Bringing Up Father 1 ! HU'oCVSHD IS THE Till: 1'KK: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DKCKMPKR lfi. 1014. " : Drawn for The Bee by George McManus OOT ALL HKiHT AND CMOLE'j AMD HH lKb AT Mt COOK.N AND OATC 1 DON'T HOME AND HIN I LL bfND ffr V I YOUR WFE WJZ - wui MiCtHTo' CAMDL. -MAKE. HEP MiNE YOOR SHOEb WO A LOT OTHER THIN,b . CERTANUV MOT ID LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU DO T oo know rri MARRlEO irf RUPPERT BUYS THE YANKS i- Brewer Hti Already Taken Over New York American Club. American League Pitching Records, 1914 PRICE IS ABOUT $450,000 i 1 1 more of Federals Kara He la Too -- l.ate an Will Trr o Flad i A aether Backer for I - litlhaa Oatlawa. FRENCH UC'K, InJ.. Dec. il.-Tho New York American league club lias Iwn 2 sold to Colonel Jacob Rupport. The price la about I4.tO.000. Colonel Ruppert will CZ not acquire any Interest In 'ha Federal C ''u- . Tliia la the substance of statements ""imsde here today by Colonel Ruppert and President James A. Gllmore of the Fed . .., eral league, who conferred regarding the Proponed establishment ' of a Federal league club In New York. After the con fererxe Colonel Ruppert aald: ..j naV4 ready taken over the Yankeea. The price la the only thing- that remain T", 1o bo settled. Thla probably will be $tv,ooo." , Teo I.ate, Saya till more. . 1 "I am afraid we were Joo late," aald """"Mr. Gllmore, "as Colonel Huppert already -haa purchased the Yankeea. I ahall re- rn to Chicago at once and try to find "Another backer for the New York dub. f may internet Tat llarahan and Mr. feelbach of Loulavllle." Volonel Ruppert (aid that George Oust and Tilllnghurat Huston are associated with Mm In the deal for the New York club. He aald Ban Johnson, president of the American league, and Huston, will come to French Lick Thursday to com f leU the deal. Jennlaaja Ilia Farrlte. T'ie queation of maneger for the club hai not been considered yet. Colonel Rup pe aald. but a report waa current her tonight that Hugh Jennings of the Ie-ti-olt club, la Ruppert'a favorite for the place. Ruppert characterised the report that Connie Mack would I'llot the club aa absurd. H waa reported that Gllmore and AVerglunan would go to Louisville tonight nr tomorrow to confer with llarahan and Seelbach regarding the proposed New York Federal league club. Ames on Still Hunt For Real Live Coach AM EH. Ia., Dec. lS.-(Bpeilal.)-The Ame athletic council la proceeding with negotiations In accordance with the promlFe contained in its official an nouncement several daya ago that an as- alKtant basket ball and foot ball coach will be hired aa soon aa possible and thai, a.rtothcr, a flm-class and experienced foot ball man," will be on Mate field Hi ptrmbcr 1 for foot ball work. The basket ball asltant must te on Iho ground aoun if he ia to do much toward relloving Coach - Hubbard with Die basket toaaera, and the Immediate nerd of the assistant's services makes H reasonable to suspect thst hU name will he given out Boon after the New Year holidays. The basket ball at ason fpena on tlio Oyclono court January with Kansas. ' Nnme. Club. l. I onsrd. Xoston X Foster, Riwton 32 Johnson, WsshlnKton M Kressler, rhllHdclphta W WollKnnK, t'hicagu ....24 Hhorc. Huston lit Caldwell, New York SI I lentte, Chicago 4o Reynold. 1x1 roll i Weilman, Ht. Iiula .14 Uena. Chicago ......4K Mender. I'hlhidelphla 2H Couinbe, Ikistnn-t'leveland ft'j Fisher, New York Vrhop, New York..., 17 Hentley Washington W Cavot. Petrolt 31 Covnleskle, Detroit 44 Hamilton. Pt. Lula.. 44 Collins, Mostnn X Ayera, Washington 49 Htern. Cleveland SO l.athrop, Chicago 19 Wood, Boston 18 Main, Detroit &i Kaber, Chicago 40 Hhaw, Washington iH Hall, Detroit S Hhawkey, Phlln-lelphla M l'nnnck, I'blludelphia 2 Haumgurnner. t. Jxuis James. Ht. Louis. i 43 Hcott. qincaao 41 I 'hub. Detroit ...,.46 Dank, riilladelpliia M Russell. Chicago M Keating, New York M Mciiale. .New York.... at Kngel, Washington Much. Kt. IxiiilM li Wyrkoff. Philadelphia :ci Morton. Cleveland X Koehllng, Washington 'SI Hush, Philadelphia 38 llagerman, Cleveland 37 R. Johnson. Hoston 1H Jameaj. Cleveland 17 Mitchell. Cleveland 39 Collamnre, Cleveland 17 ole. Mew York 1CI Taylor, Ht. Ixiuls.. M Ililhllc. Iietrott :w Harper, Washington .2.1 Hrown. rnuieiinia-rew xorK.,.w Hoehler, ttetrott IN HedlenU Boston 42 (iregg. Clevelarul-rvoston 20 lverena, Ht. lxiula.. 27 fllandlng, Cleveland 29 Mitchell. Bt. Ixiuls 2 Hownisn. Cleveland 22 1'le.h. New York IS IP. BO. HO. HO. Kit. III!. HH.HO.WP. 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OS rS 175 44 21 19 " 2 X2 10 1 0 3.17 2fi7 957 , :.'9 127 91 7 124 179 0 3.19 105'i 879 ltd) M 39 49 33 B 0 3.25 14IH 524 161 01 52 1 61 43 , 2 0 3.29 60 190 , 41 24 1 9 3 25 20 3 0 X.42 224 R.9 210 124 9H 7 "0 4 0 3.45 B7 213" 45 29 22 B 35 60 3 0 3.47 1991.4 m SI 74 1 09 77 4 0 3.54 CI' 223 ' 54 19 9 48 37 4 0 3.M 1774 tas", 197 97 71 6 45 70 4 0 3.(50 157 673 ' 151 95 03 1 91 7H 4 0 3.00 11114 107 97 47- 4 93 41 0.0 3.M II 447. Ii.1 91 ft 1 54 35 , 7 0 .M lt'ltj 4i jS4 77 M 38 59 6 0 .M 72, SHI 74 45 30 4 46 27 S 0 4.43 62 i: 68 41 35 0 29 24 3 0 6.08 0; S. LEADS ALL IN LATIN STATE TRADE Statistici for 1913 Surprise All by Showing; This Country Ahead of All Others. BOTH IN SALES AND BUYING Contrary to General Opinion I self "am Takra Lead from Kngland, France and Krrmany Trlth All Coantrles oalh. Gilmore Is Making Another Effort to Deal with Ruppert CH1CAOO, Dec. 15. The Federal league plana ultimately to get Into New York, and has not given up hop of Interesting Colonel Jacob Ruppert of that city In backing a team there, according to Presi dent Ollmore of the outlaw circuit, who returned today from French Lick, Intl., where he presented the - Federal league side of the base ball war to the colonel. Ollmore declared the deal by which Rup pert was to purchase the New York Americana waa not yet completa, and aald the colonel later thla week expected to dlacuaa further with him the Federal proposition. . ( President Johnson, Americas league head, declines to discuss details of the proposed sale of the Yankees, and said he planned not to visit French Llok until Colonel Rupport had talked over the mat ter with Captain T. I Huston of New York, who was' expected to reach the In diana resort tomorrow. MURPHYS TRIM UP THE DEFENDERS, MORAN'S STARS The "Mjrpliy-Dld-It" basket ball team took the Dcfendera to a trimming 40 to lii. due largely to the skill of the Vol an Im others at shooting baskets. J. Moran flipped four baskets and A. Moran right. The lineup: MCKPIIY8. DKFKXDKHH Horan KK.I..F Dnwd .1 Heten L.F.iK.F. .4. .Moran.... Vc Toney It O il. .11 Frltman L.K.Ill.U Field goals: J. Moran. 4: A. liaiiwn. 2: Felltnan, 3; Toney. r lHd. 3: f tnUitt. 3. .Uamu. 2; Carlson. !. ... Foley . Carlson ... tinlt:i ... Itubln Moisn. 9; 2: Foley Bee Want Ads rroduca Results. Locomotive Engineer Making Less Than Four Years Ago CIIICAUO. Dec. lS.-Flsures purporting to show that locomotive engineers are earning less now than they were four years agi, were presented by the witness at the mage arbitration hearing here to day. The witnesses were: J. J. Waddel of Sheridan. Wyo.. -employed by the Chi cago, Burlirgton Qunicy; F. J, Hunt of Minneapolis, employed by the "Omaha line. and C. Richardson of the Duluth. ! .'hore and Atlantic. A;l era engineers. I Waddell'a story waa typical. In May, 1910, Waddel made thirty-one Itrlia over Ha division, and hauled 38,4t Itev. Geige MncDugall ami C. N. ,on1- compensation waa llMK In May Ailuhaugh. tao of Cmaha' a ardent 1' ,hU T h mde "' P ' Vienna War Of f ice . Admits Evacuation of City of Belgrade VIENNA, Dec. IS. (Via London.)-Th abandonment of Belgrade by the Aua trlana is acknowledged In an official statement given out ut army headquartera todny. The statement follows: "In the eouthern theater of war the re tirement of our right wing Involved a change In the military situation which made It advisable for us to abandon Bel grade, which was evacuated without righting. "Our troopa h,ave fought long and fatiguing battlea, but are In the best of spirits." WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-Dlspatchea from Vienna today to the Austro-Hun-garlan embaasy here say: "(Servian description of the withdrawal of the, right wing of the Balkan army, which was necessary for the distortion of strong Servian forces, aa a decisive event and the announcement of our losses are Immeasurably exaggerated." 'In the Carpathlana our .victorious troops continue to advance. . Yesterday more than 2.000 Russians were captured In West Galicla, where the battle contin ues, and several Russian attacks were tioken down by our artillery fire. The garrison of Fnemysl captured during the laat sortie 700 Russians and eighteen ma chine guns. 'Austria-Hungary and Germany, who went to receive the Christmas glfta for the children of dead soldiers sent on I the Jason to Genoa gave a dinner here and heartily toasted President .Wilson. American children and American bene factors for their works of charity." Foul goals: A. 3MAHA CANOEISTS WILL ENTER THE CHAMPIONSHIP -ecelvt. sre planning to compete for the -aouelng championship of America at the neet to be held next spring by the Ainer Canoe association at Chicano. Mac l.,'.jgal and Aulabaugti ate extorts at Ihu maneuver of cauo-jf. both lme bad -piieme In Canada, and are easily the lu- of Oniulia at that branch of sport. :20NDS TO BUY PARK OF INDIANAPOLIS FEDS INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 15. A bond issue t l-Ai.H to purchase the base ball park urd by the Indianapolia Federal league tain nss authorised by alockholdcis of the local club last night. Kighty stock holders attended tha meeting acj 115 oib if mere represented. Jsrksss Osrsi krjsoase. ' t 'hi lieldr Joe Jakon of the Cleve P.t. l teM,n U ii,) hunter a but- her. He imii banl a rlKsr store In (iieenville. S C, un.l villi ,ln Itiutiier lae as si- MMMIl' V.lll eipl'l.'lte It Je ItHS Islieteit I. m fi c f l'Urine.t ' T'.e Smoker." and i j I h , - r. I m lot of money making It o" ut tiic j'lel'.itrsl places lu the touair)'. the aame engine, hauled 4tt,uO0 tons, and although ha waa paid $1 per 100 miles more than In 1910, l.ls compensation was only S191, or II more than for the tame montli In 1910. Thu fact that Ills pay waa slightly higher was due to the fact, he said, that the heavier tonnage delayed lilm and part of his compensa tion tamo, not from the increased rate, but for working overtime. He figured that his tonnage lucres was 20 per cent, und his wage Increase, due to overtime, btit a fraction of 1 per cent. Hunt testified that tha engine which In 1910 mas hauling 1.115 tone per trip la 1914 hauls 1.350 tons, but that thla type of locomotive baa been largely replaced ny the Miknio type, which hauls t505 tons. The result waa that fewer engines mora being used and the Juniors In the service mere forced out of mork. anl those mhos seniority rights kept them In the service mere morklng harder than ever at ratea Incommensurate mlth their Increased labor, rcsponaibllity, houia anl share in the tn reared productivity cf the road. Tb younger cngtnee meie baik-flring. he said. BOSTON. Mini., Dec. irTrad of the United Btatea In 1913 wii the twenty I.atln-Ainern an republics, both In sales and purchases, exceeded in volume that of any other single country, according to John Barrett, director genera! of the Pan-American union In an address here today before the Itln-American com mercial conference. Tt was the first year, he said, the United Ptatea ever had exported greater valuation of products to Iatln-Amnrtcan countries thi? did the United Kingdom. Mr. Barrett's conclusion were based on statistics Jtist compiled by the Pan American union. He said this was the first time accurate figures of Latin American commerce in 1913 had been given. The figures showed that the twenty In dependent coutitries south cf the United States conducted a forclyn commerce In the calendar year 1913 valued at S2,904. 1.76,224, of which their exports were 51. 639,11,597 and imports $1,826,752,627. In this trade occordlng to Mr. Barrett the United States, . contrary to general opinion, led the United Kingdom, Ger many ' and France mith large margins. United Btatea exports to Latin America were valued at 1125.937,343, the United Kingdom at $22,28.072, Germany 1217,- ITC 1,1 ..,.1 t7t.fM..A ItlA JO 1 T m ..... a ! " ' . Dim iniiic f i iv,idl,iy.ii ,lll)iu from l.atln-AniercIa were: United Plates. 4u,.29.rnj(i; United Kingdom, 1321.358.313; Germany. tlH9.15g.172, nnd Frame tl2S,.i:9, OiiX. These figures, Mr. Barrett declared, would surprise American exporters nnd importers and should encomaco those who bad believed there was little oppor tunity for them. In I-atln-Anierlcan trade because cf European competition. HYMENEAL Balsrh-.Mr4.ehee. MADISON, Neb., Dec. 15. --(Special.) John L. Halsili, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Halsch. ami Mary Elisabeth McGchre. youngest daughter of K. T. Mc Gehee, mere married at 8:30 this morning at the parish residence of Rev., Father Muenlch. Mr. and Mrs. Balsch departed by automobile for Norfolk to catch the enrly train. After a short honeymoon at several eastern points, they will be at home to their friends at Madison on and after January 1. YVIlllainon- Inn sen. Mis. Marie Clausen, daughter of Axel B. Clausen, and Harry Williamson of Wlnsldc, Neb., were married by Rev. Charles W. Saviilge Monday noon nt the home of Mrs. Ann'o Jensen, H32 North Twenty-fifth avenue. The m-ltnessea wero Dr. James Richards and Mrs. Annie Jen sn. flrabh-Grnhh. Horace Grubb and Mrs. Addle Grubb were married by Rev. Charles W. Savldgo at his study Monday afternoon. Anton B. Chanck and Claude Smith m-erc the witnesses. GUTHRIE DROPPED OFF FORCE Another Set Moines ' Detective Removed by the Chief. ii MOVE TO SECURE NEW MEN Dlschnraed Man Maya lie Will Not Try to Be Reinstated -9 pre sue f'onrt . of Iowa Hands Dona Decisions. Fontenelles F.lect Officers. The Fontenelle foot bull team was entertained- at the home of Wanye AJ1 wlne when officers wero elected for next year.' V. .1. tjchmittroth whs re-elected manager, Gus Carlson mas elected cap tain and Art Glasgow treasurer. . The Fontenelles suffer.! onA defeat hie year and that In -the first pimp of the sea-on when the Columbian, the city champions, won, 7 to 0. , (From a Staff Correspondent. 1 DBS MOINES, Ia., Deo. 15. (!-"pe.'lal Telegram.) Another move in the police shake-up took place today when.' Detec tive Villlani Guthrie was discharged from tho force, by the chief of police on the ground that there, bad . been numerous compliili.ts ayaini-t him Nothing spe cific mas stated and the discharged man said he would not try to be reinstated. It Is believed this notion foreshadom-s a general movement to secure new men on Ihe force. In supreme court today de.-lsion m-as rendered in the case of Koek against Hurgc.iH from Woodbury county, a suit on a county warrnnt for the sale of tlM.oo) morth of property. It mas reversed. The ense of Cecord against Foxworthy from Mills county mas affirmed. notified that his only brother, Fran, aged 24 yests. has been killed In action In the German army. The annual presentation of the Messiah by Yankton college conservatory took place Monday night. One of the soloists m-aa Miss Amy Ellerman of Yankton, who won great success in Germany Just be fore the war broke out and mas then obliged to return home. Bee Want Ads Arc the Best Business Read Dally by Tropic In Search of Ad vertsjed Opportunities. Notes from Yankton. YANKTON. S. D., Dec. 15.-Spee)al.) Circuit court has been busy the last meek m-tth dlt h cases to the number of forty two, carrying: a total damage claim of tsOO.OfO and growing out . of the proposed Yankton-Clay . counly ditch, seventeen miles long. Four of theae cases went to tho Jury and verdicts varying from t2,000 to, bver $4,009 for the claimants .were re turned, and who appealed from the action of the; county commissioners. The bal ance of, tie cows mere dismissed or set tled out of eourt. Joo Meierhauser of this city has been DEATHRECORD. "W. M. HoTer. W. M. Hover of Baasett, Neb., a resi dent of Nebraska for thirty-five yers. a brolher-ln-law of J. O. Phlllppl of this city, died of apoplexy at 2310 Cass street, where he had been stopping for a few weeks. He. wss 68 years of age and for several days had not been feeling m-ell. The funeral mill b;- held from the resi dence of J. O. Phlllppl. 2313 California street, at 2 o'clock Wednesday after noon." Rev. Titus Lome officiating. The body mill be taken to Mount Pleasant, the old home, for burial. I Mr. IJover Is survived by a wife and i two grown children. Leroy, of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Mrs. R. B. Wilson, Minneapolis, wife of the Missouri raciflc commercial agent there. - Fredrlch W. Barefoot. MADISON. Neb.. Dec. 15. (Bpecial.) Frederlch W. Barefoot, a resident of Madison seven yeare prior to March, W died at Clarion. Ia., Deo. IS, and waa buried In Cromnhill cemetery, Madison, yesterday afternoon. The. funeral serv ices were conducted by Dr. Farmer of the Methodist Episcopal church. , Mr. Barefoot and family were residents of Buffalo -county. South Dakota, and were temporarily residing at Clarion. Ia., for medical treatment. The deceased waa born at Brentford. Canada. A widow and three children aurvlve. Roumania Spends Ten Millions for Arms in Chicago CHICAGO. Dec. 15. Roumania haa en tered the field for the purchase uf Amer ican mar aupidles. according to Informa tion reaching Chicago merchants today. The count i y. although not a belligerent in the European war, haa sent a commis sion there to place orders for arms, am munition, cotton and sanitary supplies to cost $10.000,0 . Members of the cominiaslou are re ported to be M. G. Danelpol, director of the National Bank of Roumania, and Aiialtide Blank, financial delegate; Alex ander Cantlmir and Agrlppa Popescu, en gineering delegates, and Captain Ulucllu and Major lematr Fopeaco. technical delegates. They plan to reach here the latter part of the week. GENERAL VILLA LEAVES CITY OF CHIHUAHUA KL PASO. Tex.. Dec. U.-General Villa left Chihuahua City today, returning to, the aouth to enter upon the campaign against Gualalajara. second city of Mex ico, mhich Is defended by a strong Car ranxa garrison. 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