Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 1, 1916, Page 71

Hog Exposition in Leading Breeders and Porcine Stock Champions of United States Are Here for Olassic. MARKS EPOCH IN HOGDOM 'I'1"|¢ greatest swine show ever held L in the United States opens tomorrow in the horse barns on the South Side. i In staging the National Swine Show the promoters have brought to Omaha admittedly the pick of the country’s porcine stock herds. For many months the most prominent breeders from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian line have dis- cussed and planned for the Omaha classic, realizing that it will not only :be the premier competition event of hogdom, but it will,also offer the greatest opportunity in the history of the United States for the talent to choose its breeding stock. ;. When Omahans and officials of the National Swine Growers' association first began to broach the subject of a swine show of truly national scope for the Nebraska metropolis, some ‘ opposition was met with in different gections of the country. It was de- .cided, however, that Omaha was un- disputedly the most advantageous | point in the land for holding the first annual national hog exposition. As the magnitude and nationalness of the show started to dawn upon the leading breeders everywhere, objec- tions fell with a clatter, and soon, those who at first were inclined to wuse the hammer, became Omaha's most ardent boosters in regards to the | big fall classic. Omaha’s Selection Unanimous. The organization of the National Swine Growers’ association, in De- cember, 1914, brought up for con- sideration a number of matters of vital importance to the swine growers’ of this country. One of the first things to claim attention was a na- - tional swine show. This proposition from the first appeared to have almost ~ unanimous approval of swine breed- ers representing all breeds of swine, and the cordial support of the record associations. R At the second annual meeting of | the national association a committee was appointed to make arrangements ’ for and have charge of a national swine show. After considerable in- . vestigation, this city was decided up- on as the most suitable place for - holding the first National Swine " Show. o * Representative of Country. After months’ of effort the commit- tee in charge of the show, consisting 3 of W. M. McFadden of Chicago, L. E. Frost of Chicago and C. S. Stone of Peoria, have been instrumental in " gathering together the greatest show of high class swine, thoroughly rep- resentative of the entire hog-growing country, that has ever been brought together. uffice to say that it is a note-| worghy feather in Omaha’s cap to have been selected as the locale of the big event. Omahdns put their « shoulders to the wheel and lost no time in setting the stage for the na- tion’s most notable assemblage of porcine stock and its exponents, Committees’ in Charge, The Omaha advisory committee, = which has charge of the local end = of the plans, is comprised of the fol- . lowing: Arthur Smith, chairman; W. H. Shell- * berg, secretary; W. H. Bucholz treasurer; . C. H. Pickens, W. M. Burgess, George E. : Haverstick, T. L. Davis, George Brandels, {W. H, McCord, F. W. Judson, E L M. C. Peters, T. F. Sturgess, ZiE. A. Rose, A. G. Buchan \ M. R. Murphy, H. O. Edwards, C. B.| Spangler, J. F. Coad, L. M. Lord and J.! # C. French. ) | The officials for the different breeds | are: Poland-Chinas—Ray Davis of Maryville, Mo, breed superintendent; Charles A. \ | Marker of Auburn, I, judge; Thomas A. \ Bhattuck of Hastings, Neb., consulting 4 ] b Judge. Duroc-Jerseys—Robert J. Evans of Chi- i cago, breed superintendent; Prof. Herbert 2 W. Mumford, of Urbana, IL, judge. Berkshires—Frank 8. Springer of Spring- fleld, IiL, breed superintendent; Wyman N. 3 Lovejoy of Roscoe, Il judge. i Ghester-Whites—F. F. Moore of Roches- _ter, Ind., breed superintendent; Willlam A. _ Hoover of Oskaloosa, Ia., judge; L T. Cun- 2 ningham of Xenia, O., consulting judge. Hamipshires—E. C. Stone of Peoria, Iil, 17 breed superintendent; A. L. Goodenough of Z. Morrison, 1L, judge. Spotted Poland-Chinas—Fred Obenchatn of Brainbridge, Ind., breed superintendent; % Colonel Thomas Vinnedge of Indlanapolls, - judge. * The executive committee consists of: E. Buckingham, chairman; W. H. Schellberg, secretary; C. J. Ingwersen, A. B, Stryker, A. C. Davenport, Ar- thur Smith,” E. P. Peck and T. F. Sturgess, Officials of Show. The National Swine show officials | are: Mr. McFadden, president of the national association, general manager; E. Z. Russell, associate editor of The Twentieth Century Farmer, general superintendent, in charge of the ex - hibits; James J. Doty, secretary; W. . H. Schellberg, superintendent of con- | cessions. | Entered at the show are the purest | blooded porkers of the entire United States. In most cases the great swine 2 raising states of the corn belt are| sending their champions of cham-| pions; in one breed—Poland-Chinas— for instance, Nebraska, Illinois, Kan sas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wiscon- sin and Jowa have entered state cham- pions. One thing is sure—the breeder who returns home from Omaha with a hog beribboned will have the ir- revocable assurance that his animal is a real champ, Will Stamp Blood Lines. Practically every breeder of impor- tance between the coasts will be here for the show. The majority of them will bring the very pick of their herds, while others will come primarily for the purpose of picking out breeding stock. The show will do much to- ward stamping in a decisive manner the paramount blood lines of each breed of swine in the United States. That is one reason alone why breed- ers have decided that they could not . possibly miss attending the Omaha show, A premium fund of $11,000 is hung up for the National Swine show. There will also be a number of special prizes in the nature of cups and trophies. In the Berkshires, Hamp- + shires, Poland-Chinas, Duroc-Jerseys [ D and Chester-Whites there is a cash | > prize fund of $2,000 each, The record associations representing the various breeds contribute 60 per cent of the premium fund; 40 per cent is con- Country’s History PNOTO - OY HEYN W H.SHELLBACRG tributed by the commercial interests of Omaha. Additional Pens Required. Considerably more than 1,000 have been reserved. The deman: reservations was so great that the offi- ens cials had to arrange for the construc- |7~ tion of a couple of hundred additional pens other than those in the huge horse barns. One 'of the features of the show will be a grand round-up of Duroc-Jersey futurity pigs. The prizes for this class will amount to $1,000, this sum being |’ appropriated by the National Duroc- Jersey Record association of Peoria, [l. Only pigs exhibited in a National Duroc-Jersey Record association show are eligible. President Wilson on his visit to|77 Omaha Thursday to review the his- (7 torical parade will find time, it has been announced, to visit the National e | Swine show. Mexican Police Break Up Bad Band (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) Mexico City. Sept. 23.—The police of Mexico City believe that with the |7 antell, | 7 capture recently of Ramen they have broken up a band of burg- lars and robbers which has terrorized the more prosperous residence dis- |7/ tricts of the city and which has taken loot said to amount to more than $100,000. The band was known as “La Mano que Aprista” or “The |7 Grasping Hand” from the black im- print of a hand which was always left somewhere about the premises where the robbers operated. lieved many persons robbed feared to report their losses ‘for fear of the vengeance of “The Grasping Hand, Canteli, it is said, was captured in a subterranean chamber opening from the wall of a deep well. He. was traced through his wife who brought him food and it is alleged that several | of the victims of the robberies have identified him as one of the band. The 5000 policemen of Mexico City have received an increase in pay |77 of from three and one-half pesos to five pesos a day. They also will be 7 furnished their uniforms in future. Heretofore they have had to purchase their own uniforms. ' Rinderpest in the Philippine Herds ‘(Correspondence of The Assoclated Press.) Manila, P. I, Sept. .—Rinderpest, | 57 a cattle scourge common in the trop- ics, has assumed the proportions of a serious epidemic in the Philippines, causing the deaths of hundreds of |’ work animals, carabao and cattle, weekly. Governor General Harrison |7 has called upon the Department of the Insular Government to co-operate | in checking the disease, which is a |7 difficult matter, because there are practically no fences in the Philippine | country. It has been decided to es- tablish a laboratory for the manufac- ture of anti-rinderpest serum, increase the force of veterinaries and build more #hmunization stations. The constabulary troops concentrated in one province at a time and thus seek to control the epidemic. on the islands died. In 1901 the dis- ease killed 35 per cent of the animals. This year the disease thus far has claimed only about six-tenths of one per cent. " Reliable Furniture Co. 4923 So. 24th St., South Side =1 The Store That De- | livers the | Goods and lShares With Each {, Purchaser the Profits Our prices is what will please you., We can fur- nish your home from the basement to the garret complete with the latest in dining room furniture, bedroom, parlor or kit- chen. To see us before you buy will mean a sav- g ing to you. We are agents § for the celebrated Bucks Stoves and Ranges. Ask us to show you the most for |2 THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 1 National Swine Show to Be Greatest |Aeroplane Blades Keep Best When . Put in}Iumidors (Correspondence ot The Assoclated Press.) Columbus, N. M., Sept. 23.—Huge humidors, similar to those used for seasoning and preserving tobacco, have been erected on the United States army aero field here for the urpose of conditioning propeller lades of the army aeroplanes. At the outset of the Mexican expe- dition much trouble was developed with the wooden blades because of | their warping and splintering in the dry climate. After experimenting with metal propellers, the humidor | idea was developed and since then, according to the aviation officers, there has been little trouble with the blades. When a machine returns from a scouting trip the propeller is removed and placed in the humidor, thus preserving the vicosity of the glue which holds together the lamina- tions. And there, with a properly reg- ulated temperature, it remains until the plane is ready for the next flight. Twelve machines are now in service with the expeditionary forces. Each plane is equipped with two automatic rifles and each aviator wears a pistol. In its cqni(‘:mcm the aero corps has both incendiary and explosive bombs and automatic cameras. To Save Time and Money Great Seal Is Used Sparingly London, Sept. 20.—Fallin with other departments of 7 7% &2\: 3 R TR = .\\\um\ & N It is be- |7 will be |7 In 1887 the worst of the |7 epidemic occurred and it was esti- |77 mated that 90 per cent of the animals |Z mmwmg practical combination 2 in 1 Bucks Range. Subjectsand Visitors into line | of two deep and heavy plates of sil- : state in i ver closely fitting into each other and the question of economy, the privy|the present one was made soon after council of Great Britain has ordered | King Edward’s death, at a cost of 1916, | uhall\only be used | al very sparingly, thus saving time and money. The affixing of this “great seal” to a document takes nearly half an hour and requires the attendance of two officers known as “the sealer” that the “great and the “chaff wax.” It was formerly affixed to royal assent sppointments of archbishops, bishops, king's coun- sel and [ndian judges, etc., but will now only be used on the patents of eers, baronets and appointments of Judges to the high court. The seal was always taken around' with the lord chancellor, either on | state or private visits, but the custom |8 was broken by Lord Loreburn, who only carried it if certain its use would be required. It is six inches in diam- eter and was struck in silver in the largest press at the mint. It consists 3—-A $2,000 to $2,500. Constant usage|striking it with a hammer sufficiently makes it necessary for new ones to|hard to make a distinguishinig mark. be struck frequently, and during the|One side of the seal is given to the reign of Queen Victoria no less than|sitting lord chancellor and thesother four were made. to the ex-lord chancellor. i1 An old seal goes through the process of demasking, the sovereign at a meeting of the privy council B — Key to the Situation—The Bee Want Ads. e s Our Ice Is Pure Try It—Find Out SOUTH OMAHA ICE COMPANY ICE AND COAL Oftice Phone—South 76, Yard Phone—South 96, J. W, GRIBBLE, President. e G. A. 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