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Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-16
Why the Traffic Officer

Traffic officers are necessary at busy crossings
because OF the old physical law that two bodies
cannot occupy the space at the same time"
If they try to do t.there is to be collision
with probably property and physical damage.
Hence, traffic officers.
But the duties of Omahas traffic men are much
more extensive than the mere management of pass
ing vehicles.
They must that pedestrians don't cut cat-a-
corner but keep within the white marks In crossing
the streets at corners II runaway comes tearing
down the street the traffic officer doesn't hesitate
to, do his utmost even at risk of life and limb to
stop it, And they must direct people and answer
9,65S,284 questions, at least.
No matter what the weather the men must be
at their stations every weekday from $3.50 a. to
$50 p m. with an hour and half for lunch. In
zero weather they stand in the chilly blast with
about two inches thickness of clothes and overshoea
and ear muffs and gloves; and in summers heat
they shed much possible of their garb and
even provide themselves with little square plat
form to keep their pedal extremities from sticking
fast when the we'll known sun brings the black sap
oozng from the paving blocks
1t is generally admitted that there are easier
occupations known TO men than that of traffic po-
llceman.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-16
Samples of Those on the Job

Up at Sixteenth and Farnam streets is John II.
Schwager monarch of traffic. John is a walking,
living, breathing encyclopedia Of things In Omaha
II stranger comes up to him and inquiries when
the train leaves for Podunk. Mo-. the chances are
that John can tell the hour how long it takes to
get to Podunk and the fare Yes, "Deena," that's
his nickname, surely is a compendium OF infor-
nation.
Down at Sixteenth and Harvey is Vaclav James
Voboril in charge Of the two streams Of vehicles
and block to the south IS "Komical keystone"
Carney, whose real name is William d. ''Komical
Keystone" when off duty. is always playing pranks
and telling jokes The boys say he is the perfect
picture OF Roscoe Arbuckle the fat man in the
movies, and they insist that II "KomicaI Keystone
ever takes notion 20 become a screen artist.
Arbuckle will have to take back seat.
Is it a Hoodoo Corner?
Fourteenth and Farnam is the hoodoo corner.
Dennis steaderman is stationed there His two
predecessors both died. They we're Horace Corneau,
who died January 81, 1914, and Bert Rogers, whose
death occurred August "a, 1915. Both had been
army sergeant in the Philippines.
The Viking" is stationed at Fourteenth and
Douglas streets. He is Maurice f. Anderson and
takes his sobriquet from his tall stature his blond
complexion and his Scandinavian ancestry.
Sam" Reigelman at Fifteenth and Douglas
streets is one Of the old guard and is said 10 hate
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-16

winters hyperborean frtgidity and summers
equatorial torridity, in the midst of the maelstrom
Of intersecting vehculsr and pedestrian traffic.
And around them the grind of the busy life of
a big city rumbles and roars and fzzes and spurts
and clangs and bangs and dings and dongs and
buzzes and Kisses and bellows and walls and pants
and rants and yowls and bowls and CRATES and
grinds and puffs and bumps and clicks and clangs
and chugs and means and boots and toots and
crashes and grunts and gasps and groans and
whistles and wheezes and squawks and blows and
jars and jerks and rasps and tngles and twangs
and cacks and jangles and rings and clatters and
yelps and croaks and howls and huns and booms
and clashes an6 jolts and jostles and slams and
scrapes and throbs and drinks and jingles and
auivers and roars and shrieks.
= But Sergeant Sigwart and his, merry men fear
It not. A fire-breathing juggernaut, 1915 model,
comes roaring down Farnam street. Three tons of
purrng machinery and polished body, driven by the
power of sixty horses. Women and little children
are crossing the street. Traffic Officer Schwager
raises his hand and the luxurious thing Of speed
and comfort comes to dead STOP Nor does It start
It's thrcbbng engines again until It gets the i'm
perial command from the blue uniformed man in
the middle of the intersection.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-04-27
SCHOOL MOVING PICTURES
To the Friends and Patrons Of the
Malta School:

To the Friends and Patrons of the
Malta School:
For some time there has been
much said as to the possibility Of
using moving pictures for instruc-
tion. School people have pondered
the mattsr, and in the small towns
ways Of securing the pictures have
presented . problem. However the
solution may have been reached
through the agency Of the Missouri
Valley Film Co., which places sets
Of films at the disposal Of schools at
a nominal price.
Three schools of the Milk River
Valley, Havre, Chinook and Malta,
have formed circuit to secure
films once each week. Locally the
films will be shown through the
kindness of the Orpheum manage
ment. As announced in dodgers,
circulated last week, these shows will
be given every Thursday at p. M.
Not only the children, but the par
ents and friends are invited to at
tend. To the child we hope to give
instruction ana wholesome enter
tainment. To the adult we would
not only give these, but also the
knowledge of what we are trying to
do in school.
The price Of admission is as small
as 1t could be made. The proceeds
are to be divided,th schools portion
to be used in equipping the play
grounds at the new school, so that
when school reopens in the fall the
swings, teeters and other apparatus
will be ready for use.
We desire your hearty cooperation
not only In attending the display of
films, but by the kindly word of en-
couragement, which will enthuse
others in this project.
Sincerely yours,
JOHN l.. ELLIOTT.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-04-27
ALDER GULCH IN LIMELIGHT

Word has just reached Malta from
the Little Rockies that a big strike
has been made at that point. The
new find is in old Alder gulch, two
miles up the hill from ortman, where
considerable placer mining has been
going on for some time past. The
names Of the lucky ones who were
fortunate in discovering the hidden
fortune are w. H. Pennington and
Ed. Meyers. This gives evidence
that there is untold riches in the
hills in the Little Rockies mining
territory. ~-sssa
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-04-27

Linden, thetailor, is spending
the week on his farm near Phillips.
Forget your feet. Don't 60 linmp-
ing through life. Old pains are for
gotten when you wear Arrow Ad-
Unstable Props. See Koke.
The Congregational people voted
to visit the Methodist church and un-
ite with them in the morning and
evening services next Sunday. The
Sunday school and Christian En-
deavor at the usual hours and also
the Thursday prayer meeting at 1880
Rev. Perrin and wife are spending
a few days at Alhambra Montana, re-
turning for Sunday, May 7th.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-04-27

Triangle plays at the Bison are
increasingly popular with every ap-
pearance. LET Katy Do It" Tues
day evening more than pleased a
good sized audience. Funny Sam
Bernard the same evening kept the
house in roar in 1.-THE Great Pearl
Tangle."
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-04-27

Walter Sturman is in from the
mountains today attending to some
land contest matters.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-04-27
OFFICIAL PRIMARY VOTE.

The Phillips county canvassing
board consisting of Justices Luchs
and Wilson and Clerk Schneider, met
at the court house Monday morning
and proceeded to canvass the returns
OF the primary election held last Fri
day. The total vote for the county
avs 433, which is very small per
cent Of the official registration and
shows q great lack Of interest on the
part of the voters in the new pri-
mary law. Not only that but the
cost to the taxpayers will be some
thing great. The total vote for the
head Of the ticket and the impor-
tant offices was as follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-24
SIDERS WILL BACK M'AULIFFE
 TO BEAT RECTOR

With the Easter holidays over the attention of the sporting pupils will be turned to two important happen ings scheduled this week One is the opening of the Easter baseball league in this city Friday. The other and most interesting of all will be the 16- round go between Young McAullffe and Young Rector at the Casino Thursday night
 N Tbat a. treat is in store for the fight fans of this city when the East End A. c. put on their card at. the Casino Thursday evening is not questioned
 young McAuhffe, the pride of East Bridgeport, who has licked them all and never been knocked out, will jump through the ropes Thursday night for his first appeaf6nce in this city in three long months He has not ap- peared here since his memorable bout with Johnny Drummie last January Mac was scheduled to meet Young Rector of Jersey City before the East End A. c. last February. He was un- able to fulfil his engagement owing to an attack of pleurisy. He said he
 would never box in this city again . 1 til he could square himself with Pro-
 moter Dan Hatfield of the East End l A. C., who lost a pile of money on ac-
 count of Macs inability to appear.
 l Young Rector needs but little intro duction to the fight fans of this city.
 He fought Johnnie Drummie to a good
 draw here last February. He has
 knocked out such featnerweights as K O. Eggers and Dutch Brandt. He Sieger, Young Cohen, Eddie Wallace | and several other prominent feather weights.
 McAuIiffe and Rector are booked to go 15 rounds to a newspaper decision. Both will weigh 126 at in the after
 noon of the fight. Rector has posted $500 cold cash with Tom Magner of
 the Herald, to bet that he will put McAuliffe away within 10 rounds. Mo
 Auliffe's brother, Billy Gerrity, imme-
 diately covered the bet. There is plen-
 ty of McAuliffe money in this city. There are quite Q few fans willing to
 back Rector, however, and a great deal of green will change hands on the outcome. N
 Rector is none the worse for his nar- row escape from death at the 1oca' railroad station Friday night and re- suned training in Jersey City this
 morning. BIcAuliffe is steadily train ing at Levinsky's camp in Stratford l where Trainer Joe Smith says tha1 the local boy never looked better
 Almost as much interest is being centered in the outcome of the added attractions of eight rounds betweer K. O. Moran of the Acorn A. c. and
 K O. Pa1itz of New London. Plenty
 of Moran money can be had on the
 East Side while many old time fan.
 are placing their confidence in the oI6 , ring general from New London. It 1:
 admitted by all that Pa1itz carries ar
 awful waIlop but it is also a wei known fact that Moran is the hardes hitting welterweight this city has eve : produced. It is only a question O | how much beating he can take. Tn, local boy earned the decision ovel 5 Palitz in their last meeting in this l city and his packers are conf1den Ithat Moran will win by a. K. O. thil
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-24
TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Although tournaments have aIready been staged in, Cuba and California the tennis season for 1916 will really begin this week with the open event of the Essex County Country Club at West Orange, N. J.s to be followed by the annual invitation tournament on the courts of the Chevy Chase Club in Maryland. The merry month of May will witness numerous tourn- aments of the reh-rah boys, beginning on the first with the southern inter collegiate championship at Tulane University, New Orleans. InterschOl- astic championships will be staged during the month at the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton and Har- yard. Other important events on the May program of the racquet wielders include the Border states champion ship at. Tuscon, Ariz., May 10th; Maryland State championship at Bal timore, May 9th; New England inter coIlegiates at Boston on May 18th; Chase, Md, May 27th; Eastern States women's championship at HaVerford, Pa, May 29th, and Massachusetts championship doubles at West New ton on May 27th. The. National Lawn Tennis Association has granted dates for a record number, of fixtures this year, more than 200 tournaments be- ing on the list. In Canada the war has naturally affected the interest in tennis, as in all sports, and there will be fewer meetings of the racquet wieIders than in past years
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-24
COOPER, FORMER
 FED STAR, SHOULD
 HELP THE PHILLIPS

New York, April 24-C1allde Cooper, for several years with the New York Giants and later with the Brooklyn Tip Tops. has returned to the fold of organized baseball. He signed a contract to play with Pat Moran's Phil1ies, champions of the National league, and reported at the Polo Grounds, Saturday afternoon, to join his new team.
 The Phi1aderhhia club has been ne- gotiating with Cooper for about a week. He was under contract to the Brooklyn Federal league club for an other year at a salary of $7,000 per year. George S. Ward tried to dis pose of him, but the amount of money called for by the contract scared all the major league clubs off. There was never doubt of the ability of the player, built is an exceptional player who is worth such a price in these calnny prosaic days of baseball peace MT. Ward told Cooper to go right ahead and make the best terms he was able, so Claude went right ahead.
 William F. Baker, president of the Phi1lies, made Cooper a liberal offer, but whether it approdmated $7,OOO or not is not known. It fair to as- sume that it did not, for the player hemmed and hawed for several days before affixing his signature to the papers.
 Pat Moran says that Chief Bender, | the Indian pitcher. advised him to buy Cooper. The willy old Chippewa ex- pressed the opinion that the young ster would develop into one of the best | outfelders in the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-24
PHILLIPS BY
 SPRING SPIRIT
 SURPRISE FOES

New York, April 24-The Phillies are caring little where the critics pick ed them during the winter and are working to pile up big spring lead, the same as they did a year~ago. The team still is a slow, numbering outfit, but the Quakers are winning games. One thing that can be said for them is that the club has the fighting spirit, and no matter how far behind the bows are they never give up. The Giants formerly possessed such a fighting spirit; it might be well if they revived it.
 The Quakers also have been helped by the fine hitting of Paskert and Niehof this spring Paskert, for merIy a, 300 man, fell off in his bat ting the last two years, and Beals Becker squeezed him out of a, regular job in 1914. Moran put him back into the regular lineup last season, but he hit under .25O.
 This spring Dode is. hitting and fielding as when he was at the top of his career. Niehoff, who hit only 238 last season and generally is re- garded as the weak spot of the team, is batting well above 800. Stock, the former Giant third baseman, also is doing some timely hitting for the QuakerS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-24
GEDEON'S HITTING
 PLEASING TO BILL DONOVAN OF TANKS

Washington, April 24-There's no lodging the outstanding fact that Wild Willie Donovan, manager of the Yankees, is beginning to feel that he is now controlling a real ball team. It's almost unnatural to figure the Yankees as real team, but Bill Don ovan says so. and his~word goes.
 There's no sfdestepping the news that Willie is very much enthused over the way Joe Gedeon is skipping about the second bag. Joe faced the Washington twir1ers IS times and grabbed five hits and two passes for himself Those hits consisted of two singles, one, double and two triples.
 Home Run" Baker hasn't electri- fled the mobs of frenzied fans here with his swatting. It never fails to happen that in the majority of Ba,k- CTS crashes some fielder. is hanging around the spot where the ball falls.
 Lee Mageet and Frank Gillooley, the two aiIing outhe1ders, are now strolling about paying the closest at tention to their sore necks. It is a1- most certain they will be absent from the lineup for at least a. week.
 Lefty High will still keep left field warm during the 1ayof of Magee and Roy Hartze1I will do a bit for t'Gil 9 in the right garden.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-24
The Passing of Russ Ford

When the big league Ibugles sound ed the charge in the 1916 pennant race, not a few of the stars of the yesteryears were absent from the dia- mond cohorts. Conspicuous among those who have been left by the way side in the last twelve months is the once famous Canadian hur1er, Rus- sell Ford. He was born in Manitoba, thirty-three years ago, come tomor- row, April 25, 1883, but it seems that old Daddy Time has already put over his knockout. In 1914 Russ pulled a glorious Scome-back with the Buff Federal circuit with twenty-one vic tories to his credit and only six de- feats cha1ked up against him. Last year Ford s1umped and had won only two games for the Buffeds when he was released in July Later he was recalled and given another chance, but in. the latter part of August he again received his unconditio onaI release. Russ's downfall was due to the ban placed upon the emery ball by the Federal league directors. Ford, who was known as the inventor of this form of delivery, had nothing else, and with the emery ball barred he was all through,
 Ford started professional pitching with Cedar Rapids in 1905, and re- mained in the Iowa city two seasons. Then followed two gears with At League was so good that he was pur- chased by the New York Americans, but was turned over to Jersey City for further seasoning in 1909. The next year he Joined the hurling staff of the Yankees then managed by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-24

time.
 Larry Williams of stradford is train ing hard or his go with Battling Brandt of Chicago. The latter claims a decision over such prominent heavies as Battling Levinsky and George Will lis. He also says he trimmed Bear cat McMahon of Pittsburgh in a ten round go only two months ago. Will Hams will weigh in about 1855 pounds while the Chicago bearcat will tip the scales close to 205.
 4 In the curtain raiser Willie Mclean of the Acorn club will lock horns with Young Brown of the Mohican A. C. in a. six-round go.5 All in all the card is a, corker on paper and a record turn out is expected by the promoters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-24
FRED FULTON
 ID MAKE HIS
 DEBUT FRIDAY

New York, April 24-The aJtrac- ton of the weeks boxing bouts will
 be the local debut of Fred Fulton, the Rochester, Minn., giant, at the
 Stadium A. c. in the Manhattan Opera House on Friday night. Full
 tons opponent will be Al Reich, the former amateur heavyweight cham pion Reichs friends are confident that he will dispose of the Westerner
 because of the impressive manner III which he defeated Porky Flynn Of Boston a few weeks ago. Flynn box
 ton in New Orleans and gave the new heavyweight aspirant a hard battle.
 Fulton is training at the Pioneer Sporting Club, where Willard. train ed, and. has shown considerable skill
 as a boxer. Those who have seen
 him work outN have been impressed with his speed and punching ability. Little is known about his ability to take punishment but if he displays the 'aggressiveness against Reich that he has shown in his training. bouts there is lively time S1nead for the former amateur.
 If Fulton makes a favorable i'm
 pression against Reich he will be
 matched to box Jim Coffey and Frank Moran, Johnny Mack zs at the head of the local promoters who have put
 up $50,000 for three bouts for Full ton. If he defeats Reich, Coffey l and Moran it is likely he will be matched for a bout with Champion
 Jess Willard before the end of the year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-24
BILLY SUNDAY GETS BAKER TO
 HIT THE TRAIL

Baltimore. April 24-J. Franklin Baker. the home run king, whose name is known to everyone who ever heard anything about baseball, hit the sAwdust trail in the Billy Sun day Tabernacle last night with four other players of the New York Amer jean League team.
 Baker, Boone,Sthe second baseman; 1; Cook, outfielder; Mullen, first base man; Walters, catcher, and Duggan, the Yankee trainer. scames over from Washington for4the evening services
 As the hero of Trappe, Maryland, started down the 'sawIust aisle with the other Yankees & great cheer arose. Billy stopped them in the sawdust pit and showed more real de- iii ght than he had shown in his greet 1ngs to, any other trail-hitters during the campaign.
 1 The Tanks did not travel the saw ldust path until after great deal of persuasion. In the great audience of l24,Oo there were at this last ser vice of the local campaign hundreds Of personal workers, and two of these tspent more than fifteen minutes on the bench in front of the New York CTS urging them, particularly Baker, Ito hit the trail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-24
RECRUIT BOXMEN
 PROVE EASY FOR
 TORONTO LETTERS
By waAer)

 r Pitchers from the wilds of Maine land Rhode Island were tried by tBridgeport at Newfield park yester- Iday and the favorite son from Maine made the better showing. His name lis Dolly GraAy and he halls from Mad lfson. Me Ben Houser, who formerly Iplayed with Baltimore, lives near lCzray and saw the youngster work last lseason- He gave Neal Ball 8 tip on lfhe youngster and Ball passed the lowed six hits. three of them Escratches He displayed faults due ito inexperience but had something on ithe ball during the five innings he Etoiled He will be given a further trial. Bailey from Rhode Island was lverys crude and was tapped for three runs in the one inning he pitched Bill Martin did well in the last three rounds. The net result of the dress rehearsal was that Toronto won by ., to 3.
 Doe Cook, who was tried by the Giants last season, held the. locals l scbreless the first five innings. Juu1, a former Brooklyn Federal, was very wi1ds in the sixth but did better after that. Hisinability to locate the plate gave Bridgeport three runs in the sixth.
 The contest showed that the play CTS among the recruits who distin- l euished themselves Friday are the only ones who will stick 4Outfielders Edwards and Moshier. Third Baseman l Byrne and possibly Second Baseman Pastori are the ones who look strong enough for the Eastern league. Edwards combed Cook for two kslashing singles and Moshier had the same number. Byrne picked up three safeties but one was a. puny fly that dropped in front of the pitcher while his thoughts were far away. George Crook caught a snappy game and also blew himself to double and single
 E Tordgfto hasa number of good men. Lena Blackburne, the old White Soz Ishortstop, could get only one hit KBfl1 Kelly, the former Pittsburgh
 backstop, collected a couple of raps
 Martin Becker, the 1914 New Lon don star. made two stirring catches The score: