1G .T1IK BKK: OMAHA. SATl.'UDAV. PKCKMBETl .". 1014 Bringing Up Father m CsryrlshL ri Jntaraattoua; News 8eroe Drawn for The Bee by GeorcJVManu UtSfL '1mhre-1 fe - J S U eJ; I I WHERE- ' 1 "thought HE "1 MARQUARD SIGNS WITH FEDS I National League Will Establish a Ona of Leading1 Hurling1 Trio of Giants Jampj to Brooklyn. reefer ( Hew York Katleaals Ik Babe la tnder t ea tract HI Clab aad rtx t o Cwart. NEW YORK. Df. .Rube" Mar quard, en of the New Tork National leagu club", trie of leading pitchers, signed a, contract today to pitch for th Brooklyn Federal league club, according te an announcement made by President Robert B. Ward of the Brooklyn club this afternoon. Mr. Ward atated that Marquard had signed the Brooklyn Federal league con tract m trtplk-ate. la addition to making an affld&vlt that be waa a free agent In a broad n and haa received and re ceipted for an advance payment under hla Fed aril loague contract. t ad Cantreel. Secretary John P. Foster of the New York National League club, when ques tioned regsrding Marquard a atatut a a ire agent, aald that the pitcher waa un der contract to tha New Tork Olanta In a eerie of three Interlocking contract, which covered hla playing aervtcea for 1915 and 11. and gav the New Tork dub an option on hla service In 1917. "till another contract gave the New Tork lub special right In regard to Mar quard a playing services and waa drawn up with the Idea of cowing any loop hole which might exist In tit other contract. Tha secretary of the New Tork club routed tha idea that Marquaid could j-lay for any other team than tha New Yorti Olanta for the next two seasons, and Intimated that tha cna would ba taken to court If tha Olanta' southpaw endeavored to jump to tha Independent tissue. 1 ralta Talks. President David Fulls of the Baa Ball 'Players' fraternity aald tonight that the retwtt of Marouards signing with ths Federal waa hard to believe, but that If It wera true Marxjuard undoubtedly would bo expelled from the fraternity. 1 - Fults'a statement folio ! "Information haa reached nx that .Rubs' Maxaoard. In spite of th fact that ha to under a bind'ng contract with tha Now Tork National league club for tha season of 115. baa algned with the Brooklyn Federal league club. Tha re port I hard to bel!eve. aa 1 feel that th Brooklyn people would not knowingly sign a player under thee circumstances. If Marquard baa don this ha will b expelled from the Bass Hall flayers' fraternity, aa the director wtll not coun tenance, any such disregard of their ob ligation by lis members." I 1 Hugh Nicol Resigns As Purdue Director . LAFATKTTK. Ind.. Dec. f. Hugh NkxJt. who haa been director of athletic at Purdue university for eight yee.ro, sent him rest rstlon to th athletic board of contra) hue today. Three weka ago Aady fcmltn. bead foot ball coach, aad Pots Vaughn, basket ball coach and assistant foot ban teach, served nolle on th alb lotiQ. board that their would no longer em ve under Kkvl and offered IWr resig nation. All affort by the Purdu authorities to bring about a reconciliation between Nicol Players Exchange NEW TORK. Dee. -While the Na tional league club owners at their annual meeting here on Tuesday were discussing questions of policy snd making plana to fight the new Federal league, their man ager!, accord t ng to advance notice, will establish an exchange for players that will result In some of ths biggest deals In the history of tba older organisation. Several managers, it la reported, are on their way with Instructions to bid high for players needed to make pennant contending teams. Miller Hugglne. new manager of th 61 Louis Csrdlnaia. wsnts a shortstop and an outfielder: Msnsger Wed raw of th Giant I aald to be after VUmmermaa at th Chicago club, and Maoager Stalling of th Boston champion he announced that ha Is In the market for player who will strenrthen his team. Roger Breenahan, new manager of th Chicago Cuba, haa several pitcher t trade for an outfielder, and It I reported that 7Jmmerman and a pitcher may be offered to McOraw for Eddie Qrent. Manager Hersog of th Cincinnati team and Clarke of Pittsburgh are tha other leader who are expected to make soma Interesting offers If other managers show a disposition to trade. . JOHNSON IS FREE TO SIGN; New Militia Act is I 1X7 wirier re TXTftll QotTn Beit Legal Talent in Country Exam- HUilUUfc ffcufwtjo ined contract, s-y. oiimore. j Commander Bassett RESCINDS THIRTY-HOUR RULE NOTHTSQ to hold him at all ! Federal faUf Hay WASHINGTON. Dec. 4 The new I militia act la working well, even though Oatlawa Will I it has been In operation for a abort Meet OrajMtod Ball If Latter laslsta Battle, la the fssrli. CHICAGO. Dec t 'The best lecal tsl- neriml. according to Commander F, sett. Jr.. chief of the naval mtliUa bureau. In hta annual report today. On the whole, he says, the navsl militia Increaaed la numbers during th last year, for while verai division were disbanded, a num. ant In the country esemlned Wjj;er John- w wrn orranlaed and tha Increase Is son s 1M contract with the Washington j , . ,.,kM( during American lau team and advised us . ... ... n ,. nthnai- that th atar J-tchr ws. fre to sign I ,B,ere.t' aroused by the pasga with aay club ha pleased for IMS. Presl- . . ... , .howed dent tillmora of tha Federal laafua aald ... , .. ,h. Ington dub officials to appeal to th courts to prevent Johnson from Jumping to th Federals. "We would prefer not to go to court about It but If th Washington club In sists on spending money for litigation w will meet them. Johnson will plsy with ! Ik Ctilmmn PmAttnl l.inm tam next I turns Uisionri Valley Conference Takes Step to Adopt Compromiie. nual Cornhuskcr bannuet which was neldj this evening. I i Corahaakee Baasjaet Dry.' SOCCER TEAMS MEET TODAY Th banquet drew a crowd of on. vn-1 international Contest to Be Stagrd usual precautions were taken to make It' , , - ., , . a "dry" banquet Student who visited; KOUTke Ball raXK. saloon were threatened with expulsion. KAKSAS AGGIES JOIN SXBEASKA . Another feature provided that there! SCOTCH - I should be no toasts, although Coach Aaaaal Track Vec Will Be Held la Cola eabla. Ma., la Syria t'arahaakera Eatcrtalaed at Baaaaet. tion of two divisions of Sooth Carolina, wera qualified to particlpata In lb allot ment of federal funds. Several organisa tions ars top-beavy with officers and petty officer, and la many case th rank of th officers Is too high. Beoaus of the difficulty In getting re- from naval militia of fleers busy year and the year after, as his contract j ""h ' w considerable gov Wth ua la legal and will stand every j emment property Is est." i ana i emmaoaer c To Renew Battle For Adoption of the "Two. Sport Rule" CHICAGO. Dec. 4. Th strictest fs tlon jf the faculty representative of the inlcrcolli mat conferenc. or ' Big Nina. English Foot Ball Mags. Say Game is Helping Recruiting U5NDON. rec. Delegate of the English, ftcattish, Welsh and Irish pro fesstonal foot ball associations at a meet Ing ha London today, decided to recom mend t their respective association that International foot ban matches this season be abandoned. This deeiakm waa reached by th dele- not accounted for, Basse tt recommends j that at least on competent yeoman be i assigned to each naval militia vessel to assist in this clerical work. Ho recom mends also thst some of the, old battle ship now in reserve be assigned to a naval militia of certain etates; th re serve officer and men on the ship to remain aboard while they are also oc cupied by the militia. Aa the naval militia Is a purely volun teer organisation, made up of business and working men. the time they are able 111 renew toirorrow Its bsttle for the . in.s .f... At adoption of th "tws-sport rul. a meaa- ;tn conclusion of the maetlng" the foJIow- ni to umii me urn a student .utament was issued: spends on. athletic by permitting Us par tlcipation In only two branches. The rule waa propoeid at tha spring meetma of th faculty committee, but the confer ence by-laws provide that Its rslectioa by only on school prevent Its becom ing law, unless passed by a majority rote at a later neasion. Tw universities re jected It. hence It reaprearanc. uppoautoa may be strong asrainst the "Tmr I no evidence that the playing ef foot ball baa hindered or Is hin dering recruiting. Oa th contrary, there I good reason to conclude that foot ball haa encouraged and haa assisted recrult- ! Ing. la these circumstances this mast-, i Ing recommend that except aa regards i International matches It is not fight that "This meeting I of th opinion that rule mil Aturitil. h. ft. .-n-. vtrsities. whose athletic prow would be,. , ,T" , " . V " Tv" " . r COUB" seriously weakened by It. adoption, but ! of afternoon, recraa. recently advorata. f aa even mor4 Tradl- 1 Uo',rott, ' UB, W mUchlar tal measure-a -oae-eport mle"dauland '"ii" , . , . , t the latter etocd a chance of ultlmau " '"'msUoaal foot ball matches are adoption. The I nlversity of Illinois Was ,h rrt ,DortlnK nU the year In leader of the movement. It was said. I ,n Kingdom. They draw upward Several other matter, ef more or lesei' spectalor. who travel long dls- ronsequemw will come before the meet ing here tomorrow. It U said that lUnass will prevent the attendance ef Arthur O. Smith, Iawa'e representative. Dahlman Asks All to Attend Soccer Benefit Saturady Mayor Janus C Dahlmaa has lasind tancea to witness th contest.. Art Smith Will Try to Break the Loop Record Here Sunday A dual szhlbltioa by Art Smith, the famous toop-tbo-loop artist, ant Happy Wright's WUd West Show will b given at the apeedway Sunday. Smith I de- MNCOLX. Neb.. Dec. 4. (Special Tele gram.V Representatives of the seven schools comprising the Missouri valley conference at the annual meeting, after approving the thirty-hour" scholarship rule at the morning session here todsy. reconsidered their action their action thla evening. The "thirty-hour rule," which provide that all athlete, must carry -vt least thirty hour of collegiate work during the year in order to participate In sport events, secured th necessary two-thirds or five votes to approve at the morning aesslon. Nebraska and Drake alone voting against It. The Kansas Aggtes Joined Nebraska and Drake at the evening session, and on a motion to reconsider, the rule failed. Ne braska. Drake and the Kansaa Aggies voted against It. Ceaspromla Is Likely. Th eligibility committee of the confer ence was Instructed to draft a new rule regelating the number of hours each ath lete must carry and will present this re port at th meeting tomorrow morning. It la expected that the rule will be a corn- to devote to tutval militia matters la promise between the twenty-four and the necessarily limited and should, la the opinion of Commander Bassett. be de voted to drills and the details of tba naval profession. H assert that they should not be e spec ted to spea1 much time scaling bilge, painting double bottoms or repairing material, and he recommeade a considerable increase of the number of ship keeper, to take care of this work. While several adverse comment on the personnel of the naval militia were re ceived from officer, of the regular navy in whose ship the ml litis cruised, la general the personnel waa commended for Its Intelligence, aptitude aad ef ficiency. The necessity of having an of ficer of the navy make the cruises with tha naval muitia on vessel loaned to tb state 1 strongly emphasised. Bee Want Ad Produce Results. Italy Files Protest Against New Labor Statute of Arizona proclamation asking all whe ran d as ' termtnoj to amash his loop records this to attend the soccer foot ball game at Rourke park tomorrow afternoon to rales money for th Belglaa relief fund. Ths mayor' proclamation follows: " nereas. n ffaturosy afternoon at 1 a soccer foot ball mstrh is to b. o'clock plated at Hotirke fall before the cold sets in. and he have hi opportunity Sunday. nil ftark .--. - i """i i"" yiwim oi wDun are to b usea to sru the ultea relief, 1. Jamea C iehlmaa. mavov. rtmmni.ini ih,i -i. i a ho can uuaAll.lv . t ihi. .i. ... and hi assistants failed, so todsy Nicol ti.sreby saataUng la a very worthy causa.' resiswsa, te isas eiieci tomorrow. A i meet Ing of the athletic board haa bean j called for December 7. when th question 1 of a successor te Nicol will he taken up. J Chicago Feds Vote Increase of Stock BENSON CUBS OUTPLAY JINX CLUB QUINTET The Beasoa Cubs outplayed ths Jlaa club five at basket ball .1 the Church of the Covenant court last night, tt to 21 The Cub were ejtweighed, but pulled through with tt field goal, to tl by ths Jinx. P. Cummin w. referee. Uneup: BENSON Cf Bi JINX CLVB Uscfarlaad ... Rr' RK Becholdt Croft.m Lf. Ur J Ori Oelsler C.,C e'. Or, at. aioskevlts ..K.O.'H u Kaher NU-holaoa UO.iL.fl Cumins tiutwtitutesT rieain. Multsrd, Talmagc Harvard Hesis t'ewte at seer. mi.rMBIA. Mo.. Iec. 1-1. c, e ! "P'-aiua- faMHKUKiK. Masv.. IVc. t'll.r- S pacinian of Craad Rapids. Mich., todsy!""" H,W , ! xrd s championship eleven ass produced waa elected captain ef the l!i f.wt bsll: U snnoanced tUst l0.ft of thei''" rust of sov-wding to waa .1 ,. . . L, I jnew issue wss subscribed t.v ,..t 'urs snnoumed today. Th largest item tesra of th I diversity ef Sllaeeart. nw 7u" w" urlted by present w ss f. ths salary of Percy l . llaugh Vlesslowa baa plased Uft end with uls-'"lruhol,1"r "n th . of ths stock ' ton. ' l ed Coach. sour! for two years ! ""u,a fu on me market in liuu aliarea. '. . ... .. . . ... . . ... ! ao one Deraon to be allowed t knv .i(VTK.n, .i w . it-. t-cninvi w.' - ' Gleason of Brooklyn. N. T.. right snd orllh,, u "" th Phillips Aadover academy foot ball !.-. Nm. was today elected isptsia of ths 'BASE BALL PLAYER LOSES SPEELMAN ELECTED THE HEAD CF MISSOURI TEAM CHICAGO. Dec. -Mo, kholders ef the Chicago Fsdsral league bass bsll club today voted aa increase of tlM.aw In thai not a or tue club, raising Its capltalUa- eievea for next seesoa. - MEPFVJHD, Mass., Dec. t.WUliam J Parks ef comer vil was elected captain ef the li Tufts college foot ball team tedsy. He has played quarterback lot the last tea seasons BECKER AND HUrtTER WILL MEET IN FINAL PINEIIl-RST. X. C Dec. I-C. I Becker of Aubuibdale, Mass., and RoLert Hunter ef Stamford. cCnu. will meet to morrow la the final round for the first divtioa trophy ol tb eleventh aanual sttuma t"f tojmametit here. B-ker todsy rf sated Muyvaant 1- rey of Xwport. R. I LEG AND IS CUT OF GAME HAN KnANCIM'O, Ief. t - Cliarlle ?ain. outfielder for the Seattle club of) the Northwestern league, never will play j tell sgain. His right log waa amputated I today. Since the eeaaon cUeed Swain has been wcrking here as a telephone lineman. Ist week he fell off a trut h and It ran over s m. crushing Ms legs e badly as to nacesaitats an operation, lis was to have played In U with the Minneapolis Uam of th Americas association. Callea Beaten. WH.KE.VHARRK, pa,. lei-. 1-Jake Soharfer dxfaatad Albert teller. J0 to Tt. in a Milliard Player' league match laat n'rbt. A verms and high runs: rkhaefer. t a s-lt. 73; Cuilor. a. WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. -Tile Italian ambassador. Count Dl Cellsre, called at the State department today to lodge a protest against th Arizona, law wbkh require at least so per cent of certain employe la that state te be American dtisen. Th British ami asunder al-. ready has protected for his governir.rnL i Tne reason, given for th protect are that the law I In direct violation of th provisions In th treaty between the I'nlted states. Oreat Britain and Italy guaranteeing their rltlssns the same right as are snjoyed by American eltisen. m the states In the matter or employment and travel. The Italian case I. aald to be stronger than the British, because the Italian treaty provision la more specific In Its recognition of Italian rights. The protests have been referred to the solicitor of th mate department There is In some respects a resemblance' between the Arlsona law and the Cali fornia anti-alien legislation which brought a protest from Jspaa. and ehica remain unsettled. thirty-hour rule. Columbia. Mo., waa selected for the an nual track aad field meet of the Missouri valley schools Th managers also took up the schedule ef the dual meet between different schools, but did not fig th dates. Th conference aicptcd a ruling remov log the to board In the discus throw. Basket Ball Scnedale. Coach Stlehm and Manager Reed par tially arranged Nebraska's basket ball schedule during tbe afternoon session. These date, were announced: January lt-17. Am at Lincoln; Janu ary JR-21, Kansas Aggie, at Manhattan; January Kansas at Lawrence, February . Ninth United States cavalry at Port Dodge, la.: February t-t, Minne sota at Minneapolis; February 12-12. Ames at Ames. The schedule will also call for four game, with Drake, but Stiebra could not scree on dates. - The conference rule prohibiting an ath lete from participating in more than two line, of sport was revoked. The sessions will continue tomorrow, th members adjourning to attend the an- Stlehm and some of the players called upon for toasts. Politicians Spend Much for Election in Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 4.-Enormous sum of money were spent by the several j political parties in the recent campaign j In Pennsylvania, several of them going into debt. Tbe time for filing expense j A5D ENGLISH TEAMS Proee-eda ef the Casse ta Be Taraed Over t the Fand Betas; Raised far Relief f the Bel glaa s. An attendance of between 4.0W and ,&: Is anticipated at the international soccer contest st Routke Park this afternoon, be tween the Scotch and English team, for the benefit of the Belgian war sufferers. The two teams have been practicing hard and each Is confident of victory. The rivalry la keen and each individual player la determined to snow the best that is in him. The teams meeting this after- noon are veteran players. All of the I men have participated in the sport in Great Britain and have played games accounts expired last midnight The republican state committee spent t38.Sfl; the Phlladelph'a city committee I till 9 Jk .k. Yl . ..... i . J mlttee tX:ft, or a total of 33.Sli In the r"" "ilrcu w " ' Interest of the republican ticket The The " Americans now and state committee went Into debt to the 'th" "r trli advance the sport amount of !S.n and the Philadelphia m thi country. They have been playing city committee owe more than H.N0. I,n the Omaha league at Miller park. Sun The democratic state committee spent j d"'B' nd cn P'?" has .a larse fol r.0O and has outstsndlng obllgatJona of 1 lowing. Th teams for todsy are eelecte.i more than gH.noo. Vance McCormlck. the I l,om the team In the league and are defeated democratic candidate for gov- calculated ti be composed of the strongest ernor. spent CI MS. of which about U.500 playen. was contributed by relatives. McCor-1 The game will stsrt promptly st 3 mlck also spent a large sum of money to win th nomination. U. O. Braurabaugh, the winning candidate, spent H.. The Washington (progressive) party, which filed its account several daya ago, spent more than 31.000, while the sena torial campaign cost Gifford Pinchot more than Mi.OnO. Senator Boise E. Pen rose contributed 12,500 to his own campaign. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. Prof .Sedgwick Heads Health Association JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. Dec. 4.-Prof. William T. Sedgwick of Boaton was elected president of the American Health association at the cloalng session of the annual convention here today. Rochester, K. T.. was selected as tha convention city for 11&. . Other officers elected by the association were Dra. C. J. Hastings, health officer, Toronto, Canada, first vice president; 8. M. Gunn, Boston, secretary: Lee K. Frank el. New Tork City, treasurer. Dr. J. F. Anderson of the United 8tate publio health service, Washington; J. H Landls. health officer. Cincinnati, and Alfredo Domlngue. port officer. Havana. Cuba, were elected member, of the ex ecutive committee Honorary membership waa on f erred by the association on Dr. Bduardo Leraga. o'clock. The lineup: ENGLISH. Roavrson Baldwin Hoyle McOuIre arvlll Middleton .... Pike Mendich ockayrj C). Corey Henderson. . SCOTCH. Anderson Henderson orr." Iic, Lf-uchers ..(C. ixud" McDonali Mulr Pickard Scotland O.L..O L. ..I.RII.R. -UH.I UH. ..I.U. I.U .O.R.I.R. .. .C.H.UMl., .R.H.I R H. .O.K.IO.K. .RF.IR.K. ..C.F.I LH. .UH.I Scotch reserves: Lawrenson. Roeerson. Peacock. Referee! Hostock. Lineman: Heenan, Watson. Kansas City to Try . Out Aeroplane Mail KANSAS CITY. Dec. . An aeroplane service will be established to carry mall from the Kansas City. Kan., postofflce and substations to the Union station In this city, if plans contemplated by the Postofflce department are carried out. according to tetters received here today. . Joseph Stewart, second assistant post master general. In writing to William A. Hovey. chief clerk in the railway mall service division here, asked for informa tion regarding the topography of the dis trict aad an opinion as to the advisability of the plan. He asserted the department waa considering the establishment of an experimental aeroplane service. William Firstenherger, postmaster la Kansas City, Kan., wrote to the department today ai proving the plan. latevaeetleaal Uasae Today. AT1.ANTA. Oa.. Dec. 4 -Foot bell !ev. en rtrwentln- Pari si and Auburn will j meet hrre tomorrow la a post-season In I leix-vtloa tame. Auburn lias aa advan- four up aid three!"- "T" nw te play. aid T. i. Vloran of Provijvnc e. j fV I.', ty the same score. 1 geeatar ta Trade. Itur.lr a Iron Samuel ftekmaa of' ie 4;rirftr of ths sVns'nrs has Pnyviienc four up and thre to play. ! traded pitchers tastilun snd rTi'liums. a,d defeated Frank Itra of Washington i";:'. " irt,1'.'1'' mat five t, play. . cu' a cwuhir. """"" mt t-p and attea Beat De.ssareal. KAXKAKP.R. III.. Dec. t George 8it lon detested talvin Deinareet, mi to XJl. in a Ktliierd Pisyvr' league mstch last night. Servian Refugees in Need of Assistance LONDON. Dec. i-Madame filavko Oroulu h. wife ef the Servian permanent under eecretsry of foreign affairs, who formerly a as M!s !bei O. Dualap of Virginia, rrrtved n London today from Nish. where she'haa been crganls Ing hspitals for the care of th Servian wouar'ed. Madam Oroultch said that there were ifcVfu wounded persona and W.Su refugees in tiervta who ware In gr,v peed of assistance. &he wOl leave 'shortly for America, wnere h will endeavor t raia nmT tot Ui nervlana, Third Husband of Lillian Russell Dead PHILADELPHIA. Dec l-Blgnor Peru- glal. a widely known singer and actor, died today In the Forrest norm, Mar' Torresdale, a suburb, where he t.aa lyn I a resident since January. 12' . wm . a -native of England, but much " hla sue-1 cess was mad in this country aa a mem ber of the once famoua McCall Opera ' company, of which he waa a leading member for many years. When hi voice tailed, he took to the legitimate stage and , was last seen !a the "Yellow Jacket" ' early laat sea so a. Perugtnl 'married ' Lillian Russell In 1!M sad was her third husband. They were divorced the follow lag year. Perugtnl waa about Cf year old. FRENCH YOUTHS TO BE CALLED TO SERVICE BORDEAUX v!a Paritl. Iec. -The kt.0i youth of It yeare la Frsnce, who normally would begin service In the army la October of Ula. are by government de cree te be csUed to present themselves for examination beginning oa December. Ml Their military training probably U1, begia next March. Should tha necessity arias these yoilhs probably could be sent ta th fighting j Itne next July. I iuits' Overcoats Specials Saturday We have on sale now a quantity of Suit and Over coats of unusual merit. They are unusual because they are the very best styles and fabrics and are priced far below their real worth. We bought them less than two weeks ago and they embody the very newest ideas in men's clothes. They were bought at a price which enables us to give them to our customers at very at tractive figures. $13.75 518.75 $23.75 You can buy these Suits and Overcoats from $5 to $10 less than you ordinarily pay for the same values. The tuits are both the snappy patch pocket English styles or the more staple and conservative cuts and fabrics. You w ill find them worthy of your very care ful consideration. It will be eminently worth your while to see them Saturday.