davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun., 1916-12-24
GARDNER REPUDIATES
MANN,S LEADERSHIP
Bases His Action on Illinois
ans Endorsement Of Will
sons Step for Peace.

CiNctNNATI. Dec. c3.-Rcprcscn,a,iye
Augustus i. Gardner Of Massachusetts
In a statement here tonight regulates
the leadership in Congress of Reprc-
sentative James Il. Mann because OF IN.
l%atter's Endorsement OF President Will
sons peace note to the European bel
ligerents. and says he will supnort
Representative Lenroot of Wisconsin for
Speaker when Congress c~onvenes. The
statement follows:
II ave read the Endorsement which
the leader Of my party In Congress CAV.
yesterday to President Wilson's offer o,
interference In European affairs. This 4,
the fourth or NTH time tina, Leade,
Mann has given ~ourageme to Ger.
many's wicked cause. So far as an
concerned. ] shall tolerate such leader.
ship no longer.
II believe that the happiness OF tn,
world requires the destruction OF tn,
dynastics Of the Hu,sburSs and M,
H~ohenzollerns. For that reason, viii
very sincere regret. ! repudlatc Con
gresham MAINS leadership. shall
support Lenroot OF Wisconsin FOL
Speaker when Congress cony,Ecs.'
The sun., 1916-12-24
XMAS IN JAIL OR PAY $2,4OO.
Ernest u. Furman Committed
After wife Tells story.

Unless Ernest y. Furman. ~ business
man from Kingston. y. "" gets n 10
FOR $4,000 or pays his wife. Mrs. Nettie
Furman. $1,000. he will spend Christmas
In the Raymond street Jail. ON the APP
plication OF Mrs. Furman. Supreme Court
Justice Asphalt yesterday committed
him to that institution.
Mrs. Furman told the court she was
married to Furman last May and that
she gave him at his request s., 400 to
invest in business and another $50 to
settle IAN alienation suit" She said
Furman then babe adieu to Brooklyn.
The sun., 1916-12-24
WHITMAN HERE; SAYS NOTHING
Oscrno Refuses TO Discuss Fro.
hibitiOn or Appointments.

Gov. Whitman. who came To New
York yesterday to review Squadron \
upon its return from the border. declined
to discuss prohibition. politics or his
PENDING appointments to the judiciary.
lie said he would have nothing to say
until he submits his message to the new
Legislature January 1. At that time he
Will also announce his appointments.
The Governor remained overnight In
the st. Regis Hotel, but said he had no
political conferences. lie will return TO
Albany to-day.
The sun., 1916-12-24
n. Y. SEEN AS WORLD
CENTRE OF SCIENCE
Greatest Gathering of Savants
in History Will Meet Here
This Week.
DEFENCE BIG FEATURE
Experts Will Discuss Means of
Utilizing All Resources
Of the Nation.
DEFENCE BIG FEATURE

The only trouble with the great Sci
this city this week. beginning tomorrow
evening. IL no one person could possibly
attend all the meetings. Not only will
the American Association for the Adj
vanccment OF Science be holding its an
nual convention but forty-seven afili-
ated societies will be In session at the
same time.
More than sevan thousand investigat-
ors and teachers from all parts Of the
United States and Canada will be here.
Every university will he represented. II
will undoubtedly be the largest gather
ing OF scientists ever seen. The mere
listing OF the papers to he read fills a
book half an nch thick. and titles range
from Fossil Insects to Efficiency In
War" Some of the papers and discus
sions will deal with discoveries OF great
popular interest. and the public Is in
vited to listen to them.
Dominant Place Of Science.
In announcing Science Week." the
Association says:
contemporary history has made evil
dent to all the dominant place OF science
in modern life. New York city may now
become the worlds financial centre II
is ever more important to us AS a ma
ton that the New York meeting shat
signaiize the period at which our coun-
try becomes the most fruitful centre OF
scientific research"
To this pr. Henry Fairfield Osborn,
The sun., 1916-12-24
NY. FLIER KILLED IN ENGLAND
u. u. Deighton simpson Was Lieu.
tenant IN Air C0rps.

tenant IN Air Corps.
LoSDoN, Dec. 23.--H. r. Deighton
Simpson, son of Henry w. Simpson Of
New York. war accidentally killed while
nying In England on December 10. He
sas a lieutenant In the British Flying
Corps.
Lieut.. Simpson was q student at Har.
ward until the outbreak Of the war. He
Wa prepared for Harvard at Eton,
whore the Prince Of Wales was . stu.
dent, He was % years old and had been
N service two ycarA He returned to
England a. an aviation Instructor two
months ago His homs va In Fort Chss.
YER. ". Y.
The sun., 1916-12-24

will take the subway to lt5th street
where they Will again form and march
to the armory
Col. Vanderbilt will lead the regiment.
which will he reviewed at the Cniver-
sity club by ,;ov. Whitman. Mayor
Mitchell II other officials OF the state
and city.
The sun., 1916-12-24
IufnutIIc Paralysis.

"lnfantilc Paralysis and the Public
Health" will he the topic of an address
by Dr. Simon FleNner. director OF the
Rockefeller Institute. in Haveineyer
Hall. Columbia University. on Thurs
day afternoon. In the adjoining Schcr-
The sun., 1916-12-24
TURKEYS ARE A
Fancy Birds Bring rs Cents . LII.
In Washington Market.

Tho prevailing retail price in WASH
tngton Market yesterday for a turkey
that was a JOY to the eye and promised
to he Il delight to the palate was IS
cents n pound. There were cheaper
ones. OF course. and the fanciest birds
Cost more. but most OF the buyers de-
parted with the 80 cent kim tied up in
a bag.
Ducks retailed at 20 cents and the
oesi roasting chickens at SO cents, while
u was possible to get the cutest of
sucking pigs at from $3.50 to - a
piece.
Celery cost % and 80 cents for three
punches, and the best Of cranberries were
10 cents a quart. although this has been
o plentiful cranberry year. Apples were
. and 10 for a quarter, and the best
navel oranges cost 80 cents "a dozen.
Nuts ran from go to 80 cents a pound,
spending on quality and the retailer.
Christmas Dinner Cost.
Prices for the ingredients Of a Christ
mss dinner varied in different sections
OF the city. They depended upon the
class OF storekeepers and the class OF
their customers. The better the neigh
borhood the higher the prices. although
me grade and quality Of the food was
the same AZ lin sections where there are
-" iilHs on the part OF tne seller ana
the purchaser.
commissioner Hartigan OF the bureau
or weights and measures took a trip TO
the Wholesale poultry market in the
morning and returned with the Informal
ZION that the fresh killed turkeys that
were In the market were as a drop In the
bucket to the turkeys that will appear
upon Christmas dinner tables.
tie said the reason no few fresh killed
turkeys came 10 this city for the holidays
was because OF the great number OF
turkeys that were In cold storage.
Public RebelIed At Prices.
During the last hours of the Thanks
giving market, he said. the public re-
belled at the exorbitant prices that were
being asked for turkeys and refused to
Guy, This necessitated the return Of
vast numbers OF turkeys to the
freczefs to be held for Christmas con-
sumption. Thus consumers are now
ocnefciar'cs OF their Thanksgiving tur-
key BOYCOTT.
Wholesalers told Mr.. Hartigan that
never b fore had there been such a big
demanh for Christmas geese and ducks.
This Was because people believe they
mad 70 have some kind of a bird for
christmas and declined to pay high
prices for turkeys.
The sun., 1916-12-24

modern life will manifest itself more for
chilly than ever in this c~onvocatlon. Ne
gotiations for the truce of Europe are
under way and before us Ii the vision
of rebuilding. Upon The United states
there devolves the grsa, responsibility
of leadership. The coming ~convocation
Is fraught with deep interest to all
Americans and especially to the citizens
OF this metropolis"
Mayor Mitchell will make a speech OF
welcome at the opening reception. to be
held at the American Museum Of Natural
History Tuesday evening. DIR. William
Wallace Campbell. retiring president of
the association and director of the Lick
Observatory. will make the first address,
"Thc Nebuiae," dealing with remarkable
discoveries made through the telescope
in California. This will be followed by
a general reception marking the open
ing OF the new Hall Of the Age of Man
on the fourth floor Of the museum.
The sun., 1916-12-24

WASHINGTON. Dec. ga slight earth
quake shock lasting from 4:35 until after
3 o'clock was registered to-day on the
~soismograph at Georgetown University.
II apparently was about 1000 miles dis
tart.
The sun., 1916-12-24

Another address In which the whole
country will be interested Is that on
Nitrogen and Preparedness" to be de-
livered by Prof. Arthur A. Noyes Of the
Massachusetts Institute OF Technology.
In the large hall OF the Natural History
Museum on Thursday evening. Our nj
trogen supply comes from Chile. A
blockade OF Chile would render the
United states defenceless In a short time,
as nitrogen is essential to munition max
ing. Congress was 70 impressed by this
deficiency that It appropriated 10000
GOO for research and experimentation
bearing upon a national Independent
nitrogen supply.
MANY years ago. said Or. Osborn,
prof. Crookes anticipated that the
United States should be prepared for n
deficiency in nitrogen. and pointed out
that the water power OF Niagara Falls
you'd be sufficient TO extract from the
atmosphere all the nitrogen needed for
the regeneration OF our soils. At this
time a nitrogen supply for purposes OF
defence was not dreamt OF. Prof. Noyes's
address will cover all the discoveries
which have since been made and the
various means Of procuring synthetic
nitrogen"
ON the fourth foor of the museum
a special exhibit In charge of Dr. George
r.. kunz. showing the recent discov-
cries in chemistry In relation to re.
search. industry and national prepared.
ness. will be kept open to the public
for two weeks. An exhibition illustrat.
ing the progress OF scientific research IN
New York city will he vicwablc IN
University Han. Columbia University
from Wednesday afternoon to Friday
evening.
The sun., 1916-12-24

The cavaIrymen saluted the Governor
with barred sabres AS they rode IN at "A
fast walk. and the Governor. with the
others upon the stand. gave the GUS
trmary salute to the colors. And then
the column rolled on northward to re-
ceive In every block the gay welcome OF
the people.
II had been expected that the
Twenty-second New York Engineers
would arrive yesterday also. but word
anne In the afternoon that the regi-
ment. to the command Of which Col.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was recently APP
pointed. will not arrive here until this
morning.
The delay IL due to the storm. which
played hob with railroad traffic. Capt.
Charles j. Dieges. ~adjutant Of the
Twenty-second Engineers. notified all
persons interested that the regiment will
arrive at the Twenty-third street ferry
at 10 A. NJ.
The first battalion Of the Seventy-frst
Regiment n the veterans OF the
Twenty-second Engineers will ace as
escort and are under orders to assemble
at 3 A.. NJ. at the armory OF the Twenty
second Engineers In Fort Washington
avenue at l6sth street.
The parade will be up Fifth avenue
soon after 10 A. NJ. from Twenty-third
street to Fffty-ninth street. At Columbus
Circle the troops will fall out OF line and
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28

'.,s 'is sa
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28
SIOUX CITY FANS
MOB THE UMPIRE
Mullen Forfeits Game With Wichita
to Latter After Gaspar
Refuses to Play.
ROW OVER UMPIRE ANDREWS

Sioux City, la, May 27.--Umpire
Mullen forfeited today's game 10 the
Wichita club at the beginning OF the
ninth inning with the score . to in
favor OF Wichita. Mullen's action
anne following the refusal of Manager
Gaspar TO allow his men to take the
field in the ninth inning unless l'm-
pire Andrews was removed from the
field. Manager Gaspar alleges that
Andrews was IN NO physical condition
70 oliicaitc. Following the forfeiture
OF the game. more than 500 enraged
baseball fans attempted TO mob the
unpircs The fans surged out On the
field and drove the afbitrators 90 their
dressing room, where they were rcs-
oued hy 4 squad oi patrolmen. who
escorted the umpires 90 police head.
quarters. where they remained until
the crowd which bad followed them
"a the station disnetfdH President
Haulon announced that De would pro-
ieM che game % President fehfung
tlanlon helped protect lhf umpifts
implnrng che iftnsirb fans ta calm
down and aut molf ihr officials
F.r
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28
NEW YORK MAKES IT
SIXTEEN STRAIGHT
Giants Keep Up Their Winning
Streak, Taking Two Games
Off Boston.
SECOND GAME A CLOSE ONE

Boston, May 27.-New York made
its sixteenth straight victory by de-
feating Boston in two games today,
4 to 3, and to i. Up TO the eighth
inning of the opening game the local
team had little opportunity for scor-
ing, but in that session Gowdy singled
and Connolly, batting for Allen, did
likewise. Maranyille sacrificed and
after Eyers had popped to Fletcher,
Collins hit to Merkle, who made a
good stop, but threw wild to Ander-
son at first base and two runs came
in, tieing the score. In the ninth Rob
ertson singled and went to second on
Compton's tumble. Doyle flied to
Collins and Kauff was purposely
passed. Fletcher drove in the winning
run with single to left.
In the second game Ragon held
New York to five hits, all of which
were for extra bases and the two
runs scored were both earned. Ben
ton kept the Boston hits well scat
tered until the eighth when the bases
were filled with none out A double
play followed, Maranville scoring
while it was being made. The score
NEW YORK BOSTON
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28
Pete Kd,f Is in Danger of Getting Himself Talked About
MISSOURI WINS THE
VALLEY TRACK MEET
Nebraska Relay Team Captures the
Prize in the Race in Which
1t Is Entered.
WORLD MARKS ARE SMASHED


Columbia, Mo, May T-(Speeial
Telegram.) - With Bob Simpson
breaking one worlds record and tying
another in the hurdles, Missouri won
the ninth Missouri Valley track meet
this afternoon with forty-nine points.
Ames was second, scoring twenty-one
points. Nebraska finished fifth with
a total of thirteen points The Ne
braska halt-miie relay team captured
this event with time of l:32 rs.
In the l00-yard dash Scott and
Irwin of Nebraska finished second
and third Scott also took third in the
220-yard dash. Overman, Nebraska,
finished fourth in the mile run.
Simpson of Missouri broke his own
worlds record in the l20-yard high
hurdles with time OF 0l4.j In the
220-yard hurdles Simpson tied the
worlds mark Of 0:233, which has
stood for eighteen years, while his
time betters the previous conference
record by one and one-fifth seconds.
Simpson also took first in the broad
jump.
No other conference marks were
broken. In the mile relay all three
contesting teams were disqualified.
Hoyt of Grinnell won ten points by
taking first in 100 anr z20-yard dashes.
Daft Simpson colleges only entrant,
won the two-mile. Griffith Owen, Ne
braska, finished sixth in the 440. The
track was slow on account OF heavy
rain all forenoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28
CORNELL LEADS IN
AMATEUR ATHLETICS
outpoints Its Opponents That Enter
Contest of Intercollegiate
Association.
THREE NEW RECORDS MADE

Cambridge, Mass, May 2.-Cornell
university today again won the cham
pionship of the Intercollegiate -Asso-
citation of amateur athletes OF Amer
iea.
summarles-Flnni mile rum Won by
Windnagle Cornell; second. Carroll. Michi-
gan; third. Oyerton, Yale; fourth, Wilson,
Stanford fifth, Brown. Massachusetts In
atitute OF Technology, Time: 4;fb.
Final, i40.yard run Won by Meredith.
University Of Pennsylvania; second, Riley.
Dartmouth, third, Grimm, Cornell, fourth,
Wilcox. Harvard, fifth Richardson, Prince
ton. Time; 0345 20, a new intercollegiate
record.
Final 120-yard high hurdle. Won by
Murray. Leland Stanford; second Gabb, Cor
NELL third, Preble, California; forth, Nor
ton, Leland Stanford; fifth, Farwell, Yale,
time, 0.lb, new intercollegiate record
Points of leaders: Cornell. 10. stanford
II; California, &, Dartmouth, s.
Final shotput; Won by Loversedge, Cali.
fornia. 46 feet "a inches; second Spear
Dartmouth, 46 feet I % inches third, Rich.
ards, Cornell, As ftet 11A inches; fourth
cauRhey Stanford, as feet 4 lnohes fifth
Braden, Yale, 45 feet y inch.
Final i00-yard dash won by Smith
Michigan, second, Moore, Princeton; third
Tesehner, Harvard, fourth, Yanwinkle
Cornell nth, Treadway, Yale. Time 0.i0
Final two-mile run. Won by Potter Cor.
nell; second, Hoffmier, Cornell; third, Frey
Cornell fourth, Corwith. Cornell; fifth Put.
nam, Yale. Time, 1892 3-5.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28
Timely Hitting
Helps Chicago Win

Cincinnati, o., May 27.-Timely
hitting and bases on balls enabled
Chicago to take the third game Of the
series with Cincinnati here today, 8
to ?. In the first inning Flack was
given a pass. Williams singled and
Flaek scored on Schulte's single.
Zimmerman's sacrifice fly brought in
Williams. The visitors scored their
last run in the third inning, when
Mccarthy tripled and scored on Will
Jams sacrifice fly. Cincinnati scored
in the first when Groh walked, Neale
sacrificed and Clarke singled In thd
third Neale, who had reached first as
the result OF base on balls and a
force out, scored on Chase's triple.
Score.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28
DETROIT BREAKS
WITH ITS HOODOO
On the Home Grounds, Wins From
st. Louis After Having Lost
Eight Successive Games.
RAIN STOPS DoUBLE-HEADER

Detroit, May 27.-Detroit broke
its losing streak today by winning
from st. Louis, 3 to /, after eight
successive defeats on its recent east
ern trip. Except for the first inning
when Austin's double and Sisters
single gave the Browns their score.
Coyeleskie was never in trouble, Il
was Weilmans first defeat on the
local field since 1914. Four hits in
the second netted Detroit two runs,
and In the eighth Veaeh pounded out
d home run
Rain caused postponement Of the
first game of the scheduled double
header Two games will be played
Monday The scorer
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28
MACS TO TILT ON
EAST OMAHA OVAL
Informal Matinee Meeting Will Be
Held Memorial Day by Horses
Boarding at Track.
PREPARE FOR BENSON MEET
BY RUSSELL PHELPS.

With the early meetings close at
hand, and any number OF the harness
horses quartered here in starting
form, trainers at both the East Omaha
and Benson tracksa re working over
time to get their hopefuls in the best
possible conditions for the seasons
racing activities.
The weather man has been good to
Omaha, from the standpoint of the
host of horsemen who have stables
at the two local plants Trainers who
decided early in the spring TO cast
their lots with the racing talent in
Omaha have been shaking hands with
themselves ever since, as the tracks
have met up with the fondest expec-
tations of all concerned.
The East Omaha oval OF the
Omaha Driving club is admittedly at
the very forefront among half-mile
tracks in this country, the excellent
condition in which il has been all
spring having elected the highest
praise from any number OF the lead-
ing lights OF horsedom.
Large crowds of visitors watched
the weeks workouts at the driving
clubs track, a fact alone that is the
best criterion OF the widespread in
terest in the notable revival OF tho
harness racing game.
Track Record Lowered.
The track record over at East
Omaha drops little each week, that
consistent performer, Hal Mckinney,
providing treat for the railbirds
Tuesday when he circlcd the oval in
2:l6. with Jim Ronin up
A little later in the week Otis M.
Smith, seeretary.trrasurer of the
! Omaha Driving club and one Of the
best amateur drivers in the middle
west, handled the reins while his
classy PAGER, Irene Beau, showed a
classy mile In 2;l6A. The other pac-
ers, Lee Dale and Frank Holloway,
made miles in 2'l7M, with Jim
Ronin up.
The fast little California trotter,
Miss Galley, worked number Of nice
miles yesterday having no trouble in
giving the timers the opportunity to
clock her at around 2:2l.
Another horse at the East Omaha
stables to draw compliments from
the horsemen was Martin Dale, Jim
Ronin's promising looking green trot-
ter. Horsemen who have watched
/ Martin Dale work have pronounced
| him a conner Exceptionally well
hammered, Martin Dale has the habit
Of jogging along, when he wants to,
like a little old family horse. Jim
Ronin alone knows how fast Martin
Dale can trot
Mckinney Wilkes Shows Good.
A consistent performer at the driv-
ing club track this season is the well
known Mckinney Wilkes, owned by
Fred Meyers. This good looking,
well hammered seal brown gelding has
a mark OF 223M and Is eligible to the
2;25 trots, and tlso the circuit.
Mckinney Wilkes, who has breezed
along at 2:l8 clip, looks unusually
promising this season. Mckinney
Wilkes was sired by Zombro; dam,
Red Wilkes.
Hrosemen in and about Omaha are
evncing more than ordinary interest
in the matinee scheduled for Decora-
tion Day at the East Omaha track.
The afternoons sport will be free to
the public and officials of the driving
club are hoping that all Omahans in
terested in the harness racing gamd
will be on hand.
Officials for the matinee were an.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28
Brooklyn Takes
Two Games and
Goes Into Lead

Philadelphia, May 27.-Brooklyn
won two games from Philadelphia to-
day, 8 to 3, and to 0, and took first
place from the home team. In the
first game, after Philadelphia got
three runs through Pfeffers wildness
in the opening inning, he settled
down and pitched in grand style.
Chalmers was taken off the rubber in
the third inning and McQuillan did
good work until the ninth, when three
errors and five hits gave Brooklyn
six runs and victory. Brooklyn
landed the second game by hitting
Demare's delivery hard while Coombs
permitted only one player TO get past
first base and none beyond the second
sack. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28
Big Nine Foot Ball
Coaches Will Meet
To Discuss Rules

Chicago May 27.--Professor Will
lam V. Dooley of Northwestern uni
versity, chairman of the board of foot
ball officials for the Western Inter-
collegiate conference, has announced
an informal meeting OF coaches and
officials of the conference at Evans
ton June 2 The purpose Of the meet
ing is announced as discussion of the
code and was called at the request
of several coaches who desired a
thorough understanding of the rules
as they will be interpreted this fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28
LOGAN HIGH SCHOOL
PUTS cRlMP IN OMAHA

tuNa0 ia Mas Special ttle
sfam uksn llifh SCHOOL base haii
fe p0 lhe iWHAmes W tmah8
ti6M tm h thB 9hftN0a ta
san WHFF3 UH W ltg tltf Hr n lhs
a0t sH NHz m ttf tfsgHlh Omaha
hRftA m the d tad n m
th mmta mbt Nsflgfe mn
sti lltanet. taf.tG tad ttf
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28
Memorial Day Events

Harness Racing-omaha Driving club,
East Omaha.
Golf-field, Happy Hollow, Country
and seymour Lake clubs, and Miller
Park.
Base Haii-iirandeis against Tennes-
see Rats at Rourke park, Luxus against
BourEenls at Luaus park, ArmOurs
against burgess Nash ut Armour park.
and either amateur games.
Trap shootlnk-=Omaha Gun club and
Garter Lake club.
Canoeing tanoe races nj Carter Lake
club
Criekrt--Omaha against lincoln al
Miller park.
Auto fuia--Nankres against Indiana
at Douglas county fair kraunds,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28
Washington Now
Topnotchers of the
American League

Washington, May 27-Washington
went into first place again today by
defeating Philadelphia twice, to 5
and to I, while Cleveland was idle
Gallia outpitched Rus hin the first
game in which Jameson drove in
three OF the local runs and scored
once himself In the second game
Washington scored all its runs IN the
fourth inning on pass to Foster, hits
By Milan and Jameson, an inticld out
and a wild pitch by Nabors. Johnson
held Philadelphia scoreless until the
ninth inning when a pass, an out and
a single produced run, score
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28
Boosters Hoist Flag
And Then Take Win
From the Josies

Des Moines, Ia, May 27.-After
raising the pennant won last season
Des Moines defeated St. Joseph to
2, in a poorly played, draggy contest,
and tied Lincoln for the league leader
ship Sommers was ineffective from
the start. Mclean was injured in a
collision with Hartford and will be
out Of the game for several days.
Hahn, after hitting safely in nineteen
consecutive games, failed to hit,
Score.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-28
OMAHA HIGH WINS MISSOURI
VALLEY TRACK TOURNAMENT

Kansas City, Mo, May 27.-(Special
Telegram )-Omaha high school won
the Missouri valley track meet here
this afternoon. In nearly every event
the Nebraskans were phenomenally
sDeedv.