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Bringing Up PWT1C? -HU?RY AND mute rK uiriNES J inn awcuuaT IN TQVN FEDERALS SHYING AT EYERS OuUpiws Declare Deposed- Cub Man , ager Belongs to Nationals. , I! WEEQHMANMAKES STATEMENT 1 writ Fact Tlrikcr ArrUctl In New 'York In Time for Conference . with Hfm n'nil (illmore Dormi't I.rnh on' Cnse, I E , NEW YORK. Feb. 12,-A now nnglo (JevoJpped In tho base ball situation hero fWay, when, tho Federal league promoted , Announced, that they ' would not , bid for dh servlcea' of Johny livers, deposed , jfce'nacer of the Chicago National league team, CharYcs II. Wccghman. tho lead' ling, backer or the Federal It-ague, stated t3(irtt his organization consldorod Kvers linacr. controct with tho National league 4'nd conforming with tho new league's Announced policy would make no effort f obtain Evers, IVeeghmon further stated that tho fact o Joseph Tinker had arrived hero from jjh)cago la time for an early conferenco JtHh President Ollmoro nnd himself had no bearing on tho Evora situation. I "Tinker came to New York,'.' said" jVrcgnmnn, "at my telegraphic request, (ringing aomo Important papers which vcro needed, Ud ,wlll also endeavor to Jn oovcrnl nlaycrs with whom wo have, licen negotiating- Kvcrs Is not among 4iem and will not bo approached, Vo 111 nrp agreed that he Is under contract tid ths property of tho National league." I,ooklnsr for Ball 1'ark. j Immediately oftcr making this state Kient, Weeghman, Ollnioro nnd Tinker Niirrlcd from their temporary- nuartera and It was reported that they wera aga,ln vlewlws posslblo sites for a basa" ball' fark In Greatcf 'New Vork forl-lSlS, If Wdt thla year. HlCVers failed to appear in the gainer iUs of magnaUs, .players nnd other fol lowers of base ball. lie left his hotel rly in tho forenoon and could not bo round In the usual gathering places, president Ooffney of tho Boston Na tionals reported that ho could not find' Ijtvers, although he had been on tho qutlook for him. I)eflanep from Mnrpliy. Charles W. Murphy, president of tho dubs, denied that ho had any intention df retiring from professional baso ball or, that he .knew of any inovo to force t;Hn out of tho National league, lie said: v'T am in tho gamo to stay. It has became (he national pastime to kick Sfurphy flut of base ball at least four tlmea a year, and I am getting used to ij. I am it) master of my soul the real anil only boss of my ball club and IT am going to run It In the way I see lit, Theso knocks I receive wth n great ifes,l of happiness, because they help to iti tho ball park with haters of Murphy 4llo haVe paid their gato money to help iBrfke Murphy, rich, pa for Evcrs. 1 did what I thought was btt for tho club. Io is tempera ifjentally, unfit to manage a team out cle of, that a Very valuablo man, t. fjitl that I know enough about tho vx-' AOtlve end of tho business to be ablo t$ tae ?ar.e of It pretty well nnd I Him ryt going to let any one do my business fsr met livers and I could not agren smd one bf us had to go. Whether ho Mays with Hbston or not, Sweeney and Perdue are 'going to play with me." Knitvurlii V Imiiiin in Piils. I'SACrtAMENTO. Cal.. Feb. 11 William Kenworthy, second baseman for the Sac- laincnlo baso ball club, has signed 'With Uu Kansas City club In tho Federu! league. A, telegram stating that he had Canterbury To those" who would be right up to the min ute in Collar fashion we recommend the CANTERBURY here shown. Collars 2 for 25c Erdudvely- have Linocord Unbreakable Buttonholes which don't stretch, spread V - V V 11-11 N MBJxJ UUAVEIT J V ' 1 . 1 1 in ir 11 1 1 1 i r 11 11 1 vivjiii i .a r vni - 1 x sor pull out Try them. Ear Safe by the FoIIowIbr Finns PRAY FfN. Tho,. Kilpatrick 508-10 so. leu. a Company Father DRE? - 1. fe'V?- 1 WANT - THii ' C1TPI 'I, I I 1 II II OTHE DININC, -7 "roorv jumped to tho "outlaws" was received today by tho manager of the Sacramento team. Kenworthy had accepted tho terms to play here, It wan. said, but tho Sac ramento manager says he wilt not put up a legal fight for tho player. John It. Foster, secretary of the Now Yorlc; National league club, announced that tho Giants hud signed up Jeff Tea reau for thrco years, Hurting' next sea son, Tim Jordan of the Toronto club of the International lcngvo also will go to Mar lln, Tox.',.wlth tho' Giants on February 27. Perdue. WnuU to I'lny with Cniis. NASmvibLR, Tonn,, Feb. .-"IIub" Perdue, pitcher of the D6ston Nationals, expressed Rrntlflcatlbn today over tho propose! trado whKh would send htm to tho Chicago Nationals In part payment of a'frnde tor John Evcrs, deposed Chi oagovtranage'r, "I always wanted to play with tho Cdbs." said I'erdtio at U! homo In Gallatin, ,Tenn. TVocillmtii ItctnriiN it (intiie. ' STJSUIJBNVIUWS, O., Feb. li-Thomas Nt-edhom todaj resigned as director of public safety of Btcubenvlllo and an nounced he would return to Chicago, whoro hjp will bo tho first catcher In tho Chicago' National Icsguo team. Artliiirnwin fincn , Cnrdltinln. ST. I.OV1S. Feb. 12.-A. Arthurman, former outfielder for the', Pittsburgh Na tionals, has signed n 1014 contract with tho' Ht. Louis Nationals. It' was Irnrned hero (itJny. After a breakdown In health Arthurman. was trailed to tho Nashvlllo Southern loagua team, under an agree ment he would be n, frco agent t tho expiration of . his contraot. The contract expired last fall. , Jimmy Olabby Stops f etroskjr inT. wenpj 01iapterg'tat Virion IX)S ANQKLK8, Cal., Feb. 12,-Jlmmy Clabby, tho Indiana, mlddtewclght, de feated "Sailor Kd ' Petroskoy today In twenty rounds of fighting it Vernon arena, Clabbyl second' victory- over the for mer bluejacket-and ho went Into tho ring a big favorite, but his chances wcro no moro than even by the tlmo tho twelfth round had been reached. Ho could not stop tho sailor. atd stand off and box ns no desired, and Ptroskcy, landing an occasional smash or swing, badly dam aged nis mouth ana, eyes. Clabby regained a lead after tho twelfth, and seemed to havo tho sullor a trlflo distressed In tho twentieth. Both men fought viciously and fre quently tost all thought of science or de fense to clinch nnd whang awuy nt each other, Clabbyat tho beginning removed his front teeth to savo a golden dental brldgo from damage nnd went Into the battle with his lower lip close up under his nose Petroskey.bore few scars of the battlo out of tho ring. Tho decision went against him on the points scored by bis clever opponent. Miller Thrown Scoft. LOUP CITY, Neb.. Feb. 12.-(Bpeclal Telegram.)Tln tho wrestling mat oh last Miller, a local man, threw Ie Scott of imoitjr 111 uiiu uuur "n iweuiy-iivc min utes. Bcott waa all in physically and gave the match to Miller. Glon has chal lenged tho winner. Hymn tlnelc to College, Coach Jack Ilyan has been given per- Mtl.lnH XtaMa rlll.fc. . . .. ..j ... vim, mi again, in coach the Virginia university team, and ivyuii win louvu lur inarioiiesviiie aDOUt tho mldjle of February to take chargo of the college squad. "Don't Spread at the Top" ' , t : 1 , ... 1. I n ,1 TIIE BEE: OMAHA, PI? ID AY, FEBRUARY Copyright, 1114. International News Bervlca. i ues you've VELL-I'M STOPPING atthivhoYelahd VAHTEb TO SLIP ne HEAD LOQ A WAD OF CHANGE TO SEE THAT - NOTMIN' QUT tMPUTttTQ HERE f 51T W, L, Clubs May Be Put in Kansas City and in Minneapolis CHICAGO, Feb. i:.-Bofore tho meeting of the Western league magnates began It was rumored that a posslblo change In tho membership of the league might bo discussed. Tho rumors took the form of comments on tho posslblo transter of the Topeka and Wichita, clubs to other cities. Kan sas City and Minneapolis, were named as posslblo locations for (Western league clubs. It was said that In the event of such transfers caro would bo taken In the placing not to conflict with Ameri can association plnylng dates In each city. Tho desirability of coming "into competition with Federal league ached ulqj games, It was reported, ...was given full consideration during tho talk of the switching of the clubs. John Kllng, former National league catcher, was suggested as manager of the (team prepared for Kansas City, it was said. Some of the Western league magnates were authority for the state ment that tho Cantlllona would be willing to have a Western league team In Minneapolis. The magnates were at a loss as to how to proceed to the drawing up of 11 achodule In the absence of ' Prcsldonr. O'Neill. Whether they could consider It In a commltteo of the wholo or whether a schedule .commltteo would be asked to revise tho drafts presented was not de cided beforo they went Into session lato ths afternoon. Strong' opposition was' expressed to any movement toward reducing the num ber of gjimes, from tho atandaril.tt-JoRtod lust seaaon of ICS games, though It was said sdm'6 of tho clubs favored such n reduction. Holland opposed the reduc tion on the ground that the situation in base ball did not warrant a reduction of salaries that would oven up a lessen Ing In tho number of games. Vnlentliie Defeats Johnstown. VALENTINE, Neb.. Feb. 12,-(Spcclal.) The Johnstown basket ball team and thfc Hexall team of tins' city gave a speedy exhibition or the game at the Auditorium .last evening, the Tlexallri taking the game by a score of IS to 16. Tho Johnstown team was considerably heavier than the locals, but tho latter were a little speedier. Johnstown made eight free throws and four field goals. Valentine six free throws and six field goals. Tho lineup: Johnstown. Valentine. A, Ilonnen Forward.......... Dunn Valentino Forward C, Lam'reaux UeebUt uuaru Haley ICsterbrook Guard Ctirlstensen Sal .Center Salmon O. Ilonnen 2d hUf..Il. Lamoureaux lteferees. Prof. Mohler of Woodlake ana Jonn irwin or valentine. loirs Newa Notes, IiOGAN Flro of unknown origin de stroyed Park hotel here Wednesday night Thj loss Is estimated at J.1,000. Tho building was Insured. IDA anoVB-Jchn Helms of Nobles- vtlle, Ind., who came here two weeks ago to go to work on the W. W. Chris tie farm, dropped dead from heart trouble. Tho body Was shipped back to his nome. IDA GROVE Because of the ravages of hog cholera In this section the past year, tne farmers are. maKing prcpani lions tor sreneral use of the government serum this year. Dr. S. A, Demlng, a veterinary here, has secured serum for vaccinating k.uum pigs tins spring. IIAHCOUP.T Harcqurt la preparing for a big corn show to be staged next week, February 1G-19. Speakers on tho pro gram Include A. hi. Kepford, Frank D. Joseph of Des Moines, J. 8. Dodds of the Stato Highway commission and: prominent Amee agricultural school men. FOrtT DODGE Fort Dodge Is to havo some Dioonnounas, i-oiico unlet .M. J. Jordan and Charles Grant havo bought two hounds from tho famous kennels In Kentucky and they nre already on their way to Fort Dodge. The men will keep them to use In criminal cases in this locality. IDA OnoVE-The First Mtthodilt church of Ida O rove has started a series of revival meetings to extend throughout tho month. Ilev. Frank Ma this Is In charge, with Prof. Bernard Vessey, his assistant. In charge of the musical features. A chorus of fifty voices has been organised. IDA G HOVE Daniel Murphy, sr., of this city has Invented a mechanical self starter for automobiles whereby they may be started from the driver's seat. The patent office has notified Mr Mur phy that nothing like tho device has ever been submitted to the department- A 10-year-old boy can opcrato It easily. IDA GIIOVE-Mr. and Mrs. Hans Glbelstlne cclebr.Ued their fiftieth wed ding anniversary. They have four chil dren Oachum Glbolstlne of Bllendale. S. D-: Henry of Ida Grove, Mrs. Annie Greenwald of Battlo Creek and John of Columbus, Kan. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Barber of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. aibelstlne came to Ida county in 1131. IDA GltOVE-The big A. E. Cook ranch, which lies on the edge of Ida and Sao counties, ten miles northeast-of heie. and one of the few remaining big ranches in the state, is to be broken up Into smaller farms. Mr. Cook Bold' a number of quarter sections two years ago and he has now placed seven other quarter sections on the market, retaining tor himself only the homo quarter, with Its flue home and buildings. DBNISON Tho city council and tho Denlson Electric company are about to arrive at a figure at which the plant ut the latter shall be purchased and hereafter run by the municipality. Tho company has engaged an expert from Chicago to represent Its Interests. Tne franchise of the company expired this week. Tho council Is having special meetings to consider business. In connec tion with tho proposed undertaking by the city OH: THE HEAD SLOG !' I'M THE HEAD SLOB -OU w a, ny . ..w. ncKE 1F'M v Kin--1 500D SERVICE RAISE MORE BEEF, SAYS 160 Secretary of Iowa Aberdeen-Angus Association Talks. ONLY WAY TO KNOCK PRICES Proprietor of Seconil-llnml Store. Charsreil with I'nke Itohlierr no fore (Jolni; Into Ilnnk rnptcr. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, la., Feb. 12.-(Speclal Telegram.) Tho Iowa Abcrdeen-Anguo association held Its annual meeting today In this city. Addresses were made by Dean Curtlss of tho atato college, Charles Escher of notna. It. C. Walace of Des Moines and others. Silas Igo of Indian ola, secretary of thn association, urged that Iowa farmers ralso moro beef and doclarod that tho only wny tho high pi'ei of beef will over bo brought down. He contended that neither taking off of the tariff nor any other movement will affect prices until the supply la greatly Increased. Declare Ilohliery l-'nhe. Morris Bloomberg, proprietor of a sec ond hand storo nnd Morris Elpcr, his clerk, weo arrested by federal officers today on accusation of concealing moneys nnd merchnndlso which should havo been reported In bankruptcy pro ceedings. Bloomberg reported to tho po lice In December his safo had been blown open and $1,000 worth of stuff stolen. Tho police declared the robbery a ake. Firemen Choose Clty Members of the legislative commltteo of the Stato Firemen's association today an nounced that Maquokata will bo selected oa tho next pjaco. of, meeting, that city having-, put , Up a guarantee of $3,000. (Irnlii 3(en Ilenr Cossoo. WATERLOO. Ia.. Feb. 12. f Special Tel egram.) Attorney General George W. Cosson of Des Moines, B. G. Dunn of lln.nn Pliv nnd Wltllnm Rllrltnpv of Chicago were among the principal speak ers nt tho Iowa Grain -Dealers- conven tion now in session in this city. "Vouiiur Mini Kronen. .WATEIILOO, la., Feb. 12.-(Speclal Tel egram.) Clifford Peterson, aged 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Peterson of Waterloo, was found frozen to death near his home this morning. McCook School Prosoerons. M'COOK, Neb., Feb. 12.-(Speclal.)-At the Commercial club last night Superin tendent Davis of the city schools made a report concerning a number of school matters. He reported the nonresident high school attendance as being moro than 60 per cent larger this year than ever before. This Is accounted for largely by tho fact that the Board of Education has Just this year InstaHed n most complete and up-to-date equipment for commercial and domestic science courses, noth these courses have an enrollment almost to the limit of their capacity. Tho ten new typewriters in tho ccmmerclol work are barely suffi cient to meet tho nceJs of tho course. It was further suggested that the publicity commltteo might do well to show the ad vantages of the city along educational lines. The proposal was referred to tho publicity committee. Tr." ?vm M" aicCnok. M'COOK, Ncb Fob. 1!. (Speclal.)-Tho Commercial club Tuesday night appointed commtttees and made some general ar rangements for entertaining tho South west Teachers' association, which meets here April 1 to S. Tho executive commlt teo of tho Teachers's association has se cured tho McCook band to give' a con cert on tho evening ot April 1. The offi cers of tho Teachers' association are planning a strong program of Inspiration and entertainment Instead of holding It exclusively to routine pedagogical prob lems. It Is expected that W0 out-of-town teachers will be In attendance. Enileavorers at Banquet. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. F,b. lt-(fipe-cIal.)-The Christian Endeavors gave a banquet In tho First I'reabyterUn church last evening In honor of Its anniversary. George L. Farley was toastmuster. Hev. J. H. 8nlbury ot Auburn kpoke of "The Golden Moments" and i-WiInd for the higher Ideals and the reallraitlon f the need of Improving each moment. Attor ney C, A. Hawls spoko on "Vitality" and Attorney A. G. Cole of 'The Stranger Within Our Gates." Miks Crete Brlcit spoke of "Men Wanted" and I. C. Mor gan responded to the toast, "Who Are Our Neighbors?" Hoy Lours Part of Hand. DAVID CITY. Neb.. Feb. 12.-(Bpeclal) Leo. son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brochtrup, living two miles southwest ot David City, had tho misfortune to get his hand caught in the gearing of a corn shelter Tuesday, while shelling corn for Theodore Aerts of Center township, crushing the front part of the hand so badly that the thumb and two front fin gers had to be amputated. Ilurklen'a Arnica SnlVc prevented blood poison on Mr. G. W. Cloyd of Pldnk. Mo. This soothing salve healed a dangerous wound. 5c All druggists. Advertisement, 13, 1914. Drawn for The Bee by George McManus MMHE-TELL THIk SLOD "WHAT YOUSE WANT TC EAT 2 TEKAMAH ORGANIZES COMMERCIAL CLUB TEKAMAH, Neb., Feb. 12. (Speclal.) Tckamah organize! a Commercial club Tuesday evening with a membership1 of over 200. It proposed to get busy and let the rest of tho state ot Nebraska know that Tckamah Is on tho map. M. D. Wll lert, was mado president, L. S. LaRUo' vlco president and Herbert nhoades secretary-treasurer. It was decided to have a banquet about the middle of March. It also gave as - an expression of tho senso of the club that those Interested In racing should again present a race meeting as an attraction for Tekamah during the coming summer. Tokumah has had somo excellent racing programs. an-J tho kind that In iho lajjt years of Its existence was devoid of the objec tlonablo fedturea' of tho sport. They promise the same kind of a meot this year. Concert nt Cednr llluff. CEDAR BLUFFS, Neb., Feb. 12. (Spe cial.) One of tho largest crowds that ever attended an attraction of any kind appeared at Olson's opera house In this city Tuesday night to hear a concert given by tho Cedar Bluffs concert band under tho leadership of JI. C. Hatter scheld. Thero were COO people In tho au dience and thp door receipts amounted to tlfiO The band Is composed of eight een pieces. Tho program lasted two hours and was followed by a dance. Butler County Farmer Drops Dead. tui, xvcd., Feb. 12. (Special.) Frank Novacelc, living a few miles northwest of David City, died suddenly Monday afternoon from cerebral hemorr hage,' whllo preparing to bring somo hogs to town. His wife, who was near by, no-' tlced her husband Stagger and fall. He never recovered-consciousness and died In about three hours. Patriotic llntiqnct Held ALBION. Nob.. Feh. 1? fan Grand Army of, the Republic post and Ladles' band held their annual meeting and banquet last evening. There wore booui wo mcmocrs and guests present. Patroltic drills, songs and speeches were given and It was the mdst successful meothiB these organizations havo held thus far. CALLS VOLLMER'S ELECTION A REPUBLICAN VICTORY WASHINGTON. Feb. IS.-Thn .i.n of Henry Vollmer, democrat, to tho nouso ot representatives from the Sec ond Iowa district was declared by Chair man Frank P, Woods of tho republican congressional committee today to be in reality a republican victory. Ho said It established the fact that Is dissatisfied with tho democratic tariff and that the Bull Moose aro returning to tne republican fold." To substantial his statement, Mr. A Wonderful Opportunity To Get Suits and Overcoats At Price TIliB is equivalent to offering our high grade Kensington Suits and Overcoats at a price no larger than you'll expect to pay for clothes of onelialf their value. Nothing is reserved in this sale. Blues and blacks are included in the suits, and staple blacks and grays in overcoats. All theso aro our regular merchandise bearing our oyrn labels. None of them was bought for a sale but are our well-known higb grade clothing with an absolute guarantee of excellent fit and satisfactory service. 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First Wireless Press Messages Are Sent Across the Atlantic NEtV YORK, Feb. 12.-Wlreless press messages between Germany nnd tho United States were exchanged for the first time early today by means of the Sayvtlle (L. I.) station of tho Atlantic Communication' company. On tho Invitation of the company prac tically all of tho New Yorlc newspapers and the Associated Press sent messages of greeting to tho Berlin' newspapers, the Wolff Bureau, German's leading news as sociation: th6 emperor; James W. Gerard, the American ambassador, and to tho mayor of Berlin. Several replies were received, among tjjem one from Mr. Gerard, which read: "The more Germany and America know of each other tho greater will be their friendship. The great achievement In wireless communication will Immeasura bly help to promote knowledge and friendship." Another reply was from Mayor Wer muth ot Berlin. It contained greetings for Mayor MltChel of New York. Answers also were received from some of the Ber lin newspapers. GIRLS' DORMITORY AT UfW'-" INDIANJCH00L BURNS LOWER BRULE INDIAN AGENCY. S. D Feb. lJ.-TSpeclal.) Fire which was discovered shortly after C o'clock In the morning destroyed tho flno two-and-a-half-story brick building used as a girls' dormitory at the government Indian school at this agency. The loss will reach many thousands ot dollars. It Is believed tho fire started In the boiler room. Tho night watchman made his round ot inspection as usual at C o'clock, finding all fires In good condition. Shortly afterward, while he was con tinuing the Inspection at another build ing, one of the girls was awakened by the odor of smoko and gave the alarm. The girl discovered the fire, ran In her bare feet to the bell tower, which stands some llttlo distance away, and rang the bell. Many of the girls had narrow es capes from death by being partially over come by smoke, but after heroic efforts on the part of the matron, night watch man nnd tho women teachers all of tho occupants of the building were saved. Most ot them left the building so hur rle'dly that they had time to only par tially dress. Formerly Magee & Deemer. SOUTH 16th STREET i l Gould Smash ' British Empire ' in a Single Day LONDON,, Feb. 12.-"You courd. easily smash the British empire in a day's de bate in Parliament If you tried to inter fere with tho autonomy granted to Its various parts," was the staterhent of Lewis Harcourt, secretary for the colon ies in Parliament today. Ho Was reply ing to an amendment moved by tha labor members in tho House of Commons tt tho address In reply to tho king's speech, The labor members had urged that tho government withhold Its assent to the bill of .Premier Louis Botha of South Africa,, Indemnifying the South African government for its act in deporting. th labor leaders after the recent general strike there. i Without defending tho action ot the Botha government, Mr. Harcourt pointed out that there were in South Africa only 1,230,000 whites to 5,000,000 natives who when work had ceased at the mines became hungry and dangerous. He added: ., "That Is the sort ot volcano, on which--everyone was sitting in 'outh Africa." Mr. Harcourt declined to Advlso tho king to withhold IiIh sanction from the bill It It passed and lie declared that such advice would bo entirely unjustifi able. He urged tho speakers during the debate to be careful of the rights of the self-governing dominions and to refrain from saying anything derogatory to an autonomous government. Alleged Ritual Murder Near Kiev ... i iv. n LONDON. Feb . 12. A Central News despatch from St. Petersburg today re ports the arrest oi Passkoff, a Jewish tailor, at Fastoff, forty mile's from ICIeve, In connection with the murder on December 9 of a boy, known as Yoshcl Passkoff, supposed hitherto to have been the tailor's-son. Tho boy was murdered and was burled after a postmortem examination. Rumors of "ritual murder" were then spread and the exhumtlon of the body was ordered. At the second examination this week, tho Central News says, it was found that the boy was a Christian. A woman called as a witness stated that the lad was really the son ot a Christian law court official, named Taranthevltch, employed at Vitomlr, from which place the boy had fled. The arrest of Possklff followed the In vestigation. It was said after the exhuma tion that thirteen wounds had been found In the boy's neck. O'TooJe In the Fold. Mariy. the "high-priced one," the "Appendixless." or otherwise known as Marty O'Toole, was the twenty-fourth PIra.e to have affixed his signature to a Plrato contract.