, : - v . ' , - ' -3 " THE BEEtJDMAHA, FKIUAY, JANUAKr 1918. - - BRINGING H hVWNOOTOTOTHl ,11 1 I I BX40LLV! 1 I I C I WHERE! V , DOCTOR J . P .WrORBWMEMA!Rf IT-.. THERE OW 7 WELL WHERE Wt-i- iV " COME OVER RKHT ' : ! J.l,vflWW AND COAT! ME CHANCE TO I '- DO XOU THNK1 ,11 ; THINC? : Mcjnus : : " l ' - -- .;; . r ' ' ,- , i -zl ill '.'.! 1 V 4i r. if it s 1 n : V t i ' '' i t J Si I ' 1 - J A 1 1 : , .. BASE BALL CLUOS ; CUT LONH TRIPS AS WAR MEASURE . ' " Adopt Patriotic, Move In Effort to Relieve Railroads; New 1' Schedules Now Under f Preparation. Pittsburgh, Ja. 24. Elimination of long trips by the base ball clubi of the National and American leagues as a patriotic measure to relieve the railroads in o far as possible was agreed upon by the schedule drafting committee of the two leagues which held its first session tere today. Playing dates will be consolidated, ft was decided and it is not likely that clubs playing in cities where Sunday ' base ball is prohibited 'will be permit ted to make the long trip to western cities where Sunday 'games are al lowed, for a single game as in the past ' v " " ' It Is expected the' drafting sof the two schedules will be completed at tomorrow's meeting, ; a The i..einbers of the committee for .the National league are John H. Heydler secretary-treasurer of the league and Barney DreyfusV presi dent of the Pittsburgh club. The American league is represented by Ran Johnson, league president and .William Harridge, league secretary. JOIE RAY STAR IN INDOOR MEET OFMILLROSEA. C. New Yprk, Jan. 24.-Joie W. Ray of the Illinois Athletic club, Chicago, was the most prominent athlete at the big indoor meeting held by the Mill rose Athletic club at Madison Square Garden here tonight He duplicated his victory -cf 12, months ago in the same arena when he finished the one and one-half mile special race half a lap' in front of George L. Otis, Uni versity of Chicago, and Clyde J, Stout, from Fort Wayne aviation camp. Ray's time 6:574-5 is exactly 11 sec onds behind the record he established a year ago. Ray continued until he had completed two miles in 9:22, which b 102-5 seconds slower than the time he made when he beat John Overton here last year at the New .York Athletic club games. , v The first winner of the night to pass the judges was Abel R. Kiviat former national champion miler and erstwhile holder of- the world's 1,500-meter record, who finished easily in front of the big field which started in the 1, 000 yards run for enlisted men, Kiviat showed in front after running third for half the distance and then $eat W. F. Gordon, the metropolitan mile champion, bv fully 20 yards in the good time of 2:24 1-5. ' The 'pne-mile relay race or army and navy teams resulted in a hot finish between Howard F. Berry, University of Pennsylvania, and Tom Halpin of ihc Boston Athletic association who were anchor men on the Camp Dix and Boston naval reserve teams, re spectively. Berry beat his man by about two yards at the finish. The proceeds of tie meet were donated to the commission on training camp activities tor tne purcnase or athletic equipment , St. Louis Man Defeats 1 r.Ghicago in Billiard Meet Chicago, Jan. 24.Robert Cannefax of St Louis, (ormer world champion three-cushion billiard olayer. defeated Charles Morin of Chicago tonight, 50 to 40. in the ooeninjr same of the American billiard .layers' three cushion tournament fosthe benefit of an . ambulance company. Cannefax started off in front, averaging better than one for 35 innings, and then with a big lead let up, while Morin made two runs of five. Cannefax also ran five on two occasions. Devereaux,'Noted Polo Player, Hurt in,Plane Smash . Sa'n l5iego, Cat,! Jan. 24. Major V. C Devereaux, noted polo player of the California; "Grizzlies." 144th artillery reginunt, stationed at Camp Kearny, was slightly bruised and Cadet Aviator Harry S. Aldrich, pilot of an airplane, was seriously injured today when the machine turned turtle while trying to effect a landing. Major Devereaux was on the ground at the time of the accident Two Seriously Burned; ' ; Bleachers at Lincoln Go Lincoln, Neb.; Jan. 24.In a fire tonight which partially destroyed the Vands of the Lmcoln Western League ball park, Mrs. Ed. McCormell and 9 year old daughter were seriously, perhaps fatally burned. , , They are the wife and child of thecare taker of the park. , The cause of the fixe not been dsicrmiaed. i I ' ' I I I M-MM----M--- I Today's Sport Calendar fiolf Annual mwtlnf of United State Golf aMoclatloa at Fblladolphla. Athletic Opening of two-day military athletic meet at Kannaa f ItT. Field Trial Annual trials of Iullan Field Trial elnb at RouatoiW La, Iloilnf George chip aralnst Jack Dillon, ten round, .at Uulothi Johnny Krtle acalmt Vrk t olfe, ten round, at Cleve land) X. O. Clrni asaliMt Anthony Me Oowan, ten round, at New York. 1 PACIFIST EJECTED FROM COHVENTION Rcmpfer, Secretary People's Council of America, Accused of Seditious Activities at Socialist Meeting. Mitchell, S. D., Jan. 24 William Rempfer of Parkston, S. D., execu tive secretary of the South Dakota branch of the People's Council of America, and a delegate to the state convention of the socialist party here, was forcibly ejected from Mitchell to day and the convention he was at teading broken up. , This action, it is said,, was based ubon reDorts that Remofer instituted seditious activities at the meeting. The convention of the socialists - was broken up by local police on orders of Mayor Jewells, ,. . Rempfer's ejection from the city came late today, lie was "captured" on the street by five unknown men and hustled into an automobile in wnicn he was driven fivevmiles from Hown. There he was set out upon the prairie and according to reports was told to proceed afoot to his home, in Parkston and warned not to return to Mitchell. No violence was done to Rempfer. Parkston is about JU miles irom Mitchell. The meeting of the socialists, at tended by about 3Qdelegates opened last night, tinder sanction of city of ficials m the city hall auditorium. Po lice officials last night, it is said, dis covered that Rempfer was the guiding spirit' of the convention, u The plajfortn being considered by the delegates is said to contain a num ber of the demands of the peoples council.' - " 1 ' Aristocratic Porkers .; - l M I 1 JI uo to racKers in auios Farmer witbin a radius of 50 miles ship their hogs to Omaha in trucks. They say this method has many ad vantages over -railroad shippings and that they f ave a great deal be cause there is practically no shrink age. In this way they take only the finished animals to market wnne formerly they would hip a load of only partly finished stock. Tuesday 814 hogs were brought to the' Omaha stock yards in trucks. A' total of nearly 100 trucks were used in bringing the hogs to Omaha. "Farmers near Fremont andUIair and Missouri Valley. Ia.; are ship ping in nearly all of their stock in trucks," said William Schellberg, sup erintendent of the stock yards. "The plan seems to met with general fa vor and the farmers say they save both time and money by it." y Mrs. Minnie Mock Dies Suddenly of Hemorrhage Mrs." Minnie Mock, aged 51 years, dropped dead early Wednesday morninir as she was leaving her home at 4510 South Fourteenth ifetreetxto work in the linen department of tne United States commissary at Fort Crook. She was attacked by a violent coughing spell 'and it is thought that her death was tiue to nemorrnage 01 h Innorc .;.., '.- Mrs. Moc: was a widow and is sur. vived by a son, John, who lives on the South Side, and by a daughter who lives in Colorado. She had been resident of South Omaha tor tne last 18 years. Funeral arrangements will be an- nounced later. ' Jchn W. Bennett Dies .r After Short Illness John W. Bennett, aged 67 years, and resident of South Side for more than 30 years, died at an Oma ha hospital Wednesday morning ai ter an illness of two, weeks. . ' ; Mr. Bennett was stantionarv engi neer at the Cudahy packing plant for the last 28 years. , . He is survived by a widow and a son and bv a sister and six brothers, The family home is at 4624 South Twenty-seventh street. Funeral services will be held at Brewer' undertaking establishment at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Burial will be in Graceland Park cemetery, Only Ball Club Employes . v Exempt From War, Tax Louisville Ky., Jan. ; 24. Rulings of the bureau of internal revenue in connection with the war tax upon ad missions to baseball games, made pub lie here tonieht bv Thomas M. Chiv- iti-ton. business manager of vthe Louisville American Association club, olace the oavment of the tax upon the attendant of '.the game. - The rulings further declare the exemption clause in the law anolies onlv to employes of the ball club, not even including concessionaires, and permit an in crease of admission rates to "help de fray expenses of the club." FRED FULTON TO" SHOW HIS BOX OF TRICKS TONIGHT Omaha Ring Fans to Get Oppor tunity to See Man Who Pur ports to Be Willard's Only Rival. Omaha ring fans tonight will have an opportunity to give Fred Fulton, who purports to be the only logical contender for Jess Willard's fistic crown, the visual forward and back with their critical ".orbs. Fulton, aided by his new sparring partner To peka Jack Johnson, will give an ex hibition at the Auditorium tonight. Fulton has been- one of the mys teries of the prize ring for two years. Several times he started himself well on the road to recognition by clear cut victories or startling knockouts only to slide back three steps for every step forward by failing to de liver the expected goods in bouts with underrated opponents. This is hot particularly surprising in itself as many topnotch fighters have on occasion taken part in dis appointing jousts, but Fulton seemed to have a faculty for getting in bad just at the wrong time. Why? No body knows. Maybe the lanky plasterer is unlucky or maybe it's something else. At least he's one of those fighters no two people seem to be able to agree on one calls him a dub and the other fellow calls him a champ. But one'thing for Fulton, he has one big hole card whenever the argu ments start. Ihat is that Jess Wil lard sticks Jto his own backyard when Fulton arrives in the neighborhood. Three wrestling tilts will be staged tonight in addition to. the Fulton ex hibition. Tom Kay of Omaha will meet Barney Miller of the South Side in a finish clash. Jack Baylor will wrestle with Rudy Warner and Young Gotch and Jack Solomon will go. The show starts at 8:30, Hawaii's Famous Royal reamers at uuecrvs runerai Hawaii's famous . royal standards and robes of feathers made probably their last appearance in a public cere mony at the recent burial of ex Queen Liltuokalani in , Honolulu. lhe feather relics, regarded by the natives as sacred, are kept in the Bishop museum, founded in memory of Mrs. Charles R. Bishop, who was Princess Bernice Pauahi, last in direct line of the descendants of Kamchameha. a .king whose name his people pronounced with accent on the second "meh." The most val uable oi the feather pieces is. of course, the royal robe of Kameliame- ha the ureat, tor which the gather ing of the feathers alone is said to have taken 100 years and to have cost $1,000,000. This mantle was last worn by Kamchameha IT and later, on state occassions, was placed over the throne. The feathers, yellow and scarlet, tre found on the so-called "amamo" and 00 birds, species nesting in high rocky places, so that their capture was attended with danger . to tj climbers. , But success meant 'To much honor that it became a favor ite pursuit, and the birds were fast being exterminated when Kamchame ha I made the killing of them a crime. He ordered but two feather annually to be removed from each bird. It is a popular belief of the Hawaiians today that only two of the brilliant feathers were contained in a bird s plumage, these two being found under the wings, but authori ties sav there were really twelve. Hundreds -of thousands of the birds must have been slaughtered to ob tain the masses shown. In addition to many feather capes, there were Hawaiian "leis" . or wreathes and necklaces of the same cav colors, and "kahilis.' or royal standards, resembling giant feather dusters,., dating from Kahanieha I down to more recent times Queen Liliuokalani had a pure white kahili made for the peaceiul funeral ot the late Mrs. Bishop. Some of the old- er-ones had poles inlaid with tortoise shell or, more barbancaliy, with bus of legs and arm bones of kings and chiefs who fell in the battle ot Nuu anu. when the . conquering Kame hameha drove 3.000 resisting natives up the mountains and off a cuff over lookinsr tne ocean. The kahilis were made of large feathers of many colors, wired in cir cles and attached to polished poles about 10 feet long. On a king's death, while the body lay in state, these kahili poles were set up atound the btfr during the watch kept by 20 chiefs of the IJawaiians, who chanted hymns written at the birth of the soverign they mourned. New York Times. Survives of Owasco - 1 ; ' Arrived in America ' An Atlantic Port Jan. 24.The American steamship Owasco, former ly the German steamer Allemannia, and seized here when the "United States entered the war, was sunk by a submarine in the early part of De cember while m Mediterranean wa ters near the Spanish coast, according to survivors of the ship, who arrived here today on a Spanish sner. Magyar Food Head Finds Job Too Hot Amsterdam, Jan. 24-The resig nation of Count Hadik, the Hun garian food minister, has been accepted, according to a dispatch from Budapest.' A Zurich dispatch early in the month, reported that Hadik -had resigned as Hungarian food min ister, owing to difference be tween' Austria and Hungary over supplies of Hungarian foodstuffs for the Austrian civilian popula tion. , '' v ALLEGE GRAFT IN HEW YORK POLICE Mayor Hylan Removes Com missioner on Charge of Abet ting' Tribute Levy on V Auto Speeders. (B? Auoclated Frew.) New York, Jan. 24. An upheaval in 1 the New York police department, the most sensational in years was caused by Mayor John F. Hylan to day, when "hedemanded the resigna tion as commissioner of Frederick H. Bugher,' wh'om.he appointed to the office on January 1. Mr. Bugher promptly complied with thedemand. . Mayor Hylan appointed a uniformed man as actingjcommissioner, selecting for the post Lieutenant Richard . Enright. . Enright for many years head of the Police Lieutenants', Benevolent associ ation had led a picturesque career on the force. He is 46 years old and was appointed a patrolman in 1896. He is reported to be afniated with Tammany hall. The ostensible reason for the re moval of Bugher, was his failure to suspendmembefs oMhe motorcycle squad on charges of levying tribute on motorists accused of violating traffic regulations, v Bueher declared that he was about to place these men on trial and that the real reason for his dismissal was his refusal to submit to dictation by the mayor in the matter pf appoint ments, and his determination to keep politics out of the department. All Mineral Mobilized , For Vise in the War When the human animal' first went to war he did, his fighting with a club and any pebbles that happened to be handy. J Nearly all of the war materials of today are dug from the depths of the earth. Iron for an obvious instance. But the warfare of today would be impossible without certain rarer metals which, added to steel, give to the latter the requisite qualities for guns, projectiles, airplanes, auto mobiles and ' ship armor. Among the roost important of these rarer metals are manganese, tungsten, chromium, nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, vanadium and uranium. Of great importance also are aluminum for airplane and automo bile parts), antimony (to harden lead bullets) and magnesium .(in Hmoke shells and illuminating shells), to mark the point at which they burst. This is necessary as a guide for subsequent firing. The . two great basic materials necessary for the production of high explosives are nitric acid (mainly furnished hitherto by nitrates from Chili) and concentrated sulphuric acid, which our manufacturers have derived chiefly from .pyrite (iron disulphid). imported from Spain. In 1916 we imported from that country 1,400,000 tons of pyrite. But why do it? We can mine a good deal of pyrite in this country, and our im- mense aeposns 01 suipnur in auk iana and Texas will supply whatever else of raw material we meed. We have been accustomed to im port 800,000 tons per annum of man- , . t j r t ganese irom crazit ana ivussi-. i is indispensable for the' hardening of steel for war purposes. But recent investigation by' the bureau of mines has proved that we can dig our own manganese. V For nickel and cobalt we depend upon Canada, but from that country we can get all we want-of those metals. From the' same source we import 120,000 tons of asbestos year ly. All three are important Jor war purposes. . ! v Of quicksilver (indispensable lor detonating high explosives) we have plenty. Mica, utilizable a$ a trans parent material for gas masks, 'is readily obtainable in any quantity. Platinum (which must be had for making sulphuric acid) Ms scarce, but enough of it seems to be at hand for the purpose an accumulated stock, mainlv derived from Russia. Finally, there are coal and petro leum, which are prime essentials in the warfare of today. Where these are concerned the problem isso generally understood as to need no discussion. Philadelphia Ledger. Curling Event Called Off. " Duluth. llinn.. Jan. 24. The inter national event in the 4 25th annual bonspiel of the Northwestern Curling association was declared off today when an insufficient number of rinks appeared from Canada to compete for the Louis Hill trophy ana interna, tional championship. WEALTHY HOTEL MAN DEFENDANT IN DIVORCE SUIT Common Law Wife of William F. Stoecker, Prominent in Demo Politics, Brings Action in Court. .. , Theresa S'oecker, common law wife of William Frederick Stoeck er, owner of the Colonade hotel, 2427 Harney street, prominent jn democratic politics, has filed aqtion in district court for divorce. She al leges extreme cruelty, and seeks $100 000 alimony. " Theresa is a young woman. Stoeck er is 61 years old. She declares -Stoecker is worth $300,000 in Omaha real estatcthd per sonal property. She alleges during the month of January, 1918, he gave her absolutely no money and since then has failed td contribute to her support. ' . Stoecker entered the preliminaries in the race for the democratic nomi nation for governor in 1916, but with drew in favor of Governor Neville. Mrsi Stoecker said that her husband planned on drawing the 'wet" vote, but was persuaded to withdraw from the primaries by a distinguished Ne braska statesman affiliated with the prohibition party. , Deal Fell Through. She said that the statesman prom ised to make him a candidate for mayor of Omaha, but the deal failed to materialize. She askes $150 temporary alimony and $1,000 attorney fees and a tem porary restraining order prohibiting her husband moresting her during the pendency of the suit. They began living together in 1914, according to her petition. - Manager of Hotel. "' The girl wife of the Omaha poli tician and hotel man came . to this Country from Bohemia about four years ago. r or more than three years she managed the Colonade hotel, of which' her common law husband 'is owner. t Under the Nebraska law a com mon law marriage is as binding as a legal one'. ' . Stoecker s first wife, who died five years ago, sued him lor divorce, but on her death bed a reconciliation was effected. She died after expressing her happiness that their differences had been settled. Boys' Home Appeals for . More Castoff Chrthing Outgrown boys' clothing, bedding, comforts and blankets are needed to pare for the rapidly increasing num ber of boy jebming to the Boy's home, Twenty-fifth and Dodge streets, according to an appeal made by the director of , the home. At housecleaning time or any time when outgrown clothes are discarded and , T. . i , . oegin 10 accumulate iney may dc seni to the boys home and wiu be given to needy children. Clothes, shoes and underwear are all gladly ac cepted. Looking for work? Turn to the Help Wanted Columns now. You will find hundreds of positions, listed there. Hetriska's Native Son GILTOH Claimant 6f the heavy weight title. Exhibition of sparring, hag punching and shadow , Boxing. , . Under promotion of JACK LEWIS . TOMW OmaluL VS '"' - DAMEY KILLER - South Side Two Fall Out of Three to a Finish. . ' : Two other good - ' t preliminaries. AUBiTOniUT.! Friday Eve., Jan. 25 Prices 50c to $1 British Sinkings i Show Unusual Slump London, Jan. 24. Again the sink ings of British merchanimen by mine or submiarine have been held at a low point. Only six vessels of 1,600 tons or over, and two under that tonnage were destroyed in the past week, according to the admir alty's report tonight. The sinkings of British merchant men for the past week duplicate the sinkings for the previous week, ex cept that in the previous week two fishing vessels also were sunk; in the past weejk the fishing craft es caped entirely. The admiralty reports of January 2 and 9, gave the sinkings of 21 mer chantmen, of which 18 were over 1,600 tons in each case. BRITAIN CALLS ON U. S. FOR AID . IN WHEAT CRISIS Must Have 75,000,000 Bush els, Declares Food Minister; Britons Slash Consump tion of All Supplies. " j (By Associated Tress.) L6ndon, Jan. 24,. Great Britain calls upon the United States for 75, 000,000 bushels more wheat. : This was one of the most important statements which Lord Rhondda, the British food controller, made in an interview with The Associated Press today. The controller described the food shortage ir. Great Britain as most serious, but not isuch as would be detrimental to the health of the pop ulation vh proper management of supplies. - Hq drew a sharp distinction between the conditions in Germany where the public health, particularly that of women and children had been dan gerously undermined by lack of nutri tion and semi-etarvation and where the working effectiveness of the men had been decreased 30 per cent, and in Great Britain.' " "In Britain, he said, the self-denial thus far practiced had actually im proved the physical condition of the nation. . . , . , Faith in U. S. "With the help of the United States we shall' pull through," he declared. "I would feel very despondent over the position if the United States had not come into the war. but I have unbounded' faith in your ability and good will to help us work out the problem. . , "The war will be won by England. It. is a yst of endurance between England and Germany. We are today where Germany was two years ago. I have no fear of failure on the fight ing line." ' Lord Rhondda spoke on the most 1111 I PHOTOPLAYS. .f. Today, , Saturday MUSE NORMA TALMAGE in "THE SECRET OF THE STORM COUNTRY" "THE LITTLE POET" Written and, Directed by Mrs. E. John Brandeis . msssn Douglas Fairbanks "REACHING FOR THE MOON" "SHADOWS OF HER PAST" Sunshine ''Comedy. , Today end Saturday i MADAM SONIA - MARKOVA liA HEART'S REVENGE" HAMILTON 40th and Hamilton Today BILLIE BURKE in .-ARMS AND THE GIRL- .- I LI1J a. important factors of the food question in detail. Concerning wheat, he said: "Despite the saving of some 1,400, 000 tons in the -consumption -of all cereals during the four months ending December 31, as compared with the same period- in 1916, the possibility f , cbnrtiar is so threateninsf that wheat will now be milled in the United Kingdom up to SO per cent ex traction, increasing the use of dilutents 10 per cent. " . "The supplies of butter, margarine, and cheese are all very short, and queues prevail throughout the coun try" ' ' '; , AMUSEMENTS. BB1BBESS Home of th Big Double Show' Presenting Diana's Model Reproductions of Famous Paintings Musical Fredericks -' Comedy Entertainers Four Buttercups A Wovelty Surprise Danny Simmons Back From the Front Mae Marsh The Cinderella Man' By Edward Child Carpenter. OMAHA'S FUN CENTER tt?jrittJTlm Dally Mats- 15-2S-S0C XUJCAM Ev'dss, 25-50-75e-$l LAST TIMES TODAY2 30 The Spiegel Revue , Tomorrow (Saturday) Matinee and Week "Sliding" Billy Watoony LADIES' DIME MATINEE. WEEK DAYfe EXTRA T0I1ITE la CoRlnctlsa With PtrtornuUci "PERFECT FIGURE" CONTEST Osen to All Omaha Modal trophy Cum to tha Wlnnara la Thara Hid ing la Omaha a Sacond ' VEHUSdejaiLO. 0 hrandsis TONIGHT 5A?.- PLAYERS. MATINEE SAT. .A Psw.rtul Dram, of Lav. ... Duly FARE WELL I WEEK "PLAYTHINGS" A Laugh, Taar and a Blf Question. Added Attraction Tonight Omaha Woman's Press Club Prix Play "JENNY COMES MARCHING HOME" Matinee. 2Scf Nights, 15c, 25c, 35c and 50c NEXT WEEK Hippodrome Vaudeville "IN THE DARK." Cooper A Ricardo; Frank Wastphal; r.Mi., JL RnklflM SOPHIE TUCKER ZL son i irnperial Jiu Jitsuists; Skating Bearj Orpheum Travel Weekly. PHOTOPLAYS. Today, Saturday BOYD TwoJ,"" FRIDAY,. SATURDAY, TWICE DAILY, 2:15 AND 8:15 LAST TIMES IN OMAHA ANY SEAT 2!c- Today and Saturday GRACE CUNARD in HELL'S uRATER" LOTHROPCV Today and Saturday HAROLD LOCKWOOD la : "PARADISE GARDEN" SUBURBAN 24th A Amea. CoL 2841 Today VIVIAN MARTIN in "THE SUNSET TRAIL" That extra room will pay your coat bilL Rent it through a Bee ' Want A A f 4 I- 1, II tt f r 0, J