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'ihri BLE: OMAHA, FitiDA, Sfcfr miflESit ltfl7. BRINGING UP FATHER Copyright. 1117, International New Service. Drawn for The Bee by George McManus out: a eun coov j I'D LIKE TO COOK ONE tORE HELLO SMITH iHOlrVOOT TO DINE -VV1LL. tOO JOIN ME? 00 COtE TO Mf HOOSE AND HAVE .'DINNER WITH ME' t I 1 l 7 I . if ,1 f I I'n t Jwc ts U t unlt.u,v.. I OU CQNC TO NV If ' .li u.-i- i - I m .frl COIN' OUT HOOSE AND HAVE f i f V VHAT S aEMEMBERPnl CHICAGO WINS TOSS AND GETS OPENER OF WORLD'S SERIES; SOLDIERS TO SEE EXHIBITION a X " otham Gets Games October 9th, 10th and 15th; NaL'onal League Drafts Twenty-two Players; Cleveland Gets Krug of Omaha; Boston, Schniandt. of Lincoln. PIRATES HOLD THE GIANTS TO A TIE -,, Game Called at End of Tenth Inning, With Score Nine to Nine; Will Play Off Saturday. Pittsburgh, Sept. 20. Pittsburgh batters hit a quintet of New . York pitchers for a total of seventeen hits today, but New York was able to hit Pittsburgh pitchers opportunely and the game was called at the end of the tenth inning, with the score 9 to 9. The tie will be played 6ff as a part of a double-header Saturday." Score: .. . NEW YORK. ."" ...PITTSBURGH. Burns, If. Thorpe.rf Rob'son.rf Kauff.cf. Zl'man,3b Flet'er.is , J.8m'h,2b Holke.lb. M'Cartr.O Perrltt.p. Tesreau, p Lobert. . Dem'ree.p Wllholt G.Smlth.p And'son.p AB.H.O.A.B.- 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 IS 1 6 AB.H.O.A.B. 3 0 J 11 2 3 OCaton.ss .S OMoll'ti.lb ( OBIgbee.lf. OCarey.cf . 0Boec'l,3b lKlng.rf . . . 0Pltler,2b. 0 Fischer, c OSteele.p.. 0 Carlson, p OCooper.p 0 Total! 43171011 0 0 0 09 0 Cincinnati, Sept. 20. The National Base Ball commission today officially announced that Charles Comiskey, owner of the Chicago Americans, had won, by the toss of a coin, the priv ilege of saying where the first game of the next world's series should be played. TO OPEN OCTOBER 6. Q Shortly afterward it was announced the series will open on the grounds of the Chicago Americans on October 6, while the second game will be playeed there on Sunday, October 7. On October 8, the two clubs will travel to New .York, where the third and fourth games of the series will be played on October 9 and 10. The fifth game, if five games are necessary, will be played at Chicago October 12. Then, in case another game is found to be required, a two-day wait will take place, Saturday, October 13, and Sunday, October 14, being, open and the sixth game being played at New York on October 15. , The commission selected Umpires O'Loughlin and Evans of the Amer ican league and Umpires Klem and Rigler of the National league to offi ciate. , SOLDIERS NOT FORGOTTEN. That the soldiers who are now do ing battle for the country, as well as those who are preparing to fight for liberty, were remembreed was indi cated by an announcement that, a 1,000-word story will be cabled to France after each, game for the bene fit of the soldiers there, while an ex hibition game before the soldiers at either Fort Sheridan of Mineola will be played after the series is over. In addition to this, a special invitation to attend all of the games will be, sent President Wilson and Generals Bar ry, Carter, Bell and McCain, while at the opening game in Chicago 1,500 seats have been set aside reserved for the soldiers at Fort Sheridan. The commission also decided to give 1 per cent of the total of the commission's revenue of the games to the bat and ball fund of the soldiers in France. Admissins Announced. The admissions are as follows: At Chicago Individual box seats, $5; grandstand reserved, $1.50; pa vilion, $1; bleachers, 50 cents. At xtfew York Boxes (four seats to the box), $25; jupper grandstand, $3; lower grand stand (open), $2; pa vilion, $1. . The commission also announce that purchasers of tickets must buy them f or three games. Previous to the taking up of the world's series matter the annual draft meeting of the Natinal commission was held and at its completion h was found that the Natinal league had drafted twenty-two players and the American league twelve from the minors. Cincinnati led all other clubs in getting players through draft, . seven men coming here: Philadelphia Nationals obtained six men and the Washington ' Americans obtained three. ' Cleveland, Detroit, New York Americans, Brooklyn, '. Boston Na tionals each obtained two, while the , Boston Americans, Philadelphia Americans, St. Louis Americans, St. Louis Nationals each obtained one. The Boston Nationals originally . drafted six men, but later cancelled their claims on Lane of Oakland, Con way of .Worcester, Murray of .Wor cester, and Munroe of Joplin. . ; Draft Is Revised. The revised list of men obtained through draft, as issued tonight by the national commission is: i . American League. J By Boston, from Baltimore, Bentley. By ClevjlaniJ, from Mobile, Lunte; Omaha, Krus. By Detroit, from Cumberland, lid., Cobb; Ijennison. Tex., Pptson. , lRy New York, from Milwaukee,' Beck; 'TJivldence, Kane.v- By Philadelphia, from Gettysburg, Dyke. -. By St. Louis, from Portland, Houck. By Washington, from Toronto, H. Thomp . aon; Birmingham, Ellis; Balnbridg-s, Qib . aon. . .- . s ' i ,-,r . National agae. By Boston, from Minneapolis, Massey; New Orleans, Miller. By Brooklyn, from Toledo, Wise; Lincoln, Sehmandt. By Chicago, from Bridgeport, Lear; Peoria, G'Farrell. By Cincinnati, from Salt Lake City, Bath; Atlanta, Bresaler; Muskeegon, Brubacker; Grand Rapids, Carpenter; Dallas, Connelly; Dallas. Jacobus; Fort Wayne, (Smith. By New Tork, from McAlester, Roy John son; Grand Rapids, Tanglefoot By Philadelphia, from Indianapolis, Fill Ingtonj Louisville, Dixie Davis; Newark, Wilkinson; Los Angeles, Musel: 8an Fran csro, FItsgerald; New HaVen, Woodward. By St. Louis, from Hagoritown, lid., How ard. . V The above list was compiled by the .National commission after numerous cancellations had been made cf drafts put in earlier in the day. Neither Pittsburgh of the National league nor the Chicago Americans ob . tained a man by draft." , I" " .' ' Totals 37 0 10 19 1 Batted fof Tesreau In fourth. Batted for Demaree In eighth. New Tork..O 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh .04 0 11 0 1 Two-base hits: Kauff, Zimmerman, Moll wltz. Three-base hits:" ' Thorpe; Carey. Home run: King. Stolen bases: Burns (2), Fletcher, Mollwits, Carey, Boeckel (2). Double plays: Holke, Fletcher to Holke (2). Base on balls; Off Demaree 1, off O. Smith 2, off Steele 4, off Carlson 2, off Cooper 1. Hits: Off Perritt, 8 In two and one-third In nings; off Tesreau, 4 In two-thirds Inning; off Demaree, 4 in four innings; ' off O. Smith, 1 in one Inning;, off Steele, in three and one-third lhnlngss; off Carlson, 1 In five innings. , Struck out: By Demaree 1, by Anderson 2, by Steele 1, by Cooper 1. Umpires; Klem and Bransfield. Rain Stops Red Cross Play; Bjurstedt-Browne Mix Off St. Louts, Mo., Sept 20. Rain to day caused the postponement of the exhibition tennis matches between national stars for the benefit of the Red Cross. , The scheduled matches at Kansas City Saturday and Sunday have been cancelled, but contests will take place here on those days. , ; ' The series of matches between Miss Molla Bjurstedt, national women's chamion and Miss Mary K". Browne of Los Angeles, former woman cham pion, will not be completed because of the illness of Miss Browne's father. . ( ' -Of the games thus far played Miss Browne won fifteen and' Miss Bjur stdet eleven, it . !. O . , Robert Gatewood Smashes : , Pacing Record at Columbus Columbus, O., Sept. 20. Another Grand Circuit season record was lowered here today, .when Robert Gatewood paced the second heat of the 2:20 pace in 2:05j4. This is the fastest heat paced by a 3-year-old' at a Grand Circuit rac6 this year. Association Pennant ' " 'Winners Beat Cincy Nine Indianapolis, Sept 20. The In dianapolis American assaciation team, winner of the pennant, defeated the Cincinnati National , league team in an exhibition game here today, 5 to 4. Race Results at Lexington. Lexington, Neb., Sept. 20. (Spe cial.) The second day of the Daw son county fair proved to be the big gest and best. Twelve thousand peo-, pie were on the grourlds. ' Race sum maries: Pacing: 2:25 class, purse 1300: George W (. 1 11 Frank L ..v 2 2 Harry Mesmore ........I t 5 Little Irish Rose 3 ' i Fred Keen and D. SherrlU also started. Best timej: 2:21. , r . . Trotting: 3:20 class, purse 22S0; Phil I ...1 1 1 Little Dan 2 2 2 Maggie Todd . 2 2 2 V Beat Ume: 2:2'i... , . . . One and one-eiteenth miles derby, purse 2200: Kazan, won; Star O Ryon, second; Ancestor, third. Time: 1:67,- - Five-eights mile, purse 2100: Innovation, won; Teddy Bear, second; Bonton, third. Timet 1:0S. .- ,: . ,. r WHITE SOX GAIN ONE GAME ON RED Gobble Athletics, Five to Three, While Detroit , Wins From : Boston in a Called Game. Philadelphia, Sept. 20. Chkago gained a full game on Boston in the fight for the American league pen nant by winning today's game. 5 to 3. while Boston was defeated by Detroit. With the score tied and two men out in the eleventh inning, Schalk's sin gle sent in two runners and decided the contest. Myers held his oppo nents to three hits until the eighth inning," when he was knocked off the rubber. Score: CHICAGO. PHILADELPHIA. AB.H.O.A.-G. ; AB.H.O.A.B. t-.lbo1d.rf S 1 2 1 OTam's'n.rf S 2 1 0 0 M'MTn.Sb 5 13 1 Oftrover.lb 0 2 2 0 E.C'll's.2b 4 0 1 3 0Bodle.lt 4 13 0 0 Jacka'n.lf 4 2 2 0 OPalmer.Sb 4 4 12 0 Felsch.cf 4 0 4 1 . IStrunk.cf 115 0 0 J.CPna.rf o fl o o OM'In'H.lo z 14 0 o Oandlt.ltt 6 2 12 0 OWItt.ss 2 0 12 0 Weav'r.ss I I t I OPerklns.o 4 113 1 Lvnn.e 1 .3'0 OMyers.B -3 0 0 3 0 Schalk.o 2 1 2 0 OSeibold.p 10 0 1 0 Wlirras.n 2 0 0 2,0'Lawry 0 0 0 0 0 Danfth.p 2 0 0 2 0Schft J- 0 0 0 itf...kM A A A A 1 , 'iYiurpny r v v v w v Jourdan 1 0 0 0 0 Totals. .40 11 33 12 1 Totals..40 113!15 1 Batted for Williams in eighth. Ran for Bodle In eleventh. Batted for Witt In eleventh. Chicago .....'......0 0 0 0 0 0,0 3 0 0 25 Philadelphia 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 03 Two-base hits: Bodle, Strunk, Stolen bases: McMullen, Collins. Bases, on balls: Off Williams. 1: 'off Danforth l; off Sel- bold, ' 3. . Hits: Off. Williams,. T in seven Innings; off Myers T In seven and two- . . . . T,.. Timlin.. tniras innings. - oxr.uc. uui; xj r mmnm. J: bv Danorth. 3:, by Myers,, 4: by BelboldW 2. Umpires: HWorlarlty and O'Loughlin. .. Browns Eat Tp Senators. Washington, Sept 20. St. Louis' defeated Washington today, 4 to 2, in the last game of the. series by making all its runs in ths first inning. . Ssorei ' ST. vrmiS.-- " WASHINGTON. ,- AHH.O.A.E.. AB.H.O.A.B. mitMi.ii :a -i: i . . SKmskr.K- S 1: . 0 Aw.ttH.3w: 4, Sit , 0Lonrd,lt 14 1. 0 Smlth.cr I a l v vtMiianci v v Demitt,rf .4 1 3 0 ORlce.rf 4 10 0 0 Pratt.2b ..'S 0 0 4 0Foster,3b 3 3 0 4 0 Jacbn.lb 4 014 0 1 Morgan, 2b 4 1 2 2 0 Hale.c 4 0 7 0 OShank.ss 1 0 o l l Gerber.ss 2 0 1 '6 OMurray.ss 8 0 0 1 0 Davnpt.p 4 0 0 2 lAlnsmth.o 4 0 6 2 0 -Gallla,p 0 0 0 0 0 ' Totals.. 32 6 27 14 2Shaw,n 10 110 . 'ahart-lty 1 0 0,0 0 Dumont.p 0 0.0 1,0 H. Milan 1 10.00 " Craft.p ; 0 0 0 1 0 Johnson .10 0 0 0 Totals.. 38 10 27 14 1 Batted for Shaw In fourth. Batt d for Dumont In seventh. Batted for Craft In ninth. St. Louis ..,.4 0 0 0 0,0,0 0 04 Washington ...0 0 0 l.CO 0 ,1,0 02 Two-base hit: Foster. ' Tbres-base- hit: Menosky. Stolen bases: Smiths Jacobson. Double plays: Shaw 'to Ainsmlth to Leon ard, Pratt to Gerber to Jacobson. Bases on balls: Oft Gallia, 2; off Shaw, 3; off Dav enport, 1.. Hits: Off Gallia, 8 (none out In first); off Shaw, 1 In four Innings; off Du mont, 1 in three innings. Struck out: By Shaw, 3; by DLvenport, 7; by Dumont, 1; by Craft, 1. Umpires: Owens and Evans, Indians Make it Three Straight. New Tork, Sept 20. Cleveland made it three straight from New York today, win ning the. last gams of the series by a score of 6 to 2. After allowing only one hit in seven innings. Shocker blew up In the eighth, when Cleveland scored four runs. Smith hit a .three-bagger with the bases .full, Scorei ' '' . CLEVELAND,' J NEW TORK. AB.H.O.A.B.'1' AB.H.O.A.E. Graney.lf .4 1 t 0 OCamp.cf , 4 0 I t 1 Chpmn.ss 4 0 1-2 lPckgh.sa 31.3 6 0 8peakr,f 4 1 t 0 IMalsel.lb 4 0 11 0 8mlth,rf .4 13 0 OPIpp.lb 3 13 0 0 Harrls.l'J 3 0 0 0 Lamar.lt 4 0 6 0 0 Wbngs,2b 3 0 5 3 OVIck.rf 3 13 0 1 Evans.Sb 3 11 2 0Fewstr,2b 4 13 2 0 0'Neill,o v3 l'S' 2" ONunmkrs 4 1 2 1 0 Klepfer.p 2 0 0 2 OShocker.p 8 0 0 1 0 Roth 1 1 0,0 OFIsher.p 0 0 0 1 0 Bagby.p 1 X 10 0 Totals.. 32 6 27 11 2 ToUl..82T27l3 1 Batted for Ktepfer in eighth. Cleveland ....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 J t New Tork ... 0 0- 2 0 0 02 Two-base, hits: Speaker. Three-base hits; O'Neill,-. Smith. 8tolen base: ' Wambsganss. Base on balls: Off Shocker, (; off Klepfer, 3. Hits: Off Klepfer, 4 in seven innings; off Shocker, 7 in eight and one-third innings. Struck out: By Shocker, 2; by Klepfer, 2. Umpire: Connolly and Nallln. ' Detroit Takes Called Came. Boston, Sept. 20. Detroit today concluded its 1317 series, here, by defeating Boston, J to 0. The games 'were scheduled. After three scoreless innings the .first game was held up two hours by rain. ' The cesond game was called at the end of the seconds inning, because of darkness, with Detroit leading; 1 to 0. -The. Detroit club has . won - twelve out of twenty-one games "from the world champion this sea son. Score: ' .DETROIT. - " BOSTON. , AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E. Bush.ss 4 0'2 2 OWalsh.rf 2 . 0 110 1 0 0Barry,2b-. 3 0 OGalneMb 2 0 OLewls.lf 4 1 1 OWalker.cf 2 1 1 "0Scett,ss 4 4 4 OM'Naly.Sb 4 8 1 OAgnew.e 0 1 0Ruth,p Vitt,8b -Si Cobb.cf 1 4 Vaach.lf 4 Heilm'nj-f 2 Burns,lf . S Tounr,2b 3 Stanage.o 8 Mltchell.p 2 0 3,0 , 0 ToUl 28 1 2710 0 Total 2 82714,0 Detroit , 0 ,0 0 0 0 1 0 01 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 Two-base hit: . Walker. Double plays: Barry to Gainer, Agnew to Scott, Walker to Scott. Bases on ball: Off Mttnbell, 4; off Ruth, 2. Struck out: By Mitchell, 2; by Ruth, 2. Umpires: Dlneen and Hlldebrand. 4 . i i . . Bar Silver. Makes New., , High Mark.at New York New York, Sept 20. The prices of bar silver, which , passed ' the dollar mark September 14, today reached the unprecedented mark of $l.06jr , Sport Calendar Today "Horse Shows Opening of annual exhibi tion of Piping Bock Horse Show association. " Boxing Benny ' Leonard against . - Leo Johnson, tea rounds, at New fork. Frankle Callahan against loan (Qoldle, tea rounds, air Plttabargh. Eddie Hhevlln against George Alger, twelve rounds, at Boston. Standing oj Teams NAt. 'LEAGUE... W. L. Pet. AM. LEAGUE. W. L Pct. Chicago . ...95 40 .60 Boston .,..85 t .600 Cleveland . .80 6S.869 Detroit 73 71 .607 Washington 47 72 .482 New York ..67.46 St. Louts ...61 HI .M Phlla it 10 .307 New York, tl 60 .645 Phlla 77 60.562 St. Louis . .77 69.638 Chicago ...73 71 .5031 Cincinnati. 71 71 .500 Brooklyn., 63 73 .463 Boston ....(3 76 .463 Pittsburgh. 474.333 ( Yesterday's Results. AMERICAN LEAGUE. St. Louis 4, Washington 3. Chicago 5, Philadelphia 8. Cleveland 0, New York 2, Detroit 1, Boston 0, NATIONAL LEAGUE. New Tork , Pittsburgh . (Called In tenth.) Game Today. American League Detroit at Washington, Cleveland at Philadelphia, St. Louis at New York, Chicago at Boston. National League Now York at Pitts burgh, Boston at St. Louis. To Spend Huge Sum to " Entertain New Draft Army Washington, Sept. 20. President Wilson endorsed and Secretaries Bak er and Daniels jointly authorized to day a national campaign to raise about $3,750,000 to provide entertainment for the men of the new army and navy in the cities and towns near the training camps. The campaign will be directed by the war camp commun ity recreation fund committee, com posed of prominent men in different parts of thetountry. 1 The War and Navy department commissions on training camp ac tivities have delegated the task of supplying amusements to commun ities adjacent to camps, to the play ground and recreation association ot America. So far as possible the campaign will be conducted through local com mittees and to every city and' town in the . United States with a popula tion of 2,500 or more will be assigned Its quota. Upon President Wilson's suggestion, a special appeal for assis tance will be made to local chambers of commerce. ..''"...,.. ' .; , J; '.. ' ; i . .i . Business IVfen Must Win "v War, Says Northcliffe Atlantic City, N. )., Sept. 20. It is up to the business men of the world to win the war with the central em pires, declared Lord Northcliffe, head of the .'British commission in this country, in, an address here tonight before the, war convention . of the chamber of commerce of the United States. Lord Northcliffe emphasized the importance of organization and co-operation among the manufacturers of the United States in order to produce the immense amount of munitions and supplies necessary to successfully carry on the conflict, German Language Daily Now Printed in English Portland, Ore., Sept. 20. The Ore gon Deutsche Zeitung has changed its name today to the Portland Amer ican. Its editor, Max Lucke, who has' been under investigation by the gov ernment, and other German employes have been dismissed, according to A. M. Kern, its publisher, and hereafter it will be printed wholly in English. In an editorial Kern said the changes were made because he had been noti fied the paper would be suppressed if it attempted to continue publication in German. Central Powers Delay Answer to Pope Benedict Rome, Sept. 20. Cardinal Gaspar ri, the papal secretary of state, to night declared to the '" Associated Press that the reply of the central powers to Pope Benedict's peace pro posals had not yet been received at the Vatican, Cardinal Gasparri believes that the reply of the central powers was held up when Emperor William went to Riga and that it is not likely that it will reach the Vatican until next week. ' Two Deaths Reported in American Troops Abroad Washington, Sept. 20. The death of two members of the American ex peditionary forces is announced in dispatches to the War department. Myron Bertman of North Vernon, Ind., captain of engineers', died Tues day as the result of a tumor; and Ed mund Squire, a butcher, died of pneumonia Sunday. White SoX and Giants May Play for "Sammies? Chicago, Sept. 20. Plans for a base ball game between the Chi cago Americans and the New York Nationals to be played at one of the army cantonments after the conclusion of the world's series if these teams are the contenders, were made today when President Comiskey of Chicago and Manager McGraw of New York met tor the first time since their clubs have become almost certain pennant winners. It is also said plans were dis cussed for taking the two teams "somewhere in France" for i series of games for the soldiers there. President Comiskey asserted it would cost between $6,000 and $7,000 to make the journey and re turn.' - ," All-Star Professionals to Play All-Star Amateurs at Rourke Park All-Star Professionals and All-Star Amateurs will face each other in a clash at Rourke park this Sunday. Fred Bradford, manager of the Brandcis, has assembled the All-Star pro team while Dynamo Dennison, leader of the Melady Mavericks, has collected the All-Star Amateur nine. Some crack professionals are in cluded in the Bradford lineup. Marty O'Toole and Pete McGuire of the Rourkes will do the hurling which means the amateurs will buck up against a Class A variety of curves. Ed Spellman will do the catching. Jimmy Kane will play first base and Harold Irclan will hold down the second sack. Probst and Clair will be at-short and third. Harry -4nd Qus Williams have signed up for outfield jobs. It will he the first opportunity Omaha fans will have of seeing Gus for over a year. DES MOINES UNION BARBERSON STRIKE Say Raise in Wages Did Not Follow Raise in Prices, as Was Promised Them. (Prom a Staff Correspondent) Des, Moines, la., Sept. 20. (Special Telegram.) Union barbers through the city went on a strike for higher wages this afternoon. The barbers claim that when proprietors raised the price of hair 'cuts and massages to 35 cents they were promised an in crease of $1 per week, which they say they have not received. More than thirty-five shops were affected.. The scale is said to be $14 per week and one-half of all over $20 taken in by the individual barbtr. Many Recruits Come. The second increment of approxi mately 18,000 men began reporting at Camp Dodge today from all parts of the Thirteenth division district. Many of the men reached the city Tuesday in order to be on the grounds early this morning:. Plans perfected by the War department made it pdssible o register and assign to quarters more than 300 men per hour. Experience with the first quota has aided in the work of registering, assigning and quartering the new soldiers. After entering the big registration building the recruits "are in charge of officers and are not allowed to see or talk to outsiders until they have been es corted to their quarters. The men now reporting are a part of the 300, 000 conscripts, who form the sec ond quota of the national overseas army reporting today, at the sixteen cantonments throughout the country. The first S per cent, who have been in camp almost two weeks, has moved out of its barraclu into others in or der to make room for the new ar rivals. It is estimated that It will take the rest of this week and the first of next to receive all of this contingent When they are in camp practically half of the 45,000 or more men to be trained at Camp Dodge will have reported. Army Dentists Here. Thirty-five army dentists, assigned to Camp Dodge, are reporting. They will look, after the care of the teeth of the selected men. The army has 2,872 dentists, who will be used in the care of the teeth of the selected soldiers. Army physicians are also re porting. ( , Would Examine All Registrants. Governor Harding favors the ex amination at this' time of all of the men registered under the draft law as proposed by General Crowder, He has so informed the provost marshal gen eral in response to an inquiry sent to all of the governors. It is considered probable that General Crowder will order this to be done. In a tele gram to Governor Harding, General Crowder states that it required the examination of 3,000,000 registrants in order to evolve the first quota of 687,000 men. He declares that the remaining 7,000,000 men are in a state of unrest as all are subject to call and none knows whether he may be taken or when. "These men should be examined as soon as possible," General Crowder declares. "They find employment difficult andthey must hesitate to embark on any enterprise that requires their continued presence. This state of precarious equilibrium is bad for them and bad --for the repose of the public mind." To Study Dairying. A party of Missourians under the leadership of JL. J. Trosper, district agricultural agent for northeastern Missouri, are coming into Iowa via Keokuk by automobile to inspect dairy herds and attend the big dairy show at Waterloo during the first week of October. The party will stop at Mt. Pleasant, Washington, Cedar Rapids and other points as well as spending some little time in Waterloo and in the vicinity of Waverly. , Fraternal Building tt Camp. Plans for a large building to be used by national army men who are members, of fraternal ' societies are Williams has been the star of the Louisville team in the American as sociation and it was Gus' heavy club bing which made the Colonels a pow erful factor in the pennant race. George Stone will occupy the other garden for the pros. Spellman and Jones will be behind the bat for the amateurs while Grant, Dyck and Andy Graves will do the twirling. Joe Wachtler of the Meladys will oppose Kane at first base while En Minikus will be at second. Chugs Ryan is Dennison's pick for short stop and Weiss Corcoran will get an other chance to make three or four hits at third. The amateur outfield will consist of Dennison, Mayfield, Christenson with Sam(Feltman for reserve. The game will be played at RourkeJ park, starting at 3:15, bunday alter- noon. now being perfected. The building will be erected by the Masons, Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias and members of these various orders will use the building two nights per week. On the first floor will be the general club rooms and on the second floor will be a secret lodge room whicn will house 475 persons. Frat Congress Adjourn!. There were fourteen orders repre sented at the fraternal congress held in Tla fninee th last two davS. At the election of officers John Denison, jr., general counsel oi me xcomeo, was elected president to succeed him ..ir t r Airtrirh of Des Moines was chosen secretary-treasurer. Des Moines was voted as xnc piacc ui holding the next annual convention. OMAHANS WANT HOSPITAL HERE Delegation of Business Men Will Call Upon Surgeon Gen eral Gorgas to Get Re construction Base. , AT THE sT HEATERS Promises of the' Press Agents. Orpbeum Matinee and night today and again Saturday eonatllut the last four times for Julia Arthur in "Liberty Aflame," and the other current features at ths Orpheum. The curtain will rise Saturday night at 8 o'clock and Mis Arthur will be placed early 'on the program. Patron will not be seated during Mis Arthur' presentation of "Liberty Aflame." Next week, those old favorites Mclntyr and Heath will coma as the stellar feature. They will present, lOtt Guard." Empress Granville ' and Mack present their sketoh, "Street of Italy." Will Btan ton, the well known musical comedy star, appearing in his own act called "His Last Drop," I well supported by a collection of musical artists, who render delightful music, Brandels Two more day are left for the theater goers of Omaha to see Harry Mln turn and Dorothy Shoemaker and the as sociate Brandels Players In Taylor Holmes' laughing sensation, "His Majesty, Bunker Bean." There will a matinee on Saturday at 3:30. Gayely The "Best Show In Town" will demonstrate for the two last times today, that It really Is such and will then make way at the popular Oayety for tomorrow matinee' opening of Billy "Hobo" Arling ton and "The Oolden Crook." Burlesque lovers have always been strong ' for "that funny UUI tramp with the funny- little laugh." Ladles' matins today. Boyd "Going Straight" will be at the Boyd for four nights, beginning Sunday matinee. "Oolnt Straight" is a brand new play and teaches that to win In the race for love, honor and wealth you must go straight. 1 Scenlcally the play I odd and Interesting, ths opening scene showing an old Italian Junk ihop with New YOrk'a sky line and Brooklyn bridge In the distance. Matinees will be given also Tuesday and Wednesday. Brandels Avery Hopwood1 'Talr and Warmer," will be presented at the Brandels theater the week commencing Sunday Sep tember 33., by Selwyn A Co., with an ex cellent and well-balanced cast of farceurs including Sdna Hlbbard, Maud Andrew, Florence Ryerson, John Arthur, William H. Sullivan, Chester Ford, John Morris and Ralph Simon. . . : ; . In the Silent Drama. Sun Throe men with but a single thought, three hearts that beat as one, might well be the tltl of "Betrayed," the current production at this . theater, which will also be shown Saturday. The scene Is laid on the Mexican border and tell the story of a beautiful senorlta, who promised to marry a peon, a bandit and an officer, At the end there Is a splendid battle scene. Strand Blllle Burke' latest Paramount picture, "The Mysterious Miss Terry," deals with the life of an adventurous heiress In a boarding house, "the Mysterious Miss Terry," which abounds In humor as well as mystery and Intrigue, will be ths attraction at the Strand theater again today and Sat urday. ; ... Muse "The Slacker," with Emily Stev ens as the star, will be seen at the Muse today. It tells of a man who found his soul through serving his nation. , Kmpres There is literally a smashing finish to "War and the Woman," the Paths feature starring Florence LaBadle at the Empress theater. A patriotic young Amer ican la a prisoner In her home, headquar ter of an invading army, and plans to blow up the house.' At the sama time' her hus band, an - American aviator, start In his aeroplane to rescue his wife. She reaches the aeroplane while the invaders are search ing ths house. They fire upon her from the roof and then the explosion, Hipp Lit. 1 Zoe Rae will he featured player at this theater todsy and Saturday In the latest Butterfly production, "The Little Pirate." It is full of human Interest and appeal, while the supporting cast of grown up Is all that could be desired. A comedy will also be shown. a.ihnrhaiU.r Mil.. Mini.. urlll tl. hown at this theater today In 'Melissa of the Hills." The story is a clever .one of a little peace maker In the country of feuds. Saturday William Russell in "Pride and the Man." ' . ; Lothrop Lillian Walker will be seen here today In "Kitty McKay." As the title would Indicate, it 1 full of action and a story with many comedy situations, showing this dainty star to splendid advantage. A good comedy ts on the bill Saturday Mm. Petro v in "Th Waiting Soul.' (From a Staff Correspondent) Washington, Sept. 20. (Special Telegram.) Senator ' Hitchcock will accompany R. L. Metcalfe, Randall K. Brown, president of the Commercial club of Omaha, and Dr. E. O. Weber, representing the sanitation branch or the State Defense council in their conference tomorrow with General Gorgas, chief of the Medical corps of the army( in behalf of clocating a re construction hospital at Omaha. ' Under a recent order a number of reconstruction camps are to be erect ed throughout the country to take , oare of the wounded on foreign fields and help them back to health. It is believed that Omaha would be a -splendid base for a hospital such as the army contemplates and to show its superior advantages in location, at mospheric conditions and ideal sur roundings, Mr. Metcalfe and the com mittee of Nebraska citizens will pre sent Omaha's claims to be surgeon general of the army tomorrow. . V i ; 1 1 I Two French Ships j ' Sunk by Submarine Paris, Sept. 20. Two French mer chantmen of more than 1,600 tons and two vessels of less than that tonnage ' were sunk by Teuton submarines or , mines in the week ending September 9, Recording to an official statement given out today by the French ad miralty; In this -period 980 vessels arrived and 894 cleared at French ' ports. Two French ships were unsuc cessfully attacked ( " Close Coal Mines ' . Because of Low Price Clarksburg, W. Va!, Sept., 20. Twenty-five coal mines in this vicin ity have been compelled to close with in a week because the operators were unable to mine and market coat for $2 a ton, the price fixed by the gov ernment, according to a statement is sued today by Daniel : Howard, a leading operator. Hurricane Wrecks 4 Portuguese Steamer An Atlantic Port, Sept. 20. An Italian steamer in port today reports having picked up at sea five seamen from the Portuguese schooner Un dina. which was wrecked in a hurri cane while bound from a gulf port to Europe with a cargo of sulphur and other products. , , s U. S. Civilian Doctors , Arrive in London , London, Sept. 20. The first con-( tingent of American civilian doctors.' has arrived here. They are being de tailed, for duty in various hospitals in , London and England. -J' : r. I The Censer , , AhereV speaking quality about this Lanpher.The Censor. Talks for you like a well-trained press agent and there's no mistaking what it sajra. When you wear it; you'll admit the price is miehty little to pay for;wnat The Censor gets for you in public opinion. (If The Censor is not your style ask to see your dealer's stock of Lanpher hats.) , J