THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1917.
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PLESTIHA TAKES
UP TAYLOR DEFI
Omaha Grappler Puts Up For
feit Money and Bellows'
"Bring Him On."
WRESTLE FOR ANY SUM
When Ray Page, manager of Jack
Taylor, the Canadian champion,
hurled his sweeping challenge to Mar
in Plestina, Earl Caddock or any
other heavyweight wrestler who had
nerve enough to accept, and to back
up his defi sent a check for $250 to
the sporting editor of The Bee as
forfeit money, he started something.
Thirty minutes after Taylor's chal
lenge became known, Plestina
charged into The Bee office about as
playfully as a bull in a china chop
and loudly clamored for the sporting
editor. When that individual sum
moned enough courage to admit his
identity Plestina shoved another
check for $250 into his hands and
belligerently bellowed "there's my
$250, now let this Taylor talk tur
key." Plestina says he would like nothing
better than to lock horns with Tay
lor. The Omaha grappler says it is
a joy and a delight to tear such birds
as Taylor up from the roots. "I'll
wrestle him for the $250," says Ples
tina, "or I'll even raise the ante to
$500. On second thought, I might
even make it $1,000. Or I'll wrestle
him for nothing if he doesn't want to
cover the money. I'll wrestle him in
public or in private, in Omaha or any
place else. I'll only insist on one
thing, that is he wrestles me within
ten days after he meets Cutler at Lin
coln on February 26."
The sporting editor of The Bee is
now holding two checks, each for
$250, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Plestina
are iavited to get together and set a
date.
Plestina, ir. covering Taylor's for
feit, says other wrestlers need not be
bashful about applying for bouts, and
that he would as soon meet any other
wrestler in captivity as Taylor.
Orders Special
Probe of Midwest
Grain Markets
Boston, Feb. 19. United States
District Attorney George W. Ander
son, who is in charge of a nation
wide inquiry into the high prices of
food and other necessaries, announced
today that he would order a special
investigation into the grain situation
at Chicago, and other middle western
cities to determine whether conspira
cies existed to raise the price and de
lay shipments to eastern markets. He
also said the high prices of potatoes,
beans and onions are being investi
gated. Signal Corps Will Build
Stations in "Jog" District
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 19. Company
A of the. United States signal corps
left here today for Harhita, N. M.,
to establish telephone and wireless
communication stations in the "jog"
district, south of Hachita, where the
Corner ranch raid occurred one week
ago. Captain Edwin A. Hickman com
manded the company.
Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 19. Three duck
hunters, supposed to be Americans,
who crosstd the border intf Sonora,
were reported today to have been
seized yesterday and held for a time
by Mexicans and two shotguns and a
ride confiscated and ibout $1,000
taken from them. The men are re
turning here Colonel Richard H.
Wilson of the Fourteenth infantry is
investigating.
Germany Did Not Order
Whitlock to Lower Flag
London, Feb. 19. A Reutcr dis
patch from Amsterdam says that it is
denied in a telegram' from Berlin that
the German authorities at Brussels
ordered Brand Whitlock, the Ameri
can minister to lower the American
flag over his legation.
The State department at Washing
ton received advices last Thursday
that Mr. Whitlock had been requested,
but not ordered by the German au
thorities to lower the American flag
from the Brussels legation.
Game Warden Destroys
Prairie Chicken Traps
Niobrara, Neb., Feb. 19. (Special.)
Game Warden George G. Kosters
destroyed a number of traps set to
catch prairie chickens and appointed
several new deputies during his recent
visit to his former home here.
Drake Defeats Creighton
at Des Moines, 39 to 27
Dcs Moines, la., Feb. 19 Drake
defeated Creighton college in a
basket ball game here tonight 39
to 27.
For Rheumatism
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Sport Calendar Today
Rarliur CrMCNife City handicap will be i
run at New Orleans.
tench Shown Annual bench now of West- I
mlnater Kennel club, New York City. I
Bow linr Annual tournament of He tern
Bowling confcrettH openn at Han Jo.
Iloxlnr Terry Rrooki vs. Ad WelgaKt, ten
rountUt, at Bonton.
EIGHT CUBS WHO
HELDODT SIGN DP
Chicago National Players Ee
fusing to Come to Terms Be
cause of Frat Do So Now.
NEARLY ALL ARE IN CAMP
Chicago, Feb. 19. Eight members
of the Chicago Nationals who had de
clined to sign 1917 contracts because
of the Base Ball Players' Fraternity
and unsatisfactory salaries offered
them, came to terms with President
Weeghman today.
Practically every member of the
club, with the exception of Catcher
Archer, is signed Weeghman said.
Among those signing today were
First Baseman Vic Saier, Pitcher Al
Demaree, Out6elders Mann and Flack
and lnfielder Zeider.
Shell Contracts Awarded to
Three American Companies
Washington Feb. 19. Contracts
for navy projectiles, which had been
let to Hadfields Ltd., an English con
cern, were today given to the Mid
vale Steel company, tlhe Washington
Steel and Ordnance company and
the Crucible Steel companv.
Hadfields was prevented by the
British government from accepting
the contract for 4,400 projectiles
which had been awarded by the Navy
department at a much smaller price
per shell and with quicker delivery
than the American offers.
Award of the contracts today to
the three American firms terminates
a controversy between the navy and
American munition makers. Repre
sentatives of the companies and de
partment officials reached an agree
ment on a flat price of $500 per shell.
That is an increase over the price on
similar orders in previot.- years, but
aggregate! $447,500 less than the for
mer total bid.
Contracts awarded the three Amer
ican firms aggregate (4,200 fourteen
inch srmor piercing shells. The com
panies guaranteed delivery in re
duced time. The Midvale company
will make 5,000 shells, the Crucible
5,000 and the Washington company
4,200',
Smoke Generating Device
Conceals Vessel at Sea
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 19. Donald
son line freighter Lakonia of Glasgow,
provided with the smoke device of
the British admiralty to render ship
ping immune from submarine attacks,
arrived at this port yesterday. The
ship also carries a three-inch gun
mounted astern and several trained
gunners to man it.
According to one of the gunners to
day, the new device, perfected by
British chemists and scientists, can
generate enough smoke in several
minutes to mask a vessel from the en
emy's view for several hours.
The Lakonia encountered no enemy
craft on the trip to this port, but it
was twice chased for several hours
on the last outward bound voyage,
first by a ship thought to have been
tl . comme-ce raider Vineta and again
by a submarine in the Bay of Biscay.
The Lakonia escaped because of its
superior speed.
U. S. Will Protest Against
Seizure of Mines in Mexico
Washington, Feb. 19. One of the
first official acts of Henry P. Fletcher,
the new American ambassador te
Mexico, will be to protest against a
confiscation of mines not in opera
tion on Febr.ry 14. Mr. Fletcher's
arrival at the Mexican capital yes
terday was reportea toda, to the
State department His formal pre
sentation to General Carranza prob
ably will not be later than Thursday,
and immediately afterward he will
begin taking representations on vari
ous questions at issue between the
two governments.
Mexican Takes Pot
Shots at Utah Guards
Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 19. Charged
with taking "pot" shots at the Utah
cavalry stationed at Arivaca, Fran
cisco Garcia was arrested and brought
. j the Pina county jail here today by
Deputy Sheriff Cy Broome. According-
to the deputy sheriff, Garcia took
possession of an adobe house on the
Arivaca road recently and shot at
stray troopers as they rode past.
SEA FOODS
Received Direct From Coast
Twice a Week
Live Lobsters a Specialty
HOTEL ROME
M'COY REAL CHAMP
ON TENPIN ALLEYS
Ties in Singles and Wins in
All Events in the City
Tourney.
WINDDP OF THE ROLLING
CITY TO FUNKY WINNERS.
nr-Mn Team.
Jetter'i Oma J.7SS
DouMaa.
Goff and K. Seine 1.259
Sinalc
AI Warti-how fSS
H. t. McCoy a5
All-Event.
H. I McCoy I. Ml
The city championship tournament
came to an end on the Farnam alleys
Sunday, after a series of hotly con
tested matches. The team cham
pion! reman the same, the Jetter's
Oma team, whicn rolled 2,785 in the
Omaha alleys Saturday night. The
doubles' championship was won by
Walt Goff and "Ken" Sciple, with a
1,259 score. The individual champion
ship honors were tied up by Al Wart
chow and H. L. McCoy, who rolled
635 each. A rolloff for the titled po
sition will be played soon. The all
event winner and real individual
champion, is H. L. McCoy, whj rolled
a grand total of 1,803. By winning
this event he gets possession of the
. i Burgess-Nash trophy for a period
of one year. This trophy has been in
the possession of Art Pederson, last
year's champion.
Scares were low throughout the
tournament, due to shooting across
six alleys, which is a real test for
the bowlers. The matches were con
ducted by Secretary Harry Eidson.
The prize winners were:
Oma .. 2,785
Luxua 2.691
Burroughs Cafe 2,673
Cloff-K. 8clple...., 1,259
Johnaon-Frltacher .' 1,183
Norg-ard-Kleny 1,14.1
Cain-McCoy , , 1,108
Slmodymea-Bakar .. 1,104
Hansen-F. Jaroah 1,098
McCoy 636Terrell 698
Wartchow 635 Baker 593
Hunting-ton 626 Leatherberry 592
Hlmodymea 621Colaman 690
Schoenman 603Ham 688
Stunz '.'60ljztnimerman 688
Chief Bender Released
On Habeas Comus Writ
Philadelphia, Pa.. Feb. 19,-Charles
A. (Chief Eender, the Indian base
ball twirler, who accidentally killed
a man wtih his automobile here Sat
urday nigjit, was today held without
bail by a police magistrate to await
action by the .:oroner. Later counsel
for Bender secured a writ of habeas
("limns in rnmmnn nlaa ertwrt anA t,
was released on bail pendinp the cor
oners action.
Herd and Moshell Will
Meet in Final Round
New York, Feb. 19. Clifton B.
Herd of Los Angeles and S. H. Mo
shell of this city will be the final
contenders for the national indoor
tennis championship, each by winning
today having eliminated all other
competitors. Herd defeated A. H.
Man, jr., of New York, 6-4, 9-7. While
Moshell eliminated Dean Mathey of
Cranford, 6-4, 7-5.
No Cirmnd J erica In Enaland.
Tendon, Feb. 19. A bill auitpendtnir grand
Jurtea for tha period of the war and
monthe thereafter haa been adopted by the
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Baker Thanks All
Commanders of
National Guards
Washington, Feb. 19. Secretary
Baken sent a letter of thanks today to
the commanders of all National
Guards units which saw service on
the Mexican border.
"I wish to thank you and the offi
cers and men of your organization
who went to the border in response
to the call of the president," wrote
the secretary, "for the valuable serv
ice which you have rendered to the
country. The National Guard was
called into the service of the federal
government, the lives of men, women
and children were in great danger
owing to the formidable bandit raids
from ihe Mexican side of the boun
dary. It is not too much to say that
had these raids continued there was
danger of international war. From
the time of the arrival of the units
of the National Guard on the border,
the raids ceased and the tension be
tween the two countries began to re
lax. It is the hope and belief of the
government that the presence of the
units of the National Guard, together
with the units of the regular army on
the border and in Mexico and the
presence in mobilization camps of the
units of the National Guard in readi
ness for such service has made pos
sible a peaceful solution of a difficult
and threatening problem."
Amateurs to Hold Mass
Meeting at City Hall
A mass meeting of all amateur base
ball managers, players and fans will
be held in the council chamber of
the city hall this evening. Every
sandlot enthusiast in Omaha is urged
to attend the gathering, at which
plans for the approaching season will
be discussed. A number of speakers
will make short talks. The board of
directors of the Omaha Amateur Base
Ball association will hold a short
business meeting immediately follow
ing the mass meeting. -
Over the
OFFICERS PRESENT
TOKEN TOCOL. PAUL
Commander of Fifth Regiment
Given Gold Fob at Final
Service.
DAKOTA TROOPS ON WAY
Officers of the Fifth Nebraska regi
ment presented Colonel Paul with a
gold watch fob at the farewell devo
tional service held at Fort Crook
Sunday morning. Attached to the fob
was a gold canteen on which was en
graved Colonel Paul's initials. The
week previous he was presented with
a gold watch, the gift of the soldiers.
In his farewell speech Colonel Paul
said that he had never commanded a
better regiment than the "Flying
Fifth" and that if it was ever his lot
to command a regiment during any
trouble, he hoped that it would be
made up of men as good as those of
the Fifth.
Lieutenant Colonel Hollingsworth
praised the behavior and discipline of
the men. "No regiment that served
on the border has a better record
than the Fifth," he said.
Other speakers were Majors McCor
mack and Sterricker and Aditilant
General Hall. Chaplain Jean Cob
bey presided.
Practically all of the routine work
necessary for the mustering out ol
the regiment February 21 has been
completed.
Word received by Captain James
Everington, senior mustering out ulli
cer, is that the hospital detachment,
the only Nebraska troops not on
Cornhusker soil, left the border Sun.
day for Fort Crook to be mustered
out. Word was received that the
Fourth South Dakota regiment left
San Benito Sunday for Fort Crook.
Both organizations are expected to
arrive February 22, one day after the
Fifth Nebraska leaves.
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William Kerr, Former
Base Ball Magnate, Dies
Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 19. William
Kerr, aged 70, formerly president
of the Pittsburgh National League
Base Ball club, is dead at his home
here following an illness of one week.
Mr. Kerr was owner of the Pittsburgh
club of the Brotherhood league, which
was organized by players who had re
volted from the National league un
til the former organization failed. He
then secured an interest in the Na
tional league team, disposing of his
holdings in 1900.
Contracts of Reulbach and
Smith Received by Braves
Boston, Feb. 19. The singned con
tracts of Edward Reulbach, pitcher,
and J. Carlisle, third baseman, were
received today by the Boston National
league club.
Olaf llenriksen, outfielder, has
sent his signed contract to the Bos
ton Americans.
Friend IMIea Tp IllKireet 8or.
Friend. Neb.. Feb. IN. (Sperlal. Friend
haaket ball team defeated Olay Center quin
tet on the floor of the local aymnaelum
Haturday evenlna. 122 to fl. Thla le aald
Rheumatism an Insidious Disease;
Begins With
Raal Torture Bound to Follow If the
Firat Warningi Aro Not Hodd.
Anyone afflicted with the pangs of
Rheumatism will tell you that the
first pains were hardly noticeable.
Slight at first, in fact too insignifi
cant to be heeded, pains increasing
very gradually, the disease had them
firmly in its grasp before they real
ized that they were its victims.
Those who have been trying lini
ments and other external applications
will find that they have not reached
the cause of the trouble and that their
Rheumatism is back with them again,
increasing in severity as the days go
by.
Don't overlook the first Bigns of
Rheumatism. Prompt treatment is
a i , -- i in
to be the highest aeore made br any team
thla year.
Beatrice Heata Cortland.
Beatrice, Neb.. Feb. It. (Special.) Tha
Cortland Hlirh erhnol banket ball team loat
to the eecond baeket ball five here Hatur
day night, 22 to i.
Insignificant Pains
highly important, but the right treat
ment is the only kind that will do you
any good. Have you ever known of
Rheumatism being cured by liniment
or. other external applications? Most
certainly not Do not, therefore, make
the mistake that many have, but bear
in mind that external remedies
positively cannot reach Rheumatism.
It cannot be rubbed out of the blood.
S. S. S. can be relied upon to cleanse
the blood and has been giving relief
from Rheumatism for more than
fifty years, and some of the most
severe cases have yielded to it. Write
today and give full information about
your case, and our medical adviser
will give you advice without cost,
Address medical dc ..tment, Swift
Specific Co., 32 Swift Laboratory,
Atlanta, Ga.
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