Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 4, 1909, Page 37

Arrangements for the Great Tourn: ment Are Now Complete, THREE WEEKS OF Wm SHOOTING Camp Perry Range to W ent Ccontest of W ma Of Under ¢ ditlons of Peace. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 3.—Ar- rangements have heen completed under which the rifle shooting tournament, which will be held at Camp Porry, O. next Au- gust, will be the greatest shooting event which this country has ever seen. The completed program Includes the matches of the Natlonal Guard of Ohio, the Ohio Btate Rifle assoelation and the Department of the Lakes Rifle assoclation, (o be held prior to August 3 August 2 and 21 will be set aslde for practice for the great na- tional matehes which are conducted under the auspicos of the War department and the National Board for Promotion of Rifts Practice, The national team mateh, In which it is expected there will be more than fifty teame representing states, terri- tories and the regular services, will begin Monday, August 22, and will be fol- lowed by the national individual rifie mateh and the national plstol match. The tournament will conclude with the matdhes of the National Rifle associa- tion, which will immediately follow the national mateh, and which will continue for from six to ten days. The whole pro- gram will cover about three weeks' solld shooting. This will be the occasion of the meeting of the Department of the Lakes Rifle assoclation, for which matches several valuable trophles and prizes have been secured. The Ohlo State Rifle asso- clation has raised more than $4000 for cash prizes in its matches. Coangress has ap- propriated an additional $4,000 for the use of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, the bulk of which will be utilized In increasing the prizes In the national match. Tt is estimated that next August the prize list will be greater by 7,000 than that of any preceding national meeting. first Some Novel Features. Among the Interesting features of new arrangements is the action taken by the National Rifle assoclation. Heretofore its matches have been oonducted by the state assoctation where the matches were held and the National Rifle assoclation recelved 20 per cent of the gross receipts This year the National Rifle association will conduct its own matches and will pay back in the form of prizes all money re. celved from entrance fees, with the ex- ception of the necessary expense of operat- as the War department will supply regular troops for marking and scoring, the same as it does for the national board matches. A number of new matches will be added to the National Rifle assoclation list. The most Important will be that for the Marine Corps trophy, presented by the officers of the United States Marine corps. This will be a squadded Individual match, open to everybody, with any military rifle, any military sight, any ammunition and any position. There will be twenty shots for records at @0 vards and twenty shots at 1,000 yards, with two sighting shots at each range. Another new match is one for annual members of the National Rifle assoclation, such membership having been provided for at the last meeting of the board of dired- tors, and there will also be a new indi- vidual mateh for rapid fire. The conditions the revolver team match have been changed #o0 that any organization in the regular or volunteer service, armed with the pistol, and whose unit is not larger than a squadron or battalion can enter the match, and regiments may enter teams composed of commissioned and non-com- missioned officers. The Inter-club match has been restricted to entries from civillan clubs and military companies which are ing the range, which will be very small, members of the National Rifle assoctation. Members of state, teams are barred. To render the natlonal press rifle match more attractive to the profession, members and alternates of state teams will be barred from participation. This match was estab- lished for the benefit of working newspaper men who take an Interest in rifle shootins, but who have not the advantages of prac- tice and ammunition incldental to member- ship on state teams. The permanent press the trophy Is & magnificent sifver loving cup, | and there are a number of other prizes, Including life membership In the National Rifle association and cash. For the School Boys. Colonel John Jacob Astor of New York, A life member of the National Rifle asso- clation, has given the assoclation a trophy for the interscholastic indeer champtonship mateh, which will be shot on the gallerles of the various schoolboy clubs In April. The match will be confined to schools not glving a degree, except that permission has been given to the Central High school of Philadelphia to enter a team. This school I8 authorized to give degrees by a special mct of the Pennsylvania lezislature, and is the only public high school In the country which does so. It is expected that between twenty and thirty schools will enter teams for this match. The Astor trophy will cost $500 and w!l remain in competition for twenty years, &t the end >t which time It will g0 as a permanent trophy to the school which shall have won it the greatest number of times. It is ex- pected that it will be later accompanied by an endowment fund of $1,000 to furnish the medals for the mateh. Through the coutesy of the state of New Jersey the intercolleglate outdoor -cham- plonship rifle matches will be held on the famous Sea Girt range some time in June. This contest Is for teams of six, the prise being & magnificnet trophy in the form of a shield. It was won in 1906 by Princeton university and in 1906 and 1%8 by George Washington university, There yas no con- test in 1907. In 1%8 it was shot on the Massachusetts range at Wakefleld, among the competing tcams being those from Harvard university, University of Pennsyl- vania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It !s expected there will be at least ten entries In the match In June. Rich Banker Weds His La. M. C. Geltzelman, & prominent banl ens. and e of the wealthiest citizens of Eigin, 111, | married Mrs. Hulda Dobler, his laundress and woman of all work. he bridegroom 18 T8 years old and is president of the Elgin National bank, the 5t Charles Nationa) bank and the Algonguin National bank. The bride is 46 years old and of attractive appearance. The aged banker first met his bride el een years ago when her clerk in his employ. Several years later the husband died. Mrs. Geltzelman died » year ago. Before her death she had ea- &aged Mrs, Dobler as laundress, The ceremony took place at the residence of Mrs, C. J, Schumidt, & daughter of Gelts selman, who is sald to be the only one of his four children present. The bridal couple left for & trip to Florida. On thelr retum will maside at the hame af the bomiee ht- husband was a| True Story that Dogan Baek in Indiane and Wad It Fisleh in an Tastitution of This Oity. | Few girls ever have such an experfence | In life As this one. She was the youngest of five children. The father and mother were poor people in Indiana, but sustained the reputation of hqnest, hard working people. When Dolly was { vears of age her father, with a desire to better the con- dition of the family, made a trip to the west to locate a homestead. While he was gone a fire broke out in thely humble home and all thelr goods and clothing were burne Neighbors assisted in taking care of the family temporarily and a thieatrical woman named Andrews took advantage of the situation and kid- naped the little girl and started on a long tour of performances. Upon the return of the father every effort was made to find the child. Neighbors contributed funds and long journeys were taken to various seo- tions of the country, but the search was tutile 'y Ten years went by, @uring which time father and mother, two sisters and two brothers were constantly grieving. At the end of ten years a telephone message came to the Child Saving institute requesting the superintendent to come to the city jail to take charge of iittle Dolly Andrews, as Mrs. Andrews had been taken after a per- formance to 8t. Joseph's hospital very ill and died in the hospital. As far as the police authorities could ascertain there was no one Interested In Dolly and no one who could give any information about her. She was taken from the police court to the county judge's office and the institute was given guardianship. Inquiry was made of her about her peo- ple. Bhe gave the name of a man in Indlara who was her uncle. A telegram was sent, but never reached this man. The operator at that station remembered . that ten years previous to :hat a little girl by the name of Dolly Richards had been kid- reped and alse knew that the father and mother wore living In another portion of Indiana, and he sent a message to them informing them that a little girl called Dolly Andrews had been left in Omaha with the Child Saving institute and re- quested the father to write a letter of inquiry. When the letter came from the father the girl was questioned c:ncerning the strange information contained in the letter. 8he said that Mrs. Andrews, the woman who died in the hosplfal, was her mother and that she had no relatives by the name of Richards. She has no re- membrance of the circumstances connected with her life previous to the kidnaping A complete description was given of Dolly and again the father wrcte lnsisting the circumstances in the case as described and the description of the child made him believe it was thelr own Dolly, When thic letter was shown to Dolly she was greatly disturbed by it and crfed and ineisted that Mrs. Andrews was her own mother, and she knew that she would have told her 1f it were not so. Tt was learned that Mrs, Andrews’ father resided In Kansas City, and the superintendent took the train for Kansas City and found the old man. After epending two hours with him the superin- tendent gained his confidence and when the question was asked him whether Dolly was his own grandchild he admitted she was not. Then he was asked where Mrs. Andrews securgd the littié” glrf and he re- plied that a family by the name of Rich- ards was broken up In Indiana when the little child was only 4 years of age and she was given to his daughter for adoption This was sufficlent evidence to make It clear. This information from Mrs. An- Arews' father was submitted to Dolly, wlich made a very deep impression upon her mind. In the meantime Mr. Richards had been requested to send photographs of himeelf and wife and the other children, | When they came the family resemblance was very marked and after two months of investigation and submission of evi- dence to Dolly she was convinced that Mrs. Apdrews who dled in the hospital was not her mother, but that her own father and mother, John Richaids and his wife, were living in Indiana with twe sisters and brothers. Most affectionate and loving letters were recelved from father and mother and sisters and brothers with reference to her return. Arrangements were completed for the restoration of the lost child and when they met in the Union depot in Chicago strangers watching the scene wWere 30 moved that tears were seen in all eyes. One man who stood by and saw It turned away with the statement that no living person could be so hard hearted as not to shed tears witnessing such a reunion Another man who saw this and learned that the Child Saving institute had been the means of bringing this about said, “It that. institute never does anything else for five years this one thing accomplished is worth the entire cost of five years' ex pense STRIKE AT RUSKEN COLLEGE Angered Over Dismissal of Principal, Students Threaten to Start New School. OXFORD, April &.—The students of Rus- kin colle which was founded here in 1899 by an American, Walter Vrooman, to provide workingmen with wacilities for the study of social and economlic subjects, have been on a strike for a week on account of the dismissal of Dennis Hird, the prin- cipal. The students are dominated by the labor unlons and the strike has been con- ducted on strictly union methods, the stu- dents boycotting the other lecturers and picketing the grounds against any ettempt on the part of Mr. Hird's successor to take charge. After a lengthy meeting today the stu- dents decided to appeal to the unions for 100,000 subscriptions of a shilling each to art & new college. Mr. Hird was removed on the ground that he was unable to maintain discipline, The students scoff at this explanation and think he was deposed because his teachings were considered too soclalistic. CHICAGO, April &—Vincenso Gerael, whe is sald by:the police to be the leader o the Chicago Black Hand soclety, was ar- rested here today in the office of Dr. Peter Cutrera, from whom the Itallan had de- manded $3,000 on pain of death. Geracl it s sald. hes given evidence neerning his assoclates in the plot, and the police expect to arrest seversl more members of the gang soon. It is thought that the members of the Chicago soclety are in close touch with the New York gang that brought about the death of Lieu- recently in Italy several days ago received & letie” demanding $3.000, but he W L A wecond letter ~TTHE WITR THE COLLECE ATRLETES Doing in the Field of Sports in East and West. CHICAGO HAS STRONG TEAM Nation ket te Poughkeep- sle Races This Spring. The college basket ball sesson has come to an end, and there is no decision as to the national championship because of the refusal of Chicago to consider a challenge sent by the Ponnsylvania five, The Penn. sylvanians were so olated because of the victory with which they ended their sed- #on, which also was the only one to mar Columbia’s schedule, that they declded they were entitled to be considered champlons of the east. This all the more so because & challenge to Columbia for a third game had to be declined beeause the New York- ers had completed their season and had disbanded thelr team. It would not have been possible anyway for Columbia to have continued further the ar with basket ball because both Cerussi and Ryan had to give up the game In order to take up thelr crew work, or rather in order to get a rest before the hard work of the rowing season began for fear they might get overtrained. At any event, the Pennsylvania basket ball players considersd themselves entitied to challenge Chicago for the championship. The weaterners won the conference cham- plonship with the clean record of twelve victorels and no defeats. Pennsyivania was eager to get even for the result of last year, when Chicago, after winning the con. ference champlonship, won the national in- tercolleglate as well by defeating the Penn- sylvanians. Dr. Joseph E. Raycroft, who is in charge of basket ball matters at the University of Chicago, decided upon a very good and safe plan for determining whether or not Pennsylvania had a right to challenge for the national title. Letters were directed to the captains of the baskct ball teams in the blg eastern colleges, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth and others, asking what In the opinion of these men was the right of the Pennsylvania team 80 to challenge. In practically every case Dr. Raycroft was informed that the Columbla team was entitled to be consid- ered the champlons of the east, and that therefore Pennsylvania really was not en- titled to challenge Chicago for anything. Chicago's Team Strong. it was as much for this reason as for any other that it was decided that Chicago would not take on the Pennsylvaniane, because it was felt on the Midway that It would be senseless to enter into a compe- tition in which if there were a victory for Chicago nothing whatever would be gained On the other hand, to lose to Pennsylvania after the Quakers had failed to win the champlonship of the east would have been rather a blow to Chicago pride. Specula- tion in a matter like this is of small value, but it is safe to say that unless the Penn- sylvania and Columbia teams were in top notch form on the occasion of the meeting with Chicago that the result would prob- ably be a vietory for the west once more. Chicago had a veteran squad of very strong men and as most of them had been playing together for some years it is not to be doubted that their team work Is fully as good as that of any players in the east. Furthermore, judging from some of the reports of games that Chicago has played the Maroons have learned all the Httle tricks that used to distinguish the eastern teams and would be fully able to cope with anything in the line of hard playing or roughness that any eastern squad could put up against them. A great change has come over the western game in the last three or four years since the {ntroduction of & national intercollegiate rules board. Where once the distinguishing feature of the western game was the no contact play now the guarding is just as close as it is In the eastern colleges. The result has been to make basket ball in the conference division just as bad a game as it is today In the east, and it is very likely that if it keeps on in this way its term of life will be threatened as seriously in the conference a8 It has been In this section, especially in the New England Institutions All-Western Team: Noyes, the former Yale basket ball player, who coached Wisconsin, ha: selected two all-western teams, in the first of which appear only two Chlcago men. It gives two places to Wisconsin and one to Illinols. Two more Chicago men appear on his second team, with one from Wis- consin, one from Iliinols and one from Purdue. Georgen of Chicago, who has gen- erally been considered by most men as a very offective player, Is put on the second team as a forward. It is presumed that his place has been given to Bwenholt of Wisconsin by Coach Noves. The two teams are made up as follows: First team—Forwards, Popperfuss, Illinois, and Bwenholt, Wisconsin; center, Schom- mer, Chicago; guards, Hoffman, Chicago, and Noe, Wisconsin. Becond team—For- wards, Georgen, Chicago, and Lewls, Pur- due; center, Posten, Illinois; guards, Witt, Wisoonsin, and Page, Chicago. An interesting thing has been started by the students at Wisconsin. They have formed a regatta club, the members of which are to subscribe small amounts weekly, untll around the time of the Poughkeepsie regatta they will have enough money to buy observation train tickets and to hire a special car in which to go to the race at Poughkeepsie. This will be sup- porting the crew more strongly than ever before was done by Wisconsin, and should have a correspondingly good effect on the oarsmen. Wisconsin adherents have for the most part been persons who live in the east and who admire the pluck and the nerve of the Wisconsin oarsmen in coming here year after year to put up a fight for the rowing hono: Haskell Sturdy oaks from littie acorns grow— sdyertising in The Bee will do wonders for your business. Leader of Chicago Black Hand Society is Arrested 1 telephcne message from a man who gald ie was one of those who had written the lettérs. “Unless you pay us the money you will se killed inside of an hour,” sald the man m the ‘phome. Dr. Cutrera invited the man to his of- tice. He prepared a dummy package of money and sent for the police. Detectives came at once and were concealed in an ad- joining room. Within & short time there came a at the door and Geraci entered ‘I have come for the money,” said he. Just as the physician was hending the rap UMAHA SUNDAY Blh: AUil Everybody knows that Nebraska is prosperous. now your own State Many people, how- ever, even in Nebraska, do not know the source of its prosperity, except in their own neighborhood. Neither is it always understood in the cities, as to the cause of the general prosperity of the farmer, and the farmer may not be familiar with what has been most essential in bringing about the prosperity of our towns and cities. In the coming articles, descriptive of the diferent counties of the state, the Commercial Club and their good roads campaign will receive attention; from what the state has been develop and the place it holds today in the industrial world; the advantages Nebraska offers to those who may come here; what the farmers of today have accomplished, and the possibilities for the farmer of the future; what the stock-breeders and stock-feeders have developed and what they are trying to develop; what the dairy industry has to offer and how it is being received ar rejected by the average farmer. The fruit industry has added to the pleasure and profit of the home; the corn grower has learned and is learning, and his | pleased with it and former Principal Water- | most successtul knowledge of improved methods are of immense value to himeself and his neighbors. The railroads have done much for the state and have receivd much in return from the people. Thrify towns and cities of the state are growing, and how they are making progress will be told. The county schools, the school teacher and county superintendent of schools are entitled to notice and will be touckied upon. All of these things will receive special attention in the future articles. No one can be well posted unless they know their own state. Your friends, elsewhere, will be glad to receive 2 copy of the issue containing the account of your home county. Next Week---Cheyenne County HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR FAIR Big Building is Crowded by the Students and Friends, PLENTY TO AMUSE THEM ALL Crowds Kept on the Move and the Attractions Called to the Attention of the Visitors, Brilliantly lighted, beautifully decorated and thronged with over 2,000 people, the corridors of the Omaha High school build- ing gave forth evidence of merriment last night. The occasion was the annual senfor fair and parents and friends of the students atterded in large numbers, especlally in the evening. The fair opened In the after- noon and about 500 people saw the sights and enjoyed the program at the first exposition. The net proceeds were about $300. Jostled first one way and then by “splelers” and “freaks” doing their best to sdvertise their favorite “shows,” the crowds which filled the spacious corridors of the big building were kept on the move, from one floor to another and then back again, another begun; the funniest of farces, ‘Mr shouted a “spieler,” and the crowds surged to the second floor. But a fraction could gain admittance to the class room where the play was being glven and tlhose left on the outside were glad to hear the call of another ‘“spieler” bidding them hasten to the fourth floor and witness the color drill. “Here, here, here, the greatest Itving freaks in captivity,” shouted another “spieler,” and away went the sightseers unable to see the girls in the color drill, back to the second floor to gaze in wonder- ment on the “freaks in wax" exhibited by Maximilian Flotaux. In every-day life Max is & German lad with the name of Flotow, but last night he was dressed as a French- man and talked with a decided French ac- cent in pointing out the wonders of his collection. Up on the third floor again the crowd was called and pushed to partake of punch served by pretty senlors In flowing Japan- ese kimonos, seated underneath Japanese umbrellas in a hall lighted by Japaness lanterns. Then down to the second floor of the old bullding the “splelers” as an advance guard led their hosts to buy candy which, like the punch, was made by high school girls. Down another flight of stairs dainty refreshments were served. Fancy needlework and works of art high school girls were also on smie this floor. Follow the Black Faces Harry Drucker, general manager and “head spleler,” kept watch of the crowds when they left the refreshment booths and at the psychological moment paraded sev- eral black-face comedians through the halls and the crowds naturally followed them to the second floor to see the minstrel show Fred Carlson was the Interlocutor and original jokes were cracked with the end men, while others sang two original songs, composed by high school boys for the occasion. Arriving on the second floor, the crowds were not allowed to turn back, and again the stairs were climbed to the third floor, where living plctures wers shcwn by pretty girls and homely boys dressed In fantastic garb and with faces wonderfully smeared with paint Back to the second floor again another play, “A Case of Suspension,” was found in progress, while on the first floor a musi- cal program, moetly classical, was given There was “something doing’ every minute of the time at the fair and it was declared by all to be an unqualified suc- cess. Principal Gratf was more than by on hovse, wWho was present in the evening, said he belleved this year's fair was the of any. An admittance | charge of % cents was made at the door and § cents' admission was charged for each show. The net earnings will be used to buy works of art or statuary for the versal. tions. Sites. bargains. were represented, those musicaily inclined in the musical program, those with dra- matic talent in the two plays or the wax freaks, those of an artistic temperament in the living pictures and those who excel in symnastic work in the color drill or in the “gym" take-off Details of Management. Howard Roe Is president the cla Helen Davidson vice president, Helen Sorenson secretary, Evan Rogers treasure and Margavet Cole and Claude Neevk sergeants-at-arms of The stage managing for the two plays was ander the direction of John Bowen, Phillip Lebmer and Arthur Aycrigg. The recep- ton committee, under the direction of Miss Kiewitt and Miss Florence McHugh, was sehool. The 215 members of the senior class of the high school did everything, under the money over the deteetives jumpéd out and grabbed the blackmaller. Geracl fought was recelved. Today the physician recelved superintendence of Mrs. Willam Fleming, Howard P. Roe and Harry W. Drucker the general managers. Al the students composed of Marle Hodge, Louise Curtls, Vera Fitagerald, Clara Hearon, Pearl Jan- ney, Clara Jones, Bertha Roman, Ethel Ross, Valeska Oxford, Mabel Whitehouse, Jessle Brain and Blanch Smith The patronesses of the fulr were Alrs. J wn Some Real Estate The desire to own real estate is uni- As an investment it’s preferable to stocks, bonds and business proposi- You can sell at a profit any time. Real estate values increase rapidly. In a few years your investment inay be worth double the amount paid. The ame to buy 1s now. Don’t think that all the best properties have been taken. Spend a few minutes with Bee Want ads. See the many bargains in city and sub- urban real estate, Farm Lands, Factory Bee Want ads show you the best Read them now. e e———————— P. Roe, Mrs. W. W. Davidson, Mrs. Char Harding, Mrs. B. U, Graff, Miss Kate Mc- Hugh, Mrs. J. F. Woolery, Mrs. George Gifford, Mrs. Willilam A. Aycrigg, Mrs James Hodge, Mrs. W. 8. Curlls, Mrs. E F. Dennison, Mrs. . P. McConnell, Mrs. Harold Gifford and Mrs. George Ryan The puplls in charge of the booth weie Fancy Work—Mary Cariyle, Bertha Gille, Lilllan FHughes, Anna Meyer, Jeanette Muir, Viola Pederson, Mabel Whitehouse, Mabel Ammons, Georgia Millez, Matilda Bchuitz, delen Davidson, Eivia Lindstrom. Marle Swanson, Anna Stuart, Miss Landis Punch Booth——Mabel Rood, Antc Dau gaard, Helen Hansen, Lucy Harte, Stella Shallenback, Frances Rogers, Lavill Bhassmit, Hazel Carpenter, Ruby Isaacson, Bsther Johnson, Miss Adams and AMiss Hughes in charge. Refreshmeris-Miss Ruth Miss Lyle Roberts in charge Mabel Craighead, Ruth Dolon, Lutie Gibbs, Bertha Gille, Rhea Lamareaux, Edith Bbrum, Martine Swenson, Lawrence, Clara Hendrickson, Medree Penn. Hedwig Soren son, Mrs. Atkinson and Mise Pexton Candy Booth—Helen Davidson. chairmar Lindley Zella' Beebe, (3 tead, Beulah Whitman, Ivy Lee, Wilhali- mina Fulton, Cathwelne Matthews, Anita Muxen, Florence Wolfe, Pansy Willlams, Caroline Hansen, Marie Rice, Helen Paviik. Gladys Solomon. Margaret' Lay, Lillian Talleruphus, Helen Treat, Anna Woltman, Miss Adams and Miss Hughes. Art “Booth—Miss Harrlet Sweesy, iin charge. Fredrick Feyn, Christine Paulsbn, Marjorie Smith, Mildred McMurphy, Mal Workmun IOWA PIONEER FOUND DEAD W. B. Schoonov Hospltal FORT DODGE, la. April 3—(Bpeciad Telogram.)—W. B. Schoonover, 80 years old, was found dead In his room at the Delon botel Lahigh early this morning. He had been drinking and & bottle of strych- njne pills was found on his person, though there is nothing to Indicate sulcide. A coroner's inquest is being held. Schoon- over wis a promient old settior and pie Jessie Beth. Hazel Anderson, Blvira Hus- | Wife 15 11l lu the Webster Cliy hoapital.