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F! I THERESA ( I ( !W DROPPED MlSi ( VKLL-tPTHIS lt ALL 1 HE IStiT ioirV I f"?,p, D,, I JlS 2- I BRINGING CHURCH LEAGUE TITLEJNBALAHCE Game Between First Metho dists and Calvary Baptists Tonight. HIHGSS ON THE RESULT ' The championship of the Church Basket Ball league may hinge on a game which will be staged at the Uni versity of Omaha tonight. The First Methodists, who are now leading the league, will clash with the Calvary Raptists, who are pursuing the Meth odists closely from second place. If the Methodists win they will in all probability find the sailing to the pennant easy. South Dakota Band to Play in Bellevue Gym For the benefit of the Bellevue col lege orchestra the regimental band of the Fourth South Dakota regiment, now stationed at Fort Crook, will give a concert in the Bellevue college gymnasium this evening. Guy P. Squire, regimental chaplain and Regi mental Bandmaster A. T. Ireland are in charge of arrangements. Will P. Hetherington is conductor of the col lege orchestra. The regimental band was described by the late General Funston as "the peppiest band I have ever heard." The band has given concerts up and down the Rio Grande valley from its camp at San Benito. It was organized be fore the regiment left for the border. Omaha Lad Marks. Up 100 Per Cent in Two "Y" Events E. C. Drew of the Omaha Young Men's Christian association marked up two perfect scores in two events of the national hexthalon contest, which is being held in the Young Men's Christian associations all over the country. Drew made six feet eight inches in the fence vault and ten feet four and three-fourths inches in the broad jump. In the latter event Drew beat the 100 per cent mark by over two inches. Several other Omaha lads are competing in the na tional event. Kansas Champ Decides Rudy Warner Too Tough Rudy Warner of Howells, Neb., who is now making Omaha his head quarters, has just returned from a jaunt to Lakin, Kan., where he won a decision over Rieffe, who claims to be the champion of the layhawker state. Warner won the decision after one hour and forty-one minutes of wrestling, at which time Rieffe de cided he lad had enough. Tonight Warner wrestled Tom Ray to a finish for a side bet of $100 at Flattsmouth. Wooster Wants Congress to Hold Extra Session Sure "Charlie" Wooster wants congress to hold an extra session, and to that end he has sent this telegram to Sen ator Henry Cabot Lodge: "Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 24. To Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, United States Senator, Washington, D. C.:. Force extra session sure. Patriotic act. Wil son more dangerous to country than German submarines. This from a democrat and old soldier of the civil war. "CHARLES WOOSTER." Ravenna Woman Seeks Daughter and Her Child News of the whereabouts of her daughter and granddaughter is being sought by Mrs. Linda Gitchel of Ra venna. The missing woman is Mrs. Cora Wheeler, who is described as 5 feet 9 inches in height, slender and with brown eyes, brown hair and scar on neck from goiter operation. She was last seen in Central City with her 9-year-old daughter, who has dark hair and eyes, the worrying mother writes. Mayor Anton Walz of Hartington is Dead Hartington. Neb.. Feb. 26. (Spe cial Telegram.) Mayor Anton Wall died yesterday morning at an early hour of hardening of the arteries, after several weeks illness. He was just competing his seventh terms as mayor of the city of Hartington. He was 63 years of age and leaves a' wife and six children. The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from Holy Trinity church. Mrs. J. B. Weston, Pioneer Of Early Nebraska, Dead Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 26. (Special ' Telegram.) Mrs. J. B. Weston, one of the earliest pioneers of this section, died suddenly here today as a result of a fall a few days ago, aged 75 years. Her husband, the late J. B. Weston, was president of the Beatrice National bank and in an early day car ried mail on horseback between Ne braska City and Beatrice. Three hhil ren survive. P-fl lady-outW 2-25 T -et some iTTrru. tou have t will TOBEHERe r ifJ,illL. Vvi CHANt ' MEEDI l.?,",' HAVE TO DO-WHO 1 U LON4- 1 A-Lij5S& -o . 'I I E J Xvt ONE HONORED HELLO- THAT NICE OFFICE J ( P LtmTI Today's Sport Calendar Hoekev Frlnceton vs. Vale, at w Haven. Basket Ball Eastern lntercoliei-tate, Columbia at Yale, Pennsylvania at Dart mouth; won tarn conference, Chicago at North western. Uoxli Billy Mlske t. Battling Lo Tlnsky, ten round, at St. Paul. Kid Herman ts. Jabes White, ten rounds), at Albany, N. V. Kddle Bothnia vt. Battling Cheek, ten rounds, at aanesvllle. Wit, Republican Chiefs Planning Roundup Of Their Members Washington, Feb. 26. Republican leaders of the house are planning a round-up here on March 5 of mem bers of their party elected to the next congress, to discuss the speakership and other organization questions. The idea will be submitted to the organi zation committee of twenty-seven to morrow night and if it is approved, in vitations will be issued at once to 170 members of the present house and forty-five incoming members. Opinion is general among repub lican leaders that Representative Mann will be nominated for speaker without opposition, and that Repre sentative Lenroot of Wisconsin will be named floor leader if Mr. Mann is elected. Who will be 0oor leader if Mr. Mann should fail of election is receiving little consideration and no discussion. With both regulars and progressive republicans anxious to restore peace in their ranks, they are not going beyond the possibilities of victory. A steering committee to advise with the floor leader and keep him in touch with the sentiment of the entire re publican side is beint, strongly urged by progressive republicans. One of the chief complaints the progressively inclined members have made at the present session is that Representative Mann has not consulted the wishes of the republican membership in regard to pending legislation. Rumors of trades for the independ ent vote, involving both senate and house leaders, are numerous. Many different plans are being laid, it is said, for capturing the independents by promises of the passage of pet legislation. Proffer of an invitation by the five independents to Miss Jeanette Rankin of Montana, the newly-elected woman representative to co-operate with them in the preliminary discussions of house organizations has not disturbed the republicans. They profess con fidence that she will prove a regular republican." Births and Birthdays In Court House Family The court house crew hit the bull's eye Monday in the birth and birth day column. Paul Stemwender. messenger in the county attorney's office, didn't show up for work, but telephoned later in the morning that the storK naa pre sented Mrs. Steinwender and him with a ten-pound daughter. Miss Charlotte Martin, stenogra pher and private secretary to the county attorney, received many boxes of flowers and candy because she was born some several years ago Monday. Rumor has it that she will have about twenty-three or twenty four candles in her birthday cake. Another court house miss who boasted a birthday was Eloise Virtue, of the the juvenile court deputies. She confesses to having been born about the time the Chicago world's fair was held. Wife Has Him Arrested, Then Wins His Freedom It didn't matter much to John Hoff man, 2926 South Twenty-third street, when a fortune teller told him Sun day that his wife held out part of his pay envelope, but he resented the in sinuation from several of his friends. He was arrested, charged with dis turbing the peace. Although his wite had him arrested, she pleaded with the judge to turn him loose. She said that her husband always turned his pay envelope over to her and that it wasn't his fault that he was sliehtlv under the influence of liquor, as friends had taken him to a saloon and purchased it for him. He was dis charged. Warm Fight in Prospect Over Jail Elevator Job Acting upon the grand jury's sug gestion that the operator of the jail elevator he under the jurisdiction of the sheriff's office, a recommendation has been prepared to be submitted to the county board that Isaac Bailey, a negro, be appointed to the job. J. Dudley, the present jail elevator operator, was appointed by the county board. A warm fight is in prospect over this appointment, PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Charles F. Macfarlan u. Chicago, vlr preldnt and treasurer of Morris A Co., In at the Itoiel Fontenellt with hit wife and daughter, on t) olr way home from a vaoa tlon In California. He stopped off hare to Inipent the firm South Side plant, where much rebuilding and enlargement hava been done sines the fire there last year. THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1917. White Town Car Lan "To the Nebraska White company belongs the distinction of exhibiting at the Omaha Auto show the highest priced job which will be seen," as serts Fred C. Rogers. ihe selling price of the White model exhibited at the auto show is $5,600." The cars manufactured by the White company represent as nearly as possible the word "excellence and their line consists of, excepting spe cial designs, a C. M. chassis (137; inch wheel base), a seven-passenger First Haircut in Three Years for Youthful Nomad Edward Gantz. a 16-year-old youth hailing from East St. Louis, 111., is going to have his hrst hair cut m three years. He isn t very keen about having his long locks shorn, but the authorities at Riverview home are go ing to take the matter into their own hands. Young Gantz drifted into Omaha a few days ago and was wandering about the streets when he was picked up by the juvenile court authorities. His hair, which is many inches in length, falling in curls upon his shoulders, attracted so much attention that Chief Probation Officer Miller had to take him to the detention home in a taxicab. There the boy told his story. His father and mother died on the same day three years ago. Without a home he became a nomad. In the last three years he has visited many cities, earn ing enough to live on by giving reci tations. The long hair gives him the artistic temperament, he says. But the juvenile court authorities have de cided that the "artistic temperament" is decidedly out ot place in Kiverview home. Baptist Women Plan a Gala Day for Thursday Baptist church women are planning a gala day for Thursday to commemo rate the fortieth anniversary of woman's work for home missions. Omaha will be one of ten cities in the United States to hold a "ruby banquet," to which speakers will come from other cities. The affair will be held at the First Baptist church. Mrs. Latham Crandall of Minneap olis, Miss Mary Hyneman ot Chicago, Iwm CUa. f Ts.nl all mi a. i uusn v. wg,ina, an na tional officers, and Mrs, R. G. David son, state director for home mis sions, will be the out-of-town guests. The rum of $40,000 more than is usually pledged throughout the coun try each year will be raised this year on account of the special anniversary, it is expected. Mesdames J. A. Maxwell, Edward Johnson. H. J. Bailey, Kate Kelsey, E. B. Taft, C. A. Sherwood and G. W. Noble are the local women in charge of the affair. Wheat Prices Move Up, While Com Drops a Little With everybody talking wheat, prices on the Umana Oram exchange advanced 'i to i cent over Saturday and sold at $1.82 to $1.84 per bushel. Receipts were ninety-one carloads and practically all of the offerings were sold during the morning ses sion. Corn was J-cent off from the prices of Saturday and sold at 95 to 96H cents per bushel. At these prices the demand was strong, buyers grabbing up all the offerings. The receipts were ninety-five carloads. Oats were unchanged, selling at 55)4 to 57 cents per bushel. There were fifty-five carloads on sale. oil stocks A remarkable disparity be- twetn intrinsic investment value amniberal income yield on the one hand, and low market price on the other, ia cleirly proven rn a tpecial circular we have prepared on Mid-Continent Oil & Utiliuea, actively traded in on the New York Curb Market. It ahowi better than 8 income and your invented capital post lively safeguarded, plui tremendoua speculative value in addition. It ia inter eating and free on request, it you specify Circular EE-t8 II uth U Ball raat CHICA09 Maaa. MarHaaa " daulet at Auto Show J)v J ILJ touring car, a seven-passenger limou sine, a seven-passenger landaulet, a seven-passenger cabriolet, a G. M. T. chassis (1244-incli wheel base), a six-passenger town car, a four-passenger runabout, a six-passenger town car landaulet, a four-passenger sedan and a three-passenger, coupe. The White company recently sold 106 special "bus" jobs to the Yellow stone National Park commission for use in transporting tourists through the park. Doctor's Wife Wins Her Divorce jn Local Court Grace S. Wightman was granted a decree in Judge Day's divorce court from Dr. Hugo W. Wightman, an Omaha physician. She was given cus tody of a minor child, Roberta Wight man. Other decrees granted were: David M. Stidd from Martha L. Stidd. James G. Richardson from Anna F. Richardsbn. Ruth L. Thiele has started divorce action against Fred W. Thiele, alleg ing cruelty. LigfhtFour , 3.. Touring . j ". Roadster . . Country Club . UAjnu a French Force Way Into Teuton Line West of Verdun Paris, Feb. 26. "Late yesterday French detachments broke into the German lines near Ville-Sur-Tourbe (twenty-five mlies west of Verdun), destroyed a number of shelters and brought back prisoners and ma terials," say's today's official an nouncement. "Two surprise attacks by the enemy one on one of our trenches north of Beaulne, northeast of Soissons; the other on one of our posts northwest of Avocourt were broken up. We took prisoners, in cluding one officer. "There was intermittent cannonad ing at some points on the front. "Yesterday our pilots brought down three German airplanes. One of these machines fell in our lines near Mersy, in the vicinity of Rheims; the second south of Pinon, in the Aisne; the third southeast of Altkirch. Our squadrons threw numerous pro jectiles on bivouacks and munitions depots near Spincourt, where a num ber of explosions were heard; on the aviation grounds and hangars at Buzancy, the railways at Ars-Sur-Moselle and on railway stations at Roussewiller and Woellling, in the re gion of Wissembourg." Two Autos Collide and One Man is Injured Cars driven by G. A. Winther, Wis ner, and Harold Tolson, 2427 Erskine street, collided at Twenty-fifth and Parker. C. J. Jameson, 3024 North Nineteenth street, a passenger in the Winther car, received a broken arm, bad scalp lacerations and body bruises. G. A. Winthers and Pearl Breding, the other occupants of the car, re ceived only minor injuries. Harold Tolson was not injured. Motor Qrs Car Value What Makes It? A most important factor in determining the value of the motor car you buy this spring is the stability of its manufacturer. Assets and good will create stability. So it is interesting to you, as an Overland owner or admirer to know that the assets of The Willys-Overland Company f are more than J68.000.000.00. Its good will can best be judged by the steadily increasing num ber of Willys-Overland purchasers. From 3304 cars in 1910 our annual business grew steadily to 142,441 cars in 1916. Our contracts call for more than 200,000 cars this year. It's well to consider such fixed facts before you purchase your car. IMS M) $750 Big Four Touring . Roadster Coupe . Sedan . . fSSO , S833 , 1125(1 , 140O All trlc . a. ToUie and WILLYS-OVERLAND, SALES ROOMS 2047-49 Farnam Street. Douglai 3292 The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio Manufacturers of Willys-Knight aad Overland Automobiles and Light Commercial Can "M,dlnU..A.1 Weather Man Says It Will Be Colder Tonight By way of affirming a popular sus picion, Weather Man Welsh declared this morning that spring has not yet arrived, and that it will be much colder tonight. However, a tempera ture drop in Omaha of almost fifty degrees since 5 p. m. Sunday caused Omahans to exhibit no surprise when the weather man forecasted colder. From 68 degrees late Sunday after noon, the mercury had dropped to 21 at noon. Lieutenant Tipton Has Been Dismissed from Navy Thomas M. Tipton, who as a lieu tenant was in charge of navy recruit ing in the Omaha district until last July, was dismissed from the navy January 3, according to publication in the last issue of the Navy Register, itist received here. Persons familiar ! n i i rerry lock i ! Steering Wheel apoeitrva Theft Insurance no two iooks nave alike. Front wheels are wi ken wild I I when ear ia locked. Ask us about it now. Phona Douglas 8217. I Auto Deice Sales Co. it. I I 884-6-8 Brandeis Bldg Omaha, Nab. lata ejsaaw mmmm eaeaat aj Light Six Touring , Roadster Coupe Sedan . . 0M . "0 . 11385 . J15S5 iutc! to cAonjt wltluul nollct Inc., OMAHA SERVICE STATION 20th and Harney Street. n with naval procedure say that dismis sal from the service only iollows the consideration and judgment of a court martial. Lieutenant Tipton was well known here and had many friends and- ac quaintances. Details of his case are lacking. He was last serving tem porarily on the North Dakota of the Atlantic fleet, with Norfolk as the home yard. Lieutenant W. W. Wad dell succeeded Tipton here. S K and Yai Ba Ifcr. "What ara you cooklnf, mamma T" a.ked (raar-oM llarlaral. "Caoltflowar, d.ar." an.warad bar mothtr. A law mlBUtaa latar Maraarat law her fathar approaehlne aad, running ta him. said "Papa, what da you fink wa ara going to hava for aapparT" "I rton t mow: what la tit" "Why, ar. aatarptllarl" Naw Yark Tlmm. MARLEY 2 IN.' DEVON 2H IN: ARROW COLLARS IB ta.aash, lor 60 eta. ' CLUITT. PIUIOOY i tO., 1MB. HAKIM SEA FOODS RacalraJ Direct From Coast Twie a Waak Lira Lobster a Specialty HOTEL ROME 'if, Willys-Knight Four Touring . S12K Four Coupo. . SlOfti Four Sedan. . !) Four Limousine tin&) Eight Touring . 105O BRANCH Douglas 3290. See out exhibit at tlie showSee our com plete line at our retail take rooms.