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v (tS,,!.-!.!" .IP---' WhWv- ; ! . - ' ' ' i ' ,10 - THE BEE: 6MAHA,ATURDAY,FEBRUARY 17, 1917. ' BRINGING 1 I f EVEEw I I I A 1 j I ' I I Sl fc' FATHER T' ' P Drawn for 3 -WjMi h MjMl , jll J SL mmmmmh.Mz ' '" 11 1 ' lffl,"'?ll.'l ' '"' ''' T'l " . .' : , i MOGULS ARE S1ILL ' J TOILINGMAHFDLLY Zehmng, Holland and Savage Find Drafting Schedule Is No Cinch. , ' HOPE TO FINISH TODAY 'That drafting a schedule which will please eight club owners it no cinch wa a discovery made yesterday by President Zehmng and Magnates Holland and Savage. This triumvirate of basr ball seers was appointed to draw up and sub mit a schedule to the Western league moguls, who are meeting at the Fon tenelle. They went into executive session early yesterday, while their fellow magnates loafed' around the hotel lobby and swapped yarns. The . sun had dropped far below the west ern horizon, dusk had dropped its shroud over the city and the tiny stars had been twinkling merrily for an hour or so before the weary trio had filially drawn up a schedule they had the courage to present for the flaw-picking magnates approval. As a result, yesterday's session was much like that of Thursday. It lasted well into the night and little was ac complished. The magnates, however, got a good start yesterday and they will be able io finish their .business today and probably catch late trains homeward tonight. Zehmng, Holland and Savage framed several tentative' schedules and are confident 'a happy combination will be reached by this afternoon. i '' The scrap over the choice of an offi cial ball is over. The Victor, which was used before the Western league contracted for the Goldsmith, will be used this year, and a contract of prob ably three years will be signed. . President Zehrung announced yes terday he was contemplating calling a meeting of all Commercial and Ro tary clubs ami such civic organiza tions for Omaha early in March for the purpose of organizing a Western League Boosting ehib. He believes such a body with every city in the league represented would be a big aid to the circuit Wonder at Mental " Development of an Omaha Baby Girl ' A 21-month-old-child with the men tal capacity of a 3-year-old, accord ing to the Binet-Simon test, is little Barbara Hurt,, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Hurt. Barbara's mother was a teacher in the Walnut Hill school prior' to her marriage. Recently Miss Clara Slade, who ap plies the test in the Lincoln schools, made the experments with Baby Hurt. , The Binet-Simon test isbeing con sidered by the Board "of Education for introduction in local schools to test the mental capacity of children, It has been tried out in the Fort school. State House, Notes (From a Buff Corrfupondent.) Linr oln, Kb. v (HpeiUI. The state twnkinsT department litm enl out the quar terly demand to the 849 elate banka In Ne braska, calling for a atatoment of the con diilion of th'o bank at thu I'lpne of bualneia l'rbruary 3. At the tlmo of the laat call tlH-ru were d 31 banki tn leea than at prtwanl, There are now 6I banka chartered 1h the atate, of which ten have been char tered, but are non jptrat Ion. With coal "out of nlfht" In price, old time cord wood la coidIdk back Into It 'own again. On account of a rejuvenated demand la. llmaka at ajmnai taiga frVlat-tl! B3lt. 1 )lft Nebraska Hallway rommincioii haa allowed the MlMOuri racmc 10 app.y me lurarrer rate on auch fuel, from all polnta In the state to the late city. The road tapa a I rich woodland country In the state, and i naked for the reduced rate to take advan-1 tae of the shipping demands at this par- ttuular time . The Burlington railroad haa been author laid by tbe railway commission to provide storace In transit. In Lincoln ef broom corn shipped from southweslsrn Nebraska to pioinu outside the-state. Under the blue sky law the railway com mtatslon baa allowed the Britain Manufac turing; company of Brook Inn. H, !., to sell l&eo.fJOO worth of preferred stock In ISe biRaka. The firm Ut org anisod to manufac ture auto Urea. . , Articles of Incorporation for the Nebraska Hotel company? with a capitalisation of tbOMee and head offices In Uncchi, have been filed In the oKlce of ttecretary of Slate C. W. Pool. The purpose of the cor poration Is to operate a trine of hotels In Nebraska, according to the president, K. K. Si haaf, who Is also head of 4he Nebraska Butldtaa and Investment Company. H. W. Johns too, for a number of years nianacer of the Linden hotel, will be mana ger of the hotels. It Is announced. The firm has already contracted for fiSM.AOO wurth of hotel properties. It ts the aim of the corporation to accumulate from It! OflO.vOw to S,000,00 worth of properties within tbe nest five years, Mr. 0c haa f an nounces. Tho National Security and Investment company haa been organised with a upl tal of 2v,v0, according to other articles : of Incorporation filed with Secretary of mate Pool. The incorporators atas M. C. : HKurtleff, H. M. Leavitt, J. J. Ledwlth and H, K. Wilkinson. mean's Uaimesti Believes CevLgfSrfteft As soon as yon apply Sloan's Liniment, the congestion disappears and your pain Is Bun, liodjlr warmth Is renewed- lfc All ll UrogfiBUi. -Advurtlsement. i " TZ AT It AT AT AT AT AT ABROAD CHICAGO, BT. LOUI8 DETROIT CLEVELAND WASHINOTON PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BOSTON ! Anrlr-11 11 11 14 April II. II. 17. II May I, 8, 4 June , 7. I, I June I.' 2. 4, I June 11, 12, 13, 14 June IS, 18, (18). (18) ju. n lt Boston CHICAOO IS l Vl, I, I July I, (4), (4 . 6, June 19. 30, July 1, ! Auc. I. I. 10. U Aur. I. 4, 6. 7 July 26 28 2T.U July 30. 31. Aug. 1. 2 j, 4th .1 Detroit CT"CA "pi 4, " HV.Pt. 14, IS ' Aug. IS. II. 14, IB Dept. 25. 21. 27 Sept. II, 11, 31 Sept. 28, 2, Oct. 1 Sept. 21. 22, 24 Arinr"2072l7fi April 24, 21. 24, 27 April 28. 29. 10, May 1 June I. 2, 4, 6 June , 7. 8. I June 16, 10, 18, II June 11. 12, 13, 14 "rhlcago'1 M. ! ) June 21. 22, 21. 14 June 2S, 2, 27, 28 AO. J. 4, . 7 Aug. 8. I, 10, 11 July 10, 31, Aug. 1, 2 July 25 26 2L 28 BT, LOUIS Aui 10. 11, Dept. 1 Aug. 1, 1J, 1 Sept J, (3). (3) Sept. 18, 11, 20 Sept. 25, 26, 27 Sept. 21. 22, 24 Sept 28, 2. Oct 1 cl,y,i.d Sept. 1 . A nrll 11 M to M.v 1 M. III April II, 20. 31. St June 16, 16, 11. II June 11. 12. 13, 14 May 31. June 1, 2, 4,6 June 6, 7, 8, I Decoration Day at $kvw . fcyg,., w1 sslw zlW as v:1 .t CLEVEI AND iSS .V' ,Y S U ftf .'V'' (V)' 1 . WW I " & it i. JKT ASiM!. 1. I S3? 5: . Vl! 'l.' i'.T 7 ' Jul, .t. a, St. Louie. CLEVELAND . Jun. 26. , 21, 33. M July l. (4). 5, May t Sept. 21, 21, Oct 1 Sept 21, 22, 22, 24 Sept. 18, 1. 20 Sept 26. 28 ' 7 May 21. 14. 16. II, 17 Mar 11. II. XI. 11 M.y 14.' 16. 16, 17 Ma, 10, 11, 12, It April 11, 12, 11. 14 April 16 17, 18 U April 26v 26, 27, 28 Jul? h.t New York WASHINOTON July IS, 16, 17, 11 July II, 20, 11, 12 July 7, S. I. 10 July 11, 12, 13. 14 J"" 2 ."'J . . ', ' S'l'V ' ' d,hi . Aus. 28. II i Au. 20, 31, 88 Aus. 17. II, li Aus. 2S. 27, J8 ipt. (3), (3)T, 4 Auf. 30. ai. Sept 1 uct. 2, 3, 4 " : May 14, 11, II. 17 May 10. 11. 13. IS M.y 18, 84, 86, 26, ti M.y 11. II, 8, 21 April 20. 21. II. 24 April 26. 21, 27, 11 April 80 Ma, 1, 8, 8 PHILADELPHIA July 7, a, I. 10 July II. 18. 18. 14 July IS. II. 17, 18 July II, 20, 21. tt June 20, 21 22 Jun. 28 .6, 24, 37 July S, (4 4 ) 6 rar Aus. 17. 18, IS Aus. IS, 87. 18 Au. 21. 36 Aus. 20, 11, 22 Sept. 13, 14, 16, 17 Oct 2. 8. Aus 10, 31, Sept 1 M.y 10, II, 11, IS May 14, 11, 11. 17 Ma, II. II. 10, 21 M.y 21, 24, II. 16, 87 April 10, M.y 1. 2, 8, May 4. 6, 7, t S' ,?' 'liSi , "SXto " KBWTORK , July II. 13, 11, 14 July 7, I, I, 10 July ll, 20, 21, 19 July 1. II. 17, 18 Au,. It, 14 16 M.y 21 29. (80), (10) June 28 2 0, July 2 PM ,"'6lta Bo,lon ,', Aug. tS, 17, 38 Aug. 17, 11, 1 Aug. 20, 11, 31 Aug. 23, 86 Sept. I, I, 7. I Sept. 10, 11, 13 Sept. (3), (3), 4 " May 18. II, 10, 11 May 88. 14, 16, 11, 11 May 10, 11, 18, 18 May 14, 11, 11. 17 May 4, 6. 7. I, I April 16, 17, 18, IS April 11, 11. 13, 14 Decoration Day at BOSTON , July 11, 10. 31, 82 , July IS. IS. 17. II Jul, 11, 12. 13, 14 July 7, S, I. 10 M.y 21, (30). (80) Aug. 13, 14 16 June 20. 21. 22 wiblngtan Aug. 10, 31. 22 Aug. 31, 36, . Aug. IS, 27. 28 Aug. 17, 11. IS Sept. 10, 11, 12 8pt 6, 6, 7. I Sept 11. 14, 15. 17 18 Saturday.: 14 Sunday! ' 12 Saturday! . . , a.,4. iL'i'Sh" AT HOME nworatloii Day . IISMurtah 12 Siturdayt 13 Sundin 11 Saturday! II Siturderl WtMays Junj ll AT HUMB Uhof Bu u 8un4M; gmip , n.tM.uon D DeeoriUou Dw Icr." Diy July 4ta S,.4'd (orllctlnf Dana: June 84. July 4tk July 4tn ltxir Day Ubor Day i' Sept l.aSept, 11 ' AT AT AT ' " " ' ' At" , AT inantn ' - . ' ' BOSTON. BROOKLYN ' . NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA . P1TTSBUROH CINCINNATI CHICAGO BT. LOUIS Apr. II. II. 87, 21 April 10, 11. 11. 14 April 30, May 1 3, 3 !, J' 6 ' 7 Jun. 1, 1, S.4 June 11, 14. 15, 11 17 June I 6 7 '""Sj" BOSTON Jun. 33, 16, 11. 27 June 38.' Sl.'ao.'july 2 JulV 3, (4). (Vl sVpt 17, ' 18 11 V'"'. ' s't 29 SO ' 20 31 12 S iaiVSw . . '!. Oct 1, I, 4 Sept. (3), (3), 4 Aug. 30, 81, Sept 1 Oct. 1 SepL 25- " p ' P ' M.y 4. I, 7, I , April 30, M.y 1, 2; 3 April 20, 21, 23. 24 June 6, I, 7, I June I. 10, 11. 18 Juu. 1, 2. S. 4 June 13 14 16, It, 17 12 Juiirdayi BKOOKLTN-: May -II, II, (80), (IS) ' ' , Aug. 1, 14, 16 Jun. 18, 20. 31, 32 July 26. 26. 27. 28 July 30 31. Aug. 1, 1 Aug. I. 1.10,11 Aug. 3,4, s. 6 S8S?Bv t f Sept I, I, 7 ' Sept. ll 10, 11, 11 Sept 11, 14, 16 . Sept. 37, 81, 21 ii.pt, 20, 32. 8S Sept 24, 26, 26 Seyt. 18, 19 Dc"" ' : April 11, 18, J8, 14 April 11, 17, 11, 11 ' ' April 16, 26, 21, 11 June 11. 14. 16, 11 June 6, 6. 7, I Jun. I 10, 11. 12 June 1, 2, 8, 4 IS Saturday! NEW TORK Jun. II, 10, 11, 21 July 8, (4), (4). 6 June 33, 36. 36, 37 July 80. 31. Aug. 1. 3 Aug. 3, 4 J, 6 July 86, 27 21 t Aug. I 9. 10, 11 ,;i7M' i ' Beptl3.14.il Aug. .10, 11, Sept. 1 Oct 3, 3, i ' Sept. 20, 31! 32 Sept 27, 29, SO Sept 17. 18, 19 hept. 24., 26, 26 mjJUt 1 : 12 Saturday! Apr.ll,17.U.(ll),(ll) April 11, 18, 11, 14 . May 4, I, 7. 6 May 31, Jun. 1. 2, 4 Jun. 13, 14, 15, 11. 87 Jun. 6, 6. 7, 8 June 9 10, 11. 11 fjf!!, v PHIUADBLPHIA Aug. II, 14, 15 , Jun. 18. II, 80, July 8 May II, 11, (10), (80) , i . Augy 1, I, 10, 11 July 28. 27 28, 8 ' 3 : A 2h2S2S Toe, Sept. I, 10, 11 Sept (8), (8), Sept 6, I, 7 Sepf 24, 2I, 21 iept17, 11 Sept 20, 22, S Sept 28, 29, SO m Bw ? ' 1 ', A.M IS 1 17 11 April 11. 12. 18. 14 ' M.yl. 11.11. 12 , May 33, 34, 21. 21 M.y 18. 19. 3l'. 28 Ma, 14, 16, 11. 17 A?S! IS.' 30 ' '. "( " J 25" PITTSBURGH July 16, 17, 11. II July 11, 11, II, 14 July 10, 21. 23, 34 July I, 7, 9, IS July 1 . Aug"."." June 18. 19,20 "' , , s Aug. 38, 84, 36 Aug. 39, 31, 83 Aug. 37, 31, 21 Aug. 16, 11, II - ' Sept. t, 14. 16, IS sDt- 10' 12 " May II, 19, 81, 38 May 14, H, 11, 17 M.y I, 16, 11, 13 May 33, !4, 31. SI Aprtl Jw a' I (V (4) ApHI It, JO, II 1 S5S? CfUCINNATI ' Julyl, 7, I 10 : ' July 10. IL 18 24 July 11, 18. 13, 14 July 11, 17, II, 11 June 36, 37. 31, 89, 10 July 2, 8, (4 ), (4) Jun. 21 22, 23, 14, 26 ul, 4th Au. 17. 88, 81 Aug. II, 17. II Aug. 10, 81, 32 Aug. 23, 24. 26 "", ,.v . Sept 10, 11, 13 Aug. 18. 13, 14 l-or Day ' ' N 1 ' 1 Sept. (a), (a), . . ' April 11. 20, 11 April It, 23, 24, 26, 21 , . 13 Satardiya May 14, 16, 11. 17 May I. II, 11. II M.y 23, 24. 16, 21 M.y 18, 19, 21, 28 May 28; 29, (30). (80) May 87 Apr' "j2 X" 1 U?""."'". CHICAOO July 10, 21. S3. 24 July I. 7. I, 10 July 16, 17. II, 19 July 1113. 13. 14 ,2 aj ' ' Jun. II. II, 20 i" , .',J' . ?Z'. nT. ' Aug. 16, 17, 11 Aug. 27, 28. 41 Aug. 33, 24, 25 Aug. 80. 21, 23 p, " 8 Aug. 81. Sept 1 Sept. 8, (3), (3) Dot Pay - April 15 11. 17, 11 t4 aaturdT! , May 88, 84, 86, 81 May IS, II, 21, 18 May 14, 18, 11, 17 May I. il, 11, 12 May8, I, 4. S April 1L 11, 11. 14 Jun. 80, July 1 I 5 Sunday. ST. LOUIS July 11, 18, 18, 14 ' July 16, 17, 11. II July I. 7, I. 10 July It, 11, 81. 84 July I, 1, (4). (4) May , 7, 21, (30),(30) Sept 4. 6, 6 Derorauoo Day Aug. 20, 81, 83 ( Aug. 21, 24, 26 Aug. II, 17, 11 Aug. 17. 88, 3t Aug. 30, 81, Sept 1 Sept 8, Sept 15, 1 Labor Day . llS.tunt.ri 18 Saturday! II Saturday! IS Saturdays , !Lrat!iDay U Saturday. 18 Saturday. - II SudiT. AT HOME , Patriot!' Day lulj tin DB.lloo Day July tm July 4t II Sunday! 4 SuMaya 12 Suodayi DaxaraUw Day Ubor Diy Ubor Dw Ubet Day DaoaraUon Day ttb up" D.y , GUARD JSILLS CET , SHAYEDJ HOUSE Finance Committee Onta Down Claims When Finds More Are Coming. MO LAND -. FOB WAYNE (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Feb. 16. (Special.) Ad jutant General' Hall's request for $8( 000 as an emergency appropriation for the Nebraska National Guard, to cover mobilization expense and other items, has been cut down by the finance committee of the house to $6, 000. The claims committee has an other bunch of the adjutant general's deficiency items for a total of $8,000, on which it has not acted. The finance committee's $8,000 bill was once reported for passage and ad vance u io intra rcauiiig, uui wiicu Chairman R if Schick learned about the j additional amount requested from the , r ms Pomm tte he had the bill - f erred back. It was reported out the second time in the house today. indefinite DostDonement is the tate of the Mckrs bill appropriating 30, 000 for the purchase of additional land at' the Wayne Normal school, lhe State Normal board has agreed to take care of this out of the regular levy for support of the state normals. V Some Bills Killed. Some of the other bills indefinitely postponed by different standing com mittees are: f. Kstabltshlng a chair of eclectic medicine In state medical college at Omaha. Filing SIMOO as mail mum salary to oe paid officers of Insurance companies. fllwlngplsanrl nwnttra thtt first rtgrhl to take flnA from streama flowing through their Forbidding railroad companies to have auditors on trains for checking up con ductors. Bills Favored. Among the bills reported for the treneral hie are these: flt earns bill to re-enact the law requiring railroads to operate stock trains at an aver age speed of eighteen miles per hour, with constitutional saving mauae. Medical tnspentton for school children. Railroad passea for preachers, Kmoowerlnn Board of Control to sign par Inm net It tons for streets or roads having Ititata institution) frontaie. General salary- bill, witn a lew eiigm changes. . ,One Mate Decided. New York, Pet. II. Only one match was decided In the national Indoor tennis cham pionship tournament today because of the poor light. In the third round of the doubles. & Howard Voahell, and Abraham oragin a'n4 King Hinlth, 'rrliuml .ham- Vi na. 1-1, M T-t. Official American League Schedule, 1 917 Official National League Schedule, 1917 (Black Today's Sport Calendar Trark 4 Athletletv PennhTlvmnla-DartBtM-ulh-Harvard triangular Indoor meet, at Bos ton. Annual Indoor games of Georgetown university, at Wnshlngton, 1. C. ConieU Hlchigan dnal Indoor track and field meet, nt Ann Arbor. Purdne-North western dual Indoor track and field meet, sA Bvnns Um, IU. Bewllag Annual meeting and election of International Bowling aasochUtoa, mt St, Paul. Cycle Racing Close of the six-day bicycle rare, at Chicago, Banket Ball Kaatorn Intercollegiate, Tela va, Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia. West era. Mlnoetiota vs. Chicago. Chicago! Purdue vs. lUltMls, nt Crtvaisni Ohio 8 tales vs. Wisconsin, at Madlaon. Wrestling Pennsylvania ts. Yale, at New Haven, Cornell vs. Brown, at itnaca. i hlgh vs. Pena 8Ul, at Houth Bethlehem. Boiing Bob McAllister. vs. Sailor Grande, tea rounds, at New York. i American League , Players Must Drill Each)Day New York. Feb. 16. American league base ball parks during the Dlavins season are to be turned into military training damps and the play ers are to devote one hour a nay 10 instruction. The league has adopted a resolution which provides that the players shall shoulder rifles as well as base ball bats. The resolution directs that the mut uary instruction shall begin in each spring ir.uiiiig viup auu 1111 ui travel from hotels to grounds be executed in military fashion. Major league players, it is stated, are looked upon as heroes by the boys and young men of America "and their appear ance upon the field, trained inv mili tary tactics, we believe, would arouse in the hearts of our boys an ambition to emulate their example in doing something for the country." a i. Bankrupts Owe Many Times v What They Own, They Say Two voluntary petitions , in bank ruptcy just filed in federal court in dicate large liabilities almost wholly unsecured and assets claimed as exempt by the debtors.': Thomas G. Holt, an Omaha carpenter, states his liabilities as $1,638. with assets of $480, which he says should be exempt because he is a married man with a family. Frank Hough, an elec trician of Hooper, lists his debts at $4,907, with assets ot SIS. (HatnaniM , Carr4. Dr. King'. New Dlacovary not onljr .top. i !"" rd 'nur "J"""1 ,n" ' uolda. kllla th, g.rma. All drugglata.-At!r. figures denote Sundsyi. Brtcketa denote hol.dt.jr.) Qnltlcta At Chicago. (11 June 14. Sntember I and 1. CAR VESTIBULES MOSTBE SHOT IN House Gets Back of Shannon Bill to Protect Street Rail way Conductors. move staSsTlaboratory (From a Surf Oorreipondent.) Lincoln, Feb. 16. (Special.) Street cars in Omaha and Lincoln must have the rear platforms enclosed, if the Shannon bill which has been a bone of contention between members of the corporation committee becomes a law. as the house between members of the corporation committee becomes a law, as the house has recommended it for tile general file by a decisive vote of 78 to 18. v This is the bill which- caused harsh words and harsh blows between mem bers of an otherwise happy family of democrats last week and which was sent back to, the committee for refix- ing. 1 he committee recommended u back for indefinite postponement, but the house refused to adopt the report and it will now become as ubject for oratorical honors when it comes up in committee of the whole next week. Douglas Behind It. ' The entire Douglas county dele gation lined up for the , bill. Mr. Goodall informed the house that he had been a street car man for twenty years and he kpew from experience that a conductor'could not keep warm on an open platform in severe weather, no matter how he might be dressed. Mr. Shannon explained that the purpose was to make the present law a little more definite and protect both the car men and the public. When the railway commission was lugged into the discussion by mem bers of the committee who had voted to kill the bill, Mr. Nielson of Douglas said: ' "I'd rather take my chances with the members of the legislature than with the railway commission. The bill came very near being sent to third leading, as a motion to that effect was offered by Mr. Peterson as soon as the house had voted to give it a place on general file; but Mr. Tay lor objected and the motion was with drawn. , Laboratory to Omaha. , After passing the Hoffmeisteti bill transferring the state bacteriological laboratory from Lincoln to Omaha and the Liggett bill prohibiting the use of dazzling lights on automobiles, (the house adjourned to meet again Saturday forenoon. . ' I CARCW). SITUATION I IS MUCHIMPROVED Officers of British Lines at New York Say Freight Will Move More Rapidly. SAIL MEN ABE OPTIMISTIC New York, Feb. 16. The railroads of the United States through a spe cial committee on national defense, organized here today at a meeting of the American Railway association's executive committee, will co-operate with the government in event of war. Telegrams are being sent to the heads of all American railroads by W. W. Atterbury, president of the associa tion, urging unqualified support of President Wilson's council of national defense. The country has been divided into four railroad zones, east, central, southern " and west,, corresponding with the armv departments. For each section a special subcommittee of railroad officials was named. Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the Southern railway, is chairman of the new special committee on national defense, which succeeds the associa tion's special committee on co-operation with the military authorities, or ganized last fall. ,' New York. Feb. 16. The British admiralty's decision to permit neu tral vessels sailing from American norta for Kurooe to undergo exam ination at Halifax instead of at Kirk-1 wall or Falmouth brought immediate relief today to the congested cargo situation at New York. Steamships of the Dutch and Scandinavian lines which have been held in this'toort on account of the submarine blockade made preparations to sail by the new route and it .is exDected that several will get away before the end of the1 week. : ... Agents of the big' British steam ships lines declared today that there was no need of any congestion -of ocean cargoes at American ports. One f them pointed out that Great Britain has about forty steamships no.w at New York ready to leave when loaded and representing a cargo ca pacity of 150,000 tons. The same au thority asserted that there were in port here today about 260 steamships of British. French. Scandinavian, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and American registry and estimate4.their carrying capacity at 750,000 tons. Holden Is Optimistic. Chicago, Feb. 16. While leading representatives of transportation lines, manufacturers and financiers ad mitted that the embargo on freight and the congestion at railroad ter minals in the east and middlewest present serious obstacles; they were optimistic today concerning the de velopments of the near future. Hale Holden, president of the Bur lington, said: "The present embargo, I believe, will be of short duration. With sufficient bottoms available, I believe the situation would adjust it self in thirty days. "The car situation is serious, of course. Last month there were 120, 000 western cars in the east. In addi tion all terminal warehouses are filled to bursting with freight stored to re lease cars and this method ot relict is impossible in future. "I do not believe the situation wiKj uecomc scriuua1 ciiuuji financial depression, for I do not be lieve it will last long enough." University of Nebraska Loses to Kansas Aggies Manhattan. Kan.. Feb. 16. The Ne braska university basket ball five met its second defeat at the hands of the Kansas State Agricultural college team here tonight, 37 to 10, in a Mis souri valley conference game. Btoningtoa Defeat Gretna, Bennington. Neb.. Feb. II. (Special Tele jrrara.l Bennington Athletic club defeated Gretna here laat night 67 to 17. The fea ture, waa the faat paaalng of Bennington, Gretna played a good game, but waa out clamed. Burn., .urred for. Gretna. CLOTHES Made for you and not for he average figure is what you get in made-to-measure togs. We will take your measure for a new spring suit or overcoat now. ' N. W. Cor. 15th mm Hamy Both Big Leapes Will Open Season. Eleventh of April New York, Feb. 16. Tlte base ball season of 1917 will be opened by American .and National league clubs on April 11, with the Boston Ameri cans, world's champions, playing in New York and the Brooklyn National league pennant winners, playing at home with Philadelphia. Other open ing games are: National New York at Boston; Pittsburgh at Chicago, and St Louis at Cincinnati. American Washington at Phila delphia; Chicago at St. Louis, and Cleveland at Detroit. In the National league the last four games will be played October 4 by Brooklyn at home with Boston and by New York at Philadelphia. The American league season will close on the same date, with the Red , Sox plaving Washington in Boston. The Western clubs of the National league come east first this year and "correspondingly the American east tern teams go west. Seaman's Law Declared Valid by Federal Court Mobile. Ala., Feb. 16. The sea man's law was upheld as valid by Federal District Judge Ervin in a de cision announced today, which, as far as is known, is the first construing the constitutionality of the act The court ruled that certain men of the Russian bark Imberhorne were en titled to full pay and discharge at this port as they asked without de ductions as is prescribed by the law. The contention of the Russian consul that the law was contrary to the old treaty between the United States and Russia was denied. The treaty was abrogated several year ago. I.ovJ.tUJ0 Buy. Fred Beebe. Irfralavllle, Ky.. Feb. 16 O. H. Wattacn. owner of the Louisville American aaBOcia tlon base ball club announced tod.y that he had purchased Fred Beebe from Port land, of the P.clflc Coast league. i If you like a fragrance e Tom Moore's Havana filler, here's a full nickel's worth in Little Tpm TOM MOORE CIGAR Ofevaiui fiUt LITTLE TOM So liiliilitiiiliiiniitiiiintiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiliiliiliiltilinitliiijj I BASKET BALL ! j CREIGHTON 1 Versus I j NEB. WESLEYAN j I Creighton Gym i 1 Saturday, February 17 I I ADMISSION 25c MiiliriiniiliiliiiilMtliiMliililliitiiltitlilitliiliitiitiiti!tiii SEA FOODS Received Direct From Coast Twice a Week Live Lobsters a Specialty HOTEL ROME theiiii 01 3