven under Section 2S1e, they would have to show that. in the mean ing of the statute they have simply loaned money on interest, with an agreement that the borrower shall pay the taxes thereon, and that the same is secured by a mortgage on real es- tate in this state If this con be shown they arc exempt. If it cannot be shown, they are not exempt.
 Corporations cannot determine for themselves that their bonds are eX- empt from taxation. The most they can do is to agree to pay any tax imposed on them. but such agreement will not serve to excuse a bondholder from setting" his bonds in his list in the town where he resides, under Section 2323. It would seem to be the duty of the assessors, in case a bond holder could show that he comes with in the exception of Section 231e, above referred to, to ascertain the actual valuation Of such bonds, and to deter mine the excess, if any. of the value of the bonds over the assessed value of the mortgaged land.