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Jeff May Wear Glasses, But He Doesn't Need 10 rt OR.DWrRf FUN, LOTS OFFUN, FOR ALL Professional Players to Appear on Cornhusker Alumni Program. EVERYBODY GIVING A BOOST Thenlcr ninnit(jcr Arc (i t in, the (tin 11 tin Nebraska Krniln All Kinds of I.ujnl Support for Tlidr IIIk llanquct. With' the assistance of an orchestra and tho theater managers ot the city, the entertainment feature of the alumni banquet and festival, to be given In honor of the Cornhusker and high school foot full elevens on Jnnunry 8, will rival In merit pome of the better vaudeville (pro nounced vode-vllle) entcrtatnmcnta on some ot the western circuits. Tills state ment Is, of course, nil based on the in omlees of the press agent of the Omaha ilumnl a representative who Is working overtime to let tho west know that Omaha tin d tho state school are on the map. Tho Hippodrome Is to be drawn upon for two or three acts. Manager Johnson Is arranging to have several of his play ers present different stunts. It. Is prob able that a quartet one of the best on tho circuit will be at the Hippodrome during the week of January 5, and in ease It Is, the generous manager will per mit tho four young men to appear In tho entertainment for the Cbmhuskcrs. Other theaters are lending their sup port, and tho alumni will have a long program of interesting features (o make their amusement bill a continuous joy ride. Kverythlng they do according to the press agent will bo up to the best 191.1 standard, and will make everybody happy. The high school students at the banquet are now certain to number more than 125. Nearly all the larger schools of the state have accepted Invitations and are to be present with the full strength of .their elevens. fc CHRISTMAS SWIMMING , RACE G0ESJ0 MEISMER PARIS, Dec. 26. The Christmas swim ming race across the Seine for the "Christmas cup" was contested today In the presence of thousands of holiday makers. The weather was exceptionally mild and twelve competitors. Including one woman, Mme. Renee Mortter, lined MP for tho start at Aloxander III. bridge. The event was won easily by Gerard Melsmer, who covered the iflO meters (about 173 yards). In 1:E. Mme. Mortler, who was suffering from a recent sprain, rrndo a plucky struggle. She' finished last, but the crowds rewarded her cour age by rousing cheers. Chritftrjias is part, but '' winter has juat begun have you a warm overcoat? One of our newest Ken ' sington models: a 52 inch coat in a mottled gray fleece-wool ("warmth with out weigh t"); beautiful plaid self-lining and fancy ,8triped Venetian 3-4 yoke and sleeve linings; roll la pels, convertible collar and cuffs with storm flaps, a short, broad two -button bedt behind which gives an unusually graceful drape . to the skirt. We show this hand some, warm, serviceable garment with pride it is priced close at $25. Scores of other suits and overcoats that we'd like to show yau highin quality but not in price. v MAfEE & DEEHER 41S Se. 16th. Clothing Hats Furnishings L V THAT SKY SCRAP? n. , . in Will Make Inquiry Into Physiology and Psychology of Sport NEW YORK, Dec- 26.-AH records for depth to which scientific discussion of sport has gone are said to bo threatened, by preparations for the congress to be held at Lausanne on Lake Geneva, In Switzerland, next May, to which the American members ot the International Olympic committee have just issued In vitations. It is to be for scientific In quiry Into the physiology and psychology ot sport. Tho American members invited are Prof. William M. Sloane. Allison V. Armour and Everett J. Wendell. In addition to athletic leaders from all countries Invited university students and others Interested have been solicited to contribute papers. The depths to which they are urged to go is given in an outline for papers. "Do natural aptitudes suffice to stim ulate the individual for sport or is the presence of the sporting Instinct re quired?" Is one question suggested. "What part does atavism play In sport?" Is an other question. The bearing of solitude, companionship, Independence, initiative and discipline on sport; the state ot mind of record makers and the Intellectual and moral qualities which each sport develops or utilizes are among other suggestive .lines for papers. McFarland to ;Meet Daniels on Friday Fieddle Daniels, who recently got a draw decision from Ad Wolgast at Qulncy, 111., will meetTackey McFarland at the Armor' hall Friday night before the Flambeau club. The affair will be ot night rounds duration, but some lively scrapping Is expected. Three six-round preliminaries will be staged, also,., by boxers of local prominence. BLUFFS HIGH SCHOOL FIVE TO PLAY AT PLATTSM0UTH Tho Council Bluffs High school quintet will go to Plaltsmouth today to play the High school team at that Nebraska town. This will be the Bluffs Hlch school's first game outside the city, and will be looked upon with much Interest, as the quintet thin year I the lightest bunch got to gether In a good many years. Captain Pheney Is confident of getting the scalps of the down-river five, as ' the Bluffs Mich have always been lucky n winning from the Cass county j approbation. Last year they defeated j them nt Plattsmouth and Council Bluffs by biff score?. Captain Pheney yrl)l take the following players with hlmBaker and Crowl, for wards; Giles, center; Pheney, Barton, Pickering and Mcintosh, guards. Both Pheney, Crowl and Giles have shown last year's form. The Bluffs High will play Tied Oak and Nebraska City fives later In the season. WmI Hudson Win. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2. The West Hudsons of Harrison, N. J., soccer champions of America, this afternoon defeated the Innlsfalls of the St. Louis soccer league by a score of 4 to 1, The West Hudsons will play the Business Men's Athletic club team Saturday and the St. Leo's eleven Sunday. Uffer M do to Sueckard. ' CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Mlller Hugging, manager of the St. Louis National league base ball team, has offered the Chicago National league club owners J4.000 for Outfielder Jlmmle Sheckard. Owner Murphy Is considering the offer. He previously had attempted to trade Sheck ard to St. Louis for pitchers. Swim In Icy Stream. BOSTON, Mass., Dec. . Nearly a scorn of haidy athletes plunged Into the freezing waters of Dorchester bay today to compete In twenty-five." fifty and 100 yards swimming races. Although the men had to combat floating Ice every contes tant finished, good time being made In each of the events. "Vnnnnr Oindwell Defeated, NEW YORK, Dec M.-"Knockoot" Brown of New York defeated Young Gradwell of Newark In ty ten-round bout In Brooklyn this afternoon the re feres topping the contest In the seventh round. CONDITION OF VICEROY IS SOMEWHAT IMPROVED DELHI, India, Dec. SC. The official bulletin Issued this evening concerning the condition of the viceroy. Baron Har dlnge, who was severely Injured by a bomb thrown by an Indian fanatto Mon day, describes his progress as satisfac tory, but adds that the physicians believe that he will not be able to resume his duties within two or three weeks. The perpetrator of the outrage has not been apprehended. Callforn:a Woman Srrlonaljr Alarmed "A short time ago I contracted a se vere cold which settled on my lungs and caused rae a great deal of annoyance.. I would have bad coughing spells and my lungs Vere so sore and inflamed I began to be seriously alarmed. A friend rec ommended Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy, saying she had used It for years. I bought a bottle and It relieved my cough the ftrtf night and in a week I was rid of the cold and soreness of my lungs," writes 11 Us Marie Gerber, Sawtelle, Cal. For kale by all dealers. Advertisement. Persistent Advecrtlelng Is the Road to Big RjUuznj ' Trrrc ntx: ' ilk You J,EG THT WALKING, THE GOCE Of5 tMC ROOf j 1 KiH . t 1 r m r r 1. vi 1 LANGFORD WINS FROM M'VEY Californian Goes Down Under Rain of Blows in Thirteenth. , SIXTH MEETING OF MEN Novn Scotlnti linn Sow Won Konr fights, Lost One mid Onr AVn I)riTV McVpy U Otitclnsned. STDNET, Australia, Dec 26. Sam Langford knocked out Sam MoVcy In tho thlrtocnth round today in one of tho fiercest heavyweight battles seen In Aus tralia In years. Langford had the best of tho -fighting throughout the match. Ho severely pun ished McVey, wlro, however, made a plucky defense. Langford began fighting fiercely In the first round, landing lefts and rights and driving McVey to the ropes. Onty during the second and third rounds did MoVey show any sign of equality with his Nova Scotlan opponent and even then his punches did not worry Langford a great deal. In the fourth round Langford floored McVey with an uppercut to the chin and from then on McVey simply tried to pro tect himself, but received severe punish ment. The finish came In the thirteenth round, when' Langford again forced McVey to tho ropes and then landed Innumerable lefts and rights on his face, causing Mc Vey to fall, completely beaten. Today's fight between Sam Langford and Sam McVey, the two heavyweight colored boxers, was the sixth occasion on which they had met. The Nova Scotlan, Langford, has now defeated the Califor nian, McVey, on tour occasions, on one other occasion he wan beaten by MoVey and one of their fights ended in a draw. Five of these matches were fought In Australia and the remaining one In Paris. Langford holds the title of heavyweight champion of England and McVey that of heavyweight champion of Australia. It was reported that one time Lang ford was to fight Jack Johnson for the championship of the world. Sam Langford, who Is 83 years old, en tered tho ring as. a professional In 1902 and -has during the last ten years had a remarkable boxing career. "Tobe Dunn" Given Sixty Days; Police Will Investigate The man who represented himself ns Tobe Dunn ot Eupora, Mls., Saturday In an effort to get an Interview with Dlggs Nolen now in the Douglas county Jail awaiting trial on a federal cnarge ot using the mails to defraud, was yester day given a sentence of sixty days In police court on a charge of vagrancy. Chief of Detectives Maloney says this will give time In which the man's caae may be Investigated. Chief ot Detectives Maloney and United States District Attorney Howell are of the optnlon that "Tobe Dunn" Is one of Nolen's accomplices and that he sought an Interview with Nolcn her! In the hopo of furthering a plot for Nolen's escape from the Jail. Nolen's case Is set for trial In the January term ot federal court In the Omaha division. He was Indicted by tho federal grand Jury charged with using the mails to dofraud In securing the endorsement of Tom Dcnnlson of Omaha to a fraudulent order for J1.9S0. He was arrested in Savannah, Ga .where he was held in Jail until he was brought o Omaha for Sis hearing. When he was removed from Jail at Sa vannah a fine automatic revolver and a number of Bteel saws were found con. cealed In his cell. It Is believed that he has associates on the outside that are making a desperate effort to secure his liberty. When thfl man giving, his name as Tobe Dunn attempted to get an Interview with Nolen here Saturday "he was placed under arrest. lie bad no money. A telegram 10 Kupora, Miss., brought tho Information that a man named Tobe Dunn lived there but that he was there 'now and that he was an attorney and an ex-Judge. Tho man represented himself as an attorney when he sought' the Interview with No. len. A grist of police court work was ground out yesterday even though It was Christmas day. Most of the prisoners brough up were on minor offenses and were discharged, however, a the Christ mas spirit had Invaded the police court. Kd Knnls was fined 25 and costs for In suiting women on the street. STRANGER TELLS POLICEMAN TO DISTRIBUTE BIG SUM SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. M.-Seven hundred dollars In money and a check for 3no were thrust yesterday into the hands of Patrolman Thomas O'Connell by a stranger who would not reveal his name. "I want you to take this and have the police department distribute It where It will do the most good to the poor and needy people of the city," he said. The stranger directed that the Jttl , check be ilelivr-rrd to now Father Csn.v of St. Peter's palish. O'Connell turned the money over to Chief White, and on the latter's Instructions hn fcpent Christ mas day Jn the chiefs automobile dls trlbutlng the mon'y In the pooler quaxiax al th city. omaiia, Friday, deckmueii 27, 101; an Ear Horn Nebraska Governor Declares Law Against Sharks Should Be Passed (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. M.-(Speclal.)-Thero was Just enough fight In tho turkey which Governor Aldrlch hud for his Christmas dinner to fill tho governor with a feeling that at this time of the year especially ho would like to do something to tho fellow who had forgotten that It was Christmas tlmo nnd that a spirit of forgiveness should dominate every man, and this morning when tho governor was waited on by one of the fellows who loan money nt an unusual rate the executive heardj his story and then ordered him out of tlw office, after telling him what ho thought of him. In speaking of the mat ter, Governor Aldrlch said; "There certainly Is need of added pen alty to tho usury laws In this state, or, more particularly speaking, I refer to what Is usually termed the "loan shark." "No better Illustration of their merci less and dishonest methods could be found than what was brought forcibly to my attention this morning. One of these Shylocks came Into uiy office and made complaint that one of tho state house employes would not pay his obligation. Upon Inquiry I found that a very short time ago this employe had borrowed 1S from this concern at the rate of 10 per cent a month, payable In advance, "Ho has already paid them 13 as In terest and there Is still a balance due ot JT'W as Interest and the principal unpaid. "There Is no limit to which these human sharks will go In their demands. This rascal had the presumption to oak me to assist him In this unlawful and In tensely selfish proposition. "Of course, I have advised the employe not to pay this balance or any portion of It and that ho Is not llablo und I Mil cercly hope that enough of the creditors of this Shylock will see this article and repudiate their claims. "Men engaged In this sort of a transac tion are not only tho promoters to crime, butlaro tho alders and abettors to grand larceny, forger' and embezzlement, and I sincerely hopo that the legislature will pass a law drastic enough to put these sharks out ot business. "I certainly shall give It some atten tion this winter after the legislature con venes," I. our Term for .txnull, STUItGIS, 8. D., Dec. UG. (Special Tele gram.) Sheriff Collins of Meade county left for the penitentiary at Sioux Falls tonight with E. J. Carpenter, sentenced to twenty years and six months for tho crime of criminal nssault. Key to the Situation Bee Advertising. i,ii7ii;;i;t7i77T4iiii!iiiii!ii!aiij 1 Rrfgr . j 1 ilw 1 Brandeis Stores , Offer the Unrestricted Ohoice Any Woman's Suit Dress or Coat In Our Entire Stock, Saturday, Dec. 28 All Our $25 Garments . . , All Our $35 Garments All Our $50 Garments All Our $65 Garments All Our $75 Garments All Garments Worth $85 The Sale that Every Woman in Omaha is Watching sb :. vr Drawn Nebraska, NO APPOINTMENTS ON WAY ,Governor Aldrioh Says He Will Not Embarrass Successor. AUDITOR'S LUCKY ESCAPE Mnehlne from Hnrnrd Striken Ills Auto nnd Only Mnn Injnred Recovers nnpldljr frm flhnkrnp. (From a Staff Correspondent.) IJKCOLN, Dec. .-(Bpeclal.)-Gver. nor Aldrlch Rays that na appointment will be made before he goes out of office. "Under the law I could have appointed the new IJounl of Control," said thu gov ernor this morning, "but I did not care to emburaKS Uie Incoming governor by doing something which It was evidently the Intention of the law that he should do. I am getting ready to turn over the state to Governor Morehead when he Is Inaugurated and let him run It unhamp ered by any act of mine whloh right fully belongs to him." The governor will make several Import ant recommendations to tho legislature In his message, which Is now being1 printed. Auditor's Auvldral. Auditor rtarton celebrated Clilrstums by getting Into an automobile accident The accident, wan h,owcvcr, of no fault of the auditor, but won due Bolcly to tho net ot the other man taking a broadsldo shoot Into the machluo of Mr, Iiarton, which was loaded down with friends, Mr. Darton himself being at the wheel.. The accident was the result of a maohlne driven by Mr. Sloneker of Beward, at tempting to cross an Intersection of streets at the same time the auditor's machlno was crossing. Mr. Iiarton had Just stopped a block away to let'off a passenger and was proceeding slowly slowly down the street expecting to let off another on the next block. While crossing the intersection of Sixteenth and 11 street he saw the Slonekor machine boarlng down on him at a rapid rate. "It I had stopped," said Mr. Darton, "the other machine would have struok us squarely In the center, so I threw on more power, but my machine being n heavy one, did not respond quickly enough and ana result tho other ma chine took us In the rear." None of the occupnnts of either ma chine was Injured except Will C. Heaton, who with his brother-in-law, Hlchard I Metcalfe, were with Mr. Harton. Mr. Hoaton'was thrown out of tho automo bile to tho pavement and at first seemed to be badly hurt. Ho was taken Into the residence of Bcnator K. J. Durkett, clo.au by, but soon recovered. Land Commissioner Cowles spent Christmas at the Soldiers' home In Mil- for The Bee by . ' e??rMrJoi9. ysmca. Nebraska ford, lie expects to return to Fnlrbuiy after tho office la placed In cWrgc of Mr. Itcckmann and live In peace nivl prosperity all the rest of his days. Governor's Pastor Named on Board (Kroin a Staff Coriespondeut.) lilNCOLN, Dec. 2rt.-(Spcclal,)-aov-ernor Aldrlch has appointed Hev. J. It. Gettys of Grand Island to the position on tho normal board mado vacant by tho resignation of Hov, leaac Roach, who Is leaving tho stato to become pastor of tho. First Methodist church In Madison, Wis. Tho now appolnteo Is ulso a Me'"iillHt preacher and Is pastor of tho Flrct Meth odist church of Grand IshTtul. He a formerly pastor of tho Methodist church nt JnrM City Ann mit In charge there at the time Governor Aldrlch nnd his fam ily became members of that organlratlon. There wore two or three other uvowod candidates for tho appointment, Rev. F. S. Stein ot Lincoln, a Retired Methodist picacher; G. H. Thomas of Harvard, brother of Harry Thomas of th state printing board, ami M, Hrurggcr of Columbus, a banker and member of tho Columbus school board for saveial years. This will necessitate tho olcctlon uf a now president ot the normal board to take tho place ot Dr. Hoach. GENERAL CHRISTMAS CHEER AT GRAND ISLAND GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. Dec. 2S.-(8pe-clal.)-The "general Christinas" colobru tlon Inaugurated here two years agrf, when a systematic effort was first begun to find every child and every other per son who might otherwise be missed, was carried out on nn.tvven larger scale than every before, lnst year this effort was placed in tho hanlls of a general "Christ nuts cheor" committee, which continued tills year and woked through the stvorul church oiganlzatloiiH. This year the IC'.ks organized on a largo scalo, co-operated with tho Christmas cheer commlttoe and In tho afternoon had several hun dred little children at their hall for a Christmas tree and tho distribution of gifts. The 151 ks committee, consisting of J. C. Gerspncher, Fred Harrison, Louis Velt, Leo Allan, Charles McAllister and George Hucnther also saw to the distribu tion of several hundred dollars' worth of supplies to various homes In the city. Tho churches had their uiual prograniH and the Llcderkranz nud Plattductshu vereln also had elaborate celebrations for the children, The Persistent am! .Ttidlclous Use ot Newspaper Advertising Is the Kotd to llujlness Succeri. or More "Bud" Fisher 1 GIFT BY DOWNJND OUTERS Given Mrs. H. H. Kline by Those Working Under Her. BENEFACTRESS IS REMEMBERED Christiana Dinner at Snlvntlnn Army tiuliixt rlnl Hump lnlloived br llrnii'iuliriiiive In Wife at Cnntnln In Charge, Out of their small earnings In the Sal vation Army Industrial tiomc. thirty men who nro "down-and-out" bought a set of dessert spoons and n set ot serving spoons for Mrs. II. H. Kline, wife ot Cnptnin H. 11. Kline, head of the Indus trial department, and silver napkin rings for the two Klllio children. Tho presenta tion was made yesterday after the men had been given a Christmas dinner at the home. ' In tho scene there was a pathos that words cannot toll. Around the board were gathered men whose stooped shoul ders, hollow checks and ragged clothes marked them for "under-dogs," No one can .know Just what brought those men to the Christmas day broken, homeless, penniless. Some, perhaps, were there be cause of errors of their own! others may have been victims ot circumstances but no matter; they were there. After the men! one rose In his place and brokenly expressed his gratitude and that ot his fellows toxjnrd Captain and Mrs. Kline, who as heads ot the Indus trial department are enabling them to eko out an existence whllo they fight to get back "on their feet?' Then ho pre sented the gifts. Knslgn Laura Heller, Captain Roca Pease, Captain C. Nelson and others spoke to the men. Captain Kline's ns-. slstant, Fred Drowning, superintended the entire dinner. Captain Kline, who himself has been "on tho road," and at one time or another has eaten everything from pate do fol gitva In a banquet halt to "Mulligan" down', under tho bridge, said It was the best dinner he ever ate. Pretty Suffragette Sees Future Husband . On Hike to Albany POUGHKBBP8IB, N. T Dee. 26.-A. romance lias resulted from the suf fragists' hike to Albany. Tonight the en gagement was announced of Miss Gladys 1 Couren, one of General Jones' army, to ' GrlffUh Honner, a Poughkeepsle nows-1 paper man and a grandson of the lutn I Itoliert Honner. Tho young people first met when the suffragists left Poughkcrp sla and the announcement of their engage ment wns mado In Hudson tonight. Mls.i Coursen Is the daughter of Alfred Coar sen, president of the American Mineral Wool company. Key to the Situation Bee Advertising. and Waiting For