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THE REGISTER AND LEADER: THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2. 1909. INTERPRET RULES FOR THE TOSSERS MANAGERS TAKE ACTION IN REGARD TO THE PLAYS. HOW DRIBBLE CAN BE MADE NO BODY CHECKING WILL BE ALLOWED THIS YEAR. List of Basketball Officials Will Be Made Out in the Near Future.

A meeting has been announced by the basketball rules committee to be held at Lawrence, In the near future to take up the Interpretation of the rules. As the managers of the basketball teams met here recently to arrange the schedules for the coming season it is probable none of the members of the Missoull Valley conference will feel it necessary to send delegates. The rules were talked over somewhat fully last week. and most of the disputed points were sattled satisfactorily to the managers and coaches of the different teams. Coach A.

R. Hackett of the Drake team was in attendance at the meeting at this time, Rules Interpreted. "Most of the rules were talked over," said Mr. Hackett yesterday, "and interpreted. For instance we took up the dribble rule.

It was decided that in the games played by the Missouri Valley conterence the dribble must be continuous. It will be Impossible now to dribble the ball part way down the floor, pick It up and then set it down and dribble again. It will be possible to toss the ball over a man, run around him and continue the dribble. "Another important Interpretation was made in regard to checking the dribble. Last year there was a large amount of rough play indulged in because the man In checking the dribble was allowed to do all but tackle the player who was dribbling.

The Interference would often dash into the man who was making the dribble with enough force to throw him to the floor. This year the player who would check the dribble must stand still. If he is in motion toward the dribbler, a foul will be called. "A let of conference officials will be made out in the near future. Each school will send in a list, and the officials for the year will be selected out of this list.

There aren't many basketball officials in this part of the state. This year the referee will be asked to call fouls on the man with the ball and the man fighting for it and the umpire on the men who do not have the ball in their possession. Back Stop. "There was much discussion in regard to the character of the backstop to be used. Some contended that a uniform backstop should be adopted, either of glass or wood of some kind.

Many objections were made to this, however, and it was finally decided to leave the kind of backstop to be used to the home team. A rule was passed that no substitutions can be made until the ball is dead. At times in the past when a team saw that the game was likely to be lost on a tain play about to be made by their ceropponents time has been called to put a new man Into the game. This year the name must be written on a slip of paper and handed to the referee during an intermission, after a basket is thrown. "A man will be called out of bounds this year when his foot touches the boundary lines.

Last year he had to be clearly outside of the lines. There was more or less dispute all of the time on this point last season. "The rule in regard to 'three men on the ball' was left the same by the Missour valley conference, although the rule book changes it slightly. It (the new rule) says that the bodies must be in contact. The old rule made it a foul when three men touched the ball." Good Season.

The Missouri valley basketball season will undoubtedly be more interesting this year than last. The new gymnasium will give Drake much greater facilities and will probably produce a much better team. The material seems to be scarce at the blue and white institution this year, however. Coach Hackett is a skillful coach will get all possible out of the team, however. HAMPERED AT AMES.

Lack of Gymnasium Will Make the Basketball Team's Work Hard. AMES. Dec. The basketball candidates have been called out at Ames. A big bunch of husky candidates answered the call.

But as usual the lack of a place to practice will just about ruin Ames' chance of doing anything in basketball. The practice this year will be done in A big room in the engineering building. The floor is of cement, which will, of course, make it difficult for the players to keep in good condition. The games 88 usual will be played in Margaret hall. It is just ax strange to Ames as to the visiting players.

Thera are a number of veterans back and the new material looks good. Elliott and Veltrup, formerly of the Sioux City Giants, are members of the squad. Captain Herbert, Brown, Schroeder and Mosher are all out for the team. Carrigan. Walker, Correy, Weller, Jeanessee and White of last year's freshman team, are giving the others hot competition.

OPTIMISTIC AT SIMPSON. Expect to Have One of the Best Basketball Teams in the State. INDIANOLA, Dec. It is believed here that Simpson college will have its best basketball team this year. The prospects are exceedingly bright because of the return of such a large number of old men.

Osborn is the captain of the team this year. The two crack forwards, Gossard and Baer, are trying for places again. Blackwood is trying for a place also. There Are a number of new men in the squad who will make the old ones fight hard for places. Lord Gallant Was Iowa Horse.

IOWA CITY, of Dec. Among the 125 head horses that burned to death in the big fire in Kansas City Sunday night was Lord Gallant, owned by Paul Coldren of Iowa City. The Are came but few days after Mr. Coldren had refused an offer of $2,500 for the anImal. Lord Gallant was the most valuable horse In the 111 fated barn, but there were two other splendid animals worth from $300 to $500, Including many of the best driving horses in Kansas City, Lord Gallant, Coldren's pride, was well known in Iowa City.

Drake Seniors Entertain. The senior class at the Drake university entertained the students of the college of liberal arts at the home of President Hill M. Bell last evening. The decorations were in the class colors and an elegant two course luncheon WAS served. Following this, the seniors adjourned to the home of Prof.

Frank Brown, the class father, and had one of the big times which only college folks know how to A FEW fine uncalled for madeto order suits. I can fit you and save you money. EDW. LITTLETON 616 Locust Street CLAIM GOTCH IS INFERIOR SOME EASTERN WRITERS BELIEVE ZBYSZKO BETTER. Match in Buffalo Showed Gotch Must Wear Down the Foreigner to Win.

Zbyszko, the giant Pole wrestler, cannot be thrown by the ordinary methods, say the eastern writers who saw the Gotch-Zbyszko bout, and that therefore Gotch will not be able to win from the foreigner. The enormous neck, arms and shoulders make it Impossible for the ordinary nelsons to have any effect, Zbyszko also kicked himself loose from every toe hold that Gotch used. Those who saw the Gotch-Zbyszko bout claim that it will come down to a tion of endurance and strength, that Gotch's superior speed and skill are set at naught by Zbyszko's greater strength. This being the case endurance will be a big factor. Neither man was much used up at the end of an hour of wrestling on Thanksgiving day, Zbyszko claims that he will be able to conquer Gotch.

There 1s a large sized belief in the country, however, that Gotch will give the forelgner the same beating that he has all the rest. There is A time coming that Gotch will be forced to acknowledge that he has gone back, that he is on longer the Gotch of old. When this time comes he will be beaten. Many claim that Gotch has reached that point now. Others say that he never was better.

Zbyszko has had no trouble in throwing every man that he has met in this country thus far, with the exception of Gotch. He has not met some of the beet men, however. Among these Is Reimer, Ordeman, Roller, Carey and several others. When he has defeated all of these many will concede that he has a chance with Gotch. But until that time Gotch will be made the favorite it the two should meet again.

STORY OF MURDER SCOUTED Police Find No Evidence to Support Woman's Statement. No action will be taken by the police department in the case of alleged infanticide which Mrs. Henry Fleming, 1116 Second street, declares occurred at her former home, 1119 Park avenue, unless additional evidence is secured which will support a murder theory. Excavations made yesterday by the police following the sensational disclosures made Tuesday night by Mrs. Fleming implicating other people in the murder and burial of the illegitimate child of her 16-year-old sister, Nancy Thomas, failed to reveal any part of the body of a child.

One portion of a bone was discovered which City Physician Losh stated might be that of a human. Even in the event that they unearthed the body the police have little on which to base a belief that the child was murdered, evidence having been secured to Indicate that the birth was premature and the babe dead when born. The -ailure to notify the coroner and observe due legal formallties is ascribed to Ignorarce of the law. The investigation will be continued, however, with a view of running down every possible murder clue. STUDIES DES MOINES PLAN J.

A. Craig of Janesville, On Investigation Trip. JI A. Craig of Janesville, general manager of the Janesville Machine company, is in the city studying the Des Molnes plan. Janesville is the first city to agitate the adoption of the Des Moines plan under the new law recently enacted by the Wisconsin legislature.

Mr. Craig will return to his home city after investigating the working of the plan in Des Moines and address the Janesville Commercial club, setting forth the results of his trip. The election at which the people of that city will accept or reject the plan will be held some time in January. The newspapers there are favoring the adoption of the Des Moines plan and littie difficulty was experienced in securing enough names on the petition for the special election. STATE LABOR LAW INVOKED Alleged Violation of Child Labor Statute.

The first prosecution under Iowa's new child labor law was instituted yesterday in Justice Cope's court by State Labor Commissioner Van Duyn against the Des Moines Paper Box company. It is alleged the company had In its employ a girl named Viola King, who 1s but 13 years of age, one year younger than the law permits to be employed. Commissioner Van Duyn promises that this law will be obeyed to the letter and that more prosecutions will follow when evidence warranting court action is disI covered. After exposure, and when you feel a cold coming on, take Foley's Honey and Tar, the great throat and lung remedy. It stops the cough, relieves the congestion, and expels the cold from your system.

Is mildly laxative. For sale by all druggists. UNIQUE BILL A WONDER. Consul 11. Tops Best Vaudeville Programme Ever Shown in a Des Molnes Theater.

The greatest bill ever offered at the Unique opened a week's engagement this week, Capacity audiences at every perI formance voted it a success in all that the term implies. Both afternoon and evening bills are enthuslastically recelved and It looks like a banner week for the home of the best in vaudeville. Consul II. last evening showed how far it is possible to go in the way of animal intelligence, He demonstrated beyond all question of a doubt that the monkey mind approximates the human. Entering as a soubrette in natty raiment this wonderful monkey through successive changes of costume not only gives lifelike character studies of people easily recognized by the audience, but he went even further.

Consul walked a tight rope, rode horseback, performed on the trapeze, rode a bicycle and otherwise busted himself. He is the marvel of the age and should pack the Unique to the doors nightly if the people of Des Moines know what a real feature is. The afternoon bill, including Holman Brothers, in a phenomenal comedy bar act, and the two Farleys, character singers and dancers supreme, wag one of merit. The Holmans have combined fun and physical prowess in an unusual degree. The Farleys dance 88 though that were the sole object of their existence.

In the evening the Woodford's Animal Circus, including pontes, dogs and monkeys, made a most favorable impression with their well executed feats. The American Four scored decisively, This is one the best male quartettes ever heard on the stage. Their comedy is as good as their singing. The entire bill 18 without question superb. ALLEGES DISCRIMINATION Hawkeye Oil Company of Waterloo Files Complaint.

The Hawkeye Oil company of Water100 yesterday filed complaint with the state railway commission charging the Milwaukee railway company with discriminating against it in favor of the Standard on company. The Hawkeye company claims the Milwaukee road refuses oil to from accept ft, less than car shipments of less carloads whereas it "the accepting than from Standard people, CRACK BOWLERS COME HERE Two of the Best in the Country Are Expected to Give Exhibitions. John F. Byrne, who has charge of the Mission alleys, expects two of the best bowlers in the country to come to Des Moines in the near future to meet the local Smith men of in exhibition games. Jimmy New York and James Dunbar of Philadelphia are the two men.

They have just finished a bowling series in Chicago, where they have had great success. Hexamethylenetetramine The above 1s the name of A German chemical, which is one of the many valuedy. able ingredients Hexamethy of Foley's Kidney Remnized by medical lenetetramine books is recogtext and authorifor ties the 88 a urine. uric acid Take solvent and antiseptic Foley's Kidney Remedy ties as and soon avoid as a you serious notice any For sale by all druggista FRANTIC BIDDING FOR BIG FIGHT When you attend the big Corn Show don't call at our salesroom at 916 West Walnut Street and see our exhibit. WE HAVE A 1910 CADLILLAC "'30" completely taken apart, giving you an opportunity to thoroughly examine the construction, workmanship and material of each and every part of the mechanism of our machine.

WE ARE ALSO EXHIBITING a complete chassis of the CADILLAC "'30," showing the working of all the different parts assembled. WE INVITE ANYONE owning or interested in automobiles to come and see our exhibit and will be pleased to explain the construction and operation of any part of the mechanism to anyone who may desire. AMERICAN MOTOR CAR CO. Exclusive Cadillac Dealers Iowa Phone 1174 Mutual Phone 8225-L GRIFFITH FATHERS CHANGE IN RULES WOULD HAVE ALL ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE PUNTS. BETTER THANFORWARD PASS MANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS ARE BEING MADE COUNTRY OVER.

Some Would Abolish the Forward Pass and Others Want to See it Brought Into Use More. 1. Abolish the forward pass. 2. Abolish the fifteen yard penalty on the unsuccessful forward pass.

3. Prohibit flying tackles. 4. Prohibit more than two men touching the man with the ball at the same time. 6.

Make the backs stand ten yards back of the scrimmage line. 6. Allow unlimited forward passing. 7. Prevent interference with the catch of a forward pass as in the case of catching punts.

8. Allow no offense plays to be made Inside of a ten yard limit on each side of the center. 9. Allow four downs to make ten yards when the ball is inside the twenty-five yard mark. 10.

Prohibit interference of any kind. 11. Go back to the old game which made it possible to pull the guards and tackles back for smashes into the line. 12. Make every kick onside after it reaches the line of scrimmage.

That is, make the members of both teams eligible to receive it before it touches the ground 88 well as after. 13. Make the drop kick count six points. 14. Abolish the game.

15. Quit tampering with the game. A few suggestions made for the betterment of the game of football and the prevention of injurles are listed above, There are many more. Some of the suggestions are sensible and some lack it. Some may be adopted and some will most certainly not be.

However, the fact that the rules committee will meet In New York the last of the month has set the tongues of all the football experts as well 88 the "wouldbe," wagging and scores of ideas are being formed. Coach Griffith of Drake advocates the adoption of number 12 in the list above. A few years ago, after a particularly disastrous season on the gridiron as far as the fatalities were concerned, there WAS 8 big hue and cry after the game. Many colleges abolished the pastime for the students, and the agitation WAS 80 strong that changes were made in the BLOOD POISON CURED NEVER TO RETURN Entirely Removed From the SystemNot "Locked In" Like Ordinary Treatmenta and Patent Medicines Do, To Again Appear. Our Treatment Cures All Sores, Ulcers and Symptoms In 15 to 30 Days, So You Nor Any One Would Know You Ever Had the Trouble.

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OVER HUNDRED THOUSAND CALIFORNIA PROMOTERS SEE FORTUNE IN GO. Both Fighters Will Get Enough Money to Last the Rest of Their Natural Life. NEW YORK, Dec. decision announcing the successful bidder for the world's championship heavyweight prize fight between James J. Jeffries, the retired and undefeated champion, and Jack Johnson, the negro title holder, wag made in New York tonight because the promoters wished to avold any possible clash with the pollce authoritles.

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and because of the numerous and large offers made for the fight it was decided to postpone the selection of the battle ground for a period of twenty-four hours. The offers for the fight were the largest ever made for a prize ring encounter. The bids were opened in the presence of Jack Johnson and his manager, George Little, Sam Berger, representing Jim Jeffries, who was absent. and many well known New York sporting men. Edward Graney, representing the Tuxedo Athletic club of San Francisco, in his first proposition offered 80 per cent of the gross receipts with a guarantee of $75,000, the management to have sole ownership of the pictures privileges; his second proposition was 80 per cent of the gross receipts with a $70,000 guarantee and an offer of $20,000 for one-third of the picture proceeds a third proposition was 90 per cent of the gross receipts with no guarantee, Graney agreed, if the offer was accepted, to build a pavilion seating 25.000 people in or within five miles of San Francisco, Gleason's Bid.

John Gleason of San Francisco, in common with James Coffroth, submitted. a bid of $126,000 for a fight on July 4 at either the Colma Athletic club or Ocean View or San Francisco, reserving full rights to the picture proceeds. Gleason agreed if the bid was accepted to Immediately deposit a check for $30.000. Gleason made a second proposition offering a purse of $75,000 and 66 2-3 per cent cf the picture receipts. A third proposition by Gleason provided an offer of 80 per cent of the gross receipts and 66 2-3 per cent of the picture receipts.

Coffroth agreed to deposit 000 if the offer was accepted. A cablegram was received from Hugh D. McIntosh of Australia, offering $37,500 to the fighters for a contest In this country; $40,000 to each fighter for a contest in either England or France, and $60,000 to each check fighter for a contest the in Australia. No accompanied offer and McIntosh's bid was not consid- ered. Rickard's Offer.

E. M. Rickard of Ely, submitted a bid in which he offered $15,000 in cash and a check for $5,000 now for a fight on July 4, in either Utah or California, and a cash purse of $101,000 and 66 2-3 per cent of the receipts of the moving pictures. If the bid was accepted Rickard agreed to deposit within sixty days $30,000 and the remaining $50,000 forty-eight hours before the fight. Thomas J.

McCarey of the Pacific Athletic club of Los Angeles offered the receipts of the entire house and 50 per cent of the moving picture receipts purse of $110,000 in cash and 50 per of the moving picture receipts. THE CITY IN BRIEF TOOK HIS claim for $28 was filed against the city yesterday morning by Harry Levich. He says employes of the city took brick and other material from in front of his location at 215 East Second street and when he attempted to stop them they swore at him. TALK FRANCHISE consideration of the street. railway franchise has been made a special order of business for Thursday by the city council.

This was done yesterday upon the request of N. S. Kingsbury, who stated the street railway interests will not have its objections outlined until that time. FIGHT Hill and Tom Welch, the two alleged South Dakota bank robbers under arrest at Sioux City, will have a hearing at 9:30 Governor Carroll this morning at 9:30 o'clock in their resistance to the application of South Dakota officers for extradition papers. Wilbur Owen, a Sloux City attorney, represents the two men.

COUNCIL BLUFFS MAN ARRESTED. -Eli Green of Council Bluffs was arrested by Detectives Jackson and McKercher at Eighth and Cherry streets yesterday on a warrant issued in that city charging the illegal gale of mortgaged property. An officer will arrive today to return him to Council Blufts for trial. LOST Edward Eld, 1730 Maplewood avenue, Brushton, has written Postmaster J. I.

Myerly a letter, requesting that the postoffice department assist her in finding her brother, Thomas G. O' Kain, Mrs. Eid says she has never seen the brother. but knows that he has been living in Towa for the past few years and has been in Des Moines recently. ALLEGES CRUELTY.

Florence Ida Lewis yesterday morning filed in the office of the clerk of the district court a petition asking that she be granted a divorce from her husband, Walter M. Lewis, Mrs. Lewis alleges her husband is guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment and that he has become an habitual drunkard. She asks the custody of her minor child. IS suit for malpractice brought against Dr.

J. F. McKittrick, by Ellen Alexander, trial of which was begun Tuesday before Judge Howe in the law division of the district court, was yesterday morning dismissed by both parties without prejudice. The woman claimed damages of $5,000 for alleged carelessness in operating upon her for the removal of a tumor. GETS HER McHenry of the equity division of the district court yesterday morning granted Mrs.

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Clever Clothes for Men Who Know. Among the Bowlers The Bull Durhams took two out of three from the Florists last evening at the Rex alleys. Viggers got the high game. Coffin and Iserman have issued a challenge to any two men team in the city to bowl on the Rex alleys. The scores last night: FLORISTS.

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Macrees .163 177 145 485 162 A. H. Wilson 209 213 593 198 Brown 161 192 144 497 166 J. Wilson .177 159 196 532 177 J. S.

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The chief of these were the introduction of the forward pass and the prohibition of the kind of line smashing in vogue at that time. Incidentally the ten yard rule was written into the statutes. Danger Still. These rules did not result in the elimination of danger from the game. They did, however, make the conteste much more spectacular.

The forward pase did not come into general use, the coaches finding that It was useful rather as a club to hold over the heads of the opposIng team than as an offense weapon for actual use. The net result of the rules was to increase kicking, and this is as it should be, for the game is "football." Coach Yost of Michigan is a strenuous advocate of the abolition of the forward pass. He says that the injuries in the game today are the result of the play. He would prefer to have the game similar to that in vogue when Michigan was Yost is backed up In his statements by a large number of the old time football players. The public demands the play, however, for the contesta would lose much of their spectacular character without the forward pass.

Others belleve that injuries come from too much mass play and would go to the other extreme, making the forward pass more necessary and easier to use, by abolishing the fifteen yard penalty for the failure of the play. Some would open up the game still more, by allowing the forward pass as many times as desired in a single play. Others would prohibit line bucking by prohibiting plays within a ten yard limit on each side of the center. This plan would be defeated because the linemen would soon spread out. Another Idea.

A prominent eastern writer contends that the game would be bettered by the prohibtion of flying tackles. He says that flying tackles result in more injuries than any other thing in football, and that in addition it is not the proper method of tackle, it having become I obsolete among the big college teams. Coach Griffith points out the fallacy of this view. "Tackling is one of the foundation stones of the game of football. If the rules committee begins to tamper with the system of tackling the game will degenerate into outdoor basketball.

The abolition of Interference and the wholesale use of the forward pass will all tend in that direction: The game now is good form. I have a rule that I would like to see adopted." Griffith's Idea. Coach Grififth is in favor of suggestion No. 12 given in the list above. He believes that this rule would open up the game in a better way than the forward pass did.

He shows that football is primarily a kicking game, and that such a rule as this would encourage kicking. There 18 no question but what the play would be full of wonderful possibilities. At the present time the onside kick called by most coaches the greatest play In football. This new rule would increase the effectiveness of the play many fold. It is a rule that will find favor with many of the up-to-date coaches.

If the rule is pushed properly It has a chance and a good one of being adopted. HIGH SCHOOL TEAM ON TRIP Ann Arbor Squad Will Play Five Games in Far West. ANN ARBOR, Dec. were completed today whereby the Ann Arbor High school football team, high school champions for Michigan, will play six games with western and Pacific coast teams. Eighteen players will make the trip under the management of Coach Frank Longman of Notre Dame, leaving Ann Arbor Dec.

14 and returning Jan. 4. Games will be played at Colorado Springs, Spokane, Los Angeles, Cal, and at three other points which have not yet been announced. DALEY IS MADE CAPTAIN He Becomes Head of the Football Eleven. NEW HAVEN, Dec.

unanimous vote of the members of the Yale football eleven, Frederick J. Daly of Cambridge, was tonight elected captain of the team for the season of 1910. Daly is a member of the class of 1911 and has played halfback on the team for the past two years. Cook at Muldoon's. NEW YORK, Dec.

Frederick A. Cook, who mysteriously disappeared from public view on Saturday last, ig taking the oure at "Billy" Muldoon's sanitarium, near White Plains, N. according to the New York Times this morning. Muldoon denies that Cook is there, at least saying that if he is there he entered under an assumed name. Purchases Three Players.

CHICAGO, Dec. R. F. Kinsella of the Springfleld Three-I league baseball team yesterday signed two young Chicago players for next season. Walter Challer, an outfielder, and 'Harry Shelly, a pitcher.

Both were stars last season in local semi-professional ball. two men should be addressed care of Sheriff Ben Ness. the satisfaction of Judge McHenry of PROVES HER to the equity division of the district court that her husband, R. W. March is a confirmed drunkard, and claiming that he has been convicted of a felony, Mrs.

C. E. Marsh was yesterday granted a decree of divorce. Judge Miller granted both the permission of marrying again at will and gave Mrs. Marsh the custody of minor son.

GROCER was filed yesterday by State Food and Dairy, Commissioner H. R. Wright before Justice Cope, charging H. Levine, a grocer at East Second and Locust streets, with violation of the pure food law by than the sale of oysters which had more 16 2-3 per cent liquid substance provided by law. The warrant will be placed in the hands of Constable Griffin this morning for service.

SUNDAY F. Givens has been made the chairman of the committee on public morals for the brotherhood of the Central Church of Christ and will push the campaign for a closed Sunday theater in Des Molnes. The movement against the Sunday shows, which was started this year by the brotherhood of the Central Church of Christ. will be taken up by the laymen of the other church brotherhoods. PARENTS is 19-yearold Fay M.

Thomas? This is what the Salvation army of Des Moines and the boy's distracted parents of Marengo want to know. To find him the Salvation army has advertised through the War Cry. Its national organ, and will do everything possible to locate him. The boy left home in September and has not been heard of since that day. His height is given as five feet eight inches and when he left home he was wearing a blue serge suit.

STUDENTS WORK A committee from the East Side Commercial league visited the school board Tuesday and obtained its consent to the distribution of petitions for the new East High school building among the students of East High. The committee in charge of the work expects each of the 600 students and teachers of the school to obtain two or three signatures to the petition. Judging from the large number of signatures that already have been obtained, no difficulty will be encountered in securing the required number by the first of January. Announcements. The ladies of Plymouth church will serve a chicken pie supper at 6:15 o'clock Friday evening, Dec.

3. The local graduate chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity will banquet at the Grant club at 6:30 o'clock Saturday evening. All members are requested to be present. The D. 0.

K. K. will hold a meeting o'clock Sunday morning in the new K. P. hall for the purpose of completing arrangements for the ceremonial to be held in the hall on Monday evening.

Navajo council No. 1234, Knights and Ladies of Security, will give a free entertainment and dance Friday evening, Dec. 3, at Gibson's French hall. On the afternoon of the same day a bazaar will be held there. The Woman's Home Missionary society of the Asbury Methodist church will meet with Mrs.

R. W. Beard, 1614 Capitol avenue, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'elock. Mrs. Hollingsworth of the Wesley church will be the leader and give the address.

All ladies are invited to be present. The Women's Missionary society of the Plymouth Congregational church will meet In the parlors of the church this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The subject of the meeting will be, "Modern Turkey," Mrs. Erwin Shank, Mrs. Harry Thompson and Mrs.

Morton E. Weldy will act as hostesses at the social hour after the meeting. The members of the first division of the senior class of Des Moines college will deliver their senior orations this evening at 8 o'clock at the college chapel. Those who will speak are: The Misses Bertha Wolin and Joyce Lapham, the Messrs. A.

P. Christesson, Lester R. Moyer, Howard A. St. Clair and 8.

P. Fogdal. Personal Mention. M. B.

Andrews of Mount Pleasant was in Des Moines on business yesterday. Died. DEETS -In Des Moines, Nov. 30, 1909, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Henry Deets, 3025 Logan avenue, Mrs.

Myrtle Gift Deets, aged 25 years, 10 months and 9 days, after a lingering illness from tuberculosis. Mrs. Deets is survived by her husband, A. W. Deets, her father, M.

Gift, four sisters, Mrs. F. C. Pickett, Mrs. Henry Deets, Miss Torance GIft, all of Deg Moines, and Mrs.

John H. Pate of Los Angeles. She also leaves one brother, Charles W. Gift of Des Moines. Funeral services will be held from the Simpson M.

E. church, Twenty-sixth street and Capitol avenue, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Youngstown cemetery. Funeral. JOHNSON-Funeral services over the body of Mrs.

Mary Johnson will be held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. P. Allmart, 1014 East Seventh street, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Interment at Princeton, Ill.

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