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4 You'd Do It Too, Would'nt You? If You Had ycf Tift $ ROURKE PLAYERS REST UP But the Rest Was Forced Upon Them by the Weather Man. NEED OF PRACTICE EVIDENT Battera Arc .ot (Irttlnir (lie 4'limioV Ther Xretl Agnliist Swift nulla rnr rltPhiT Until lack. Monday itan a bad day (or Pa's atli letes. The weather was unfit for publica tion anl when the weather Is In such condition It must necessarily go I ird with all athletca who are" anxlouii to enter the fray. The player reported at the ball yard Monday morning and Mon day afternoon, but the workout was far from strenuous. Beyond a few motions and playing pitch and tons nothing was done. Of course the athletes pranced around the park before hlkinc to the clubhouse, but most of the ieal work consisted of the scathing and heated remarks directed toward those who furnish the weather around theso parts, Komo of the youna eters who are not as careful with their whips aa might be wise cut loose n bit Monday regardless of tho cold, but tho old spava never twisted a muscle and all thrown balls were of the rainbow variety, Johnny Qondlng and Pa It burke afe becoming very much peeved with the climatic conditions. The exhibition of the athletes Sunday, while not discouraging, was displeasing. dondlmr hopes to have a spell of' good weather soon, so that the pitchers can use a little speed and put a little hop on the 'ball without fear of Injury, both for the pitchers' sakes and for tho batting practice. The players need more batting practice and while they can hit the floaters fairly welHhey were almost helpless Sunday bofore tho speed and twists of the -Lincoln pitchers. Pa. demands good batting averages for. his players and the only way to get them J started I to- hive lot of practice. - j Taft Says There is No DeaHor Oubs On CINCINNATI, O., March !0.-Charles P. Taft, owner of the controlling Interest In ' the Chicago National league club, today denied a report that 'no had been negot iating with Herbert 8. Mills of Chicago for the sale of his Interests In the club. A local attorney, who claims he Is repre senting Mr. Mills, was authority for the statement that he had taken the sub jects up with Mr. Taft, but the latter said that while he liad placed a price on his Interest In the Chicago club, no one had as yet seen fit the give tho price. HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES TO RECEIVE LETTERS Coach Mills of the Omaha lt;gh school has decided that he wilt awurd the let ters to the membero of tho foot ball and basket ball teams. The awardment of Oa will take place In the school audi torium, and It Is expected that tho stu dent body will all attend and show tholr appreciation for the work the teams have done. Tho men receding fhe letters for foot ball are tho following: Mark Hushes, Kllswottli Moser. Charles (Jardrpce, James Gardner, Herbert Itecse, , Herman Hart, Leo Kline. Roy Plate. Mens Berry, Harold Kelly. Paul Batrd. Wallace Gerry. Perry Single. Lyman Phllllpa. Arthur Nowley, The men receiving letters In basket ball r the following: James Gardner. Itoy Platz, RduraM Ralluutn. Paul put rtitseel Lurmon, HYDRO-BULLET WINS THE OPENER IN WATER RACE ST. AUGUSTINE. Kit.. March SO.-The southern championship speed boat races for JH opened today. The first event, a half-mile trial against time, was won by the HydroBullet of Chicago, which traveled at a speed of 419 miles, an hour. Carl C. eDakln Is the Hf dro-Bullet'a owner. The first heat In the contest for boats of the twenty-foot class, six' laps 'over u two end one-half-knot course, was won by the Oregon Kid, owned by 8. K. Brock of Portland. Ore. Tie winning boat was not pushed. CHI CUBS OVERWHELM EVENSVILLE, TEN TO NOTHING EVANSVHXK, Ind.. Msrah M-The Cbk-ago National league ball club 'shut out the Evansvllle Central league team, 10 to 1. today: Score: rt.H.K. Chicago 10 9 S Bvantvllle 0 4 2 Batteries: Zabel and Hqrgraves: From iolt, Seeker and Hauser. - Sox Hurler Sold. CHICAGO. Mareh W.-Clarenco Smith. Pitcher, today was sold by the Chisago Arlcans to the Venice club Of tho Pa F.'fl?. cSa,t !" Smith came to th Wjjite Box last spring from tho Blrmlng ham club of the Southern league. IMajyrra Presented tu AVIUon. .VrA1H.I.5i"0T0N- J,Mcl ft-BPreent-Orlf fin today presented the players of the . Brooklyn National league base ball club to President Wilton. TW6 fNVra?. L 1? vep.v Goes H'OOT 'lH it's Nice TO DAV, Important Ruling to Minor Players Made CINCINNATI, O.. March 39, -A decision of Iniinjitancc to minor league players was made today by the National Base Ball communion In the claim of George C. Young, who asked the commission to reverno the decision of the National hoard's tllsttllownnco of bin claim to be droit, red a free agent. The commission granted the player's request. Ynunir was released last fall by thn Cleveland club to Toledo, O., which later desired to relcano him to another league and gaco thu Charleston, W. Vn., club an option on his services n a catcher. According to previous findings this option should have been exercised by February 1, 1914, but the player did not receive a contract until February 25. The commission holds that the failure of tho Charleston ctuh to tender n con tract to Young by February 1, cancelled Its Tight to hla ncrvlcod and gives the player liberty to contract with any club ho may elect. Niehoff 's Home Run Scores for the Reds NKW Ofll.UANS. March r.-The local Southern association team outplayed tho Cincinnati Nationals today and won, 4 to 2. N'ehoff'a homo run In the second, scoring Iloblltjtcl ahead of him, gave the vis'tors their only runs. Scoie: It.ll.E. Cincinnati 4 2 .New Orleans , 5 q Batteries: Johnson, rtowan, Clark and Gonzales! Wnllier, Wilson. Adams and iiiggins. Outhitting Pirates, Dallas O'lub is Victor u.i,i.as, Tex , MHrch co:-By outliltthig the Pittsburgh Nujtonnl leaRucra here to day. rjallaa of the Texas league', won a slow game. 6 to 2. McQuillan was knocked from Hie box. Score: n.H.B. I'liiHuurgn 2 4 o Dnius 1 10 a Ilalterlec Mi-nnlii tllbaon; Iluneke and Menefee. "'a " Giant Regulars Trim the Houston Team HOUSTON. Tex., March SO.-The New York National regulars' defeated the Houston Texas Icaguo team today. S to 3. Score: i n m Houston 3 3 New York .......... 5 6 2 utterles: Ilanaml and Kitchens; Tos reuu, Hern und Meyers. Cobb's Batting Eye Still in Good Trim M MM PHIS, Tw.il.. March 30.Tv Cobb'a hitting, two singles, a double and a triple I out of five tlntea at bat heloed te, f Detroit Americans win from Memphis of tho Southern leaguetoduy. 6 to I. METROPOLITAN LEAGUE v TOURNAMENT OPENS 1. . . . . r- I Bon ling started last night In the Met- ropolltan tournument. All games In the! solely In trade between ports of North Commercial league are, postponed for the land South America, or both, and duly reg- wceK. Tonight Jetter'n Old Ago the Brodcgaard Crowns will roll, night's score: Five men teams: Peta Loch'a :.. ' and Pender All. Stars .... Doubles: Btlne and Hoffman . -. ...I.K4 ...I.i:i ...1.109 ...1.071 ... m ...1,209 ... 9JG ... lOS ... m ... 502 ... 499 ... 45S ... 470 L,ytie and McDonald . J Teal and McKay ..... .noou una iucs imuui ana qusrsoil Hyne and Olson .... singles: Dober Olson O. Hoffma,n Heyno Anderson ... Brandt BRAVES BLANK ATLANTA WITH RUN IN FOURTH MACON. Oa March .-Th nnatn j NsUnal league trkn today defeated the aouniern .octutlott club, 1 to 0. The run was- erat In the fourth when Dal, tlklrd bisomaii, doubled and tressed th6 plate on another two-bate hit by Gowrty. scores . n.u u. -: 1 8 1 "S ""1, At..; 0 4 1 . '""wn; iiuaoum and aowdv: Brawn. Jug. rerrynian and Dunn.' ,m tMi.iii. 771 r. . The Aji.unn.tion i.oai i... h.n won' from St. John's tfebn.il hv ! c,..r tioiL'? u.: Batteries: BUI Cloodro. Ted mmMl;. "lT"t ""u.l "i'Sf' .iJ! As" pirovhlat ucQf 111 Omaha and South umana. ror game call up Bod JHt and ask for Bd Chapman. Matched for Ttrent, SAN FRANHSrO, Cal.. Maroh SO.-ReJ Watson and Gilbert diHanr at Rnamn HKmneiatma, lougiH fought twenty rounds I Ray, will be gettln; In trim for the Brit.! rVnotheJ k8twen?v.roun.l!Uh '"tu' champlon.hlp tournament! life nmrweeTrMayJ ver the Sandwich course on May It j to a draw nere t matched today for bout at Paly City the first week In May. 1 Io.ton.d ,.. Oulmet I. accompan.ed by Arthur G At ttashlni'ton-vtashlngton Americans- Look wood, former Maatachutetts amattur MSr,' 0 . Itlchmoi.d. Virtfinla league, wet ground , abroad they will meet Jerome D. Travers, THE BEE: IYA ITS 44-ouTk.. SHM.U PAtoricotAW1 H'xrr . - DENIES DBMifflTH TYRRELL President Says Charge Made in the House is Insult. FALL PROPOSES A NEW DEAL Srnnlor Introduce It 1 1 1 for Free Cue of (,'nnnl to llonta In CnnaMrlse Trade of North anil .loath Amerlcn, WASHINGTON, March JO.-Prcsldent Wilson declared today that on account of the contradictory atatementa In the Baltimore platform, democrats should have no hesitation in voting for the re peal of the Panama canal tolls exemption The president emphatically character ized the exemption as a subsidy and pointed out that one plank In the Balti more platform expressed opposition to any subtldy, direct or Indirect, while another plhnk declared for tolls exemption. Tho president asserted there should he no doubt among democrats os to which should take precedence. The president reiterated that tho exemption neer was a policy of the. democratic house, becauen It was passed through a coalition of republicans and a minority, of democrats, the majority of democrats voting against It on tho ground that It was a subsidy. The president explained that even If the International situation, to which he referred In hla mesrage, had not arisen, he would have been opposed to the tolls exemption aa against democratic doc trines. But, he indicated, however, thut If It were not for the International situ ation, he did not feel that It would have been proper for him to question the acts of a previous administration. Jin Demi vrttti T rrf.ll. . . . . Mr. Wilson talked frankly abodl the tolls controversy fn congress, saying that the story that he had entered into a bargain with Great Britain, through Sir William Tyrrell, private secretary to Sr Kdward Grqy, was one. of a .number In sults that had been Introduced in thn con greeslonnl debate. The president declared ho wanted to express hts regret, that what had promlsd to be a dignified con test, with'. genuine differences of opinion, seemed to be degenerating, in his opinion, Into an .attempt to discredit tho admin istration,' He remarked that, while It made all th more certain the result In favor of the administration, he thought It a great pity that public affaire should bo handled In that way. He did not think all tho opponents of tho repeal felt that way, but such coltSr had been Interjected Into the controversy nd ho did not understand tin motive for jt. The president said ho had.no anxiety bver any political fric tion in the democratic party over the re oult and referred to tho repeal contest us not n "capital operation." but Just n "convalescence.1' Mr Wilson let It ho known that he was unnuwiiwuiy oppobea 10 any compromise or aM'- 8UC "8 .'""e ?r": PM0 ,n e"8le: 1,8 101 u 8lra,i'11 rtefil without enulvncatton. Knll Propnara .Veir Drnl. Senutor Fall, republican, of New Mex ico, gava. the controversy a new aspect by Introducing a. bill to forbid that tolls be livjed on American coastwise vessels or tho so belonging "to citizens of any country on this continent and engaged llstered under tho luws of tho country of Last j which the owneia of suld vessels arc cill I xens." j He contended that If would work out t to a logical conclusion the policies aa originally contemplated In the Monroo doctrine. "It would be convincing to Brazil, Ar gentine. Chile, Mexico and other Latin American countries on this continent." he said, "that the United Htatea Is In nobd faith In Its announced policy of friend ship and willingness to assist these coun tries, not only against the aggressions of foreign powers, but In the development of their own rcnources. From an Invalid chair In tho house, Representative I'Bngle, democrat, of Florida, madu a vigorous speech opposing tne repeal and denouncing the attitude of dreat Britain. Senator Owen, one of th administra tion's stuunaiiekt supporters. expreMed tin- opinion today that two weeks would be all the senate would require for debute. Senator Kvrn, the demoerat'c leader, told the preaidont that while the dtbate ,1 i. """"- would b longor than at first expected, delay. lwall vnilTUr III rni e nuiminm luumruL uuur onn tiuh Sfl LS Tfl PLAY IN FNR &Nn BOSTON. March SO.-Franels Oulmet, the youthful holder of the national golf 1 champlonthlp, salltd today for Europe, to ' match Ms skin with tne beat of the ( Kuropean golfers over the famous oourtes of tho British lilts and France. On his twenty-first birthday the conqueror of the noted British professionals, Vardon and and 22. OMAHA, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1014. $45,000 the American amateur champion, and Frederick Herrcslioff, who has twice been runner-up for thut title. It will bo the first appearance of American amateur und i open golf champions together In Brltlih championship play. "I am going to have a good time, play to tho best of my ability and not worry over what the other fellow Is doing," Oultnet said. Ho will sail for home from Liverpool on Juno SO. Association Owning iPttsburgh Feds Sued PITTSHLTtail, March S0.-A foreign attachment In a suit In assumpsit against the Exposition Park association, owning the Pittsburgh Federal league base ball club, was entered In the local courts to day by Charles II. McSwIgan, who claims the association Is Indebted to him for the sum of $3,460 for salary and commis sion for selling stock. Three local banks and tho Baltimore & Ohio rallroud were named as garnishees. Tho sheriff was directed to attach the loabe, hold the Federal league franchise and ull pcrnonal property of the defend ant In the hands of the garnishees. Ball to dissolve the attachment was fixed at J&320. Bank Clearings Bank cloarlngs In tho United States for the week ending- March 26; as re ported to Bradstreet's Journal, New York, aggregato 3.153,S72,000, against 3,2J3,(k5.000 last week and j:.757,137,C00 in this week last year. Canadian clearings aggregatq S137.7S2.0W, aa against Jt48,741, 000 last week and S120.327.000 In this week last .jrcarr . -Following, am tho returns for this week and last, with percentages of change from this weak last year: Cities. Amount. I Nw York Ohlctio PbllidilrMa . noitnn SI. IjOuU Pltlibursh Ktnsia City... Ban Crinclirs Batlllmore rxtroit ;, Cincinnati .... Mlnnpnll ... si.i:t.oo.oooi 110,094,000 12. S IH.tSO.OOQI .1 S4.9 14 t 3 0 "ii III. 131,0001 ..H,000 63.C33,OO0 M,t4S,C0() (. ,. ..I 10 a S4.H 26.0 I 14.4 "; i. 13.26:1.000 S.i. 917,000 :.soo.ooo :.so9.ooo :o,ss4.ooo 3I,00,000 10.1 ..... i:ivmnn AnrHn... Ntw Orlrint... OMAHA Milw'uk .... Allinlt lAulrlll Fruttl nufftla Portltud. Or.. ft. Pul l)nvfr IndUnipolli ... Provldtnc .... Mtmphla Richmond fort Worth ... :i,.o,nooi H.lfO.Ono! 15,247.0001 14.4W.O0O :i.4 ax 11,MI.(K II. Ml. 000 t.147.000 R0I7.0O0 11.181.000 S.3CI.O00! 6.111,000 7.IJ3.0O0 7,7M,OO0 7.4IJ.OO0 t.4l,000 , 7.06J.OO0 .r. 2.9 11 1 7.S 1 3 :s.b' 4-9 1.3 1.1 11.0 "it fit. Jo.mh.. 1.0 "i'.i Wwlilniton, P. C. 6.SDI.000 Nathvuie t.s",noo t. 431.000 MH.O00! t.3,0X( S.37I.000I Altunjr s.o1 i:ciun mfcun Halt City... 3.0 Hsvanntn Toledo l)f Molntt. ....... riochttttr Hartford liuluth Ppokana Norfolk Macon TVnrla Oakland floui city Jfttkaumllit, Kla. IllrmlnKbani Wlehlta (Irand IUpWi .... Naw llavtn SyMCuu Srranton fprtntflfld. Man Worctattr Kan lllfo Taioma rhattanoota Dayton l.lttla Reck, Wlteallng Autuata. Ga bacranitnt C.4M.P00! 43. h 11.7 R. 731 000 4,001.000 4,370.000 :,7S1.0iM! 1,151.000 s.teo.ooi) 3,J9,O0O 3.!i3.000 1.314,000 S.5M.O0) 3.1S4.000 3. 043.000 7.t 11.8 a.S It 7.7 11.3 4 t.7 4 n 4 0 3.I7J.OOO J.JOJ.OOO s.sta.ooo J. 463. 000 I.4M.000! t.Mt.OWl S.W1.000! Ill 13. ! S.4 14.1 2.Ml.ft.0 30.4 1 I 6.3 1,100,000 S.073.O0OI t.0!S,OCO S.14S.WK1 t. 00.0001. 4.0 S.Hl.doo! :. 3.1! 1,817.000 l.SM,0"0 :.03.()0 l.tM.OOO I.7M.0O0' rortiano. sit r)iarlton, H. 13.1 C... 30. fl Lincoln , Kiadlns Akron Oklahoma City...... Wilmington, Dal Topaka 31.01 1 14. t.e II 1,I4.00 I.tt3.000 l.Kt.frlO 1.4SI.OX) 1,743.000 1.6ti,00 1.62S, 00O 1.311.000 17.0 l.t n.oi Cadsr Haslda Ianoltr ....( Knnivuir ..... is.i 11. S ! Younton 3.4 Ix) Wllktibarrt . I.M7.000I. 1,444,000 . 1,IW) 1,(04,000 l.tM.oee l.ilt.ooo 1.OM.0W 1.W7.0XI 1,747.001 . Watarloo DaTtoport Canta ltat.ll Kott Wayna Gvanlvllla I'all ltlvar la) TulM Hprlnillvld. III.. 4.4 Ml .l 71.1 .0 7.7 l.OM.OilO 1.171.000 MI.00O it.ooo! ttO.OMi 34.0 I.I , JiumU llalana. SO. I "i'.i una K9ktrd ... Ill York .... Muakut ... Liliitaa .. itMtkloa .... Qutecy Htoui Falla Belie KaUmaiae 10.3 1,047,100 tOt.OM (ll.ftM llt.OOO blt.M .00i l.tu.ooa mi. too 40.000 24.0 1.1 14.1 M.tl . :i 17. SprlHneia. toj.ew 444.00 44.tl I4.0H Itl.CaM 71. 1 mmntton .... 'Out 11. s "1 iiMiar ptnittaaton 11. ol South Bend .J4 (17.060 1 a,.iwi 414.0OOI IS. 001 (4.1 Itncatur iaro . 41.3 11.1, iy.nind JS4.0Xi 1M.0 v)Zt 44 4 SI 344,0001 3M.0OOI 3-1.4 14.4 JaekaUl. Ill I . Tbi At'iS JTT.oea) s.ns.oW l.UI.CWOl t.ltl.OlWI n.144. mi 10.0 iw iiirrl.buri 1 (j, calveatan 11.7! . Total. Valtad aMatea.lll.U3.ITt.0o0l Twtal ewtalda N. V .1 l.ttflM.OQOI 14.JI... t.ll. tat Lait Hk'i IN Nut lawlda4 la tot all: axuurlaoaa iMUiKplMt let Maaa up oa now i.taiat nai U na elaarlsta. H 4ilunla In (iooil 1'iiriii, lOL'STON. Tex.. Mareh 3. Tl, Vow ' orK nationals ueieaiea me Houston. XtVE'owlZS l nilv i New York n 33 HCt.0e?,f,. Mamuard, Nomine' J Mers. McLean Malloy and Allcu! .ppP p GUFF'S Rockefeller Gets Property He Long Fought to Secure MALONE N. Y.. March 30. Word was received today that the Rookefcller-La-mno tt,uA xL-mn i-mled last week by the action of William Lamora In selling the cabin and grounds left him by his father, a hunter and trapper, who refused to sell his property to moke up a portion of William Ilockefeller's vost Adlrondacks gamo preserve, it a in irm that William Rockefeller set out to acaulre the game preserve, He bought 59,000 acres a'.ouna tne town 01 Brandon, but could not procure Oliver Lamora's cabin and clearing, which stood In tho way. Out of this arose a legal bat tip between the oil Center's agents and tho old trapper. It was expensive work for Lamora, but tho old trapper's friends and neighbors 1 with him and came to his aid financially. Lamora was arrested for trespassing, having Ignored tho 3,000 signs ..oi,4 n thn nrmprvp. nut twice he de feated tho Rockefeller agents in the courts by showing that the fish In tho Rockc filr ntrems were sunnllcd by tho state hatchery and that the state law forbids the setting asldo of such waters as part of any private estate. On the third occasion when the agents rmt l.atnnrn Intn rnllrt. It wan A. civil suit for damages. It went through scv rnl rniirt. flnallv rrnchlnc the court of appeals, which found In Rockefeller'u favor. The damacea awarded were only IS cents, but JSOO In costs was assessed against the old trnpper. This was a stag gering blow, and tha loss of the cabin was, threatened for a time. Lamora's friends, howeVer, proved loyal and clubbed together to' raise the sum. For tha remainder of tho old man's life tho Rockefeller ugents recognized as use less any attempt to get him to sell. After ho died, his son assumed the same atti tude as his father for a time, but he finally was Induced to sell. Hundred and Seventy Thousand Miners Strike in Yorkshire LEEDS. England, March 3).-Thlrty-flvo thousand coal miners In the York shire pits laid down their tools today, de manding thb Introduction of a minimum rate of wages. Notices have been handrd In by 35,000 other men, who will quit work' on Thurs day. The mlnrs' federation of Great Britain has given Its support to the strike and a lone struggle Is expected. Later In the day It was announced that another 100,000 miners had given notice to quit work, bringing the total Co 170,000. Men Are Very Like Bunch of Sheep, Says Mrs, Draper Smith Dr. S. V. Moore. DKS MOIKKS, la., March 50.-Women j In Nebraska asking suffrage soon found "that the men were very like a flock of J sheep," said Mrs. Draper Smith of ' Omaha, In addressing the Mississippi Valley Suffrage conference In its Initial I session here today. In discussing the subject, "How We Did It in Nebraska," I Mrs. Smith said there was little difficulty experienced in getting men to' sign petl . lions for tuffrage when a few of them had taken the Initiative, Alleged Assassins of Ed Callahan Placed on Trial WINCHESTER. Ky., March SO.-An-other chapter In the history of Brtathltt county icuds began today when a special term of the circuit court convened for thu trial of fifteen men who are charged with tho assassination of former Sheriff Kdward Callahan. Callahan Vna assassinated in 1912 and the cases of those accused hate been dragging through the courts ever since. jTwo mtn have been convicted. These two have filed motions for new trials. ' It ts said that the evidence In the cases was gathered by Mrs. Lillian Gross, a COFFIN MAKERS' UNION PREPARES TO STRIKE NEW YORK. March 30. According to the organisers of the Coffin Makers' union, which was recently formed, the coffin making trade probably will he the next to suffer In the struggle between capital and labor. Pamuel Seldel, organ izer of the union, said today that a ref erendum vote has been obtained on the question of a general ttrlke to enforce demands for higher wages and better working conditions for 3.000 coffin makers In the city. Persistent Advertising is the Road to Big Returns, Drawn for The Bee by Eastern Eailroads Say Earnings Show Enormous Decrease WASHINGTON. March D0.-A decrease In net operating Income of $51,026,935. or 22.51 per cent of the eastern railroads, was described In a statement submitted to the Interstate Commerce commlstlon today, at the resumption of hearings in the ad vance rate case covering a period of seven months ended January 31, 1914, as com pared with the corresponding period of last year. The statement was presented on behalf of the railways by George Patterson, gen eral counsel for the Pennsylvania rail road, who had advised tho commission that the figures had been tabulated from reports made by tho roads. The figures Indicated a decrease In total freight revenues of $16,999,330; an Increase tu pa?acnger revenues of $7,734,227; an In crease of $2,263,674 In other sources of In como and a decrease In total operating revenues of $6,995,629, or 1.5 per cent. The total operating expenses showed an In crease of $39,210,233 or 6.3 per cent. A gen eral Increase also was shown In various phases of railroad transportation, the ag gregate showing the above decrease In net operating Income. Clifford Thome, chairman of the Iowa State Railroad commission, representing bight western states in opposition to the proposed advance in rates, presented a synopsis of his recent testimony before tho commission. Ho maintained that the contest was one between tho carriers and shippers and thut any horizontal Increase In rates would be unjustified. General Bell Will . Take Command of Central Department WASHINGTON, 7.larcti 3t.-MaJor Gen eral J. Franklin Bell will turn over com mand of the Philippine division to Major, Ocncra) Barry April IB, arid return to tho United States, after a month's stay In Europe. Arriving home, he will tako up hit new assignment as commander oi the central department,' with lieadquarters at Chicago. Ills stay in Chicago, however. probably will he short, as he also has been assigned to command the second division, with headquarters at Texas City. The present p(an ts that General Bell will .relieve Brigadier General Kunston as commander of the second division and General Funston's future assignment In a measure depends on who Is selected for ohlef of staff when Major General Wood retires on April 22, If Qcneral Taskcr H. 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' ...... ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,, , v Hi"Hvn 1 ri 11 iviirrTTTTTj "Bud" Fisher to determine whether Lulled States Sen-' ator James P. Clarke was nominated for re-election, or would bo succeeded by William F. Klrby, associate Justice of tha Arkansas supreme court. With about 100 small townships missing, the normal vote of which does not exceed ,m returns made unofficially gave Mr. Klrby a lead of eight votes in 131,112 re ported. Class A Ball Teams to Use Fort Diamond Frank Qulgtcy, amateur sport writer for Tho Bee, has secured permission from Washington to utlllzo tho Fort Omaha base ball diamond on Sundays. Class A teams will be accordingly benefited and the use of the field ts open to all of them. 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