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Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
Vic Safer Falls
Down on the Job
At Lobbying Game

Vic Safer. the Chicago Cubs first base
man. may be able TO hit home runs on
the bali field, but he struck out when he
went 20 bat in the role OF lobbyist at
his home in Lansing. Mich. Despite his
presence and the talk of many citizens
the Lansing city council passed drastic
jitney bus ordinance, which may have
some bearing on vio'E financial affairs
hereafter.
When VIC went back homo last fan
with a little Chicago city series money
In his pocket the jitney business was
flourishing. He became a silent partner
in q line which ran 20 the south end OF
town. Recently the ordinance constrolling
It and making Il walk a chalk line In the
shape OF orders from the chief OF police
came up for final passage. With a score
OF more jitney owners. Vic took his seat
in the back OF the council chamber.
Calls for remarks from the protestants
were in order and several talked. Finally
someone spotted Vic and asked him TO
come forward and say his say, but no
amount OF persuasion nor applause from
the crowd could force the big athlete TO
take the floor.
What do ! know about the curves Of
an ordinance7" asked saier after the
meeting TO remark from a friend that
he should have said something. That
ordinance was going 10 pass. so what's
the use? Kicking would not have gotten
me the next decision. for the reason there
won't be any next one"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20

hands with a white powder that hard
ened with perspiration and formed =
oinster cast and at other times this near
champion won his fights by slipping a
strip OF corset steel along bis knuekles
and bandaging them only enough TO keep
the metal In place. A he was the star
he dressed IN his dressing room and the
gloves never left his hands except be-
low stage.
ITO say the sll-comers game is dan
Eerous always Eive me a laugh. As
say. John L. may have played Il In the
open. but II he did he II one OF very
few. The fighter have In mind always
agreed to win In three rounds or forfeit
tg5, but though a couple of kids MANAGED
to stay with him they never collected
Frame and Bank.
1T was a frame and a bunk from ths
start and hate 10 hear the old four
flush game paraded to the disparase-
mont of the boys who are fighting to-
day. The present day fighters are not
ali game or clever. but neither were they
In the old days. and they were not all
hampored by conscience"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
Tyrus is Some Guy
For Fine Decisions

Billy Evans tells Of the impression that
George FIIldebrand got OF Ty Cobb when
Hide broke into the American league as
an umpire. that Is one Of the neatest COM
pliments ever paid the Georgian.
Hildebrand was doubled up with me-
during his first year In the American
league, says Evans. Prior TO meeting tha
Detroit club we had several times dis
cussed TyruA. ! warned Hlldebrand that
when working the bases never to lose
sight Of Cobb; that nothing was too dar-
ing for him TO try TO pull. In the series
Of three games in which Hildebrand saw
Cobb for the first time, the Georgia
Peach was at his best. I don't believe
ever saw him take % many chances, or
pull 80 many seemingly impossible feats.
After the third game. while In our dress
ing room. Hidebrand was marvelng at
the greatness OF Cobb. I thought he paid
Ty some compliment when he remarked
Say. Bill. that fellow In three games
has given me more close decisions than
had all last season In the Coast league"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20

Evers and stalIings. TO the last gasp. In
which event President Tener's summer
is likely to be turbulent almost 10 tho
point OF being a continuous riot.
For the Braves have shown that even
with Jim Gaffney in control they could
carry aggressiveness to an extreme be-
yond which not even the old Giants OF
the old Cubs ever travelled very far.
Supported. and. up 70 a certain point.
encouraged. by their owner. there Is
every reason for expecting the Braves to
be the same pickering, quarreling ball
club this year that they were back in
1914, when their successes blinded the
public TO their methods of achieving vic
tory. and Jim Gaffney had yet to acquire
the letter writing habit
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
GRIF WILL SWING THE AXE
Boss Of the Senators Plans a Number
Of Changes in Lineup for the
Coming Season.
EVEN CHICK GANDn WILL GO

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1p.-Before the
American league championship race be-
gins on April 12. Clark Griffith will re-
organize his Washington team by sup
planting several former stars with new
players. First Baseman Chick Gandn
will be sold to either the Chicago white
sox or the Clevelands. as Griffith has
secured a splendid man for this position
in Joseph Judge. who was purchased
from the Buffalo international league
champions last fall. Second Baseman
Ray Morgan. who has been with the
Senators for several years. will be sent
10 the minors II Griffith cannot trade
him 20 some other American league club.
The old fox recently tried to make
deal with the Yankees by Offering Nor
gan and Catcher Eddie Ainsmith for sev-
eral players whom Bill Donovan had
no idea OF releasing. So Griffith has Just
made cash offer TO Donovan for In
fielder Daniel" Boone.
Boone Is a great young second base
man." said the old fox. But he is weak
at tho bat and surely can be OF little
or no value 20 tho Yankees. who need
HllAtin ulbft Nlhn
Eddie Foster will remain at third base
for tie Washingtons and the hitless
Mcbride again will cover short field
Griffith will stick 10 Clyde Milan as the
regular center fielder. but he has two
new men who may secure the other out
field serths. They are Jamisson and
Barber The former was purchased from
the Buffalo Champions last August, at
the same time Judge was obtained. Bar
ber was secured from the Winston club
OF the North Carolina league, chiefly be-
cause OF his heavy stickwork Shanks.
Moeller and RondeSu are other outfield-
ers who have had plenty OF experience
In fast company. but Griff is trying TO
improve the batting strength OF his
team.
Ainsmith VIII Go.
Ainsmith will be traded or sold TO a
minor league club, which means that
Henry and Williams will do all the
catching In the future. or course. Wal
ter Johnson Is the star pitcher. He Is
receiving 1880 a year-not S20.OO0-and
there is no longer a Federal league 10
tempt him with new offers. Ayers and
Gallia rank In point OF effectiveness in
the box. and Griffith says that they will
be among the best winners this year
The other Washington pitchers are jim
Shaw. Harper. Bentley. Dumont. Rice
and a left-hander named Humphries
Joe Boehling. once Griffs best south.
paw. viii be turned loose as soon a.
'ome other berth can be secured FOR
him.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
MORE TROUBLE FROM BRAVES
Johnny Evers 0pines Aggressive
Methods on Ball Field Will APP
peal to Percy Haughton.
PERCY WAS ROUGH FOOT BALLER

NEW YORK, Feb. Is.-It seems some
thing OF a shame that such a thought
should be permitted to cast it's evil
shadow athwart a situation so sweetly
saturated with peace. yet accommodating
evidence compeIs the belief that the Ma
tional league is storing up a heap OF
trouble for itself Percy Haughton was
initiated into the mysteries of his new
calling the other day and the sort OF
future developments this may lead 10
may best be judged from a soulful re-
mark uttered by Johnny Evers, who, after
getting the real low-down on his new
boss for a number of folks who have
known the converted foot ball player for
many years, said: People. l imagine
I'm going TO enjoy playing for Haugh-
ton"
"In ten years" said Johnny. IT haven't
missed a single Harvard ale foot ball
game For a couple OF years at the start
I saw Harvard eleveDs which were out
fought and outgamed by just as wide a
margin as they were outscored They'may
have been pretty good foot ball players.
but In those days you couldn't prove your
foot ball ability against Yale without
starting a muss and Harvard was too
proud to fight.
Then noticed a change. One Haugh-
ton took charge OF the outfit. and almost
immediately there sprang up at Cam
bridge a race of two-handed scrappers
who fought for everything IN sight. and
a lot that wasn't IN sight. Within two
OF three years the aggrefsiveness that
had been Yale's had become Harvard 8
own. and the once soft and ladylike
Crimson style Of play had been replaced
| by a game as rough as any ever played
| by the maulingest OF Yale elevens
Now Haughton has a ball club. once
which had been known as a fairly tough
crew, on his hands. have not yet had
the pleasure Of meeting Mr.. Haughton.
and 80 have no means OF knowing at first
hand Just how he feels about certain lit
tic things.
HauEh ton VIII Agree.
But something seems to tell mo that
he will not send me letter every time i
blow myself to a bit Of a run-in with an
umpire next season. Somehow ! feel that
| we are, I'm a way. kindred spirits. thaI
Mr.. Haughton's ideas on the subject OF
perm ssive aggressiveness coincide with
my own. / am inclined 70 believe that l.
for one. win have no cause 20 regret
that Mr.. HAughton has come into pos
session Of the Braves"
Others who have known Haughton,
Evers and George stallings long enough
TO give weight to their opinions feel the
same way about II. They believe Haugh-
ton will be as hard fighting a magnate
that he WI stand by his field agents.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20

A.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
SYMES AND Calm TO MIX
FOR STATE H0N0RS MONDAY

Harry symes and Albert Calm will
battle Monday night at the symes' bill
lard parlors for the NebrasKa state
illiard championship. The veteran cue
masters meet In the final round OF the
tournament w-sich has been I'm progress
for the last month. Both players have
perfect scores. with five victories. and
the match Monday night will definitely
decide the state honors.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20

1t will cost 80 cents to see Jess willard
train for his bout with Moran. Hand it
to Tom Jones. he'd try TO charge ad-
mission 20 an inquest
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20

Now that the Phils have signed chief
Bender. National league fans can enjoy
the keen anticipation OF battle between
the chief and Jack Coombs.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20

Next they've sold the Cubs. the Browns.
the Indians and even j. Franklin Baker.
The next sale will be that Of the public
when Willard and Moran gather to-
gether
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-16
z Quarts Month, Says Sen; .e.

Z Quarts a Month, Says Sen; te.
Prohibition measures were
further entrenched IN So, III
Caroline Wednesday when the
senate by a vote of 26 10 1S G.
duced the amount of liquors that
may be imported each mo, tn
from one gallon to two qua: IS.
Earlier in the morning an
amendment to limit mont "
shipments 10 one quart was re-
Jected by a vote of 81 to 81
Several other amendments w, re
offered, among these being two
to allow the alternative to b, er
shipments. One by Sena. or
Hughes of Union would Prov lie
for 90 bottles or one-half barrel
ofbeer monthly. Senator Sinkler
OF Charleston offered in sub. ii
tute an amendment to provide
for 80 bottles of beer. Vote WIS
not taken on the alternative
amendments during the mornil g
session.
In the evening the bill WIS
further modified by the adoptio n
OF the Hughes amendment
which provided for monthly
shipments of 60 pint bottles of
beer in lieu of the two quarts of
whiskey. The amendment was
adopted by a vote of D to10.
The Hughes amendment w: $
further modified to precluC :
shipments of beer with a co. =
tent of alcohol greater than )
per cent. Provision was als)
made to have beer shipped in
open cases, that rigid inspectio
might be enforced. The bill il
lis entirety was passed by a vol.
of 2S to IL.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-16

something that looked like a
cross between the Highland
ling and the Scottische. That
got on my nerves.
You got the needle ready?"
THAT'S not what you need"
answered the fount custodian
with grin. you need infor.
nation and | got it. Hark We
This afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Chief Horace Hoore poured out
$50 gallons OF whiskey; 10 cases
of beer, and exc one barrel of
the same. 1t was the accumula.
ton Of months of diligent atten
ton TO the Caressing of slghtless
felineS. 1t took five men three
hours to do the work and the
aroma has already put three ex-
ira kinks in the tail of the drag.
on the city hall clock. | ask you.
where did ii go? 1t went into
the sewer. | ask you, where
does the sewer go? Why, to
Little Sugar Creek. Ask me
something hard"
"Ah-ha, | see," quoth the mar.
rator. Throw out that am.
monia and gimme chocolate
milk. Poor old muskrat. I
wonder if his wife caught him."
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-16
Stevenson For Better Roads

the Un'fe~StateS Government; !:
first, because it uses our roads f,
carry the mails; second, becaus,
IT benefits practically everybod, ;
third, because our states anu
counties in 1914 spent $249,O75.
O67.OO on public roads and the
United States Government useC
l,!2O,579 miles OF them in carry
ing the mails, and spent nothing.
Our states, counties and town
ships will be loaded down with
debt soon to build and maintain
roads for the national govern
ment to use. Congress spent
$4,000 on an experimental road
or two in 1914; and fourth, be-
cause the United States Govern
ment has spent $475, 10000 on
river work TO make water trans.
portatlon. Now help the inland
farmer by fixing his road little.
Will give more facts next
time.
(Advertsement)
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-16
Who Said it?

Monroe Journal.
There used to be a pioneer
Methodist preacher in this Con-
terence named SCarboro. He
was on the circuit here before
the war and he was an ardent
prohlbltionist in the DAYS when
that was unpopular. He lived
IN Monroe and preached over q
county or two. After the war
there were four years when the
people made little, owing to the
bad seasons and lack of farming
equipment, The four years
right after the war were known
as taminlnc years. Then MIR.
Scarboro was sent back to this
circuit. An old fellow down in
Chesterfield who didn't like his
prohibition ideas, walled. "We
had four years of war, then four
years of famine, and now it's
tour more years of Scarboro."
Jordan was a rocky road in them
days.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-16

th. neighborhood, to use as large
d variety of mixed feeds and hay
as is possible. SO as to limit the
danger in getting the contamin-
alton concentrated in any one
feed. Medicinal treatment for
this trouble IS of very limited
value, although we believe that
with the early administration of
hypodermic purges, and in the
giving of stimulative agents that
some cases terminate favorablv
when otherwise they would not
We can see no possibility of
this trouble being contagious
and so far as we know there is
no investigator holds to the be
lief that 1t is contagious. On the
other hand, while regretting to
state that no one has yet found
the real cause, nearly every in
vestigator believes that il is car.
rled into the system through The
iced, or water that has become
contaminated from feed or pas.
ture grasses.
In many cases the feed will be
found to appear badly damaged.
On the other hand, we have
seen several outbreaks in which
as far as the naked eye could see
the feed was perfect.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-16

The editor of the heart TO-
heart talk" column of a daily
newspaper received the follow
ing letter from young man:
please tell me why it is that
a girl closes her eyes when a
fellow kisses her?"
To which the editor, in a fen
dish moment, replied:
Send me your photograph
and perhaps ! can tell YOU"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-16

Union County Will Have Warm
Campaign
Monroe, Feb. 13.-This year
promises to witness one of the
liveliest political campaigns ever
experienced in this county.
Nominations will be made in
the primary for all county offices
with the exception of the clerk
OF court, whose time does not
expire until 1918. While the Of
tlce-seekers, it is thought, will
not be many, intimations of va
rious rings beicg formed through
out the county for the defeat Of
certain men now in office-are
being freely made.
So bitterly was the good roads
question, which was defeated at
the polls on Saturday, February
5, opposed by the outlying town.
ships; and, on the other hand,
so favored by Monroe, that seri-
Gus complications are liable to
arise that will disrupt the smooth
ness that has characterized re-
cent elections. The road ques
ton was strenuously fought,
both by the opposition and the
affirmative. Plenty of news
paper space was bought in all
four of the county papers and
intimations of dubious motives
on the part of those who favored
the adoption of the proposed
plan were made in articles over
the signatures of various promi-
nent Union County citizens.
The idea has been growing
all along that the thing for Mon
roe to do was to slip" a man in
the Legislature, and in turn, let
him slip over" an appropriation.
But nobody ever favored this
scheme openly until The OBJ
server came out with an editor
lal Wednesday, stating that the
thing for Union County to do
was fR aiRe itooht bomb 1rssue
like the Davidson Count,
gentleman did in the last Legis
lature." That ignited the flame
and it IS now said that it will be
impossible for Monroe lawyer
or any other Monroe citizen fol-
that matter, to get elected to The
next Legislature just on account
OF the suspicion that is lurking
IN the minds of the country peo.
pie that the town is trying to
slip one over EN-"
Whoever runs for the Leeisla
ture this year will have to come
out in the open if he wants to
get elected, for most of tile citi.
zens OF the other townships say
that they've got to know how
he stands on everything, espe-
cially good roads.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-16
A Letter From Representati> e
Rivers.

fageland Journals: The Legis-
lature, according to the signs is
nearing close for this session.
There are a great many import.
ant and statewide measures pro-
posed and on the calendar, viz,
The rural credits bill. which pro
poses for the State to loan to
worthy citizens, money at a low
rate of interest with which to
purchase land; another is the bill
introduced by Senator Laney in
the senate and Mr.. Odom in the
House, to abolish the South
eastern Underwriters Assocla.
ton or any compact of fire in
surance companies. This meas.
ure is intended to lower the
premium rate on fire risks in
this state. The Employers Liza
blllty Act passed this week and
does away with the old common
law defenses by railroads and
others of the assumption of risk.
contributary negligence, and
the fellow servant idea, or at
least that is the intention of the
measure.
This has been strenuous ses-
sion of the General Assembly.
There has been more legislation
proposed and bills introduced
than has ever been known, and
this body has gone on record for
killing off and disposing of wild
cat measures. The Ways and
Means committee has been Sc
verely criticized for its policy of
economy. and especially by
some who think that we did not
appropriate enough Tor the col
|leaes and toe. much for The Com
mon schools. This Has been
my flight. told the peopfs in.
my campaign that thought otis
educational system was,,tan.
Heavy. The appropi0 Hon -
rural graded schools has gone
up from $45.OOO to $4,000 and
| am proud that have had some
hand in this fight. l also aGvo
Gated the Torrens system of land
registration, an l have had the
satisfaction of seeing that meas.
ure pass through the House, al.
though it is now held up in the
senate.
l have passed by hard fight
MY bill which discussed before
the people in regard to requir
ing the Manufacturers of Fertil
lzers to give the source of am
monla contained in their pro-
duct. l think it will be of great
benefit to the farmers of our
country.
The delegation has passed a
bill changing the manner of ex-
pending the commutation money
on out roads. Have also passed
a bill allowing any school dis
trlct in Chesterfield county, by
election to finance the building
OF school houses. So you see
we have not been idle, and I
don't think we have been re-
creart to our duty. The state
levy has been reduced I2 mill
and our county levy has been
reduced. in the last two years, |
mill. But our taxes will still be
high if we keep up our school
work and give our children the
facilities to obtain at least
common school education,
which is the subject nearest to
my heart. | can't for my life
see how any reasonable mar
could object to paying local
tax to support his home school.
With best wishes to you and
YOUR readers.-J. {. Rivers.
Ihe editor of tha M,o
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-16
Secretary Garrison's Resigna.
ton Brings Harmony

sAoh III hlSo Aot
Washington, Feb. ia new
note of harmony and cooper
alton on national refense prob.
lens was struck in the house
military committee today as a
direct result of the resignation of
Secretary Garrison. 1t found ex-
preston in the adoption of a res
olutior declaring the commit
tees appreciation of the conf
dence President Wilson reposed
in it and in the senate commit
tee as disclosed in his cores
pondence with Mr.. Garrison.
The nonpartisan character of
the feeling was emphasized by
the fact that the resolution was
Offered by Representative Kahn
Of California, ranking Republ1-
can member of the committee.
Members of both the congress
slonal committees declared that
the war secretary's withdrawal
had brought out sharply the
presidents desire that congress
should work out its army prob
lens in its own best judgment,
despite his personal preference
for the continental army scheme
advocated by Mr.. Garrison and
the army war college. The net
result, they agreed, was a clari-
fication of the congressional at
moSphere and the assurance of
support for the bills from ele-
ments of both the Democratic
Republican sides which had
heretofore been counted against
defense measures.
NaID substance, it is believed.
xhe bills will represent I'm effort
ii kake effective virtually all
the plan nof the war depaftmpn!
with the exceffion that federal
azalion of tne National Guard
be q substitute for the con-
Hinenfal ariny
Both house and senate com
mittees will take up the work O
drafting the measures Monda,
and ii is planned to hold all da,
sessions whenever possible.
The house committee brough,
to close today public hearing.
on army plans and ordered ar
elaborate index of the volumes
so there would be as little delay
as possible in committee consid.
Grafton or the struggle on the
floor. Similar steps were taken
by the senate committee.
Present indications are that
the house bill will lay stress up,
on provisions designed to feder
allze the National Guard, while
the senate committees main eff.
fort will go into the regular
army angles of preparedness
plans. The final measures sent
to the president for his signature
will be a compromise, it is
thought.