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International
News
Berries.
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by.
George
McManus'
Fortunes Wasted Bolstering Ball Clubs
Owners Who Bought New Star's May Lose Old Ones
Draft Threatens to Weaken
Magnates Profess Optimism.
But Admit That Enlistments
Might Cause Strong Outfits
to Crumble Oversight.
AFTER looking into the bland
, countenance and listening to
the suave words of major league base
ball leaders, those who. had viewed the
1918 base ball situation darkly weak
ened. , v
When the faltering pessimists later
. drank in the explosions of $60,000 and
$75,000 trade talk, they wigwagged
surrender and were ready to admit
that base ball next year will go for
ward happily and profitably.
The magnates who have purred op
timism into one another's ears at a 12
cylinder speed seem to have hyp
notized themselves into believing that
the year 1918 will present a primros
' path. , s '
Even the Washington club, which
confounded all precedent by paying
actual cash for Lavan and Shottan,
and which last year, experienced the
worst attendance in long list of bad
seasons, is actually for publication
V continuing on making money next
campaign.
Where the Shoe Pinches.
In view of conditions, however, the
optimism does not mean anything
more than the magnates' stubborn re
fusal to acknowledge conditions which
already exist, and which strongly mili
tate against a successful year in 1918.
These conditions are: .
1. Governmental restrictions on
railroad travel.
2. Reduction of professional bate
ball's following, due to the enlist
jnent or drafting of hundreds pi
thousands of fans.
3. Weakening of teams certain
to follow the next draft announce-
t merit . , ' . -
4. Growing economy of every
. body, especially in limiting amuse
ment expenditures. '
v 3. Practical impossibility of re
, ducing big major league overhead,
to meet decreased receipts. '
0. Rapid increase of popular i
anxiety regarding the war.,
v War Spirit Grips Players.
That the base ball world is itself
growing restless under war condi
tions and is humanly eager to get
into the game with both feet is evi
dent from recent developments which
include the daily enlistment of major
league players and from the eager
ness of the president of the Amer
ican league himself to take a part in
war work.
How strong a bearing the enlist
ment of players is going to have
on the base ball season is evident
-from the fact that one club alone, the
Athletics, has lost nine men through
this cause. The native manhood ex
isting among base ball players is as
serting itself, and before the season
opens many teams will have to read
just lineups badly broken by losses'
. of stars. '.
. Perhaps the big- surprise to the
, magnates has been the actions of the
players. It has been tacitly assumed
that the supposed mercenary motives
of the men would keep down enlist
ments to a negligible number and
that the draft would be the only way
in which a team's base bail strength
would be depleted. As a matter of
fact the war feveris spreading like
'fire among the patriotic young men of
the base ball world and volunteer en
listments are almost daily reported.
Even men like Eddie Collins, mar
ried and having children, are waver
ing, nothwithstanding contracts for
, big salaries would have to be sacri
nced. f War May Weaken Leaders.
The outstanding possibility now is
that all the building and trading of
'stoday may be set aside or nullified by
the voluntary 'entry into the war of
" prominent players. No magnate is
guaranteed against this contingency;
and that all club owners recognize the
possibility is shown by the protecting
clause in agreements, annunng traaes
and sales in case the man bargained
for goes to war before the season
opens.
- Only two magnates of the base ball
" worjd appear not to have been inocu
lated by the assumed confidence in
1918 prospects Connie Mack and
William Baker of the Philadelphia
' American and National league clubs,
respectively. Judging from the fact
that each of-these gentlemen sold
the backbone of his club for alleged
fabulous prices indicates' that they
look for stormy times and prefer to
get from under while the getting is
(rood. Both by their sales of star
players have fortified themselves to
the reported extent of $60,000 and
fou.wu against iinanciai loss.
With draft and enlistment threat
ening to wreck any or all clubs and
bring them down to a common weak
footing. Mack and Baker appear to
have acted more wisely than the
money spenders. It would indeed be
the irony of fate if these much criti
cized owners should, when the sea
ion is under way. find that war had
cut their rivals down to Philadelphia.
nature. , .
- Base Ball Able to Stand It
' One of the things which may bol
ster up major league confidence in
OUT?
cial "condition of base ball magnates
and of the leagues themselves is still
the future in the fact that the finan
very solid. It can be said with ac
curacy that each organization's re
serve fund amounts to a quarter of a
million dollars and that the board of
directors can devote this amount at
any time to strengthening weak
fences. .
Furthermore, fabulous, sums, real
Aladdin's Lamp stuff, were reported
Even discounting some of It, there is
no doubt that men like Weeghmen,
backed by Armour and other wealthy
men, were in the field with fabulous
sums to spend for a pennant winner
next year.
There is also no doubt that Weegh
man tempted Branch Rickey sorely
with a tremendous offer for Roger
Hornsby. "
Base ball magnates, it would seem,
are satisfied to stand certain losses
and put a good front on them next
season. For the rest they figure
America will have won the war be
fore the 1919 base ball campaign rolls
round. . j
Charles Has the Backing.
From being the Pooh Bah of ,the
Chicago Cubs, Charles Weeghman has
now become a mere factotum. At
lean that is what appeared on the
face of transactions at Chicago.
Charles is still the visible "front," but
his unaccountable bobbings in and
out of the telephone booth whenever
anything important in connection with
club deals came up for discussion
suggested he is being operated by
strings behind the scenes.
In fact, it seems to be idmitted now
that 'Weeghman, despite his wealth,
is really the agent for his board of
directors, the wealthiest boasted by
any club in the world. The board in
cludes: ,
O'gden Armour of the Armour
Packing company, the number of
whose millions is the sheerest
guesswork.,
William Wrigley of chewing
gum fame, who lost count of his
money after reaching $10,000,000.
1 E. H. Xasker of the Lord-,
.Thomas Advertising company,
' one of the richest men in Chicago.
Those Champion A8
Net Lots of Money
''Since Connie Mack disposed of
Bush, Schang and Strunk price
. said to be $60,()00 there has been
a lot of figuring on what the Ath
letics have made in a money way
out .of sales since Mack began
breaking up his champions. One
statistician figures the sum at
$178,500 for 11 players and says he
is ."conservative" with his dope.
However that may be the figures,
tre i interesting and are submitted
for what they are worth, as fol
lows: Wallle Schen-, ' catchers Aim
' Strunk, ntfleldort Jo limb,
pitcher, to Boston Bed Has for. .SOO.OOO
KdtUe Collins, second hue, to Chi
cairo Americana for 80,000
Frank Baker, third bate, to Yen.
kee for .. 17,500
Jack Barry, ahortotop, to Bottom
- Bed Box for S.5O0
Xddla Murphy, outfielder, to Chi
cago Americana . . , S,000
Rubo Oldrtar, outfielder, to Tan- ,
kee ' for ..... 8,000
Jimmy Walsh, ootflelder, to Yankees-Red
Box for 4,000
Bob 8 hawkey, pitcher, to Yankees
for tjm
i. Wyckoff , pitcher, to Boston Bed .
Sox for t.800
Herbert Fennoek, pitcher, to Boston
Bed Sox for ,M0
Jack Coombs, Chief Bender and Bddle
Plank, pitchers, were nneeadlttonaUy re-'
leased. Catcher Lapp was airoa to the
White Sox as a lift.
Money returned by Philadelphia club.
Dornheim and Emerson
Land Big Tennis Title
New York. Dec. 31. H. F. Dorn
heim of Philadelphia and Gerald
Emerson of East Orange. N. J' won
the junior indoor national champion
ship tennis doubles in the finish of the
tournament here today. Th winning
pair defeated Vincent Richards of
Yonkers, N. Y., and H. L. Taylor of
Brooklyn in the limit of five sets.
It was the fine driving of Dornheim
combined with the excellent lobbing
of Emerson that turned the tide in
their favor. Richards, the national
boy champion, was strong at the net in
the early games, but the frigid cold
toward the. end appeared to bother
him so that he became erratic.
Northwestern and U. P. Will
Refund on Excess Fares
Beginning January 15 the Union
Pacific-Northwestern will institute a
refund system for the benefit of pas
sengers riding on Nos. 1 and 2 when
these trains are late arriving at des
tinations. If trains Nos. 1 and 2 are two
hours, or less than , three, late when
reaching destinations, passengers will
be given $2 refund on the excess fare;
if three hours late and less than four,
$3; if four hours and less than five, $4,
and if five hours or more late, $5.
Cat Train Service.
Philadelphia, Jan. 1. Following
its action of yesterday, the Philadel
phia & Reading Railway today an
nounced that it would cut-off about
SO additional trains with the coming
of the new year. On Sunday it an
nounced the cancellation of 54 trains.
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. THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1918.
Many Teams
No Manager is Sure of Opening
the Season With Lineup He
Now HasWar Clause
' May Save Investors.
Weeghman, with his little chain of
restaurants, Dears tne same reiaiion
to these financial eiants that one of
his sandwiches might to a herd of
cattle.
S250.O00 is Not Enough.
With these considerations in mind,
th,e fan will not necessarily be in a
scoffing mood when informed that
Weeghman said he was authorized to
spend $250,000 for base ball talent We
admit it. but say tnat it is msumcieni,
if he goes forward at his present rate.
Thus far Weeghman has spent $50,
000 for Alexander and Killifer. H,e is
willing to spend $75,000 for Hornsby,
report says. If he got Roger which
he will not he will have only $125,
000 left with which to buy three out
fielders, at least two infielders and an
other catcher, all of whom he needs
before he can build a world's title
factor.
The AJexander-Killifer deal by no
means made the Cubs. What" it did
do was to give the Chicago Nationals
a fine pitching staff with Alexander,
Douglas and Vaughn, not to mention
tfte promising Carter and other men
of real merit. With Killifer to help
along, -the nervous or ivory-tipped
twirlers will be helped materially. ,
But the rest of the club. Whewl
Who let the stock yards in?
Big Money Against Big Talk.
There is a disposition to question
the money involved in the deals Con
nie Mack declared he hadn't heard
anything about $60,000 being paid to
him for his three stars, but added he
"hoped he might get it."
Nevertheless some large golden
plum was transferred. 'Weeghman's
attempt to get Hornsby for a big sum
was also bonafide. But notoriety
seeking magnates would would do the
game a far greater service by eliminat
ing entirely all mention of money in
connection with base ball, especially
at this time. It is unseemly.
CROZIER DEFENDS
HIS GMOGRAM
Declares, All American Forces
Under Arms Will Have Com
plete Rifle Supplies
Within Month.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Jan. l.-Complete
supplies of rifles within a month for
atl American forces under arms were
promised yesterday by Major General
Crozier, chief of ordnance, testifying
before the senate military committee.
Springfields for every regular and Na
tional Guardsman will be ready before
Feb. 1, he said and the manufacture
of remodeled Enfields for the first
national army will be finished in a
week. 1
As to- machine guns, the general
said, full supply of American make
should be ready by July 1 next. Ri
fles for the next draft, he declared,
would be on hand before the men
were, in camp.
Allies' Aid Voluntary.
In reply to assertions made recent
ly by other witnesses that the allies
had furnished heavy sruns to the
American expeditionary forces only
because the Americans were worse
off than they, the general submitted
official documents to prove that Eng
land and France voluntarily offered
to provide cannon,' British output
having developed to the point where
a surplus was being produced.
General Crozier refused to shoul
der responsibility for the failure to
equip the army adequately with ord
nance before the war. He said it be
longed to the country and cited the
refusal of the secretary of war and
congress in the past to approve "mod
est" ordnance programs.
Defends Lewis Gun Program. ,
The general vigorously defended
his course in regard to the Lewis
machine gun. He gave the commit
tee the record of the various tests to
which the gun was put and reports
of the army experts to show that it
had not been demonstrated to be a
satisfactory weapon until April, 1916,
after which orders for them were
given by the department. '
Among other things General Cro
zier told the committee that the gov
ernment already was building a pow
der factory that would have a daily
capacity of a million pounds. He de
nied stories of wooden guna furnished
men in the cantonments, explaining
that what had been takeiufor guns
were sticks for bayonet practice.
Slacker Sentenced to .
Ten Years' Imprisonment
St. Lcqis, Mo., Jan. 1. Robert W.
Franke, jr., of St Louis, who failed
to go to Camp Funston when he was
called in the draft, today was dishon
orably discharged from military serv
ice ard sentenced to 10 years' impris
onment at hard labor. A .
SOUTH SIDE
MICHAEL HIGGINS
ANSWERSLAST CALL
Head of Higgins Packing Com
pany Dies at Age of 55 Years
After Illness of One
Day.
Michael Higgins, aged 55 years,
head of the Higgins Packing Co.,
died at his home, 3632 South Twenty
third street, Monday morning, after
an illness of less than a day. Death
was caused from acute indigestion.
Mr. Higgins founded the Higgins
Independent packing plant at 'Forti
eth and L streets 12 years ago. The
business was a success and has
grown rapidly. The year just ended
has been a prosperous one for the
packing company.
Funeral arrangements will not be
completed until word is received
from Michael Higgins, jr., who is in
training at the aviation school of
marines at Pensacola, Florida.
. Mr. Higgins is survived by his wid
ow and seven children, Mrs. Leonard
Blessing, Mrs, Edward Kelly, Miss
Genevieve, Michael, jr., John, Fran
cis and Anthony. The family home
is on the South Side.
Gene Melady Makes Huge
t Hit With Hungry Newsies
Gene Melady, South Side phflan
thropist, bought a big dinner at the
Exhange dining hall for two hungry
"newsies" Monday.
"Aw, gee," exclaimed one of them
as he tackled his pie, "I don't blame
Earl Caddo'ck for fighting for him. I
would too, wouldn't youse?" .
And his companion, too full for
speech, nodded emphatically.
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Start the New Year Right.
Start a Thrift Savings club account
this week. Deposit a small amount,
whatever suits your convenience, reg
ularly each week.
LIVE STOCK NATIONAL BANK,
, Junction 24th anJ N Sts.
Speaks Nine Languages;
Big Aid to Draft Board
Louis Kulowik, 4433 South Thirty
second street, can speak nine lan
guages and by reason of that accom
plishment is helping the registrants
at the South Side city hall fill out their
questionnaires. If the foreigner is a
Russian, a Pole, or a Serb, he is turned
over to Kulowik, who can converse
with him in his own tongue, explain
ing the government's questions and
helping him with his answers.
' Kulowik was born in Poland and
studied three foreign languages ia a
Polish school. He served three years
in the Austrian army and learned
other foreign languages at that time.
He can speak German, Polish, Rus
sian, Jewish, Serbian, Moravian, Eng
lish, and many of the Slavic dialects.
Kulowik is foreman in the casing
department at Armour & Co.'s pack
ing house.
Wife Alleges Husband's
Charges Are Camouflage
Mary Ringo, answering Charles
Ringos petition for divorce, declares
that his allegations are "a mass of
camouflage to cover up his shortcom
ings as a husband."
Charles Ringo alleges that his wife
was devoid of the common instincts
of motherhood. He asked for the
custody of their infant child, saying
he believed the baby would die unless
it was taken from its mother.
Mrs. Ringo avers that she had to
work at the packing house to pay the
house rent in spite of the fact that
her husband was getting good wages
as a street car conductor. She al
leges that be abandoned her in Janu
ary, 1917, when the baby was one
month old and contributed only $3 a
week to their support. He asked to
be taken back in May, she avers, but
he left her when she was compelled
to quit working again. She claims
she paid all but $41 on the house
furniture.
Wo'e for Beau Brummels;
Price of Neck Shave Up
More rough-necks!
There are likely to be more rough
necks in town, for the barbers are
contemnlatincr charcinor an evtra
jitney for swiping the razor over the
oit or meat mat connects the head
and shoulders.
Jhis has been unofficially an
nounced already. It is the ghost of
the high cost of living.
The cost of shampoos also may be
boosted.
South Omaha Brevities
A gas heater for sale. 1701 U street.
South J65.
Btcam-hcatcd apt In Scargo Blk. ; 4 ran.,
115.09. E. H. Bcnner Co. D. 8106.
The 1918 Christmas savings are In fore
at tba Packers National bank. Call for
your cards. Join now.
' Plumbing service 'of quality. Call Shee
han Plumbing Co. Prompt Service. 14th
and K. Telephone South 1061.
Attractive 4-room apartment In Scavtro
Bldg., 471 S South Twenty-fourth street S2S
summer, $30 winter. E. H. Bcnner. D. S40S.
Telephone South Sot and orrler a case of
Oma or Lactonada, the healthful, refreshing
Home Beverages, delivered your resi
dence, Omaha Beverage Co
WELL
OONT
HOME
British Gain Seven
Miles at Jerusalem
London, Jan. l.The British
now have four strong positions in
terposed between the enemy and
Jerusalem instead of the one that
existed before the recent serious
Turkish attempt, with German as
sistance, to retake the city, says
Monday's war office statement on
the Palestine operations. The Brit
ish advance scored northwest of Je
rusalem in these operations repre
sents a gain of seven miles.
ESTABLISH STATE
YOCATIOHALSCHOOLS
Three Schools in Alliance With
Department of Vocational
Training Are As
sured. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 1. (Special,)
Three schools will be started in con
nection with the new department of
vocational training under State Di
rector C. A. Fulmer. Miss Alice
Loomis, federal agent for home
economics education, has been in con
ference with Dr. Fulmer during the
last few days and regarding the work
of the department the latter says:
"The appropriations for the sem
ester, which begin about February 1,
will probably not permit the estab
lishment of more th.an a few type
schools in home economics. These
types will be worked out carefully
and made the pattern for other
schools, to be established-during the
school year, beginning September,
1918. ,
'The type schools will likely be
three as follows: One day school in
a city with over 25,000 population, one
day school in a small town, and one
night school in a city of over 25,000
population. The small town type will
probably jbe a consolidated high
school.
"The public will be kept in close
touch with the devolpnient of plans
for all vocational work in Nebraska
through the press. "Type schools in
agriculture, and trades and industries
will also be established at once. De
tailed plans covering almost every
phase of the work have already been
worked out by the state board, con
sisting of Governor Neville, chairman;
George H. Hall, treasurer, and W. H.
Clemmons, secretary.
American Draft Subjects
Can Enlist in England
London, Jan.'; 1. Robert P. Skin
ner, the American consul general, has
notified Americans in England who
are subject to the draft that they
will not be compelled to return to
the United States to enlist in the
army if called, but may be examined
here and report to the London re
cruiting office, from which they will
be assigned to army units on this
side.
Previously the men had been ad
vised to return home at their own ex
pense and join army units there.
Many of the eligibles regarded "this
as a hardship.
86 Degrees Below Zero
At Dawson and Yukon
Dawson, Y. T., Jan. 1. Eighty
six degrees below zero is the record
for this season in a cold spell which
began several weeks ago. This was
at the mouth of the PeJJy river, 150
miles upthe Yukon river from here.
At White Horse, the head of naviga
tion on the Yukon, 72 below has been
registered.
Thermometers in Dawson have
registered between 50 and 60 below
for a month. Hospitals are crowded
with pneumonia cases and 18 deaths
have occurred during the cold spell.
No funerals are possible until the
weather moderates.
Joy Rides Fill Graves.
Chicago, Jan 1. "Wine, women,
gasoline and carelessness," cost the
lives of : 362 persons in automobile
accidents in Chicago in 1917, accord
ing to the report of Coroner Hoffman
today. The figures represent an in
crease of 30 per cent over those of
1916.
Russ Securities Barred.
Washington, Jan. 1. The French
government has forbidden importa
tion into France of all Russian gov
ernment securities after January 1.
Rail Heads Curtail
Shippers Privilege
San Francisco, Jan. 1. Solicita
tion of freight and passenger busi
ness will immediately , be discon
tinued by railways under the juris
diction of the western department
of railroads war board. This be
came known today after a session
Southern Pacific railway,
the western department called into
conference by the chairman, Will
iam Sproule, president of the
of railway executives .epresenting
Routing of freight by bills of
lading, which has in the past been
theshipper's privilege, will now be
come merely the expression of a
preference which the railways will
reserve the right to disregard when
speed and efficiency of transporta
tion will thereby be promoted.
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GERMANY CLUTCHES
CHAHCEJOR PEACE
Washington Officials Believe
Teuton Military Leaders Are
Incapahle of Further
Offensives.
Washington, Jan. .1. Insidious
efforts Of the Germans to involve the
United States and the entente allies
in the peace" negotiations proceeding
with the Russian Bolsheviki have de
veloped to such a stage that in the
opinion of some officials here notice
of the propaganda must be taken and
an attempt made to neutralize, it.
If the British and French premiers
are to meet in Paris soon with the
purpose of discussing the advisability
of receiving and answering .the pro-
i- r ii. rii a- . -
posais oi xne noisncviKi 10 yami-i-pate
in the negotiations, as has been
reported by a leading conservative
British newspapers, they will act in ac
cord with the agreement rigidly ad
hered to by all the entente allies un
til the defection of-Russia not to
entertain any peace proposals from
the enemy without consultation with
each other. In diplomatic circles
here today it was said that any de
cision from such a meeting would be
promptly laid before the American
State department.
General staff officers here are un
derstood to attach great significance
to the present attempt of the central
powers to force the entente powers
into peace negotiations. To their
mind -it is a clear indication that the
German military leaders have now
accomplished all that they feel capa
ble of doing in the field. They can
"hold on" for a long time yet, but it is
suggested that they cannot extend
fields of occupation without enor
mous loss of men and time at the
risk of a terrible defeat. Therefore
the Teutonic diplomatists seek to
realize everything possible from what
the German 7 armies 'have done, and
the Brest-Litovsk negotiations are
the first steps toward that end.
Food Administration
Boosts tha Humble "Spud"
Washington, Jan. l.The Irish
potato on every table in America
every day in the year is the object of
a campaign begun today t by the
United States food administration.
Grocers will be asked to inaugurate a
"potato day" each week, selecting
whatever day is slack in deliveries and
making a special price.
"Germany's wise use of potatoes
helps her to holdbut against the al
lies," the food administration says- in
urging that the enemy's own methods
be turned against him.
You can secure a maid, stenogra
pher or bookkeeper by using a -Bee
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Hughes Musical Trio; Hanlon A Hanlon;
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DR. E. R. TARRY I . 240 Bm Building OMAHAt NEBRASKA
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U.S. SPEEDS FUELTO
COLD NEWENGLAND
Rush Nine Steamers to Relievt
-Tieup in Northeast; Send
1,500 Cars Coal Prom
Pennsylvania Tracks.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 1. Measure" '
to relieve the New England coal
shortage were taken tonight after
the situation had claimed the atten
tion during the day of four govern
ment departments. The problem wai
taken up jointly by the fuel admin
istration, the Navy department, the
shipping board and the new direc,tori
general of railroads. The measures"
wer-c announced: ' ,
The shipping board ordered nine
steamers to proceed immediately to
Hampton Roads for coal cargoes for
New England and directed thtm td
remain in the seryice until the shprt-
age is over. ' -
The Navy department put at the
disposal of the fuel administration a
part of the large store of steam coal
at the Boston navy yard and arranged
to employ idle naval tugs and col
liers in transporting coal . from
Hampton Roads to New England
ports. It also instructed navy, yard
commanders to distribute to the poor
scraps of timber at the yards. .
. The director of railroads released
1,500 tars of coal standing, on. Penn
sylvania tracks between New York
and Harrisburg, Pa., and directed
that they go immediately to New.
England cities.
,Beat the Old Year Out,
and say, "Resolved, That I will de
posit each week in the Thrift Xmt
club of the Live Stock National baftVs
a . certain amo'unt (determine that
amOunt yourself).
PHOTOPLAYS.
a Last TiraM Today
41 Harold Lockwood
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Thura. Gladys Brock-well
MARGUERITE CLARK
in
"Bab's Matinee Idol"
Taming Target Center'
Mack SennettScream '
MUS
FOX KIDDIES
Star (
"Jack and the Beanstalk"
In Their Second
WONDER PICTURE
TREASURE ISLAND
Matinee Price Same A Night
Last Time Today
WILLIAM DUNCAN
in "The Tenderfoot"
HAMILTON 4h.X
Today, NORMA TALMAD6E
in "PANTHEA"
SUBURBAN c3?ut
Today, MIRIAM COOPER, ia
"THE INNOCENT SINNER"
LOTHROP S'
C. AUBREY SMITH, in
"THE WITCHING HOLw-
LIBERTY
24th and Fort
Colfax 2647
Today, GLADYS HULETTE
in "THE STREETS OF ILLUSION
Fistula-Pay When Cured
A mild system of treatment that cores Piles, Fistula and
ther Recta I Diseases in a short time, without a amnm
ical operation. No Chloroform, Ether or other general
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