Opponent Picked - for Angel Firpo Homer Smith of Kalamazoo, • Mich., to Meet “Wild Bull of Pampas” in Bout Here. Homer Smith of Kalamazoo. Mich., has been selected as the opponent for I.uis Angel Firpo, the famous “wild bull of the pampas'’ and challenger of Jack Dempsey, in the South' Omaha American legion show which will he held at the baseball park August S. Announcement of Smith's selection was made Wednesday morning. An hour after the announcement William Kavan, boxing commlsaloner for Omaha, Issued a statement de claring that the state boxing commis sion would not permit the bout on the assumption that Smith was no fit opponent for Firpo. Another hour later he recalled the statement and said that Smith was acceptable as an opponent for th? Argentina heavyweight. Kavan explained that he and George Kosters. head of the state boxing commission, in looking up Smith's record had inadvertantly con fused Homer Smith with another “Smith.” Gater, he said, they found their mistake and Investigating Homer's record decided he was O. K. Central Nebraska Forms Golf League D St. Paul, Neb., July 25.—At. a meet ing of the golfers representing about twenty cjubs in the central part of the state, held In Grand Island last week, the Central Nebraska Golf as sociation was organized. The following officers were elected * for the coming year: T. J. Todd, Kearney, president; O. L. Swanson, Loup City, vice president; J. F. Web ster, St. Paul, secretary-treasurer; A. H. Held, Holdrege; Fred Harrison, Grand Island: D. P. Rankin, Lexing ton; E. Erickson. Franklin, and O. L. Swanson, Loup City, board of direc tors. The following towns were repre sented by delegates or signified their desire to Join in the new association by letter or by wire: Hastings, North Platte. Gothenburg, Campbell, Frank lin, Holdrege, St. Paul, Woodland, Grand Island, Riverside, Loup City, Kearney, Columbus. Scottsbluff, Nor folk, Osceola, O'Neill and Central •City. The question of holding a tourna .ment this season was discussed and left in the hands of the board otdi rectors for final decision. A number of the clubs are In favor of holding the tournament later this season and it will be statewide in its scope. Every elub in central and western , Nebraska will be urged to get Into this association, so that it will de velop into the biggest and the best state golf association in the middle west. Applications are in order and at the first meeting of the board of directors they will be voted on and taken into the association. The fees are 55 per annum. Many Entries Expected for Tritfounty Tennis Meet Bloomfield, Neb.. July 25.—Advices •e received from towns in the district Indicate that there will be a big at tendance at the Tricounty tennis tourney to- be staged here on August 9 and 10. Two doubles courts and one singles court will be used In the tournament. Preparations for enter tainment of the visitors are being made, the Commercial club co-operat ing with the local tennis club. C. R. McDonald of Hartington Is president of the association, Vic Henry of l.aurel is vice president, and Frank Hughes of Bloomfield is the secre tary. Knights Will Meet Clarks in Twilight Game Tonight ' The Knights of Columbus and Wal ter G. Clarks will meet In a twilight game at Fontenelle park tonight. Both teams are leading the second, division of the Metropolitan leagus which split Into two sections after Sunday’s games. • Gate City Meeting. Managers of the Gate City league will hold a meeting Friday night at S:30 o’clock at the city hall. EDDIE’S FRIENDS The Fellow Who Stands Zero With the Other Fellows' Wive* ' I .. - -_j_— oubll, ip’ yoorz told me *4e eats t^b M UJIPB'S fJOT (toiKib YY, F«ovriNi& oi»* her cake. g ITS (roiuc, roVB 'ZYio Be rut:et; T,,, YY tWrouk -tWb rew | WK4rww.ua: ^ 24£ -f£%Zot W^oSt ™L* Ar E1MT o'clock ■ H4 She aievez o,d if I •soppot.E .— -, 2 ""re'Sou»tee K «»E^e ^ ^WT/Gm 4/UO (3 ^-r5 ^CLT Jy fc^OR vOHE^J 7MAT P|^R,5S , 2S?4?(r 77. y7./////Z. /1g)t»U mr iwt’l f»K—~«n»vic«. Ixe. ^7=*B Central State Guns at Hastings on Sunday Hastings, Neb., July 23.—The third league shoot of the Central Nebraska Trapshooters league will be held Sun day, July 29, at Hastings. The race for first place In tlje standing Is a dose .one with Dannebrog first. Bart ley second, Holdrege and Kearney close, It is any team's race yet and Sunday will find each and every club shooting their hest to win the large season's trophy as well as the in dividual trophies. At the last shoot there were 100 shooters out. The race for the 30-60 Rumely Oil Pull trophy presented by J. C. Copsey, president of the league, will be a good finish. The rules are that to win ft leg a shooter must break 60 targets straight and shoot of at the last league shoot In August for final own ership. Those who have qualified and their long runs are Loren Bunny, 91. Atlanta; W. H. Lemburg, 90, Boelus: Howard Kerr, Ansley, 82; Herman Shade, Farwell, 62; L. E. Edwards, Bartley, 60; F. W. Thomas. Lexing ton, 60. Standings of the league to date: Dannebrog . 470 600 Bartley . 466 600 Holdrege . 464 600 Kearney . 463 600 Haatlnge . 463 500 Glenvll . 451 500 Analey . 442 600 North Platte . 431 500 Trenton ... 427 600 Oxford ... 404 500 Hurdler Seeking Olympic Berth By International Newi Service. Iowa City, July 25.—Charles R. Brookins, world's record holder !n the 220 yard low hurdles, will com pete In the national A. A. U, Junior and senior track and Held champion ships at Stagg Held, Chicago, August 31 to September 2. The University of Iowa hurdler hopea to obtain a berth on the American Olympic team. Although placing high In the A. A. U. meetings does not assure a. posl tlo non the Olympic teams It (rings the contestant favorable notice from the American officials who attend these meetings In quest of Olympic material. Brookins has not been defeated In the hurdles this year. His meteoric rise has brought him much attention. Ty Cobb, miuiayer of the Betrolt Tiger*. who has been out of the lineup with a stiff nack. broke Into tha second same as a pinch hitter and crashed out a triple which sent two runs home, tying the Chiraso White Sox In the second Inning He ragletered a minute later and put his club In front. of us fail to get d garters when they * are needed. We fprget became the old ooes are not in sight "~'4 BostonGmC^ Qmorte Froit Conpwy, Bo*too Mahon of Baton Gorton for Mon and Vdvt Grip Hooo Smppotorm for Woman W_'_____ "/ _ _ ---- -— - Fistula-Pay When Cured 11 || II [rrSvl A mild system of treatment that cures Piles, Fistula and othar « gJb tauV^cljBc Rectal Diseases in a short time, without a severe surgical op eration. No Chloroform, Ether ar other general anesthetic used. ' A eura guaranteed In evary case accepted for treatment, and no money Is to he peld nnttf cured. Writ# for hook on Rectal Diseases, with names and testimonials of more than 1,000 prominent people who have been permanently eured. Dlt. B. R. TARRY Sanatorium, Fatsra Trust Bldf. (Baa Bldg.), Omaha, Nab. Tierney Gives Wichita Lead in Western; Throws Out Game By Auortated Prein. Wichita, Kan., July 25.—Wichita Is in the lead in the Western league by virtue of the action of President A! Tierney, In throwing out ft game which Tulsa won from Wichita, 6 to 2. In a letter received here today, Tierney said that the game should be played over. In the third inning of the disputed game, played here June 29, Catcher McMullen of Wich ita, threw his glove at the ball and the umpire allowed a Tulaa man on third to score and the Ttilsa player on first to go to third. ' The game was finished under protest. In the play off game, the play will begin where it was when McMtillen threw his glove—none out, Tulsa men on first and third and Davis at bat. The score stood 2 to 1 in favor of Tulsa. By throwing out the game, the percentage stands .634 for Wichita and .628 for Tulsa. Luis Firpo Will Box Tom Cowler St. Louis, July 25.—Lul» Firpo, of Argentina, challenger of Jack Demp sey, world's heavyweight boxing champion, has been matched to meet Tom Cowler of London, England, In a 10-round, no-decision bout here Au gust 6, Leo Heyman, local promoter, announced. The announcement stated that ar rangements had been made with Tex Rickard. New Tork boxing promoter, with whom Flrpo has a contract, to stage the bout which will be held In an open arena. The purse* were not made public. Livestock Team Wins. In a game at Athletic park yester day, the Livestock National bank of the South side defeated Brunswick's billiards by a score of 10 to I. George Grantham, another former Omaha player, is leading the Nation al league with 24 stolen bases. Wettest Place in U. S. Found Teammate of Izzy Einstein Be Stows Distinction on Mt. Clemens, Mich. By Amwlilnl Pmi Mount Clemens, Mich., July 25.— Federal prohibition authorities who some time ago announced the open ing of a campaign to reduce the amount of illicit liquor aold in south eautern Michigan late last night, raided nine cafes and roadhouses in Mount Clemens and vicinity, and armed with warrants for the arrest of the proprietors, took the first steps intended to close the alleged re sorts under provisions of the federal "padlock” law. Evidence on which the warrants were issued had been obtained by Frank W. Rickey, team mate of Izzy Einstein, New York'* pic turesque liquor sleuth, who posed as a southern colonel here to take the mineral baths In an attempt to cure rheumatism. Earge quantities of liquor were destroyed, the officers said. Rickey described Mount Clemens as "one of the very wettest places in the United States.” He declared he had found several places here where bars were maintained for men and women and that in some instances champagne and other liquora were sold. He charged he hfd seen cer tain local officers drinking. Parcaut Throws Turner. Oskaloosa, la., July 25.—Ralph Parcaut, middleweight wrestler of Spencer, la., proved too strong for Joe Turner of Washington, D. C.,( taking two out of three falls in their match here last night. Dry Agent Shot by Rum Runners Bj International Men* Berrlre. Atlanta, Ga , July 25.—One man la dying and two other*, one a prohibi tion agent and the other an alleged booze runner, are in hospital* with wound* as a result of a pltrhed battle between dry agenta and their intended captives near West Point, Or., according to word reaching here today. The man at the point of death is known as Andrews, and the dry agent is Grady Cobh, well known In Atlanta. The identity of the alleged rum run ner who was shot through the head has not yet been learned at Atlanta headquarters. The dry agent, accompanied by Andrews, had gone down the Chlpley road to destroy a reported still and was returning to West Point when he discovered a car speeding In the opposite direction, loaded, the agent said, with whisky. Cobb blocked the road and com manded the occupants of the sus pected car to surrender. One of the two men in the car alighted and Is said to have opened fire directly at Cobb and Andrews. The gun battle ensued. Army Aviators Killed. Boston, July 25.—Lieut. Kltchell Snow, attached to the 101st observa tion squadron, Massachusetts Nation al Guard, was killed yesterday after noon when his plane nose-nived 200 feet. Four Convicts Escape. Salem, Ore., July 24.—Four con victs, Hubert Barry, Richard Moore, James Arnold and Lionel J. Hobson, escaped from the state penitentiary brickyard here this afternoon by con cealing themselves In a freight car which was shunted out of the prison grounds. Teacher Says English Kids More Interested in Bookies Than Books ___\ Bj AMorlatfd Frm. Eondon, July 26.—All over England tonight, stern father* were calling their little sons Into the sitting room and asking them if they ever het on the horses. The Idea that son may be more interested in his ‘‘bookie” than in his books popped Into papa's head as soon a* he had lead the eve ning -newspaper. Under exciting headlines, he read the testimony given by a woman school teacher at the government's inquiry into betting. This teacher, whose schol is in a poor district, testified that out of a class of 42 boys averaging 11 years old, 19 ad mitted that they backed horses. She also suspected that others in the class followed the ponies with their pennies, but were afraid to admit K. Soma of the boys were dally bet tors, she said, buying a 3-penny “tip'' and retailing its suggestion to their classmates at a half penny each. She remarked that the boys were ao eager and Interested in bet ting thdt they had even offered to put up a little money for her. Colleagues had informed her that renditions were similar in other schools. Asked by Sir Alfred Butt wheth er the youngsters understood the Intricacies of betting, such as the starting prices, she replied: "Oh, dear yes! they talk about form, the size of the horses and the abilities of the Jockeys. I have been astonished at their knowledge," FORD OWNERS f Install the Speedwell Oiler and Notice the Difference Perfect Lubrication for Fords Sold under bank guarantee. Keeps the motor from overheating. No more burned out bearings, scored cylinders and pistons. Increases motor power. Speedwell Oiler Co. 1*18 Dong lx 5t._Omibi. N«b. / Ninety-nine per cent of all Jordan owners still drive their original cars or have bought new Jordans. And why not— the average service parts cost last year was less than $10 per car. Now with the Blue Silhouette reduced to $1675 Cleve land, thousands of new owners are experiencing Jordan GUY L. SMITH Faraam at 16tli OMAHA, NEB. AT Untie l»44 “SERVICE FIRST” Auto Race Prize Pays Honeymoon Lanky Ford Salesman Realize? Dreams by Winning Non stop Marathon. Hy Int.'rnnttonal News Service. Houston, Tex . July 25.—ft. C. "Boh" Kettle, young, lanky and ro mantic Ford salcseman, was sleeping today and his dreams were of orange blossoms and a girl. Bob won the nonstop marathon at the Gulf Coast speedway early this morning; he had already won the girl. .The longdistance driver plans to use the 3200 prlxe money toward defray Ing honeymoon expenses. Kettle sat at the wheel watching the track unfold before him contin uously from 8 o'clock last Friday night until 1:10:30 o'clock this morn ing, JOt hours, 10 minutes and 30 seconds. Mrs. Mabel Lowe, the only woman entrant in the endurance contest, was carried off the track in a faint after driving 101 hours 2 minutes and 30 seconds—eight minutes before Kettle went out. "Kid" Ball, who stayed with Settle and Mrs. IX)we throughout yester day and the day before, went out with 88 hours and 15 minutes to his credit. Thirteen drivers started the con test. Falling Boulder Kills Girl Hiker • By AftMM'liited PrM>. Colorado Springs, July 25.—The body of Mary A. Wilkinson, 17-year old Memphis, Tenn.. girl, who was killed yesterday when she was struck by a boulder in Rook Creek canyon, was sent to Memphis today. Her mother, Mrs. 8. A. Wilkinson, head of a summer camp for girls at Mani tou, Colo., accompanied the body. The boulder which struck Miss Wilkinson hurled her off a cliff to the roadway, 175 feet below, investigate ing officers say the blow from the boulder was fatal. It M thought to hnve been looeene by others of the hiking psrty c which she was a member, and whie was attempting to scale Cbeyenn mountain over a difficult and tnrr‘ quently used trail. Miss Wllklnso* waa an excellent athlete and fwin. tner. Commission Crants Low Fare to Harvest F'ielo St Paul. July 25.—Authorizatio to put Into effect a reduced fare < 15 for harvest hands from Mi neapdhs, St Paul and Duluth. Minn Superior. Wi*., and Sioux City. Is to any point In Minnesota or Nort Dakota, was received today from tl Interstate Commerce commission. 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And that's al- / most true, for Paula's slip 1 of the tongue almost ruined m the world for those who f. loved her. • '/ CARTER DE HAVENS in "PRIVATE, KEEP OFF" Demand Holdover of PRINCE LEI LAN I' in "Out of the We.t" and KENNETH WIDENOR "The Voice in the Organ" A Million* Dollar Coat Noah Beery Gaston Glass Alice Lake Richard Headrick Alec B. Francis Frank Campeau Robert McKim Louise Fazenda Joseph Dowling Only Tw4 Mot* of tk* Current Show | THE SPEEDERS SIX SHEIKS OF ARABY New SHOW SATURDAY ***** • *•*—-- •Kv—,. IOi NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS GRAND. ... I