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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEPNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1917. BRINGING UP FATHER I'LL IVP von tfim rv-u i adc YOURt NOT tQm, OUT OF THl-b HOO?E TONIGHT. IT NOT 10IN4 TO TAKE INtV Cvc c Apr IF YOU'LL SHUY OFF THE ELECTRIC uian FUAT TONIGHT AT EI4HT OCLOC v k TOO -VO LIKE to EE fOO THE MATTER WITH THE LKHTt ANSWER ME WHERE ARE YOU? Copyright, 1917, International Service. I ILL KA-E vrvn tfn- I I 'V1 7 f I I'l I "All ) I I wont- 9 SLi I -j l7Y0U J 3 Drawn for The Bee by George McManus BOXING BILL DDE TO COME UP SOON Omaha Ring Fans Expect the Solons to Pass Judgment This Week. INVADE LINCOLN TO BOOST Omaha box fight fans who hope to see boxing become a legalized sport in Nebraska are sitting on the third rail of expectancy these days and a hopeful light may be detected in their eyes. For Gene Melady's boxing bill is scheduled to come before the Ne braska legislature for final considera tion before the week is out. A number of Omaha business men and hotel proprietors have made jour neys to Lincoln in the interest of the bill and a carload or so are planning to journey to the Capitol today and tomorrow to urge the solons to place the stamp of, approval upon it. That the rough sledding boxing is undergoing at the present writing in New York and Minnesota will be an aid rather than a hindrance to the Nebraska bill is the belief of Gene Melady, its sponsor. The Em pire state is in the throes of a boxing scandal brought about by a clash between greedy managers and pro moters and the commission. Similar troubles have come to the front in Minnesota. "These scandals bring out very forcibly the advantages of my bill," says Melady. "Under the proposed Nebraska act there can be no such scandals. Boxers will be refused large guarantees; they will have to perform on a percentage entirely. They will not be able to stage any "agreement" contests either, because two judges and an umpire will give the decision. Anyone who under stands the provisions 'of the bill can readily sec that it is impossible for' any scandals such as the one now active in New York can occur in Ne braska if the bill passes. The bill is fundamentally remedial and pro tective to the public." East and West Tennis Matches March 7 to 10 Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 20. Plans have been completed to hold the east-' west tennis matches here March 7, 8. 9 and 10 on a specially constructed asphalt court on Bovard field of the University of Southern California, it was announced today. The personnel of the western team has not been decided, but it probably will include William M. Johnston, Clarence J. Griffin and John A. Strachan of San Francisco; Maurice K. McLoughlin, Thomas C. Bundyi and Claude A. Wayne of Los Angeles. Frederick B. Alexander, Bcrtran S. Prentice and Theodore Roosevelt Pell of New York: Conrad B. Doyle, i Washington, D. C; George Meyers 1 Church, Tcnafly, N. J., and Harold I Throchmorton, Elizabeth, N. J., will i represent the east. A round robin for women players,: including Misses Molla Bjurstedt, Christiania, Norway, and Mary Browne and Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, Los Angeles, will be held in connec tion with the matches. President Hickey Gives Out List of Umpires Louisville, Ky., Feb. 20. President Thomas J. Hickey of the American association today announced the fol lowing list of umpires for 1917: William Brennan, George H. John son, James A. Murray, Gerald Hayes, W. J. Carney, W. E. Friel and L. F. Knapp- The eighth member of the staff has not been selected. Johnson, Murray, Friel and Knapp were reappointed. Brennan, Hayes and Carney apparently displace Jo seph O'Brien, Frank Connolly and George Goehler, who were among the umpires last year. Brennan is a former major leaguer, who jumped to the federals. Carney comes from the Western league and Hayes returns to the association after an extended absence. Iowa Is Decisively Beaten by Minnesota Iowa City, la., Feb. 20. (Special.) .Minnesota's superb basket ball tossers scored against Iowa in five seconds in last night's encounter and ran away from the Hawkeyes from the first, winning with ease, 39 to 15. Children's Coughs and Colds. For many years Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been a favorite with mothers for their children. That it has well merited the esteem in which it is held is shown by thj fol lowing extract from a letter to the manufacturers by Mrs. T. H. Still, Charleston, III. "Last winter our little boy 2 years of age had a severe cold that settled on his lungs and we were greatly worried over his condi tion. He had a very persistent cough I that hung onto him despite all the treatment we gave him until I got him a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Rem-1 edy. This preparation relieved him ; almost immediately and two bottles of it cured him." Advertisement. Sport Calendar Today oir Opening: of tlio annual midwinter I tournament of Houston Country club at Houston. j Skutlnjt Profefwlonal outdoor speed rom i petltloiiH at Saranae J-ake, N. V, I Traek Connecticut reft I mental meet at Hartford, Conn. armor Great Western Dates Allotted and Officers ' Elected at Chicago Chicago, Feb. 20. At the annual meeting of the Great Western Trot ting association today, E. J. Curtin of Decorah, la., was elected president, and W. H. Smollinger of Iron Moun tain, Mo., secretary. The racing dates allotted follow: Peoria, 111., week of August 6; Burlington, la., week of August 13; Omaha, week of August 20; Des Moines, la., week of August 27; Hamline, Minn., week of September 1 i Milwaukee. Wis., week of Septem ber 7; Peoria, III. (second meet), week of September 22; Sedalia, Mo., week of September 24.. Hears News of Mother's Death On His Arrival Fred Sullivan, once an Omaha ele vator conductor and later in the un dertaking business at Renson, arrived here Tuesday to visit his brother, Irv ing Sullivan, 3319 Franklin street. At the same time a telegram to the broth ers announced that their mother, Mrs. Sarah Sullivan, died at Ellisville, 111., Monday night. She would have ob served her ninety-first birthday Tues day. Irving and Fred Sullivan have gone to attend the funeral. The latter brother had just sold his ranch home lfcar Caldwell, Idaho. He has property interests in Omaha and also in Wyo ming and Florida. Auburn Man Killed; Companion Is Injured Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. 20. (Special.) Carl Harms, a well known young man residing south of Auburn, was instantly killed and Peter Whit low, a barber of this city, was seri ously injured last night shortly after 10 o'clock nine miles south of Nebras ka City on the Eleventh street road when the automobile in which they were riding was wrecked. The body of Harms was found under the ma chine and Whitlow was found wan dering about the road in a dazed con dition ahd unable to tell how the acci dent happened. Harms was unmar ried. Judge John Reese Weds Miss Brooks at Beatrice Rcatrice, Neb., Feb. 20. (Special Telegram.) Judge John Reese of Broken Bow, Neh., and Miss Etta Rrooks were married at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. J. R. Quein, today. Rev B. F. Gaither officiated. Mr. Reese served three terms as coun ty judge of Custer county and is at present government land commis sioner at Broken Bow. Sutton School Authorities Deny Team Assaulted Hastings Boys Publication of an account of a fist fight at the depot in Sutton, following a basket ball game between Sutton and Hastings High school teams, has brought to The Bee this letter from the school authorities and mayor of Sutton: "Sutton, Neh., Feb. 19. To the Editor of The Bee: Sutton answers the accusations appearing in the daily newspapers under Hastings News Items last Friday. "The Sutton party, a young farmer living near town, who was involved in the trouble which occurred at the depot following the Hastings-Sutton basket- ball game last Wdnesday night, was arraigned in police court Saturday morning and fined for dis turbing the peace. The facts brought out at the trial exonerated all students and authorities connected with the Sutton High school and that they were in no way responsible for the trouble that occurred at the depot. It was also shown that Sutton parties were not to blame for all the trouble. "The conduct of some of the Hast ings players from the time they ar rived in the early afternoon until they left that evening was not of the sort that could be reasonably expected from ordinary high school students. Their contempt for a smaller town and the remarks they made upon the streets and in business places was very ungentlemanly and disgusting. In some instances, obscene and vulgar language was used in the presence of ladies. "Some of these remarks repeated at the depot was the cause of the trou ble. A Hastings player insulted a young farmer and was promptly knocked down. Coach Yager then ap peared on the scene and in abusive language, demanded who did it and rushed toward the Sutton party who knocked Yager down also. This was MARIN PLESTINA AND TAYLOR SIGN Match Will Be Held in Omaha Sometime Between March 5 and March 16. TAYLOR TO MEET CUTLER Marin Plestina, Omaha's heavy weight champion, and Jack Taylor, former Cana I n champion, but now a resident of Lincoln, will clash in a finish contest in Omaha the first part of March. Following Plestina's acceptance of Taylor's challenge, Ray Page, man ager of Taylor, breezed into Omaha yesterday afternoon. No sooned had ie landed than a conference with Plestina was arranged and the articles of agreement drawn un. The articles call forth a match to the finish, two falls out or three. The $250 forfeit money each had placed in the hands of the sporting editor pi The Bee, is to go as side bet upon ihc match and the receipts are to be cut sixty-forty between winner and loser, respectively, thus indicating that the bout will be a blood affair. Pete Loch, who staged the success ful Stecher-Peters go, was called in to the conference and consented to stage the Plestina-Taylor event. The articles call for the bout on any day between March 5 and March 16, and Lock wilt set a day as soon as he can make arrangements for a house in which to hold the joust. An effort will be made to get Joe Steelier to referee. Wrestling fans will be able to get a direct line on Taylor's ability this coming Monday, when he wrestles Charley Cutler at Lincoln. Lincoln rnat fans believe Taylor is the logical pontender for Joe Stecher's title. Omaha mat fans regard Plestina in the same light. If Taylor disposes pi Cutler in decisive fashion Monday t Lincoln, Omaha fans will accept him as the man Plestina must beat in order to challenge Stecher's right to the title. Circus Offers Pitcher Alexander $1,000 a Week Chicago, Feb. 20. An unamed cir cus corporation has wired Grover Al exander, pitcher with the Philad lphia Nationals, an offer of $1,000 a week for thirty-five weeks to stage a base ball "stunt" in the tent, according to local papers today. Alexander is said to be holding out on the Philadelphia team for a salary of $15,000. Sunday Golfing Bill Is Killed by One Vote Raleigh, N. C. Feb. 20. A bill which would have prohibited Sunday golfing in North Carolina was killed in the lower house of the assembly when Representative Page succeeded last night by one vote in obtaining exemption for his Pinehurst district after the bill had passed second read ing. done with bare fists and not with brass knuckles as reported in the papers. Yager got up and he and his antagonist clinched. At this point the crowd parted them and held them apart. Yager was not hit while being held as reported. There was no mob violence. No one was in the fight ex cept the Hastings player, the Hast ings coach and the Sutton farmer. No holding was done except to hold the fighters apart. Fights like this might occur and do occur in anv town under similar provocation. The Sutton school authorities certainly could not be held responsible when the visitors refused to remain within the bounds of propriety. Coach Yager's assailant did not have any money bet upon the game and is not a brother of an of ficer of the law, as reported in The Omaha Bee and the Hastings Tribune. "Coach Yager is not a member of the Hastings High school faculty and his control over his team was appar ently lacking at times. He instructed his players to "rough it" during the last three minutes of play of the game. This seemed to be his attitude while here. Had he properly taken care of his team, no trouble could have oc curred. "High school athletics will continue to suffer until all schools observe sec tion 10, article iv, of the constitution of the Nebraska High School Athletic association which reads as follows: 'No school belonging to this associ ation shall employ a coach of high school athletics who is not teaching at least two classes daily or their equi valent during the school year.' We would suggest that' the Hastings Board of Education observe this rule and no doubt all troubles of this kin would be eliminated. "JOHN E. OPP, "Superintendent, Sutton City Schools. "J. R. EASI.EY, "Secretary, School Board. "M. WILLIAMS, Mayor." Willie Hoppe J! flsi ': 1 MM'" T'"' Cleveland, O., Feb. 20. Willie Hoppe, world s balklme champion, broke all records here when he de- Baby Plays With Matches; May Die as Result of Burns A mother's heroic effort to save the life of her baby girl may prove futile in the case of Mrs. John Bau man, 2202 South Twelfth street, who tore olf her skirt and wrapped it around Ella, her 2-year-old daughter, whose clothing was ablaze as the re sult of playing with matches in her home. Doctors at St. Joseph's hospital . . ft Text of Wilson's Note Sent To the Austrian Government London, Feb. 20. Following is the I text of the aide memoirc as forward ed by Reuter's Amsterdam corre spondent: "In note No. 4,169, of December 9, 1915, the American government liad down the points of view where by it was guided regarding the activ ity of submarines in naval warfare. These points of view were on an ear lier occasion, clearly expressed to the German government and the United States government was of the opinion taht the Austro-Hungarian govern ment was acquainted therewith. The Austro-Hungarian government re plied with No. 5,149 of December 14, 1915, wherein it declared it had neither adequate knowledge of the ex change of ideas which had taken place between the United States and Germany nor was of the opinion that even complete knowledge would suf fice for judgment in regard to the Ancona incident as the questions arising from this incident bore a dif ferent character. What Note No. 5,949 Said. "Nevertheless the Austro-Hungarian foreign ministry declared in noIc No. 5,949 of December 21, 1915: "As regards the principle set up in the very esteemed note that enemy private ships, provided they do nut Hce or offer resistances, should not be I destroyed before the passengers arc placed in safety, the Austro-Hungar- I ian government is in a position to ', assent in the main to this view of the Washington cabinet. j "Further the Austro-Hungarian I government on the occasion of the sinking of the steamer Persia in Jan- j uary, 1916, declared that although j not informed regarding this incident, it would be guided by the principles , whereto it agreed in the Ancona af fair, should events prove that respon- I siuuny iaus on Austro-iiungary in this matter. No Reply Received. "Simultaneously with the communi cation from the German government on January 10, 1916, the Austro-Hungarian government declared that every merchant ship which for what ever purpose was armed with a gun forfeits by this circumsance alone the character of a peaceful cessel and that in consideration of these con- ' ditions the Austro-Hungarian naval i forces had received orders to treat such vessels as warships. In confrom- ! ity with this declaration ships where- i on were American citizens were sunk j in the Mediterranean, presumably by Austro-Hungarian submarines. Some of these ships for example the Eng lish steamer Welsh Prince were tor pedoed without warning by a subma rine under the Austro-H unitarian flair The American ambassador at Vienna ' requested information regarding these ; cases, but thus far has received no reply. : The Assurances Given, "At the same time as the German declaration of January 31, 1917, which! descibed certain portions of the sea off the coasts o entente countries as ! exposed to danger from submarines.) the Austro-Hungarian government; made known the that Austria- Hun-1 gary and its allies as from February Breaks Record r 1 feated Juke Schaefer, 50 to 25, in thir. rum ' ty-oue innings. He had I of 8 and one of 6. two high say the baby may die. Frances Vodicka, 12 years old, and relative of the Baiiiuans, was down stairs when she heard Ella scream. She rushed up and saw the child's dress aflame. The mother hurried after her and extinguished the fire with her skirt, hut not before the baby's body had been badly burned. Marie, aged 4, and Anton, aged 1, were playing with their sister, F.lla, when the matches ignited her cloth ing. I, would prevent with all available means, shipping within the defined barred area. "From the foregoing it can be con cluded that assurances given on the occasion of the Ancona case and re newed on the occasion of the discus 'sion of the Persia case is in all mate rial respect the same assurance con tained in the note of the Gorman gov ernment of May 4, which reads: "In conformity with the general principles of international law con cerning the holding up, search and destruction of merchant ships, such ships will not be sunk cither inside or outside that portion of the sea which has been declared a naval war zone, without previous warning and without taking such means as are available for saving human lives, un less such ships flee, or endeavor to offer resistance, and that this assur ance is more or less altered by the declaration of the Austro-Hungarian government of February 16, and Feb ruary 21. Wants to Know Attitude. "Since the United States govern ment is in doubt regarding the mean ing to be attached to these declara tions, especially the last, it desires to be finally and clearly informed of the standpoint which the Austro-Hungarian government adopts in these cir cumstances and also whether the as surance given in the Ancon and Per sia cases is tob c regarded as changed or withdrawn." The correspondent adds: "We learn that the material contents of this aide memoirc will be submitted at the foreign ministry to an exhaus tive examination from the standpoint of international law and then will be answered." "BE PREPARED FOR THE DRY SPELL" Sunny Brook the pure food whiskey The FAVORITE WHISKEY for the HOME You can always DEPEND on ouniMi OKUUfi ' as r A Splendid NaturalTonic " Bottled in Bond By the Sunny Brook Distillery Co. Louisville, Ky. CADILLAC WAR CAR WILL BE AT SHOW ! New Adjunct to Uncle Sam s Aviation School Here Part of Auto Exhibit. RECORD CROWD EXPECTED The specially-designed Cadillac which has been purchased by the United States government for the new army aviation school, which has been established in Omaha, will be exhibited at the twelfth annual an nual Omaha automobile exposition in the Auditorium February 26 to March 3. George Rcini, head of the local Cadillac agency, has received word from the factory that the army car will be expressed to Omaha so that it will arrive here in time for the show. Mr. Reim wijl include it in his exhibit and then upon the con clusion of the exposition turn it over to the army authorities. Manager Powetl expects to see all attendance marks shattered at this year's show. Powell has received re ports from Minneapolis that the at tendance at the show there surpassed all records, despite the bad snows which tied up railroad traffic, and that Kansas City is having a big week. "We can always accept these other shows as an accurate barometer," de clares Powell. "If Minneapolis and Kansas City have large ctowds, Oma ha will, too." Powell also has received hundreds of letters from dealers and agents throughout the Omaha terri tory saying they will be in for the show. A number of tractor men in Omaha have asked Manager Powell for ex hibiting space at the auto show and Powell will 'make an effort to find room for a tractor or two. The last meeting of the stockhold ers of the Omaha Automobile Show association before the show will be held Friday at the Commercial club. Department Orders. WflKlllnRlntl, Fob. 21). (Special Telegram.) Nora It. Thome, .if CnlumlHin. Neb., has been ajtiiolnleil teaeher nl the l.ctwer rtruie Indian ttehnol, Hotllh Dakota. Mra. Mary K. trown of Mufteit! ine, la , lini. been h Itolnled aaalHlnnt matron at lite .Samo tndiun nrhnnl. Oreaon. A REAL man is the hand! L. work of Nature not of a tailor an' a barber. 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