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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-02
st. Lo.anh I.ive stock NEarl.et.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. Jan. CATTLE
s.. OO@i0oo; COWS and heifers, NS@e.oO;
calves, Se00afe.50
Hods~Reccipts, 1000 head; market,
higher; top, ;So; buzz 81 salss: , m;iOa' ~ Y;
head; market steady: lambs, sSoOdse5.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-02

BUFFALO, n. y, Jan. l--Jimnny Duffy
Of Lockport outpointed Sam Robidean OF
Philadelphia mi a tsn round bout here
RObideau was best at close quarters but
was severely punished BY Duffy's straight
lefts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-02
CARNIVAL OF SPORT.
ON NEW YEAR NIGHT.
Four Boxing Exhibitions, Two Bat
ties Royal and Two Mat Events
Make Up Card.
TWO HUNDRED FANS SEE BOUTS
Jimmy Drexel, Pacific Coast Mixer,
wins Decision from Young Gar
rison, who Goes the Full
Five Rounds.

-Four boxing exhibitions, two battles
royal and two wrestling matches In
cluded the card OF events at the athletic
carnival held at the Armory last night
About 800 Omaha fight fans and wrest-
ling fans were on hand to witness the
bouts.
Jimmy Drexel, a mixer from the Pa
eific coast, who has scrapped with Charley
White, won a decision from Young Gar
rison OF Omaha. Garrison, who. his
father asserts. Is but II years OF age,
was knocked down in the first round,
through five rounds. Drexers powerful
punches landed time and again, but the
younsster was there when the bell rang.
Three Merry ROunds.
In the absence OF Dutch Leeder. Dick
Fitzpatrick took on Fred Whorton and
q merry three-round event occurred
Fitzpatrick got tho decision, but HIS ad-
vantage was little.
Chuck Whitaker and George Lovelady
put on three two-minute rounds which
pleased. Carl Padden of Denver and
Jack Reynolds of Butte opened the box
ing with three two-minute rounds. As
each OF the lads seemed a trifle dis
pleased with the other the scrap was
fast and snappy. - ........
Jack Tolllver undertook to throw Young
Gotch twice in forty minutes. but had
bad luck. When the forty minutes were
PUP Young Gotoh was still squirming
around the mat, not having suffered a
fall.
Throws Jeffries.
Young Breedlove threw Walter Jeffries
twice. The first fall came in three min
utes and forty seconds and the second
one in nine minutes and fifteen seconds.
The two battles royal were the most
interesting cards OF the evening. Kid
spady. a local negro pug, entered the
first battle and proceeded to play the
game OF the rabbit and the fox. He
ducxed around the corners. popping his
enemies here and there and finally drop
ped the last man to remain in the ring.
A chubby youth Of unknown name won
the second one, inasmuch as the demon,
Kid Spady. was not permitted around.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-02
Telephone &
= Telegraph Company
D2ldllt

A dividend OF Two Dollars per share
viii be paid on Friday. January IS, 1915.
10 stockholders of record al the close ,1f
business on Thursday, December 81, 1914
q. d. MILNE. Treasurer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-02

head market steady; lambs Ss.s5qs75;
yearlings. s6,75aI.60; wethere, h.504Sbo;
ewes S. 250f6,O0
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-02
Jim F1Tnn is Llclea.

ROCHESTER, N. y, Jan. I-lIiony
Ross OF New Castle, Penn, outfought
Jim Flyan OF Pueblo. Colo, this after
noon IN ten-round bout.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-02
AREAL EsTATE-wEsT SIDE
/ Am Forced to Sell

a new five-room, all modern
house recently purchased by
me. This house IS located IN the
West Farnam district, one block
from Leavenworth car and four
blocks from Farnam. Oak
finish downstairs. white enamel
bath, sleeping porch, beautiful
lawn. You can buy this house
at a big sacrifice.
Address. NJ 213, Bee, or after
d. m. phone Webster 6l49.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-02
Date 1914 Iisis llsi2 Ilsli. 1910. lls09. li99s.

stock market for the last few days. with
comparisons:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-02
LEGAL NOTICES
Observation-Disclosures MEETfN

HIODhdUIlDbTtb MLEIINU. :
The Annual Meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the HASTINGS AND NORTH
WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, for
the election Of seven Directors, and the
transaction OF such other business as may
cope before the meeting, viii be held az
the office Of A. l.. Mohier. corner OF 18th
and Dodge Streets. Omaha, Nebraska, on
Monday. the attn day OF January. A. ID.
+. NJ. ORR,
D24d1it Secretary.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-02

ABSTRACTS OF TTrLR.
REED AbstrAel Co. Oldest abstract OF.
KERR Title Guarantee ane Abstract Co.,
= modern abstract office. so6 s. nth sc
Phone Douglas 6AS1.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-02
>OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle Receipts Light and Prices
Without Noteworthy Change.
\ HOGS FIVE UP, CLOSING WEAK
FRAT sheep and Lambs Ten to Fifteen
> Cents Higher Than Thursday
TRADE Quite Active st
the Advance.

The following table shows the everag
price for hogs at the South Omaha Hv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24

are proverbal for their superstitious no.
tons. Like the savage, they have their
unseen deities, which they worship under
the abstract name of Luck. Like the saw
age too, they have all manner of curious
rites and customs to persuade Luck to
smile on them.
For this purpose they carry the foot of
a rabbit, cherished coin, or "lucky
stone" To propitiate Luck they will go
far out of their way to touch hump
backed man before engaging in any gam
bling enterprise. When, at cards, gambler
is steadily losing, he will tremendously
walk around his chair three times, in the
hope of appeasing the Luck that is frown-
ing on him. At every turn of the wheel,
throw of the dice, or deal of the cards,
the gambler perceives the all-powerful in
tluence of Luck.
Gamblers share, further, the savage's
desire to establish beyond dispute the
fact that Luck is with them, and is stay
ing with them. This it is. perhaps more
than anything else, that mpels so many
of them to gamble at every opportunity,
and to persist in gambling even after
long series of disastrous reverses.
They feel consciously or subconsciously,
that they are deserving men, and that
Luck will yet reward them in proportion
to their merits. In this blind optimism
they gamble to the often bitter end.
The gambling habit, then, has as one of
its roots superstition. Just as it is one
mode of satisfying mans instructive GRAY
ing to escape from the monotonous, so
also it is an expression Of mans instructive
veneration and fear of the unseen and the
unknown. There is still another factor
entering in to account for its universally
and vitality 1t helps men to satisfy their
instructive yearning for achievement
Oddly enough, though gamblers believe
so firmly in Luck, whenever Luck smiles
on them they glow, at least inwardly
with almost as much dissatisfaction as if
they had brought about the desired result
entirely by their own skill.
Let me quote a remarkable statement
by a man who made close analysis of
his emotions while playing roulette:
what was my experience? This
chiefy-that | was distinctly conscious
of partially attribIting to some defect or
stupidity in my own mind every venture
on an issue that proved failure; that
when | succeeded | raked up my gains
with half impression that had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24

often veXatious facts of everyday life
Gambling, that is to say, is one mode of
satisfying the instructive craving of every
normal person to break away from routine
Also, it is one of the easiest modes of sat-
isfying this craving.
In our own land, as any police official
will tell you, gambling is most prevalent
among those two extremes of society, the
hard working poor and the idle rich The
poor find life monotonous because of the
routine nature of their grinding occupa-
tions. The idle rich find life monotonous
because they have no occupation at ALL
And in the case both of the poor and of
the idle rich-as of all Others who show a
tendency to gamble eXcessively-it is no.
ticeable that there usually is a lamentable
inability to obtain enjoyment by using
the mind in beneficial ways.
But the Chinese, whose lives are cast in
an iron mold of routine, are far more
addicted to gambling than are Americans
or Europeans. Gambling in China is
universal, a recent traveller reminds us.
3Hucksters at the roadside are provided
with cup and saucer, and the clicking of
dice is heard at every corner. A boy
WIN but WV '""" piViViS w LION tllclI
loss on the throw of die, to simply buy
ing cake without trying the chance of
getting it for nothing" Even greater
gamblers than the Chinese are those saw
age races on whom civilization has as yet
made no imprint.
Here we come to another point essen
tial to correct understanding of the
gambling habit. Gambling, to a savage,
has distinctly religious significance.
The savage CANDLES because he believes
that all his affairs are regulated by unseen
deities, and he seeks to determine by the
outcome of his bets whether he stands well
or badly with these deities. Gambling
consequently is to the savage sort of
divination, and he often uses for it the
same tools that he Uses for divination.
Most Gamblers are Superstitious
THE savage is impelled to gamble, both
because he has nothing else with which
to occupy his mind, and because he is en-
tremely superstitious. There can be no
question that this same superstitious
streak fingers to some extent in the most
civilized of men, and that it plays part
in the making of the civilized gambler.
Modern gamblers, as u matter of fact,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24

clever fellow and had made judicious
stake, just as if | had really made skiful
move at chess; and that when l failed
thought to myself, All, l knew all the
time | was going wrong in selecting that
number, and yet | was fool enough to
stick to it, which was of course pure
illusion.
But this illusion followed me through
out. | had a sense Of deserving success
when | succeeded, or Of having failed
through my own wilfulness or wrong
headed caprice when | failed. | could
see the same Pickering impression around
me. One man, who was great winner,
evidently thought well of his own sa-
gacity. But what quite convinced me
of the strength of this curious fallacy of
the mind was that, when heard that the
youngest of my companions had actually
come off a slight winner my respect for
his shrewdness instantly rose, and | be-
came conscious of obscure self-reproaches
for not having selected numbers as ju-
dciously as he"
How to Keep Men from Gambling
IN the last analysis, accordingly, the
gambling impulse derives its strength
from variety of elements, and from ele-
ments which are not artificial, but are
part and parcel of human nature. This
being so, it is absolutely useless to try to
put an end to gambling by the enactment
of prohibtory laws.
The facts of history, indeed, show that,
while it is quite possible to legislate
one specific form Of gambling out of ex-
istence, another will ere long take its
place. With the suppression of hazard
in England betting on the races became
more popular than ever before. On this
side of the Atlantic, policy" was killed,
but to-day the baseball pool has ac-
quired almost the proportions of the pol
icy evil.
Is there, then, no remedy? Decidedly
there is. 1t is to be found not in stricter
legislation, but in better education-in
education Of a sort that, beginning in the
earliest years of life, will train men to
find healthier vents for the instincts that
at present so often gain expression in
gambling. Inspire man, from his youth
up. with really ardent interest in some
pleasurable occupation of a worthwhile
sort, and you can depend on it he will not
be gambler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24
The Man Who CANDLES
By H. ADDINCTON BRUCE

there could be only one answer
to the question, Why do men
~ gamble? Men gamble because
they want to get rich quick. But the
right answer is by no means contained in
so easy and simple formula. 1t can
readily be shown that in many eases
the money motive is an entirely secondary
one, and that in many others it really does
not enter in at all.
Not so long ago there died million
aire who was notorious for his gambling
propensites. His name was John w.
Gates. Gambling seemed as necessary
to his existence as eating and drinking.
A story is told of his having wagered
and lost $4,000 on single stroke in
spectator. On another occasion, when
passing through Southern city, he was
urged by some friends to remain over
night and join them in a poker party.
"lf you stay" one of them promised,
"you'n have a chance to win $55, 600 that
we are ready to put into the game"
Quick as a flash the reply came:
81 can't stay, but | tell you what I'll
do. I'll match you heads or tails for the
thirty-fve."
History abounds in instances of reckless
wagers of enormous sums. At game of
whist played by four wealthy enthusiasts,
one participant lost Sl50,0OO after thirty
six hours of continuous play.
The Two Classes of Men that
Gamble
ON the other hand, as many of my read
ers doubtless know from personal eX-
perience, the card-table can exercise fully
as strong an attraction when the stakes
played for are so small as to be negligible.
Ralph Nevill, one of the most entertain
ing historians of gambling. tells the story
of a venerable old north-country English
woman who, because she looked red-eyed
and weary, was thought by visitor to
be suffering from a heavy cold.
"Eh, lad" she treasured him, use gat
ma cauld. Some friends KEN from Ken
dial that love a game O whist dearly, and
Use been carding the morn and cen, the
cen and the morn, twa days
"And how did you come out?"
"Eh," the old woman replied, 81 nun
have won shilling"
Quite evidently, to this simple old lady,
as to the millionaire John w. Gates, there
was some strange fascination in gambling,
altogether apart from the amount of
money at stake. Gates certainly did not
gamble because he needed the money"
nor did the old woman gamble to get rich
quick. Yet both enjoyed gambling.
Which brings us one definite step for
ward in our answer to the question why
men gamble. They gamble, not simply
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06

A a special meeting of the Com mercial club last night a committee was appointed to draw up resolutions asking congress for an appropriation for the erection of federal building at Seward and also to communicate with the departments interested with a view to having Seward designated as a port of entry. The committee consists of Frank L. Ballaine, William Sauers and J. H. Sears, the last nam ed of whom has already had a com munication on the subject with some officials. The meeting of the club was one of the biggest and the most en- thusiastic for a long time, and this is due to the interest taken in the proposal made yesterday by Senator Ray in the Gateway that Seward should get to work as quickly as pos sible to take every necessary step to secure an appropriation for the cree
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06
PRAISES THE
 RD. COMMISSION
COMMERCIAL CLUB SHOWS AP- IRRIGATION OF WORK
 DONE HERE.

Expressing in the most warm terms it's appreciation of the work of Col. w. P. Richardson and the Alaska Road commission the Seward Com mercial Club last evening passed resolution which will be forwarded by committe to the Commissions chairman. At the meeting of the club last night several members brought to notice the fine work done around Moose Pass and other sections. The appreciation was all the greater because the members of the club ex- pressed their full knowledge of the many claims on the funds allotted for road work throughout the territory. Messages were received by the club from people interested in the Moose Pass section who desired to show what benefits such road work con ferred on their district. The resolu- tion was passed not only unanimously but with real enthusiasm.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06
SEWARD DECIDES TO
 ASK FEDERAL BLDG.
Commercial Club Inaugulrates Also Move
 to Make Seward Port of Entry.

tion of the building. Delegate Wick ersham, Chairman Edes of the En- gineering Commission, Governor Strong and the congressional delega- tions from the Pacific coast states will be communicated with on the matter. On the arrival of Mir. Wickersham here in few weeks the committe will probably take it up with him directly. It was pointed out at the meeting that Fairbanks has been assured it's new federal building and that Cordova is also well in the running for another building, so there is no reason at all why Seward, the ocean terminal of the government railroad, should not have the finest building of all. The members, however, expressed the opinion that sooner or later federal buildings will have to be erected here but the object is to have the day hastened.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06

That Seward and Anchorage will be connected by railroad next year, 1916, and that the journey which now takes days will be performed Tn a few hours is a statement that may be made without much fear of being wrong. William c. Edes, chairman of the Engineering commission, was asked directly this morning by the Gateway if he would say whether the railroad would be completed from this city to Anchorage in a year. With his usual care he paused before giv- ing any positive answer and then he seemed to arrange an internal mental compromise.
 "You may quote me as saying" MT. Edes declared "that it is is possible that Anchorage and Seward will be connected by railroad next year"
 If it is permissible to look behind the words of the chairman of the Commission it may be stated that un-
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06

less unexpected occurrences take place the two cities will certainly be connected in 1916.
 Mir. Edes stated without hesitation that if money is granted by congress- and he has no doubt that it will be- "we twill make things move" This appropriation will, of course, have the preponderating influence on the task of connecting up the two railroad towns. MT. Edes also pointed out that there are thirty miles of work to be done between the two places which presents some real difficulties One difficulty will be the transporta- tion of supplies, especially by boats on Turnagain Arm.
 Another important fact stated py the commission chairman this morn ing is that immediately after obtain ing the appropriation from congress work will begin where possible. That is that if the money is granted early
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06
TO PUT ON BIG
 BUNCH OF MEN
GANG TO BE INCREASED FOUR FOLD BETWEEN MILES
 45 AND 71.

A considerable increase is about to be made in the force of men now working on the Alaska Northern rail road in places, particularly between Mile Forty-fve and Mile Seventy-one where extra efforts are about to be made to get the big car going to- wards Kern creek. Benjamin l.. Campbell, the engineer in charge of the work in that district, arrived in town yesterday and will go out to work again tomorrow morning. He has had ten men working repairing the loop and in few days this gang will be increased to thirty men, and a further increase to forty-fve men will take place in few days more. The work to be done then will include grading. Mir. Campbell is the popular young engineer who did the work of appraising the Alaska Northern be- fore the government had decided to buy it. It may be said, by the way, that he has just killed two black bears.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06
BlI GARIA REFUSES ANSWER AND WAR IS SURE
{: .: .: z. (: .: * < [: ] : 3 * CABLE STILL OUT *
 * OF COMMISSION. *

The cable is still out of commission and the aGteway had received no outside news at 1 o'clock this after noon. A few cabled stories that came too late yesterday afternoon are pub lished today under the date on which they were sent, October 4. The Dominion line is also gone "Fluey," to use a Shakesperian term, and no message can get beyond Fortymile. This is written at p. m. and some thing may come yet although it may arrive so late that condensation would be necessary. It is fact that some of the stories appearing yesterday had a less number of words than they had when they came but the chief facts were told. The press messages coming over the Radio route are probably made to wait until the com mercial stuff is sent over, so that it is impossible to tell what will happen. No word has been received telling whether the Burnside is working on the cable or not.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06
GREAT STRIKE
 IS INCREASING
TWO THOUSAND MACHINISTS NOW WALK OUT AT
 SCHENECTADY.

SCHENECTADY, Oct. 1.-Two thousand general electric machinists walked out this afternoon because the company refused to grant them their demand for an eight hour day. This strike is in addition to the other strikes in this city and neighborhood which have been told about previously and the local industrial world is dis organized to an extent which has hardly been thought possible. Crowds of idle men can now be seen all over the city and traffic has fallen so much that an uncanny silence prevails.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06
BIG MOOSE DANCE TO
 COME OFF THIS EVENING
Royal Time Assured in Arctic Broth CT Hood Hall by Seward
 Lodge 1425.

This evening is the time for the big dance and entertainment given by the Seward Lodge Loyal Order of Moose in Arctic Brotherhood hall. In their own hall the Moose have given some most enjoyable entertainments and dances for the members of the order and their friends but the affair tonight will be open to all. Tickets for gentlemen are one dollar each. Ladies, of course, are free as the motto of the social branch of the Moose is "Place aux Danes"
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06
SEWARD AND ANCHORAGE 10
 RF CONNECTED NEXT YEAR

in the session beginning early m December winter work will be carried on if and where climatic and other conditions make it possible. For in- stance, supplies will be shipped into the Matanuska district over the snow and any other necessary work will al- so be done where possible without waiting for spring. Quite lot of grading, filling of trestles and strengthening out will be necessary on the Alaska Northern.
 "Next year things will be started up in big shape" he said eff we get the money and there is no reason whatever to doubt that we shall get it."
 He will leave Seward for Washing ton in the beginning of next month, November. He is figuring on going out about the 9rd or 4th if a boat leaves about those dates. If no boat leaves then he may find it necessary to leave earlier,
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06
THE SEWARD WILL BRING
 LOCOMOTIVES HERE
She Left Seattle About Fifteen Days Ago and is Due Here
 About Now.

The steamship Seward will bring the locomotives to Seward from An chorage during the voyage she is now making. She left Seattle fifteen or sixteen days ago and is due here about this time. The locomotives are the ones brought to Anchorage by the Sinalao from Panama.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06

William Henry Robinson, familiar ly known in Valdez as "Dad", has been granted the pension of $1O per month as provided in the act passed by the Territorial legislature. He is S4 years of age and the oldest appli- cant for the pension yet to appear.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06
CABLES COME LATE.

The first cable dispatches arrived at the Gateway office at 2:15 this af- ternoon but they are being condensed as small as possible in order to get them in this issue.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06

R. Thompson, who is said to be the man who first discovered gold on the Nome beach, and who first came to Alaska in 1865, recently left Unga on a prospecting trip. He is so years old, but still hearty enough to fry his own bacon and carry a pack.-Ex.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-06
MAD RUSH ON
 THE EXCHANGE
FINANCIERS WARN THE PUBLIC THAT SITUATION Is VERY
 DANGEROUS.

NEW YORK, Oct. IA formal warning was issued today against wild and senseless speculations by some eminent fnanciers through fin ancial publications. It is stated that the average man is bound inevitably to lose at the end of the present fev- erish rush. It is pointed out that the situation on the stock exchange is more dangerous today than ever be- fore as there is nothing whatever to justify the mad rush which is at present in full swing.