Nebraska Newspapers

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"WANARuS. ONW -TROUB L-A - 11 'OUT 'WITH. T 1 . s L-f 1 '
NATIONAL HAGS
PASS DPSCHEDDLE
Tener Aaaoancei Ha Hai Appointed
as Umpire mslie, Klem, Eason,
Byron, Quiffley, Hart, Orth.
C0CKI1L IS KAJJXD SUBSTITUTE
Nrfvy TOTUC. Feb. p. AUhouch the
r-dinrlpal business before the National
learue vlub ownon fathered her for
their annual schedule inoetlns;., which be
can today, wee to ratify and adopt the
playing dates for tha comiiur season, that
matter waa laid over until tomorrow,
when the schedule will be taken up Im
mediately ater th 'metluf reconvenes
In the forenoon
At th session of (ha hoard of direc
tors, whloh preceded tha regular meetlnt
today. Frealdent Tener announced that
ha had appointed aa umpire tha fol
loltrlns: ' i
' R. t. Emails, William 3. Klem, Mai
Esaon, Wllllsm Byron, E. C. Qulsley,
iWiP.iam Hart and Al Orth. 0org- Coo
hill. who was manager of tha H Arris
burs' 'club of tha Tria-Ktato leue, was
appointed aa a aubatltutea umpire, but
there atlll aa a vacancy to be filled on
the rttfules. staff. Charles BUler , has
r.ot ben signed So, far.1 Pecrotary John
A. Heidler t state that 1 no i application
for a poaition had been received tram
JItnry O'Dajr. , , (.
I Ciiant May Lat.
. Inatead of revoking tto edict that no
player be aer.t into training; camp V,y
any club betvr .U:ti 1 each .year, thla
aa made a hard and font rule and read
,1nto tha coaatlfutlon. Similar actios waa
lkn ut to the revision of the player
limit from 3 .to il. .adopted at . the
iK-cornber meeting. The New Tork club
rrprfsenuulvea ti!4 to have ' the limit
iaIikk) to twenty-two. hJt thfa waa voted
tiown. In adlllloH all player managers.
who portlelphte In one or more gftinwa
during the raana arn to be included
in the player limit of tw only-one, which
wk ill t the maximum frirtii May 1 to
September 1, each year.! ! '- '
Clialrmaa llcrrmani. o the committee
"i,n constitution subniiuod an ainendrneiU
jrovk!lug that there aliall be no recall
after a waiver baa been aaked on a
player, wiil tie diicunKJl tomorrow and
fcrobatly will be. adapted.
A lcUtr wsj received from the Inter
national Irxgue aeklnf tot peimiaion to
plax-e a cluh In the Bn'Ht Borough f
Ihla city, but no Motion waa taken . In
the matter. Every club ia the -league
waa reirentd at the meeting, which
uiuurnd Ut in the day until a. w
tomorrow. .
iiiacni8 $renahan of Chicago, Moran
-' of rhliadelphla. llwsog of Cincinnati and
eurgn of tC hild evrl eon-
' auliu..n. while meeting wo going
on. Manager McGrs.w t4 the local blab
1e due tiir tooU'ht frota bia Cabaa trip
and If la peirted tfat tb exchange
rr.arhet wlfl take on a lively tone, vhea
thee five together tomorrow.
.yichita Merchant .,'
Arrested on Charge'
of Embezzlement
WICHITA. Kan Feb. iClinton ' V.
tn, ww ut r of a 3Yy goods store tore, l;
umier arrest today on a warrant chars;-
ing blm with ciftappropriatlon ot t;.ij0
of ihe fund of the Co-Blodgett whole
sale dry goods compsny which went into
ti e ha.nd of arecelver a year ago. Cox
i4 t--en ob the charge.
Tppeka Franchise .
Case Still Open
CiilCAC,').' Feb. . Vesttn league
V hri'.Htrt diwunMid at length today Vie
n.i.i.ii.a c -.ncfrr'tiff te Topeka fmn-
:;-- t!i ptipnit schedule for
tut to n eriy hour this afternoon
uttlirr A. J. t'vftK. the Kami City
linn hg wantj to buy the franchise.
Ft"r the i pr. Tii(!Vf. of the Tt'ptka
hr.k ntitMl had re Ud the cUy. a
. Tjiig to I'fMl.'rit O'Neill.
FED SCHEDULE MEETING '
WILL CE i!ELD V.l CUFFALO
riliCAGO, Feb. --Th Federal league'
h iKeetinif w'.'.l be lield In BuftaW
Fi-l-riitry & ar-d !T. 1'ret.kiwit Glimor
,! i i....y. Veji&iTf and uinplr t!l
iici.J t'- i".-lug as !l a club oo-
'Iina.tJ loiOie, lrvther of the !
f. -.-:', i.is, hf n appointed ieiLgue e re
;i tc tJ'itol l.l.iyd r.lckait. ho has
t. .
ninl nvir-Uu of the Ht. I!ui
f.t 0:iui. ie 'lnittil today that
' t.-:i lit cue ' the Kkj i t.'Ity
'.'I g-i tj Ni York.
v'"-; ' i y a
Father
Wesley an Conquers ,
Fast Simpson Quint
INDlANOnA. ' la., Feb! ((.-(Sirlal.)-Nebraaka'
Wealeyon raptured the basket
bail game here tohlght from - Blmpaon
college. It to 17, after two hotly conteated
and close perloda of fat play. The team
work of the vialtora, with the free throw
of Hughes, waa too much for the filmpaon
men.
The vleltora ran up a lead In the flrat
half, the period ending It to (. But 6lmp
on came back strong In the second half,
and it locked like a victory for the home
team for a while. - The -itoae guarding of
the vialtora prevented their catching up.
and when the final whistle blew the score
tood 1) to 17 In favor of the Nebraska
team. i
I,lneup:
WESU2YAN. B1MPPON.
ITuffey .........R,P".t R.jr..; Barborka
Kline ir.tl- uait
itiKbea CIO Faur
olm.m ....... It. fl.l RU Iunn
l. i il.uw. uu i. nun
Field d .!: Huffey (t), Kline. John
, Vil 4Uln ,...Ia, L.O Craub
son. Ji'iKbo. hnrborka C), raur (;),
Urnr.t, Vti. Foul goals; Hughes. 1 out
of Si Faur, out of t.
Hussano Admits He
Has Cauliflower Ear
Tueslff Iluasana. the wrsstler. declared
hla Intention of becoming a clttxen of the
United Etatea at the office, of the clerk
of the district court and secured hla first
naturallxailoe. papers. ' ;
Ha described himself a possessed of a
"cauliflower ear," the result of rough
usage of that member In athletla work.
Ills occupation, he gave m ."farmer and
wrestler." . , ' '
Huasane waa born In Bulgaria In 1839
and came to America In 19U& lie waa
accompanied by Feter loch, local
wrestling enthusiast. .
C. Harlin Outplays
Gallup at "Tourney;
t. Harlln"defeeted It. . Gallup, S5. to 18,
In lmt ntlu'a ttiree-rtithlon !tournament
at C. C. Cunnatn's bliliMTd parlor. Scores:
Hajiln: lllph run. 3: innlrg!!, W. Onl
HlKh run, t; inuinifs, t. licfere:
lraytoh. ...... , ,
f;l:e and CharievlUe will play tonight.
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RiCKAPJ IS PRESIDENT
CF ST. LOUIS FEDS
ST. LOt'ld. rb. .-Uoyt IJ-lrkart. eee-
retary of the Federal lesgue, was elected
president' of the St. Louts cub of the
league tod.iy. to succeed E. A. Stelntngcr,
w ree'imed heeense of tli press of pri
vate buslntas several weeks ago.
Wells Meet Moihea.
IONIXIN, Feb. -Itomlriler -Welle.
th champion y.ngtish heavywolght pugl
vi, ana rrana woras,. me a
and ITank Moras, -ths American
jr'i.1 artlvh' today for a
,ty-roia.il bout in London, March Ja.
teenty-rouud
. v Sboarw Meet tiriffMks.
AKP.CWV. O., Feb. ,-Joe httgrue, who
mt. Freddie Weih In New Vok to-r.-.orrsw
r.:iit. was n-.atcf.td xaiay to bos
Jtitirmy firtrfnhs twetev rounds In (hi
city, rebrusry 2Z.
RIVFPHIPr:, -Csl.; Feb. ,-hlcago out
pl4 I'Miauuh.j, ti.Jay In the upnntng
Kn. for the l acifin ot Junior chain
l toushli polo cup. winning 104 to 4.
Flee Siealdence Beravd.
FUCRRK. S. Feb. ttHcll Tele-
gram The ' retdcnc of J. 11. Qropen
tn-v t at Oi;l.l, th county tat of 8ully
county, was burned today with all the
ocntenta. The loss fa about SA.00O, with
M.000 ivuuranee. .
Culls. Prjoin thu Wire
J. P. Morasn announced that he hd
id 4h l:!io;ia Mnrctii miir.i-tton nf
( Miira I'.Kn .n. row on erii!ui'ri in
tl-e eomh window of tha Kicitooliin
Museum of Ai t at New York, "
The pri if -etit loaves of bread will
go up to t ct.ts lii Nw Yolk Citv today.
Announ.iin.n.t to this rlii naa.niNde
Uy hmi.I tr tli Uia ltir;e. The
high pr.e of flour I alien aa tha ci:.
An e-tato of C.W U diainwd of in
the will of ,iimJ TMd.T. j.,h ;l-r and
bankar, probated at Cli!ito. ii widow
la t ruv moBi of !t. n t,f hla
ona will reeiv l),(Vv r-irv,n y-uis
frx,rn now, wtira the voutnci l .j )iij
.ri,t, relatives and lum.1 a."r ra
mmterpd. V-iluardo Dato. dpanUh pfeminr. said at
M.dnd that the tuciilnit roliig out or
th 1t;reats of Oem-rat '.'arranaa ta Mi
tr1 -paulll mlille- at Mexico (.Hiy if
fnilnl to Burrnj-r AhkH 1 rl fn. co
fJ?r.tial aent ft tha e.il.lfti KoKrrniurut
la Mi-o, h4 bwn atif a toi l!y ar
fiij through the affona cf tha Vnlied
Mi : Kuvtriimnot. i
to rontinue irte opereilon of the M.
fiurnelf fumpany, the .'.ij0 aarlcul
t'.ial ma, tiinery nianuta. lurhig rnnovia
'. r I i.il. y 1. Mount of Indianap-
'-i-m'ed ree;er January IS".
! '' -itifl. t lo tie toial ut
lit... aiii!...r;1 (a the Inl'eJ
aiat. iliftifnt omt h'r, Muoia
ansi"" i'-d to ottvr t.'O mi worn, of tlia
ir:n (or inuniiaia sale.
Ja a Oi-i wlun e'frciln tha rele'toce h.
t-n ui:..rv ii, ,r and all l aoi .rina
i'ir. the nm awreina court h, J t ti mi
tf(e na I't!icipvo l.rd ct eluprUore
li-i bo siK.t li r.v.Ue ttiai all ,.u
pontine be cue t.v uu.4 alioue. Koiihn
IO CfMtrt hoi lhat toe ,-.ty ta ai nhl
( to- . I -; , ' t I lll :! Wiilll .-r. for
ii a , m ."i. 1 1 r .-r u! Ihe i.,te ! not lr
I . ,i I I a o. y . : i t i t v (.. k u.y
Ui-t tictl , i ' t .. . .
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THE BEE: OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1915, :
CorrricTit. 11, In torn
News BervWte,
IIOOSIERS TO PLAY
EXHIBITIONS HERE
Pa Rourke Cloe Deal1 for Exhibi
tion Garnet with Hendiicki
April 3 and 4.
! '
DELAY TCFEKA MATTES AGAIN
7 . ' . "
Pa Rourke has aoheduled two more
exhibition games .for Omaha during the
spring training season. Jack Hendricks,
former Denver manager, and well re
membered around the Western loop, will
irtng his Indianapolis American associa
tion team' her for two fraya, April
3 and 4.
ltourke haa already ' scheduled two
games with the Chicago White Sox.
Royland's hose will exhibit here April
10 and 11. Negotiations are also under
way for the Minneapolis Millers to pas
time here and Ta haa not given up all
hopa of landing tfii rirate Uneoln will
fthso probably play .an exhibition game
or two here. . .; . .
' ,' Belli y Toprkav Aetlon.
Further : aoijdn on the dispoatlon of
.the Topeka franchise was delayed another
day by the Western league moguls In ses
sion In Chicago. Representative of the
bank, which hold a mortgage on the
club, will not reach Chicago unqi 'today.
President, CNelll waa In communication
with the Topekana over long tetanca
telephone and they declared they were
putting the affair into business ahape
so thKt ail coutd ba settle quickly , in
Chicago today. -''" ' '
In the meantime the magnates held con
sultatlbn with various major league c'.ub
owner In'ChWago. All of the Western-
men are after ball players' and are angl
ing for discard from the major. "
Joe Tlakvr Makes Aieraae.
Joe Tinker, Fedmal league light, . waa
seea with Jack Holland of Bt. Joseph
and Immediately' scandal talk began to'
circulate. Holland denied that he, had
any motive with Tinker than to talk
over old time In the eWatorn. How
ever, It was rftmored that ' Holland la
wlilliuj to take over a fpw,of Tlnkor'a
player In cae Joe cannot use them this
summer. Jimmy Wtanley, utility Inflelder,
was with Tinker and Holland and It was
said that Stanley will com to the West
ern. ( Btanlpy Is a free agent as are sev
eral other of the Whaleo and are at
liberty to sign with an organized dm
club without opposition.
Suffragette Blames ;
var on aristocracy;
DENVER. Feb. tv-Mrs. Pethlck, law-.
rence.'th suffragette leader of London,
addressed a Joint session ot the Colorado
UgUUture tpilay on "World Peace." 8he
deilaied the ruling aristocracy, and not
the masses, was resposelble for the Euro
pean war and said "it must fall to
the lot of the United States to be the
chief Instrumentality for . restoring
peso." ' ., .
Wi-., rkriic urtod a conference fof
neutral nations to consider the. problem
of peace, I :
TORRENS SYSTEM OPPOSED
BY SPEAKER FROM YISC0NSIN
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Fb, . Special Telegram.)
Before a lolnt committee on mlacellane-
eua subjecta ot the two branch of tbe
lcliatire John T. Kenney ot Madison.
Wis., llacueed the Tortens syatem of
Uui.i titles as provided In the Phumway
bill, Benate File No. i3. A large crowd
filled tlie senate chamber and Mr. Kenney
gave a very exhaustive History or tn
title system, going beck for mny hu
drels of years to show the system of
title as It had come up through the age
to tha present time.
In most ot the ataiee where the new
sleia had been adopted but a email per
cent of th IktA titles were tn operation
wnlT it. The title Vvsinesa la under
au'acrMlc. iard. Nothing' could be
gtuned arid much lot bv an adoption of
tn system aa railed for la the. bill now
Uefor the leinlstum.
W. W. tVykoft t York talked asaltiat
the Ih.H, anj the coiurnitt a4joura4 to
tl the matter up aa!a tomorrow aier-
Washington Affairs
. Adi'iiial Bron Twa, Japan nepra
fiitl.v at tha panama-Pncilio -xpoM-'..,,,
w!i arrive at taahm4ion tniav. It
will b tiilertatiicd by hvcrvtaiy l'rn
a nit . HI t r" ' i - r by trvniuvnt t tlaun
piobao: WeUneaday.
Twenty-ovA tvr.wvlv4 dansroiaa plrt
oi la ro, ks have burn tlioneJ by lite
i'.l survey in forty-to inilea of the
lti: le paaaaae umi by all aleaiimrs truing
u and 0- n toe Alaaka oaat. One lo
tv (t l.ith and romca alUilu atvi-,,iceQ
kit ot tUa eurtacs.
Further development of th goern
puMit a effoi i to th-tritiliie caua for t Ka
r ft in het to ii-ea fr diM iiurj by
po-diM department rfflll In nnmMluil
Hli ao.l,ti l-- iilin-t Atlirtev
;e cf i i... txf, o t nt a n ii.m on y Im a
f li.tf Jttirii, in Nt-K' York t- i. '.(-
11 i" u i-i-ttbiiit a.ivb an tuvtaUatiuit
la Vhuaauk 1
at lout)
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Final Action Taken on Thirtieth
Street Paving Tax Collection
by the Council. ' I
18 EI FCEif OF A ' COMPROMISE
What Is probably the final action on
the. Thirtieth street paving tax. collection
wastaken lost evening at a meeting of
the city council,, when that body, by a
resolution authorised the city treasurer
to refund the Interest paid by, abutting
property holder along Thirtieth street
before acceptance of ths compromise re
cently tendered to the council -by other
property owners on the same thorough
fare, , - . . ,
The compromise affected those who had
not yet paid the tax. Tbe council agreed
under the terms of tha offer to. accept
the principal ' due for-the Improvement,
without the Interest that had accumulated
on the principal. This caused those who
had already, paid, principal and Interest
to tff dlnrrlmlnatlon. The resolution of
Inst night puts all of tha abutting prop- ;
erty owners under the terms of the com-'
promise, and the interest already received
by the city will b returned.. - .
. Aft,er a long delay' the contract for city
printing supplie ior the different office
Was awardedy, to Butler O'Brien over
H. a. Pik. Koutsky-Favllk got the con
tract for supplying the city with hard
ware for the year, j 1
Representatives of the anti-annexation-1st
stayed close by the Exchange build
ing yesterday tn the hope of , meeting1
Governor John H. Morehead, who waa
expected to attend a meeting of the State
Live Block Sanitary board. The governor,,
however, did not appear, and the arrtta
put. In their time getting stockmen and
exchange men at the yards, many ot
whom live In Omaha, to write to per
sonal , friends In ths legislature to vote
against the bill.
It la known that some of tha stockmen
have already .written many letter to ths
member of the legislature. The yard
company maintained that It waa not tak
ing part 'either way. Some f the- ex
change members. In view ot- the anti
exchange bills before the legislature, were
of the opinion that the consolidation bill
should have been loft severely alone.
More money ia to' be gathered to fight
the bill, It la said. One member of the
state legislators Is quoted as having said
that fie local antis expected to raise (6,000
to beat the bill. ' !
Plea to Jltaey Mea.
Residents of the West 4 seotlon ot the
city, are trying to' Induce Jitney bus men
to extend their' route along Q street.
They complal that the Q street service
is far from being satisfactory at present.
Policemen say that too many Q cars
stop at Thirty-third street. Instead of go
ing to the "end ot the Una.
. Mate Fewer 1 Today,
The funeral of William Mason, who
dropped dead of heart failure) at the
Armour plant Friday, will ba held this.
arternoon at Parkin's chapeL;; Burial will
be 1 Forest Lawn cemetery.
Cfctld Dlea. .
Anton, the i-raontb-old son of Mr. and
Mr. John Klsysko, died yesterday at ths
horns of his parcpts, Zm MaSlsoa street.
The funeral will' be held this afternoon
from the residence at I o'clock. Burial
will be in the Oerman-Cathelic cemtery.
GrwceUna Iark Ceaaetery. '
Buy a family lot on our easy payment
plan. Perpetual car.
- MasTla City tiewls.
Office space for rent In Bee office. lt
N etreet Tarrns reasonable. Well, known
location. Tel. South il,
The Mvafio Waiters V the World will
rset this evening at the Odd Fr!Ios'
Ii4ul t Twenty-fourth and M streets.
The local Merrymaker's club will give
tht-lr weekly dance next Wedneaday
vein at the Moose Home at Twenty
fifth end M streets.
The home economics department of the
OMlh Omaha Woman's rliib will met
Uile afternoon at the library j hall at
Twenty-Uiljd and M atreat.
Tlie Wleil club will give a dance at
Bushings hall at Twemy-foortn and
stretits neat Wednesday eveulilg. Ail
members are urged, to attend.
Mrs. A. II. Bandrrff, i North Twenty
ftrat street, will aniartain (ha u .,.,,.,...
of South Omaha Urove. No. bS, Woodiuea
Cln-le, WedneaJav afternoon.
The local aerla f ,ni I i ,
a Ur; iaa of pn-xpecitva metnliei this
veuiug at the Uxlsa ruuni la tlia xgle
hiie at Twenty-Uilrd and N strcete.
A card and dancing party will be given
at tt m. iinog.-t a a hool houae at
1 'wenty-aiifh and F struts this avenlnK.
The ut. rlnimnriit la In chama of .(
women of the pariah, beveral pi 1Kb will
be awarded. t
Want ads far Tha Be mav Fl left at
Th ilea a branch office, Uit N bt. Rale
to a for une Uma Iso s, word ea h
day for thrwa aya and lo a word . h
day for. a week.- ITompt and courteous
lI IVW. ,
Jack Johnson Will
; ' Fly Across Mexico
. t.L. I'AhO, Tea'.. FVb. . That aoveral
hundred mile of his trip through Mexico
to Juaras in nnl,t tn KKiK i. . . . ,
to Juara la order to basin immediate
- . .iimuiw
training fur the achediued conteat with
Jea Wl'.laxd, March . may.be ooverad by
Jack Johnaon. champion heavvw.l.kl
jbck jor.naon. champtoa heavywlfat
rugiliat. ia an aer6olane Waa tha atai-f tl,,
puglliat. ia an aeroplane wa Uie tartliu
tr.toi mat lun furnUhe,) by I'ruuioler Jack j flrx-d . and aentrwee! u
turU-y to.iitit. liy nwaus of th flinht'year lu priatinv Meyer ttolinao
Joi.naon uit to ! dvlrhtlon by ths
t'mlkMl func '
Drawa for The Bee by George McManus
DYING FROM SHOT OF
GUN KEPT FOR THIEF
Carl Vom,Weg Fatally Hurt When
. Revolver Discharged ; Acci-
1 . dentally in Father'f Store.
TAKES WEAPON FROM ITS PLACE
Carl Vom "Weg, aged 22, Is dying
at Wise Memorial hospital with a 38
calibre revolver bullet near hi heart.
He was. shot 'when at 8 o'clock, last
night ha was removing a revolver
from under the cash register In his
father's store, 2123 Leavenworth
street, preparatory to closing up,
He and his brother WllllatnyVom
Weg. Jr., were alone in the store at
the time of the accident. They are
both employed 'there. The brother
says, the gun was kept in under the
register so as to be handy In case of J
entry of holdup men. Just how the
weapon was discharged was not ex
plained. j
i At the hospital It was said Vom
Weg was conscious, but "there was
apparently little chance of his re
covery. The bullet had penetrated
very near the heart A'oiu Weg' is the
son of William Vom Weg, sr.,' owner
of the store. N" . '
British Government , ,
Denies It Ordered
American Flag Used
LONDON, Feb. .-Walter H. Page, tha
American ambassador In London, today
forwarded tk the State department . at
Washington a report, on the Lusltanla
flaaT Incident. .The amba.asa.der In his re
port Informally review the allegod ' use
of tn American' flag by the Cunard liner
on entering Liverpool harbor Saturday
morning, as described to the members of
the embassy staff by Americans who bad
crossed the Atlantic on the vessel.
Mr. Pegs had not communicated with
the foreign office concerning the Incident
and as yet-no official communications
concerning the u-e of th American flag
t-y a British vessel have passed between
the American and British governments.
Th British government stoutly main
tains that tha captain of the Lusltanla
was not ordered by government official
to us the (lac .
I
Afghanjstan Holy .
- War Now Deolared
BERLIX. Feb. .-By f ireles to 6ay
vllle.) Among th Item given oat for
publication today by, the Ovre News
agency were tha following:
"Th Constantinople dally newspaper
Tafiii-Ekflar asserts that a holy war ha
bean declared In Afghanistan and that
the Baluchistan and East Persian tribe
have Joined it against British rule." ,
HOWELL'S. INSURANCE BILL
'. RECOMMENDED TO PASS
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Feb. . (Special Telegram.)
Senate File N. &, Benator Howell'
antl- discrimination insurance bllL was
recommended for naa&sge In the senate
this afternoon with but four dissenting
vbtes Mallery, Beale. Buahea and Wil
son of Dodge. .
Wallery called the bill a holdup whl-ii
would cost the state many thoueanda of
dollar. Howell aetd the bill waa for the
prolex'tlon of the smaller companies.
many of wnom havbeen force4 out of
Dunnes by the rat slashlnff of the
larger rompauUs. Mallery admitted he
knew little abotit Insurance and tht
Howell was an experienced Insurance
man, but that he knw enough about it
to believe that It pusaf would result
in an appc-ai to courts.
TEN TO PEN FOR PART '
IN. MILLION-DOLLAR DEAL
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8T. XOt.'IS, Feb. a-ten men wer sen
tenced to penitentiary term here tonight
for participation In th so-called tl.00o.ooe
bankruptcy wind! of th Great Weat
era Jobhlug house and a chain of depart
ment atorc It operated. Th sentence
follwd tie conviction today of fo:r of
the defendanta
Seven were sentenced to serve a year
and a day in th federal prison at Leav-
! nworU and to pay fine of JB.flne each.
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They ar:
ran, Coh
Charle L, Greenfield, Ltpp-
aa. Sra Brown. Henry Ftelu-
, Krdl M 1 IJtx,Kita and hla brnthar
i hardt, M. !
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Jaob I, Goldberg and Hrrnatelo Wer
to serve ene
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in. law cf Brown, was giveo l,'o ftn
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Kugel Forty-Eight;
His Home Searched
' ( By:OfficeSquad
' Armed with a' search warrant, Chief of
Police H. W. Dunn, Captains Heltfeld and
TJempsey, leading a force of a doien or
more followers,' forced entrance to the
home 'of A. C. Kugel, 824 Forest "avenue,
last night to search for a. sumptuous re
past and a good time which they sus
pected was hidden there. Mr. ' and Mrs.
Kugel were under - arrest until nearly
midnight, when the visitor departed
having found what they came for.
"Our suspicion were aroused during
the 'day, , when we learned . that Mr.
Kugel was celebrating his forty-eighth
birthday," declared Chief Dunn, to whom
credit for the catch I due. "When wo
arrived the auspecta mace a full con
fession as soon aa they were accused. .
"The bariquet we' found concealed In the
pantry, and the good time was discov
ered In various parts of the Kugel home.
Moat of the latter waa In the parlor,
however." I '
Accompanying Chief DunnA Captains
Dempsey and Heltfeld, were the wives of
each, Mr. and Mrs. Wharflold, Clarence
Wharfield, Polio Matron Ellen Gibbons,
Miss Heltfeld. Sam' Pollack, Mrs. Lump
kin, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Rogers and Mr.
Bowles. ' ' i i j . ' ' j
German Property,of .
"Frenchman is Safe
BERLIN. Feb. .-(By 'Wireless to Say
vllle.) The supreme court of the German
empire, tn deciding a patent law' suit
against a Frenchman residing Ih Pari,
stated that Germany was at war with
states and their armed forces', net with
private cltuens; : therefore the, private
right of foreigner could be abrogated
only by a 'special law.' The German law,
the court stated, did not recognise tho
doctrine that war must be conducted by
damaging private property. '
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PIONEERS WILL OBSERVE
. VinmWRTnW'Ci RimUn AY
The Dougla County pioneer will meet
Thursday afternoon to perfect plans for
the observance of Washington' birthday.
At the meeting committees will be named
and a general idea outlined as to what
ths celebration should be. ' "-
At their Washington birthday' festivities
the pioneers will meet In the large hall
Cf the Masonic building. Sixteenth atreet
and Capitol avenue. "Inhere will be a.reg-
uiar oio-iaahionea oasKei ainner. consist
ing of sandwiches, doughnuts, pie, cake
and coffee. - The plans contetflplat some
muslo and on or two speeches.
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ENDORSES ANTI-DRUG BILL
Social Science Department of Omaha
Woman'a - Glub Favor, the
1. Johnson Mea-nre. '
DEBATE BY BILL'S ADVOCATES
Additional light on tho illegal sale and
use of narcotic drug, togetner - wnn .
specific contradiction ot statement rnado
at a previous meeting by t-naries .
Sherman, were features of the meeting
of the social science department of the'
Omaha Woman's club, Monday afternoon.
Charles Foster, ' police Judges Alvln F.
Johnson author of the anU-drud' bill
pending In the legislature,. atd. Captain
Klin ot the Salvation army were tho
speaker. Gus Miller, Juvehlia officer,',
waa deterred from 'attending by Mines. .
Mr. Sherman had denied that narootlo '
drugs- could be obtained In more than
three or four drug stores in Omaha and
further stated that he bad never seen
a minor addicted to the drug habit.
"There are -no le than ten drug
store within a mile and a hairs radius
from the city' hall or the dty iall where
dope' may be only procured," declared
Captain Kline. "Some of U)e are highly
respectable business place."
' "The sale' of narcotic drugs In Omaha!
Is almost unrestricted." said Judge-,
Foster. , "Not only can It be obtained at
the drug stores, but a regular messenger,
system for Its distribution Is a late de
velopment" . . ',.
"The better clas of druggist sym
pathise with, our work and ara willing to
help us,' but they gloss' over facts a It
they were unduly exaggerated," was Mr.
Johnson's Statement! ' ' T ' '.
The speakers' made 'strong "appeals foe
the women, to do their pert im sUmnlat
tng pubilcf sentiment so that the.laW
would be enacted and enforced after Its
passage. 'Measures to "relieve' the Suffer
ing of the addicts and to provide treat
ment for thorn were. also urged. -;
Mr. ..Johnson urged th , women 'not1 to .
wait until they are enfranchised, but to '
direct ell their energies' toward meeting
the drug situation. . Whereupon Mr. C.
W. Hayes, chairman - ot the . legislative
committee of the Nebraska Federation of
Women) clubs announced that she waa
working to bring Mr. Johnson's bill or
before every Woman's club
In the state, ssklng their endorsement and
tor their influence enforcing the bill after
It Is passed. The department endorsed
the bill also- before It adjourned.'
Italy Makes Another '
.Move Tqward War.
1 rtOMB, .FeU i.jL royal decree order
that the soldiers of tjie second category ol
1833 and 1S64, "who should have .returned '
home, shall now . be retained under, th
colore until May ti, 1915. .
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