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THE I'.KK: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER .TO, 1014. Bringing Up Father Copyright !ti, International New bar to. Drawn for The Bee by George McManus MACCtE-m COIN TP TAkT V- m AOVCE.-110IN' TO 3VEUP I -4'N.- WE'LL -OOT THE WINDOW THFV 50 I THAT VEF?t COOO SOLUTION A BAD HMIT I HOUR LAvTCF? " 1 II . ,, I, ,, II,.,, .. i ,. , , . I III! T I f I f I I mmm 1 I l - f I , 4- HOURS LATER f- 1 - f SHE'S ALWAx. 1 1 I -V AJ ' ' I I tr i--J I I . K J I - 1 ffT I I ", 1 S Is-XWM 1 BRICKLEY MAY BE COACHJOR AMES Harvard Captain Has Two Teami Wfcich Ho is Coniderij as Coach Next Fall. TO BEING SYSTEM WITH HIM Harvard Betas Panned far Refaslaa ta Gl-a Michigan a Ret.ra Oaaia Heat Fall Win Walrfritu Will ba Stronger. ELIMINATE UNFIT PLAYERS Such is Plea of Committee on Foot Ball Fatalities. ONLY UNDESIRABLES INJURED Chairman Dr. Khler Declare Ilee rds Prove that Eligible (in. rrally tome Oat af the r.iB iraaart. Charles Brlckley, star Crimson foot ball player tor the Iiiat three years and captain la 1914. ha announced that he haa coaching offer from Ohio State and Ames college, Iowa, and that he will probably accept one or the other offer because of a d.slr to come eet to demonstrate that the Naughton theory and method are responsible for the Har vard triumph In the east In Nebraska it la hoped Mr. Brlckley will oome to Aroea and conduct the Naughton ayatem at that school. Purely nobody elae oould be better qualified to teach foot ball a la Naughton than Brlckley, and it would be double satls fartlon to Nebraska to have M. Btl.hra'i Cornhuakers not only wallop Ames, but show in addition that the Kauhton inethoda are not ao all-fired wonderful at the effete cast would make out. Take Harvard Taaat. But it la found now that even a few eastern critic are taking Mr. Naughton and hla associates to taak a bit. per the Michigan squabble. Orantlaad Rice, dean or aport writer la New Tork. eritlciaea Harvard very severely and comments upon the true sportsmanship evinced toy "Hurry-Up- Tost Rice declared that Teat mad the as sertion when the 1914 gam waa aoheduled that Harvard would not play Michigan In 1913. According to Rice, Toat a aid at trie time: 'Harvard play va In 1HT If a th Mggeat Joke of the year. Tou'D find out We'll have a good team In IMS, and Har vard will loae Brlckley. Hardwlok. Pea nock. Login, Trumbull, Bradlee and ether. W haven't got a ohano to wtn this year, and we haven't got a chaaoe to play Harvard neat year." And Toat was right Th fact that Michigan, with the poorest team la years, and a team with half a doaea superiors In th west, would have beaten Harvard but for a few bones pulled by green and inexperienced players waa too much for the Harvard men, and they frankly ad- mltted that they war unwilling to take any ihanee with an eleven Toat might put forth In IMA. CHICAGO, Dec 29. Keep the physlo- ally nnflt and the untrained player out of foot hall and the game will be free from danger, waa th opinion net forth In the report of the committee of fatal ities in foot ball submitted to the con vention of the National Collegiate Athletic association her today. Dr. Gergo W. Ehler, of th .University of Wisconsin, chairman of the commit tee, la th report aald that the associa tion would go on record to point out the dangers of th game that exist for those who are physically unfit, either because of age or weakness and the untrained athlete. He urged that all candidate for teams submit to a rigid phyalcal examina tion and th strict supervision of player (loth in practice and th playing of regular game, Investigation by th committee, the report set forth, showed that the cause for an outcry against th game as a brutal and degrading aport cannot be maintained and the sensationalism that haa been attached to it should csaa to Ut" Of th thirteen players reported to have died during 1914 from the results of par ticipation in foot ball games, or prac tice. Dr. Ehler eaid that only three of these wer college men and that only on waa a member of a regular varsity team, The result of last season." Dr. Ehlet aid, "only emphaaled that what all college lnatsted upon from th first that no on should participate In foot ball who is not ptvyjilcally fit In every respect and then only after, he haa had proper training and haa learned to ad- Just himself to th condition arising from th gam." WOLVERTON LIKELY TO BE SEENMN THE EAST PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2.-JIarry Wl- vertoa, who managed the New Tork Americana In 1911, is likely to be seen ia the east again next season. Information to this effect was In circulation at Na tional league headquarters here today. Two , cluba in the International league which for one aeason he managed are known to be after him. One la believed to be Richmond, which la applying for a franchise. Wolverton waa on of th owner of th Sacramento club ta th raclflo Coast league last year. OWENS RUNS AWAY FROM M00NEY IN POOL TOURNEY wanton a Hhens.ed 4 Owena ..., 1 Harsvh Htevens Mooney Dixon 7 . Hhaffer Played. Won. Lost Pet. .two .7MJ .Mi .(MM ,'JM .sua NOTRE DAME TO PLAY NEBRASKAHEXT FALL Coach Stiehm Enters Into Agree ment with Catholic School for Two Gridiron Battles. PLAY NEXT FALL AT LINCOLN Contracts Calls for 11S Fray la Ne braaka Capital While 101S Will be Played at White Sox Park la Cklcaga. That Nebraska haa entered Into a two year contract with Notr Dame for two gridiron combats between the achools, one at Lincoln next fall and the other at Chicago th esubsequont fall, was the Information given out at Chicago yester day afternoon. Coach Jumbo etlehm, the Nebraaka mentor, who haa coached the Cornh link ers to four successive Missouri Vallny championships, went to Chicago to attend the athletio conference at that city. Jumbo went gunning for bear and he made a killing when he landod the Cath olic school, which will meet Nebraaka at Lincoln, October 23, .1915. While Notre Dame would be a bigger game than Iowa, It la hoped In Omaha that the Catholics will take the plnce of South Dakota or MornlnBsiue, or one of the leaser schools, as the Intense rivalry between Nebraska and Iowa adds interest to th annual con flict between th two. ( ha are for Reeoaaltlaa. But one thing the signing of Notre Dame mean above alL Th Cornhuakers will atand a much better chance to ob tal nthe recognition they deserve. For two years Nebraska and Notr Dam hav not been defeated by western team and both have claimed championship honors with the Big Nine winners. Next year ot or th eother most ahow su periority, and If the Huakera win, as all good Nebraska supporter are confident thtnga may shape themselves to give Ne braaka undisputed western honors. T Play la Chloaa:. While no official announcements have yet been made th eCornhuskor will also probably battle the Michigan Aggtea again next year. With Michigan Aggtea and Notre Dame on th schedule, Nebraaka Is breaking gradually Into the school close to the western conference and should soon be accorded th same recognition those school are. The fact that th 1914 gam with Notr Dame will be played in Last night' gam between Owen and t Chicago la another fact welcomed by Ne- Mooney In the Capital pool tournament braaka men. UNION PAGIFICJASE IS UP General Solicitors Loomis Appears Before Senate Committee. ASSAILS THE NORMS MEASURE Laramie Case Derlalna Cited Which Laid Down Principles of I.anr that Would Make Present Measare Illegal. WEEKS CHOCEN HED OF WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Dec. .-rrank R. Weeka waa elected president secretary and treaaurer, and Charlea F. Mall, vice president at the annual meeting of th Wkconsln-UUnoU .league here today. All of the teams were represented at the meeting except Madison. All th mag nates expressed themselves In favor, of a division of th league into two leagues of six teams each, to form a northern and a aouthern circuit Definite action waa deferred for thirty days. ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT "YM NEW YEAR'S NIGHT The program of athletic events la being completed for th big "open house" celebration at the Toung Men'a Chris tian association New Tear'a night. There will be boxing, wrestling, tumbling, gymnastics, basket ball, volley ball, two nwimming pool exhibitions and some p. i ! fcaturea. went to th former. 100 to 21, being the moat decisive defeat so far in the tourna ment. Owen waa In fin form, playing by far th beat gam of any player to data. Mooney and Dixon have played their last gam la th tournament and Shaffer will play hla two remaining game Tuesday and Wednesday nights, then will follow th grand finish between the five leader- They at all about evenly . matched, and furthermore they are th ftv beat pool player In th atate. Score by Innings. Owens; 14, 14. 14, 14. S, IS. U, S. 10, 1-104. Total 1UI. Mooney: ,.,. 11,' 1. S, , 4. 4-tt Total a. Scratch: Owen, 4; Mooney, T. Referee: Jesse Reynolds. Tonight Harsch and Shaffer play. LEONARD E. WARE. FORMER TENNIS CHAMPION. DEAD ELIZABETH, N. J., Dec. S. Leonari E. Ware. New Tork broker and former tennla champion, died of pneumonia at hi home today, after an Illness lasting less than a week. While an undergraduate at Harvard In 1R. Mr. Ware won the national doubles championship with Q. P. Sheldon. Sr., the intercollegiate doubles championship with M. D. Whitman, and the Intercollegiate Ingle championship. He had been en of th Intercollegiate double champion for two year before that date, and on of th national double champlna In 1W. He was born In Roxbury, Mass.. in ir. A widow and three children sur vive him. Prospect for a winning team at Lin coln next year are bright ao bright that even the usually peaslmlsttc Coach Stiehm la willing to evince a little en thusiasm and to the Cornhuaker fan a big victory ta In sight for 1915. Newa from Chlraajo. CHICAGO. Deo. Fool ball coaches took advantage of th athletio confer ence here to arrange schedules. An agreement was made for a game next year between the University of Nebraaka and Notre Dame at Lincoln, October 23, 1915. to be followed In 1916 by a return match to Chicago. JOHNSON AND WILLARD WILL FIGHT IN JUAREZ CHICAGO, Pee. 19 The data of the heavyweight championship boxing con test between Jack Johnson and es Willard has been eet for March 17. la Juarrx. Meiico. It waa announced today by Ulard buuaesa manager. elaalla liald Lead. l n i , iec. olumbls re tained Its lead In Ue M.tercollrgiute. rhes tuuroaiitent today, by defeating Prince ton, (tire guiies to one. in the second lound of the conteet. Harvard defeated Vaie today. 2', to IVi. The standing st -imi ui im any s msicn was: to bimi.la. 7 poinis; Harvard, 4i Princeton, BAN CONFERS WITH, RUPPERT AND HUSTON NEW TORK. Deo. .-Ban Johnson president of th American league, waa tn conference for the greater part of to day with Jacob Ruppert and T. U. Hus ton, who are negotiating for tit purchase of the New Tork American league club, and Frank Parrell, president and part owner of the club. Negotiations were aald to be atlU tn progress tonight and no announcement was mad regarding th proapect of reaching an agreement. M'GOORTY AND MURRAY TO BOX AT MILWAUKEE CHICAGO. Dec. S9.-EJd!e McOoorty of Chkoah. Wis,, and Billy Murray of Ran Francisco, middleweight, have been matched to box ten rounds in Milwaukee rn January I. it waa announced today, The weight will be 1 pounds at S 'cluck. Women Democrats of Chicago Advertise for Good Candidate CHICAGO, Dec. . -Democratic women of the Second ward Inserted advertise menta in Chicago papers today soliciting aldermanlo candidates. The advertise ment reads as follows: -wanted Candidate for alderman in Second ward, either man or woman; must b progressiva, aggressive, radical and a democratic democrat with a polltl cal record which rlnga true and will at tract the vote of women. Anawerg will be held confidential." We want to find out Just who wanta to aerv as alderman and then Investi gate them." aald Mr. M. S. Jones, chair man of the woman s oommlttee. "The one that haa th beat-qualification we shall support (From a Staff Corretmondrnt.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. (Special Tel egram.) N. H. Loomis, general solicitor of the Union Pacific, appeared today lie fore the subcommittee of the Jurillary ommlttee of the senate, omposed of O'Oorman of Nw Tork, Cummins of Iowa, and Brandegne of Cbnnetlcut, in relation to the so-called Nnrrls bill, which forfeits a large portion of the right-of-way of hte Union Pacific to settlers. Senator Norris waa also presnt at the hearing as was T. J. Nolan and Captain Wanser of Omaha. Senator Norris stated that h edld not desire to be heard on the bill at presnt, but suggested that partlea In Interest wished to be heard which brought forth a statement from Senator O'Oorman that they might file briefs with the right to be heard orally If they ao desired. Present Union Pacific Case, Mr. Loomis presented the case for the Union Paciflo Railway company and argued that congress had no power to take from the company the right-of-way which It had granted as 'a condition of building and operating the road. H aald the Union Paciflo had given to all nppl 'cants who had received deeds from the original company along the right-of-way deeds of confirmation In accordance with, th original Norris act which became a law tn 1912. It was giv ing deds of dedletion to municipalities where strets had bean platted along the right-of-way, and la recognizing the equltlea of all persona who had been per mitted to erect permanent Improvements upon the right-of-way. He aald, however, that th company insisted upon retaining title to all the remained r of the right-of-way which had been merely graaed or cultivated by the settler, although it was Issuing long time lease, twenty years to be exact, to abutting land owners in all auch case for a dollar a year with the right to take possession for railroad pur pose when necessary. Cltea Laramie Case. Mr. Loomis argued that under the de cision of the supreme court in th Lara mie stock yards case and cases along similar lines, principles were established W'hlh would make the pending bill un constitutional if adopted. Senator Cum min remarked that hia Judgment waa th bill waa unconstitutional and that if ho waa on the bench h ecould not con scientiously uphold the right of congress to take from the railroad company the right-of-way which had been given to it and transfer It to the settler. Senator Cummins suggested during Mr. Loomis' speech that he could not under stand why th era 11 road wanted such a wide right-of-way. He thought It an oonomio waste. Mr. Ixtomi replied that in many Instances the rtght-o-fway of that width was necessary, oltlng the Lane cut-off and other instances and stated that the company bought a rlght- of- way 400 (eet wide when necessary and nearly always more than 100 feet giving as an example the Una west of North-Port Mr. Loomis and Mr. Nolan left tonight for tha west MAKE AMATEUR A WINGEDJREATURE Athletic Research Society Commit tee Recommends Rules of Conduct for Him. HE WILL NEVER MISREPRESENT GIRL FREEZES TO DEATH ON WAY HOME FROM CHURCH SIOUX FALI. 8. D.. Dec. .-A tern mile walk In the bitter cold of Christmas evening exhausted Anna Dohlan. daugh ter of a farmer near Madison, S. D. and ahe perished In th snow. Her body was found frosen near the roadside this after noon. Th girl left horn Thursday night to walk six miles to church Christmas exercises, arriving too late, and starting back afoot. Within two mile of home she dropped to th ground and fros to death. Her parents thought h had topped with relative near th ah arch, and made no Investigation when ah failed to return, and not until her frosea body waa found today where It had lain tor days did thoy Lnow her fate. It is believed she waa not in her right mind, ga ahe left horn insufficiently clothed. Seven Thousand Carranza Troops Declare for Villa ON BOARD U. S. 8., SAN D1EOO. EN ROUTE TO SAN DILXJO, Cal., Dec. . (By Wireless) Seven thousand troop of General Venuatlano Carranza'a forces declared today for General. Francisco Villa at Tepic, in the atate of that name, on the west coast of Mexico. Foreigners at San Bla and Tepic hav taken refuge aboard the United State aupply ship Glacier. Rear Admiral Howard, in com mand of th Pacific fleet, on receipt of the news, ordered the gunboat Annapo lla by wireless to San Bias, but no trouble la expected. Other negolatlons Outlined, Vio lating Which Stamps Him Un sportsmanlike, Vngeatle. manly, Dishonorable, CHICAGO. Dec. 29. Rulee of conduct of amateur athletes, the violation of which, will be considered unsportsman like, ungentlemanly and dishonorable were recommended today by a special committee of the Athletic Research so ciety In annual session. The code pro vides: A true amateur athlete will never In tentionally make any misrepresentation regarding his eligibility, jblllty or inten tlonH, nor will he continue competing as such after he hns ceased to he In sympa thy with the spirit of amateurism. Athletio rules will not be ignored or evaded either In the letter or In spirit, but will be connldered as mutusl agree ments between contestants for the pur pose of providing a banls of honorable competition between gentlemen. The let ter or spirit of the rules will no more be ignored or evaded than will a gentle man's word of honor. ICvery honest and earnest effort will be made to wtn a contest, but a dishonor able victory will not be accepted. An amateur will always be loyal to his teammates In every conceivable endeavor and will do hia utmost to prove a worthy representative of his institution or club. Opponenta will be treated as friends and honored guests, even If they do not reciprocate. No unfair advantage will ever be taken of them. Good plays will be suitably acknowledged. Otriciala will be considered as Impar tial and competent arbiters. Decisions will be accepted without dispute, even when they apparently are unfair. Ad vantage will not be taken of lax rule en forcements. Personal abuse or Ul-fecllng of any kind will not be publicly man fested. even when an official proves in competent or dishonest. Contestants will not attempt to nlav to the grandstand for publicity or applause. Appreciation from the spectators will be taken for granted and not acknowledged. William Ball of New Tork City waa chairman of the committee of ethics which drafted the code. Other members were: John Brown, Jr., of the interna tional oommlttee of the Toung Men Christlsn association; Dr. R. T. MeKen Kie of the Unlveralty of Pennsylvania. A. E. Metsdorff, fpringfleld, Mass.; Prof. G. W. Ehler of the University of Wis consin, G. F. Johnson of the New Tork City School of Civics and Philanthrpy and Dr. H. T. Kollenberg of the Chicago Toung Mens Christian Association college. Bullet Intended for Young Woman Kills Six-Year-Old Girl MILLVILLE, N. J.. Dec. 29.-The mys tery surrounding the killing last night of Beatrice Bailey, 8 years old, who was struck by a bullet that came through a window at the home of her grandmother at Buckshutem, near here, where ahe was spending the holiday, was cleared up today when George Hann, 29 years old, was arrested and confessed, according to the police that he had accidentally shot the child while trying to, kill hla sweet heart. The little victim waa the daughter of Mrs. William Bailey of this place. She was seated at the supper table with other members of the family of her grandmother. Mr. George Pettlt, whor the bullet came through the window. There waa no clue to the mysterious shooting until a young woman member of the family told the police that Hann had been Jealous of her. Hann was found at his home, and after he was toU of the death of the child, he confessed, the police say. He was locked up in the MUlvtlle Jail. HORSE AND STOCK SHOW WILL BE HELD AT DENVER DENVER. Colo.. Dec. 28,-The National Horse and IJve Stock show will be held In Denver during the week of January 18 to 23, according to arrangem"nts com pleted here tonight. OwinK to the preva lence In some states o' the foot anl mouth disease among cattle, exhibitions of live stock will be limited. It haB been anounced earlier that no stock kIiow would be held this year. DUCKY HOLMES WANTS TO RE-ENTER BASE BALL Ducky Holmes, one of the ir,i..i lit tle dlsturbsnces in base ball, wants to break back into the Western league. Ducky wants to manage the Wichita team next summer and has filed formal ap plication. Ducky has spent many turbu lent years in base ball, and he can atari more excitement In one minute than nine ordinary ball players and two umpires can in an hour. Ha haa ncteH ager of fciloux City and Lincoln in this league, ana was last year in the Union association, which blew up. and Ducky wa right in the midst of the explosion. WRESTLING MATCH ENDS JJP IN A FIST FIGHT SPRINGFIELD. III.. Dec. 29.-A wres tling match between George Rouma of Springfield and Jack Reynolds of Iowa ended in a fist fight tonight. As a result of the fight In which the principals of th match participated. Roumas Is suf fering from a fractured rib. Lake Shore and New York Central Merger Enjoined NEW TORK, Dec. 89. Judge Arthur S. Tompklna of the United Btates supreme court yesterday granted an in junction restraining the New Tork Cen tral railroad company from consolidat ing with the Lake Shore At Michigan Southern, and from issuing VJO.OOO.OOO consolidated 4 per cent bonds in the place of per cent bonds, which the cor poration . seeks to refund, pending a trial of the case on its merits. The in junction was asked by the Continental Securities company as a stockholder. The action of the plaintiff was based on the ground that the proposed issue of 4 per cent bonis In exchange for the 3H per cent Lake Shore collaterals would lie In effect a capltaliatlon of tb con sents given by the Lake Shore & I Michigan Southern bond holders to the proposed consolidation and a violation of the Sherman law. New Tork Central officers said that the court could not undo the consolida tion, as that already had been approved. Phillip D, Armour 3d 1 Gets License to Wed NEW TORK. Dor. 29. Philip D. Ar mour, son of Mrs. p. A. Valentine and a grandson of the late Philip Dan forth Ar mour of Chicago, obtained a marriage li cense today to wed Miss Gwendolln Con don of this city. The wedding will take place on Januarv i at the Church of Heavenly Best here. Mr. Armour Is 29 years old. His bride to be, who is the daughter of Thomas G. Condon of New burgh. N. T Is 21. Making Big Plans for Women's Convention NEW TORK. Dec. 29. Preliminary plans for the entertainment of 10.000 women for two weeks, commencing May 16, when the General FVderation of Woman Club open ita convention in this city, were begun yesterday when head quarters were opened in an uptown hotel. The convention will be attended by 6,000 delegates and alternatea. Four thousand other club women will swell the attendance. Head the "For hale" ads If you want bargain of th mlaut. PART OF NEW RATES ON CEMENT ARE ALLOWED WASHINGTON. Deo. S. Advance of approximately two cents a hundred pound In th freight rate on cement from all the principal cement producing points west of th Mississippi river, in trunk lln territory, were sustained ln part today by th later state Commerce commission. With th exception of th proposed in ceaae from lola aud other Kan- polata to lt. 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