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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1917. .DID YOU HEAR MY Wire. in I LIKE THE OLO SON OF THE BRINGING UP FATHER LOVE -SWEET -LOVE '.I OV COLLY- MacJOe' THAT Woman THAkTb HER LA.tT t0SS MUST 5TODY FROM THE SAME TEACHER SEVENTEENTH ISO ONE. VHY I LIKE CENTCRY - .HCfy THEM now a-Days- n them:: B W Copyright, Hil. International News Service. v Drawn for 1 . I V 111 Ml r .. I L II . I ssfT " 111 I T it i i . i UJ - ' iii ii ti xn I u I l r u '4 The Bee by George McManus HUSKER ROOTER TAKES LOOK A T SYRACUSE AND PULLS DOWN HIS WAGER New York Eleven Practices at Creighton Field and Earth Rumbles As Nearly a Sec 2 of Giants Charge Over the Ground; Two Scrimmages on V The Program Today. ' i An Omaha foot ball fan, who thinks pretty well of the University of Nebraska,' occupied a seat in the grandstand at Creighton field yesterday afternoon when Bill Horr, head line coach of Syracuse university, led his 20 New Yorkers out on the gridiron yesterday afternoon for a little practice. The Omaha fan almost was para lyzed in his seat and his startled op tics expanded to an almost abnormal size as he stared in open, wonder at the mastodons who trailed behind O'Neill. , "Goodnight!" ejaculated the fan. "I was just gping -to put the roll on the Cornhuskers, but, believe me, I see the errors of my ways. Those guys must weigh a ton each." The Syracuse lads are a husky bunch. Syracuse used to have two fa mous guards who weighed 250 pounds each. They are supposed to be gone now, but a look at the squad which practiced at Creighton field yesterday afternoon would make one believe the two guards had been succeeded by 22 ot trie same size, "VVho'se the little euv?" one on looker asked, "That's Robertson, he weighs. 190," was the response. , Brother at Dodge. Robertson, by the way, is a brother of the Robertson who is playing on the Camp-Dodge eleVen, which battles Funston here Saturday. The Camp Dodge Robertson flayed at Dart mouth, but answered the call to the colors last summer. The two broth ers expect to have a "visit in Omaha Saturday.' , The Syracuse grinders went through a fairly .stiff practice yesterday, but the coaches say it was nothing com pared to what is scheduled fdr today. Two scrimmages are on the program todav. , "The boys have been having !t easy," said the line coach. "Since the Colgate game, we have let them rest, the work has been light. But tomor row and Wednesday they'll get plenty of work so they will be in first class condition for the game Thursday." Stewart Sees Game. Doc Stewart, the Cornhusker. coach; saw the Syracuse-Michigan Aggie game Saturday. The New Yorkers didn't show much, however. The Aggies are woefully weak this year, ''ven't won-even one game, and the New Yorkers played subs and took it . j-asy. They won 21 to 7, which looks like a poor score, but Nebraska fol lowers are letting that make 'them over-confident for they realize the Aggies were fighting desperatly, they laced Syracuse with that determina- , tion to "win one came at least." A ten the Syracuse lads had not been work ing weir neads on in preparation as t..v will for the Cornhusker fray. -here are 22 men in the Syracuse party. They are stopping at the Fon tencllt. . Nonpareils Challsnge David City to Contest By FRANK QUIGLEY. A week asro SunJav David fitv fll before the champs by the score of 7 10 v, aitnougn jjavid Uty, through its referee, endeavored to call the contest a tie. If David City is of the opinion that it has any claim to the champion ship of Nebraska, the Nonnari1 wilt donate David City 100 rock and civf a handicap of 25 points, said game to be. played on a neutral gridiron. The Nonpareils and their followers are of the opinion that the Nonpareils can irim any team tn the state of Ne braska with one exception, the one "xception being the University of Ne- urasKa. Through the sport pages of The Bee Phillip Lynch, manager of the Nonpareils, , -. wishes to challenge Creighton university for a post-season game, the receipts to go to the Knights of Columbus war fund. Next Thursday the Nonpareils will play at Dunlap, la., and on the following Sun day they will play the Camp Dodge soldiers at Melady's meadow. Soldiers Coming to Big ' Foot Ball Game Saturday Rock Island officials say they will bring into Omaha several thousand soldiers from Camps Funston and Dodge for the army foot hall ram to be played next Saturday on Creigh ton neia. , ' Special trains will be run from both ot the armv cantonm fit rs9rhtiflr Omaha early the day of the game, and 111 addition, extra coaches will be at ' tached to all trains coming from the , ;amps. J ne Lmon 1'acific is fitrur me on. running a special from Camp .' UilMOl!. , . - i , Call to "Y" Tossers. ' A meeting of Young Men's Chris tian association basket tossers has been called for 6:45 tonight by Sec retary uon Axoore. CREIGHTON "LAYS f OR ROCKY MINERS Blue and White Warriors Not Confident of Ability to Down Colorado Host, But They Expect to Win. . "We are going to have a hard time beating the- Colorado Miners next Thursday," declared Tommy M,ills,1 mentor ot the Lreighton grid eleven Mondaynight, but we re going to do it." The team is in the best condition of the season. The whole squad re alizes that the Miner game is the hardest of the year and the boys are going in to fight and win. But we will have to sow all the foot ball we know to do it," concluded Mills. Truer words were never said. The Colorado School of Mines as been going like a whirlwind all season. Their last feat was in annexing the scalp of the Colorado Aggies, one of the strongest teams in the state, by a 27-to-6 score last Saturday. The Miners were 'the champions of the Rockies last year, but were defeated two weeks ago by Denver university. Coach Parsons of the Miner squad wrote to Coac Mills assuring him that he was offering no alibis when he said that five of his best men were on the hospital list during that game, so ,he simply withdrew his entire first team and sent in the second team, re alizing that it would be useless to try to stop the husky Uenver eleven. It is the opinion of Blue and White enthusiasts that Creighton field will be the scene of a real foot ball battle on Turkey day. And Mills thinks so too. He is putting his men through the' stiffest grilling of the season. Good results are evident The team is confident, aggresive and is. run by Harmon like aweHoiled machine. Ill f 'A Sell Seats ForBig Grid Game At Commercial Club Auction Ten box seats for the Camp Fun-ston-Camp Dodge foot ball game next Saturday brought a total of $775 at auction at the Commercial club rooms at noon. Charles E.' Black was the auction eer. Black got on top of the table and talked fast and furious with all his old-time after-dinner Style, but on ac count of the dreary day the usual noon-day crowd was not present, and the sale was stopped when 10 seats were sold, although it hid been planned to sell 20 of them. Those who bought and the prices paid were as follows: , A. a Smith I210!J. E. tvldon.,l 10 Via Jeep l0jKndall K. Brown SO W. M. Burceu. UlChaa, D. Beaton; (0 Fran W, Jadion SOI Win. Bchmotler.. 40 & S. Calvin.. S0. II. Loomla. ... 40 American League Answers .Suit of Baltimore Federals . Washington, Nov. 26. The Ameri can league filed its answer today in tne district ot Columbia suoreme court to the Baltimore federal league club's ?V00,U0O damage suit. A gen eral denial of the allegations was made. North i PJctte and York ,' ' To Clash on Turkey' Day York, Neb.. Nov. 26.-(SDecial.1- North Platte and York High schools will' close the foot ball season here Thanksgiving day. American Casualties With Canadian Troops Ottawa. Ont- Nov. 26. The fol lowing American names appear in today s casualty list: wounded: j. u Muter. Lone Beach, Wash.; C Cherry, Denver; l nomas frosio Loronada, Cal; H. L. Riker. Grafton. Ia. Killed in action: O J. McNamee, ban Prancisco. - Today's Sport Calendar Boxiai Battlloa Levtakr anlntt Bill Bnnnan, IS ronnda. at Boatoa. Matt Brook calnut Battling Bchnlta, 10 round, at To- mmi. rat uweiM agatnat innc labor, 13 rwwu, a( jUMcntatar, . U Former Mate of Jim Thorpe Plays on Funstoii's Eleven Thomas Hawkeagle, who plays guards 'on the Camp Funston team against Camp Dodge at Creighton field next Saturday, is a former team mate of Jim Thorps, said by many ex perts to be the greatest of all foot ball players. Hawkeagle was one of. the stars of that Carlisle team, which coached by the great Glenn Warner and cap tained by the famous Thorpe, cleaned up everything in sight, including Har vard, Dartmouth and several other big eastern schools. In practice with the Funston crew, Hawkeagle is showing his old time form and he is expected to be one of the stars in the game here next Sat urday., CENTRAL ELEVEN HOLD FIELD MEET Take Day Off and Stage Track Event in Which the First Team Returns Vic torions. "Beat Omaha!" cry St. Joseph Cen tral High fans. "We must take the pride out of the chesty Nebraskans," is the slogan, and they are bending every effort to accomplish this re solve. ' St. Joseph had a vacation last Sat urday and Coach Dittemore permit ted his team to take a complete rest, so they might be in as good condi- week, however, he is putting the Mis souri squad through stiff practice that includes some trick plays he expects to keep Mulligan's men guessing. -The teams ate evenly matched in every department. Their weights are almost identical and their backfields are said to be about equal in speed. Symon, the captain, and Burkhart, right half, are said to be sharks at toe work, it Maxwell snows up m . 1. c. T U U 1 I llie OI. jusemi Kdiuc as uc n3 m previous battles, however, Central need have no tears for tnis depart ment Coach Mulligan is silent, as usual, but admits that his men are in good condition. He will use the same line up as against Norfolk High. Practice was suspended yesterday afternoon and a field meet between the first and second teams substituted. The first team was the victor, run ning up " 54 points to tne second team's 24. The events and winners: ci 40-yard dash: Eaton, flrat; Max well, aeeond; Loiran, intra. 70-yard daab: Noble, flrat; Maxwell, aee ond; Swoboda. third. 440-yard run: Logan, Ilrat; Swoboda, aeo ond; Baton, third. . Drop kick: Hall, flrat; Rumell, aeeond; Eaaton, third. Flac kick: Maxwell, first; A. Smith, aerond; Carxon, third. . .I'un tint : Youaen, flrat; A. Smith, aeeond; T. Loiran. third. Shuttla relay; Flrat squad flrat. Rquad relay: Flrat team, flrat, Tug-of-war: Flrat team, -won. Omaha Boy on Kemper Grid, Team Recovering From Hurts Ascl Steer, jr., chief deputy district clerk, returned Monday from Boone ville, Mo where he -went to visit his son, Harold E. Steere, captain of the Kemper Military academy foot ball team, who was in a critical condition from blood poisoning, following an injury received in a toot ball game. Toung Steere Is recovering nicely. but will be unable to take part in the Thanksgiving day game, his father says. . . . Gaston Means' Murder Trial' Is Adjourned Till Tuesday Concord. N. C. Nov. 26. The trial of Gaston Means, charged with the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, was adjourned at noon today until 9:30 a. m. Tuesday, to allow a special venire of 150 men to be summoned. Means pleaded not guilty when arraigned after his indictment a month ago and no action was taken today other than a formal announcement by both sides that they were ready to proceed. Police Judge Fines Keepers Of Alleged Gambling House Bruce Frctwell and James King, negroes, were arraigned in ' police courr Monday morning on a charge of keepins a eambline house at the Midway. They were fined. Twenty- eignt inmates taken in tne raid were discharged , - Fl si ' ' ". m a m. i r' 3 1 1 L M 1 Bolsheviki Communicate Now With Berlin by Wifeless . Washington, Nov. 26. Information reaching the State department today was that the authorities in Petrograd were in wireless communication with Berlin. . - The character of the communica tions passing between the two capi tals was unknown, but it was assumed they had to do with the Bolsheviki offer of an armistice. Ambassador Francis' reports to the Stat? department , included informa tion reaching him that the northern armies in Russia were facing a seri ous food shortage, giving rise to the fear that the disorders in that coun try might be further complicated by widespread Tooting. He also repeated a rumor current irt Petrograd that A new government of a socialist charac ter was being formed. Piersol, Convicted Kidnaper, Released on $20,000 Bond Jefferson City, Mo., Nov. 26. The state supreme court today ' ordered the release of Claude Piersol, con victed of the kidnaping of Baby Lloyd Keet'of Springfield, Mo., on $20,000 bond, pending an appeal to the supreme court from the verdict of guilty returned in the circuit court of Webster county. 1 he supreme court today acceprea the bond offered in-behalf of Piersol. Snow Overstate Help Out Winter Wheat A blanket of snow covers ihe greater portion of Nebraska, accord ing to the morning reports to the rail roads. Over the eastern Part of the state the snow is one-half to an inch in depth. Over the western half it is one to four inches, heavy, and wet. - Snow began to fall early Sunday afternoon, continuing the greater por tion of the night.. For several hours it melted as fast as it fell Railroad officials assert that the snow at this time will be of incalcu? able value, as it will moisten the ground and give the winter wheat a new start, that it may stand the win ter weather without danger of the earth blowing away from the roots. '" A large portion of the winter wheat belt of Nebraska is within the area where the snowfall was heaviest. In the extreme south part of Ne braska and over in Kansas there was a light raw that continued Sunday afternoon and night. , Looking for work? Turn, to the Help Wanted Columns now. You will findTiundreds of positions listed there, ...... .... REED CONSTRUES SOLDIER YOTE LAW Attorney General Thinks Men in Service Entitled to Vote at Primary and City Elections. (From a Staff Correspondent.) . Lincoln, Nov. 26. (Special.) The present election law which provides that citizens of Nebraska outside the state on military duty may vote at I the regular election under conditions n . 1 r I - prescriDca in tne iaw, is aiso inter preted by the attorney general to ap ply to the right to vote at the pri mary, and while the legal depart ment of the state is not quite pre pared to state definitely as to the rights of men in service to vote at municipal election, appears to be lieve that they should be allowed to do so. In answer to a communi cation from Mayor Tames Dahlman Pol Omaha, Attorney General Reed replies; ( Dahlman's Inquiry. "You inquire whether Chapter 177, laws of 1917, which provides that: " 'At the first general or special election after the second holiday of January, 1917, every elector in this state who is in the military service of the United States and, because of said service is absent on said day from the city, village, town or voting precinct in which he is entitled to vote .as an elector, snail have the same right to give, in the manner hereinafter provided, his ballot for candidates for all officers voted for at said election, and to have said ballot counted for all candidates for said nffices. as he would have it present at the time of voting in said city, village, town or voting precinct. The provisions of this act shall not, however, extend to, persons. in tne regular army of the United States.' And provides further for taking and countin gthe votes of such electors, is constitutional: also whether the l visions of said act apply to priJ mary and municipal elections. Law is Remedy. r"It isa remedial statute and the rule for construction under such cases is .o consider the old law the mischief and the remedy. Under the old law the legislature had omitted to provide wit: proper safeguars.the opportunity for an elector to vote, if he was out side of the state and in the employ ment of the state or nation and unable to return home at the ime fixed for he general election. The injustice of such a failure in former years, one the part of the legislature, was made quite mnarml wrirn msiiv of nnr Nebraska citizens were required to lose thein votes on account of military duties on the border between the United States and Mexico or in fact being within Mexico, and the measure enacted by the last legislature was one in which it was sought tor emedy this gross injustice to those whose lives might not be spared in the defense of their country, and as a result Chapter 177 of the laws of 1917 was passed and be came the law. "I will answer the questions pro pounded by you in the order in which they are stated above. Cites the Constitution. "1.' The act is constitutional. Sec tion 3 of Article vii of the constitution of Nebraska reads as follows: - '"Every elector in the actual mili tary service of the United States or of this stajf, and not in he regular army, may exercise the right of suf frage at such place and under such regulations as may be provided by law.' . i' ; . : "The right to voteo"f an elector engaged in the military service of the United States may be said then to be granted by the constitution which im pliedly places upon the legislature the duty of providing means for its exer cise. "2. No good reason exists in my opinion why said act should not apply to primary awell as general elec tions. "3. The question as to whether or not the provisions of that act apply to municipal elections may not be en tirely free from doubt, but everything considered, I am iaclined to the opin ion that it does. "In many cases, possibly in most, the elector is about as much interested in the result of a municipal as he is in . the result, of a state or national election. It may affect the most inti mate and tender relations Of his life. Questions affecting the health, con venience and general welfare of his family, including the education of his children, are largely in the hands of officers chosen at such as election. "No good reason exists why he should be debarred from voting at a municipal election when he is per mitted to vote at general state elec tions. The statute which makes provi sion for the exercise of the right does not limit it to general, but includes also special elections which, so far as I now recall, are never state-wide, and the constitutional provision conferring the privilege you will observe, is broad enough in its terms to include municipal as well as state and na tional elections." .Auto Crash, None Hurt. Fremont, Neb., Nov. 26. (Special Telegram.) The automobile driven by Dr. J. S. Devries, was thrown against the curbing and a wheel smashed, when - it struck : the car driven" by Frank . Middaug. Mid- daugh's car .was turned completely around in the street, but remained up right. Neither Doctor Devries nor Middaugh 'wasnjured. Two American Deserters Taken on Mexican Soil Juarez, Mexico, Nov. 26. Two American soldiers, in full field service uniform, were arrested here today and placed in the military detention prison pending an investigation of their presence here. The men ad mitted having come from Camp Fort Bliss," where, they said, they had been member's of an infantry regiment. American Consul E. A. Dow has been notified, and at the request of American military authorities will confiscate their uniforms. An effort was begun to have them surrendered to the United States army at the international bridge, where they will be arrested on charges of desertion, during time pf war, a most serious offense. Beneficent Snowfall Is Welcomed by Farmers Norfolk, Neb., Nov, 26. A snow fall that averaged from two to three inches and is still continuing heavily over all of northern Nebraska and southern South Dakpta was wel comed today by farmers, who have been complaining of the dry condition of the greund, "which threatened crop damage. Today's snowfall, it is said, will protect a large acreage of win ter wheat which has been planted in this section. Stephens and Hammond Land at Atlantic Port Fremont, Neb., Nov. 26. (Special Telegram.) Telegrams received by their families in Fremont, announce the arrival at an Atlantic port of Con gressman Dan V. Stephens and Koss L. Hammond, who have been visiting the European battle fronts and allied countries for a month. The Fremonters expect to reach Fremont - Thursday morning. Ar rangements are under way for a pa triotic meeting early next week, when Congressman Stephens and Mr. Ham mond will tell of their experiences on the trip. Dr. Jameson, Leader of Raid, Is Dead in London London,' Nov. 26 Sir Leander Starr Jameson, leader of the Jameson raid on the Transvaal in 1895, shortly be- tore the Boer war, died today in Lon don. Clemmons Completes Vocational Report Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 26. (Special.) State Superintendent W. H. Clem mons today completed the report of the committee on vocational training in high schools and will send the same to Washington for approval. Butler County Farm Lads Shuck Corn With the Best David City, Neb., Nov. 26. (Spe cial Telegram.) Three sons of W. E. Galwick, living near here, shucked 300 bushels of corn in one day, averaging 100 bushels to each boy. Looking for work? Turn to the Help Wanted Columns now. You will find hundreds of positions listed there.' Simply step on the train and give the conductor your ticket: that's all you have to do. The all-steel EiiiisasIMaSpQdal runs t hrough from Kansas City , to Jacksonville. Leave Kansas Ctr5:55 p.m., reaching Jacksonville 8:23 aeeond morning via F risco Lines and Southern Railway, the direct route. A short schedule, so ar ranged at to seem much shorter because two-thirds of it is sleeping time Fred Harvey meals on the Frisco For illustrated Florida booklets with list of fcotels, and for railroad (ares sad sleeping cat reservations, addreas .' J. C Lorries. Division Paasenferftf ent, Frisco 709 Walnut Stmt, Plucky Dakota School M'am Saves Lives of Her Pupils- " Abertdeen, D. Nov. 26. (Spe cial.) Miss Edna Reideman, 20 years old, teaching school 14 miles from Mcintosh, S. D., saved the lives of her eight pupils and herself through her 'coolness and pluck when a prairie fire, driven by a high wind, swept the.trairie country near the town. As Miss Reideman perceived the prairie approaching them, she hastily gathered all the school chil flrpn tncrpthpr. whn were olavine about the building at noon recess and took them into tne scnooi nouse. Tightly closing every door and win dow, .she kept them inside the build ing until the fires swept by. I. W.W. Arrested in Fatal Train Wrecking Case Henryette, Okl., Nov. 26. Four men, said by- cdunty officers to have carrier! Industrial Workers of the World cards, were arrested here this morning and are being held in con nection with the wrecking of the St. Louis & San Francisco fast train near here yesterday, which resulted in the death of three trainmen, i The wreck was, caused by a rail chained across the' tracks. Lines fHAVAMCIGArV9 YMKYRIE v ' i i v"' i. f DISTRIBUTORS W '- w , I ii f it f t mi a vi' n mm 4k 1. " 'WMHnsTMwMwrMminnti