BRINGING UP
PA ROME GETS '
THREEfflORE. MEN
Obtains First Backer From
Fort Wayne and a Pitcher
From St. Louis Cards.
INFIELDEE FROM KAY SEE
... 'i . .
s Three-" more ' athletes have been
-signed by Pa Roorke for his Omaha
Western league dob. They are Hol
idennan, first baseman; Currie,
pitcher; Watkms, mfieldtr.
Holderman comes from the Fort
Wayne crab of the Central league and
is highly tooted as a comer. Louis
Heilbroner, who issues base ball's
i bine book and. is-a good judge of ball
players, writes Pa that Holderman
will make htm a good man.
The new first sicker is 24 years old,
is a big fellow, bats and throws right
handed. He is said to be an excep
tionally good fielder, a good bitter and,
fairly fast on the bases.
Currie is a right-handed pitcher and
was obtained from the St. Louis Na
tionals, who picked him up in the
Carolina league last year in the mid
dle of the season. He hurled several
games for the Cards during the latter
partsf the 1916 season and did fairly
well even in the big show, but Miller
Huggins decided he needed a little
. more1 training so has shipped him to
Omaha. t'-.- , ,
John Watkins is a semi-pro from'
Kansas City. He plays short and
third. Pa has signed this youngster
upon the recommendation of Nig Per
rine. r Nig tells Rotirkt-that Watkins
is a grnat prospect, says he si a fancy
fielder and hits well. He is a big fel
low for an infieldcr and is only 20
years old. .
. Danl.y Shaw, manager of the Mil
waukee club, wasin Omaha yesterday.
Shaw conferred with Pa Rourke and
may book the Milwaukee team in
Omaha for a- game or two with the
Rourkes before the season opens.
Fairbury Business
College Teams Winners
Fairbury, Neb., Jan. 25. (Special.)
A double header basket ball game
was staged in the Moose hall at Fair
bury Tuesday night, the business col
lege boys of Fairbury defeating the
' Moose team of this city, 23 to 20.
A preliminary game between the
city team of girls and the business
'. college girls of Fairbury was played,
the business college defeating the city
team 18 to 15. The lineups:
BOYS.
Hoof a. Business College.
Gibson ,9omr& . . . Halve?
H. Livingston . ...yorwrd. ...... Oreenwalt
Babcocks .... Center......... Edwards
C. Bttier . ....... -Quart.. Hathaway
V. Denner (o) ..... Guard.... (c) F. rman
OIRLS.
City. Business College.
TThJey .w.......7'onrard....... M. Helvey
V. Calder ....... -S"onrni Pearman
Ballard ..........Center. ....... T.Helvey
B. Ltrlnrston .--..OuAra.... ....... . Chirk
A. BurleM ...... ..Guard. .......
Cunningham and Heboid
Return Signed Contracts
Detroit, Jan. 25. The signed con
tract of Pitcher George Cunningham
of the Detroit Americans was received
here today. Most of the Detroit play
ers have come to terms with President
Navin Outfielder Robert Veach and
Third Baseman Oscar Vitt, who have
been demanding more money, have
been classed as holdouts.
Chicago, Jan. 25. The signed con
tract ot Harry neoold, utility out
fielder with the Chicago Americans,
was received today. Liebold is the
twenty-second member of the club to
sign. .
Miss McConnell Makes
New Hurdle Record
Chicago,' . Jan. 25. What was
claimed today to be a world's record
for women in the fiftv-vard low hur
dle was established at the co-ed track
meet of Northwestern university yes
terday, when Miss Mabel McConnell
made a mark of 8 1-5 seconds. The
former record was said to have been
held by Miss E. Bryan, Randolph
Macon college, Lynchburg. Va., with
82-5 seconds as her time.
Porn Normal Win.
'Pern Normal baiket bair team won an
may Tlctory over the Kearney Normal Ave
Wednesday ervenlng oa - the ew floor.
The aeoro was 40 t 14- As a curtain rmleer
the Pern Reserve, nlayed the Nebraska City
High school team. By splendid team work
4 he Nebraska City boys won out by a score
t It to 14.
Clan Gordon No. 63 will hold Burns
celebration at Swedish Auditorium,
1609 Chicago, Friday night, January
26, at 8 p. m.
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Sport Calendar Today
Athletic Seeend Infantry , Indoor tratk
and Belli meet, ivt Chicane.
Hwiraminr Buffers collfire Interoholaatle
meet, at New Brunswick, , J.
OrniiiairtlfreV Harerfonl. Princeton. Penn-
7lvaal triangular meet, at Haverford, Fa.
Squash TetiiilMwwachimetU tnd.T.dttal
diamptonahlp, at Harvard club, Bonton
BmcbjArmj against Springfield, at
Wert Poiat,
Basket Pall Pnrrlnr ajrmlnM Indiana, at
Bloomlnsten. Tri-state lntemeholaHtle eham
ploiuhip toornameat, at t'nivemlty of C'ln-
Boxlng- 4rM Christie agaiiut Tommy
Gibbons, fifteen rnondi, at Dayton, O. Fred
die Welsh against Willie Jaeksoa, ten
rounds, at Kew York. Jeff Smttb against
Joe Borrell, six rounds, at Phlladclphta.
Tommy MeFtuiand afcaliut Carl lien,
twelve rounds, at AugWta, Mo.
Stecher-Peters
Bout Will Be Two'
Hours to Decision
There will be no "stalling" in the
match between Joe Stecher and Char
ley Peters at the Omaha Auditorium
February 9. For the articles of agree
ment call for a referee's decision at
the end of two hours, provided neither
wrestler wins two falls.
Twice now Stecher has bumped into
trouble because his opponents have re
fused to mix with him. They entered
tne ring witn one purpose in view,
to stick it out until the referee had to
call it a draw.
And Joe doesn't intend it shall hap
pen again. So when the articles of
agreement for his match with Peters
were drawn up a clause was inserted
that a referee's decision on points
shall be given in case neither wrestler
gains two falls. '
This means that. Stecher and Peters
will mix it up .hot and heavy when
they clash, for two hours is a pretty
short time. Taking a chance on a ref
eree's decision is dangerous business,
SO it is not likelv that either Tne nr
Charley will waste any time before I
tangling up in good shape.
Bellevue Quintet Off
For First Foreign Trip
The Bellevue college basket ball
five-leaves this morning for its . first
out-of-town trip of the season. Two
games will be played, on with Doane
cejlege at Crete Friday evening and
another with Cotner university "at
Btthany Saturday evening. Coach
Benjamin has put the varsity through
hard practice with the reserves all
week and expects two stiff games as
a result
Russia is Building
Big Fleet of Long
Range Subseas
Newport News. Va., Jan. 25, Rus
sia is building a large fleet of sub
marines with which to combat the
German U boat, according t a letter
received today by Mayor Moss from
B. B. McAlpine, an American, who
said he was superintending the work
at Reval. . . '
Several - of the craft will be ready
in the spring, McAlpine stated, and
will have a great cruising radius, be
ing especiall' designed for long dis
tance voyaging.
Jury Holds Stock is Not
. Worth Equity in Land
. A federal jury in Judge Wood-
roup-h's court decided that $500 worth
of common stock in the Nebraska
Blau Gas company was worth far less
than an equity ot $SUU m Aibrignt
orooertv. As a result it found F. W.
Michael guilty of using the mails to
defraud in advertising the exchange
of his gas company stock to F. Ed
wards, a salesman of Paxton & Gal
lagher company, for an equity in the
suburban property.
Testimony introduced by the gov
ernment was that the common stock
of the Nebraska Blau Gas company
was valueless, except that it gave the
owner a vote at the company's elec
tions. Of the $3,000,000 issued it was
brought out that no dividends had
ever been paid.
Chamberlain's Tablets.
Chamberlain's Tablets are intended
especially for stomach troubles, bil
iousness and constipation, and have
met with much success in the treat
ment nf thnAe rii.nra.ees. seonle who
have suffered for years with stomach
trouble and have been unable to ob
tain any permanent relief have been
completely cured by the use of these
tablets. Chamberlain's Tablets are
also of great value for biliousness.
Chronic constipation may be perma
nently cured by taking Chamberlain's
Tablets and observing the plain
printed directions with each bottle.
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CONVICT MAY SEE
HIS FELLOW HEN
Man Forty-One Tears in Soli
tary' Confinement Will Be .
Given Privileges.
KEPT APAET FROM REST
Boston, Jan. 25. Jesse E- Pom
eroy, who has been for forty-une
years in solitary confinement in the
state prison at Charlestown, was
granted equal privileges with other
prisoners by the state executive coun
cil today. Convicted of murder at 15,
Pomeroy two years later was locked
up in a cell lighted from a window
in the ceiling so that he might not
gaze on his fellow men.
He was exercised apart from the
other prisoners and -barred, as far as
possible, from human companionship.
wo years 'ago the sentence was en-
forced, less rigorously to accord with
modern ideas of prison reforms He
was allowed more opportunities for
exercise in the prison yard and was
allowed to attend church services
twice on Sundays, sitting apart from
the other men.
Allowed to See Fellow Men,
Now, at the age of 57, Pomeroy
will move into a cell where he can
see passersby, will be allowed to ex
ercise with other prisoners, sit with
them at the church services at the
prison entertainments,' and will be
given such light work in the prison
shops as his somewhat enfeebled
health will permit Governor McCall
announced tonight that he approved
the commutation.
Pomeroy was convicted of the
brutal murder of two children, fol
lowing a series of degenerate acts,
with ' which he had terrorized the
bouth Boston and Dorchester dis
tricts of this city.- He was sentenced
to be hanged, but because of his
youth the sentence was commuted
to solitary imprisonment for life. On
September 7, 1876, be was placed in
his solitary cell at the Charles Street
jail. '
out he did not droo out of the
public eye. Reports of sensational at
tempts to escape carried through with
patient ingenuity rarely found out
side of fiction, became public at fre
quent intervals. His mother, until
her death two years ago never re
laxed her efforts to secure his pardon,
and was allowed to visit her son
regularly.
When Fomerov beean his aentenre
he was poorly educated. Now he can
read in seven laneuaees. and at the
age of 57 is studying Arabic. His
last known attempt to escape was
four years ago; Since then he has
been diligently studying law as it
bears on his case. Beyond his at
tempts to break through Steel and
brick to freedom he has been, on the
whole, his keepers sav. a auiel and
moaei prisoner.
Rabbi Samuel Cohen and
Brother to Hold Service
Rabbi Samuel Cohen of Kansas
City and his brother. Cantor Louis'
Cohen of Fittsburirh. are remaintne
over for another week-end service and
concert under the auspices of the
Modern urthodox Jewish movement
Friday evening services, in which
both men participate, will be held in
Beth Hamedrosh synagogue, Nine
teenth and Burt streets, at 8 o'clock.
The subject of Rabbi Cohen's dis
course will be "The Home and Its
Environments."
For Sunday evening the final meet
ing has been arranged for 8 o'clock
at the f wedish auditorium. Progress
of the modern orthodox movement
will be discussed and the cantor will
sing.
Wheat, Corn and Oats
Prices. Moving Upward
There was another bulge in grain
prices, wheat on the Omaha- market
advancing 1 14 to 3 cents; corn, 1 to
'A, and oats, 1J4 cents per bushel.
The reciepts were fair fqr a middle
of the week day, there being sixty
nine cars of wheat, sixty-five of corn
and eleven of oats.
Wheat sold at $1.881.91V; corn
at 9696Mc and oats, 5656-c
per Dusnel.
A. C. Smith Now a Member
Of Board of Recreation
A. C. Smith was confirmed by the
city council as member of the Board
of Recreation, succeeding Dr. Zoro
D. Clark, resigned. Mr. Smith has
taken an active interest in the play
ground movement in Omaha since its
inception.
German Raider is
Said to Be Hamburg
Liner Cap Oretegal
Montevideo, Jan. 24. It is re
ported that the German raider that
has been operating oft the Brazilian
coast is neither the Moewe nor the
Vineta, but the Cap Oretegal, a Ham
burg South American liner. The Cap
Oretegal is said to have evaded the
British fleet after leaving Hamburg
in disguise., According to this story
the converted liner captured two
British steamers, took them to a port
on the west coast of Africa, where
they were armed and manned, and
then started them out to raid the
south Atlantic shipping.
U. P. Replacing Approaches
To Missouri River Bridge
A large number of men are still at
work on the approaches to the Union
Pacific's 1 new bridge. These ap
proaches are of all steel construction
and when completed will replace the
old ones now in use, and which were
a portion of the old bridge that was
replaced by the new one several
weeks ago. '
While no time has been set for
moving out the old and moving in
the new approaches, it will -probably
not be until warm weather, perhaps
during March or April. Though the
approaches are not as long and as
heavy as the spans ot tne new bridge,
in moving them into line with the
bridge tracks similar methods will be
employed.
Te Oars Children's Colds.
- Keep child dry, elothe comfortable, avoid
exposure, giro Dr. Bell's Plne-Tar-Honey.
Balses phlegm, reduces Inflammation.- 216.
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KB'''-'1 on the , j&J''
en
Really Means
That it doesn't break
in the package or
crumble in the
mouth.
That it is always uni
form in color.
That it contains no
dust
That it doesn't dry out
and lose flavor.
That it doesn't smart
the nostrils or
parch the throat
That it doesn't
stain the fingers.
That it will
fey
ers of this country
-million dollars a year
breakage.
This means that Admh
Little Cigars are a
lation to smokers.
Sold in foil-lined
loss of flavor. All
26, 1917.
Drawn for
REPUBLICANS VOTE
FOR SECRET CAUCUS
Conference of House Members
Pledges Opposition to
Revenue Bill.
WANT PROTECTIVE TARIFF
Washington, Jan. 25. Republican
members of the house tonight formal
ly dropped the policy of holding open
public conferences over party mat
ters and by a vote of 108 to 15
agreed to a secret caucus" to har
monize differences.
The republican conferences have
been open ever since the days of the
progressive fight in the house led
by Victor MurdoCk of Kansas.' At
the outset of tonight's mee'ting. Rep
resentative Humphrey of Washington
moved an executive session and there
was half an hour's discussion that
led to the final decision to clear the
house galleries and proceed in se
crecy. Representative Gardner and
fourteen others stood out for open
sessions.
The conference adopted a resolu
tion committing the party in the
house to vote against the democratic
revenue measure and in favor of a
motion to recommit the bill to the
ways and means committee with in
structions to report a bill providing
for protective tariff duties sufficient
to provide necessary revenue.
Fairfield Again Chosen
President of Omaha Club
Omaha club directors have re
elected E, M. Fairfield president and
have chosen A. L, Reed vice presi
dent, C. L. Deuel secretary and John
E. Wilbur treasurer.
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The Bee by George McManusj
WHY -VHERE
DID YOUR
.FRIEND 0?
Three Plead Guilty
To Misuse of Mails
In Federal Court
If Ponce de Leoii had been present
in the United States district court
here yesterday he would not have felt
so bad because of his failure to dis
cover the fountain of youth. W. T.
Upton, E. F. Andrews and L. H. Sta
ples of the State Medical institute
pleaded guilty to the fact that they
also thought they had discovered the
fountain, but since government
agents - had arrested them for' using
the mails to advertise their discovery
they might have been mistaken. They
were fined $350 each by Judge Wood
rough. Adverlisements of the institute
read, "Add years to life and life to
years." "We wish to extend albsuf
ferers a helping hand."
South Side Residents Keep
Proverbial Pig in Parlor
Superintendent Schreiber of the
Welfare board knows a song about
some folks who kept their pig in the
Earlor, but not until this day and date
as he found an actual case of a por
cine pet being pampered in a parlor.
The habitat of this petted pig is
"somewhere beyond . the packing
houses," southwest by west. Inspec
tors Jorgensen, Franklin and Stearns
of the Welfare board's housing inves
tifratinn deoartment called at this
South Side domicile. They found
eieht Dersons livim in four rooms,
which did not arouse particular inter
est. They heard a phonograph emit
ting strains ot "Watch it our step.
Inside they discovered the pet pig in
the parlor.
The inspectors reported back to
their superintendent, who is giving
the case serious thought.
CIGARS
HE 0T
SEV5ICK'
MOVIE STARS GET "
ALL THE PROFITS
Film Manufacturer Says They '
Assume No Risks, But Want
s 1 Everything in Sight. " , .
CAN'T DO WITHOUT THEM i
New York, Jan. 25. Motion picture '
start take most of the profits of the
film business, but -ss m no risks, ac
cording to Patrick A. Powers of the.
Universal Film Manufacturing com
pany, who was a witness today before
a state legislative committee which i9
considering the qin.stion whether the
motion picture industry should be "
taxed. ... '
" I know of three stars who will ;
make more money this year than will
be split up by the entirt moving pic- ,
ture industry," Mr. Powers declared, f
'"Don't the stars, in many cases, ,
share in the profits in addition to their
salaries?" asked a member of the com-
ittee. -
"No," said Powers, "they take no
chances. They take h all. - .
Asked for definitioi of s star he A
replied: "A star is one for whom the ,
orchestra seats have to be moved out." ,
Mr. Powers said his company had
endeavo-ed to eliminate the stars . nd '
to rely upon the picture and the story,
but he added, "Lam sorry to say 1
think we shall have to go jr.ck to the '
stars." ' 'f.J
Stole Shoes and Court 1 .
Gives Them Thirty Days ;
John Durham and John O'Brien ' ';
pleaded guilty in police court to tlie,
theft of two pair of shoes from Bran
deis stores and were sentenced to ;,
thirty days in the city jail. .
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