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WOMAN CLAIMS
KILLING OF SON
WAS ACC)DENT
Nancy Jane Bush, 70 Years
. Old, Denies'That She Mur
dered Boy and Boiled .
Body In Lye.,
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.atrose, Colo., April v 7. Mrs.
Srncy Jne Bush, the 70-year-old
w,oman on trial here for the murder
of her son, John Bush, and her
grandson, Otis, at the Bush home,
near Olathe, O., in December, 1917,
tflok the stand itr her own defense
today, and denied the principal
charge, that she had killed her son.
The state alleges that Mrs. Hush
killed her son with an axe and dis
posed of the body by boiling it with
Ive in a soap vat, after he had killed
the boy Otis, and with her assist
ance? had disposed of the body in a
similar manner
Mrs. Bush, nUlrbuglf her story at
times was rambling, denfed on the
witness stand the truth of her con
fession submitted by the state,
which the defense contends she
I made to give her son an. opportu
nity to escape after the Killing of
her grandson. ,
Killed by Accident.
" Mrs. Bush testified that he boy
was killed accidentally while his fa
ither was ' chastising him for the
tliA-'fr f a ciYlnlt cum r f r)irtnu 011H
that through fear the father LnilecH
iiviv n Jinan ouiii ki iiiv 1 wnvi i
the body in the vat. She slid her
only pant in the tragedy was to
bring out the lye from the cellar and
pour it over the boy's body after his
father had placed it in the vat and
built the fire.
, ane aeqarea mat ner son nan leu
home -in an automobile1 after the
k-illino- rf ihe hnv. snrl that she hnd
not seen nor heard from him since
Other witnesses for' the 'defense
testified ' to having seen Bush two
days after the dale of his alleged
" murder. The defense also offered
expert testimony -in an effort to
prove that Mrs. Bush is suilerintr
- from "Senile Dementia."
Architects Selected
for New High School;
Clerks Get $10 Raise
F. W. and E. B. Clark, brothers,
have been selected by, the Board of
Education as, architects for the pro
posed Commercial-Technical high
school. The Clarks are redy to be
girt work on the plans at once, and
will submit their ideas to the board
as soon as possible. The selection
was announced at the regular fleet
ing of the Board of Education last
night.
Every stenographer and clerk in
the office of the superintendent of
instruction was voted a raise in
salary of $10 a month, at the meet
ing last night
Ruth Wallace petitioned the board
to turn over whatever chairs, books by the comedians, ana uie mtro
..nnj u ,., ,t . v,r i fiuctioii. bv ' StiTaioot Ganney ot
uiui int. iini: liiv. v lquiiui u.ii.. vr 1 1 1. 1 ,
tor the equipment ot the new col
ored settlement house on the South
Side. Miss Wallace exxplained that
colored folk are not admitted to the
.settlement house for white people
and that the need of such an estab
lishment for. colored people was
. very great.
"WeTiope to open a night school
for colored people soon," said Miss
Wallace, in her communication.
Edward Hunwald. fromerly prin
cipal of South j High 'school was
voted a place on the Board of Edu
cation to fill the vacancy left by
Charles J. Johnson's resignation. E.
O. Hamilton declined to accept the
Section given him two weeks ago.
Rate of Interest oh
Victory Loan Will Be
Decided Upon
fsn
OJI1
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Washington, April 7. The fie
per cent interest rate borne by the
war finance corporation's new one
year bonds, approved by the trea
sury is not to be taken as an index
of the rate on Victory Liberty loan
' today.
' Suggestions that the Victory issue
t should bear at least five per cent
are reaching the 'treasury persis
tently from banking and other com
mercial interests, but aooarentlv
the proposals are not looked" pn
favorably. Rates of 4 1-2 or even
4 1-4, as carried by the past two
issues of bonds, have been discussed
"by treasury officials much more than
the higher rate. Secretary Glass is
known to believe that 5 per cent is
entirely too high. -
eaerai tmpioyes uoing v
After Increase in Wages
men mccuiig iii ingiii, mein-
ners of the National Federation of
Federal Employes took the initfa
tfve - in the movement for,- higher
wages. . They discussed a plan to
be presented to the next congress,
and talked of the legislation that
may be necessary. Congress will be
, asked to increase the wages ofthe
250,000 federal employes in the coun
try who are. members of the asso
ciation. ,
Perfect Health Is Yours
If the Blood Is Kept Pure
Almost Every Human Ailment
- a Directly Traceable to Im
- purities in the Blood.
'. You can not overestimate the im
portance of keeping the blood free
of impurities. When you realize that
the heart is constantly pumping this
vital fluid to all parts of the body,
you can easily see that any impur-
ity In the blood will cause serious
;ompllcations.
Any slight disorder or impurity
that creeps into the blood is a
jcource f danger, for every vital
v jrgan of the body depends upon the
blood supply to properly perform-its
'" functions. .
Many painful and dangerous dis
v eases are the direct result of a bad
condition' of the blood. Among the
-most serious art Rheumatism, with
' AT THE
THEATERS
rpHREE Faces East," a play of
I the secret service, will be
given at the Branded
theater during Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of this week. An
thony Paul Kelly, a ..newcomer in
the field of authorship, is responsi
ble for "Three Faces East." In
writing "Three Faces East". Mr.
Kelly has; it is said, shown keen
ness in character 'analysis and in
genulty in the development of his
ploff which has" to do with a band
of international spies. The story re
lates how the machinations for the
overthrow of three governments
were foiled by the brilliant work of
a "master detective," . who moves
through the three acts" of . the play,
his identity being 'disclosed simul
taneously with y, the thrilling de
nouncement at the very end. Mr.
Kelly's character will be brought to
stage life by an unusuatly fine com
pany, the individual members of
which were especially cHosen for his
or her special qualifications. The
leading roles have been entrusted to
Miss Lillian Tucker and Paul.Ever-
ton. Other members of the cast are
David Torrence, A. F. Davies,
Arthur V. Gibson,Sydnev Mather,
N. St. Clair Hale Arthur Elliott,
I eo Stark. hlarencje leClercq.
Maude Leslie, Rubi Trelease, J. M.
Holicky, Ralph Belmont, Guy Cun
njgham and Isabel, Garrison.
Murdock the mystic will give his
musical exhibition of the occult
again at the Boyd this evening. This
man of wonders and mysticism is
giited in an extraordinary degree
, , . - , .
""V uy ,l,e." ' l'uwcr ls
doing mt'ch to clear up many puz
zles. He answers any question that
iyaybe put to him, whether written
and stated in the theater or at home.
The seal is not broken till trie ques
tion is answered.
For the current week at the
Orpheum the. bill includes a di
versity of entertainment, ranging
from fantasy, Jight comedy and the
latest songs to a thrilling elephant
act. Two headline features are of
fered. One of them is the singing
comedian, Rae Samuels, and the
other is the musical fantasy, "White
Coupons." Foster Ball, the most
populrvf' chrrae'er . actor in vaude
ville, is once more appearing in his
amufing character study of the Civil
war, a laughable skit called "Since
Uie Days of '61." One of the hits of
the bill is the act presented by the
ffirls with the funny figures. Buster
Santos and Jacque Hays. As is its
won't society was conspicious in the
Monday nigh performance.
The story of "The Masque of
Life" which will be shown at the
Brandeis for1 the last times to.day,,
is of a simple romance, and unlike
most Ijig spectacular pictures, the
romance is. always kept in the fore
ground. Among the leading scenes
from a point of bigness are the tre-v.'-
''niis piMitomi-Me naeants.
Manager Oscar F. Hodge will pre
sent Xeil O'Brien and his Great
American. Minstrels at the Brandeis
theater on next Saturday, matinee
and night. New songs by the vocal-
is", the injection ot clean comeny
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a tiew and original dancing feature,
will lend additional interest to an
otherwise interesting performance.
Possibly no more highly appre
ciated tenor voice than that of
Arthur Pearson's has been heard at
the Gayety this season. He is the
"straight" man with the "Oh, Girl i"
company and, aside from the won
derful gift he has in owning such a
voice, he also possesses the, ability
to wear a dress suit in a manner
that places him inthe Beau Bruni
mel class. He is easily the matinee
idol of all burlesque and because of
that the caramel-munching girls are
attendingithe Gayety in droves this
week. Ladies' matinee daily at 2:15.
"A Radiant Riot of Song and
Dance" is a fitting title for the head
line attraction at the Empress
theater. 'The Rainbow Revue," a
chorus of beautiful girls and two
capable juvenile actors participate.
Clever repartee and singing are in
troduced by Fabor and Taylor in
their comedy act "Going North."
Joe Barton, the tramp cyclist, per
forms senne wonderful stunts on the
cycle.
Ministers to Urge
Boys tot Enlist for
Army Service Abroad
Next Sunday ministers and priests
of the Omaha district will 'make a
plea for the government quota of
$0,000 volunteers for immediate
overseas duty to replace the men
now in France. This is the day set
aside by the churches for urging the
Victory- loan and it is at the re
quest of Major Frith of the Omaha
station that they will speak for the
army. All ministers in western
Iowa and Nebraska have been
asked. '
Troops Express Sympathy.
Munich, April 7. (Byhe Asso
ciated Press) The troops here ex
press sympathy - with the soviet
cause. They have declared their in
tention, however, to maintain neu
trality and to prevent rioting.
At all public . gatherings en
thusiasm is shown in favor of the
soviet idea.
its torturing pains; Catarrh? often a
forerunner of dread consumption;
Scrofula, Eczema, Tetter, Erysipelas
and other disfiguring skin diseases;
Malaria, which makes the strongest
men helpless, and many other dis
eases 'are the direct result of im
pure blood.-
You can easily avoid all of these
diseases, and rid the system of them,
by the use of S. S. S., the wonder
ful blood remedy that has been in
constant use for more than fifty
years. S S. S. cleanses the blood
thoroughly, and routs every vestige
of impurity. It is sold by druggists
.verywhere.
For valuable literature and med
'"b dviee absolutely free, write to
day to the Medical Dept., Swift
c - --;f. romar", 256 Swift Labor
atory, Atlanta, Ga. p
GREATER OMAHA
LEAGUE TO BE IN
FIELD THIS YEAR
Old Alamito Team Reorgan
izes, and Will Play Class A
Ball if Enough Teams ',
Join the Circuit. -
The Municipal Base Ball associa
tion' of 1919 is certain to i.umber
a Class A league as one of its or
ganizations. This was developed
yesterday when a team organized
"by a "well-known ball player was
ready to join a Class A circuit.
Wifh two clubs already lined up
and ready to enter a Class A loop
the addition of this new team as
sures Omaha of its prized Greater
Omaha league, the only Class A or
ganization in the city. .The two
clubs already lined up for the season
are flie Murphy-Did-Its, backed by
Bert Murphy, and the Nebraska
Power c6mpany, The Murphys
were the champions of the Greater
Omaha league last year, while the
Nbraska Power company team is a
new entry in the field.
Classs A Outlook.
There was much uncertainty as to
the formation of a Class A league
this year. To start with the play
ers refused to perform on city dia
monds, preferring to play within
enclosed parks and charging ad
mission fees. The playeFs claimed
they ha'd a right to charge admis
sions and share in the gate receipts.
This the association refused to rec-:
ognize. After 'much squabbling and
fussing around the pliyers gave in
and things looked rosy once more.
It later developed, however, that
there were not enough tems in the
field to make up a Class A ieague,
two clubs being lined up while at
least five such teams were needed
to, form such a circuit. However,
with this new addition, offiIals of
the Muny association are confident
that they will be able to put a Class
A league in the field which will be
stronger than evef before.
Composed of Stars.
The new team is headed by James
ijutej, star ama'eur player and re
cently given an honorable discharge
from the navy. The new club is
made up of most "of the stars who
were on the famous Alamito team
of 1916. Jim says that the team is
a world beater and that hevill have
tlie bc.t nine in the city, barring
ndtie. The team is lapking for a
backer now and the sportsman who
is figuring on backing a class A
club this year is advised to grab this
bunch before it is too late.
Sthej was manager of the Ala
mitos in 1916. The following year
he played with the Burgess-Nash
team in the Greater Omaha league
and made a great record with that
ninex. He was .so good that Bill
Rourke of Omaha decided to give
him a tryout with his club. He did
not make good right off the reel, but
shewed great promise and had it
not been for the Great war Sutcj
might have been performing for
some Western League club now.
There is a possibility that . the
Loneeways of Council Bluffs, 'who
finished second in -the Greater Qm
aha league last year, will enter a
team in the same organization this
year. Should the boys across the
river enter a club, Omaha will be
sure to see a class A league in mo
tion this year.
National Amateur
Boxing Tournament
Reaches Semi-Finals
Boston, April 7. The national
ifinateur boxing championship tour
l.ament was brought to the semi
final round by the preliminary com
petition tonight. As a result of the
bouts and deaults recorded in the
eight classes in which titles will be
determined tomorrow night the sev
eral cities represented had the fol
lowing number of entrants still in
the competition:
New 'York. 11; Pittsburgh, 8; Bos
ton, 7; Denver, 2; navy, 2; New Or
leans. 1, and Brockton, 1.
The men who will enter the semi
final rounds follow:
102-pounii clsjs: J. Manning. Boston ; D.
Kfimtns, New York: Maxwell 'McCallpln
Pittsburgh; C. Costello. Boston.
11 5-pound: Ashton Uonze, New Orleans;
rat Reilly, Pittsburgh.
115-pound claps: Ashton Donze, New Or
leans; Pat Reilly, Pittsburgh; James Tom
assulo, New York (present champion); Sam
Nable, New York
125-pound class: Archie Walker. NeW
tork; K. McCall, Pittsburgh; Vincent
Forti, Boston; William R. Corbett, Boston.
135-pound class: Art Rooney, Pittsburgh;
C. W. Powers. Navy (Pensacola. Fla.);
Frank B. Casjsldy, New York; John Hep
burn, Boston.
145-pound class: Emil Franzer, New
York; Abe Layne, Boston; F. Lux Pitts
burgh: Javid Rosenberger, New York.
loK-pound class: Frank Grayber, Pitts
burgh; J. F. Bradley, New York; J. J.
Flanagan, Brockton; Sam La Gonta, New
York.
175-pound class: Frank Grayber, Pitts
burgh; E. E, Egan, Denver; Al. Roche,
Boston, J. J. Tomashek, New York.
Heacyweight: Frank Uraber, Pitts
burgh; James J. Tully. N-ew York; E. E.
Egan, Denver; John Readlne, Navy.
Grand Larceny Charge
to Be Filed Against
' Swan, Hatfield, O'Neil
Charges of grand larceny will be
filed today against William Swan,
Fay Hatfield and Francis O'Neil,
Council Bluffs, by Assistant County
Attorney -Ready.
Hatfield and O'Neil, minors, were
arrested Friday night at Seventeenth
and Douglas streets in the act of
stealing an automobile. They told
the police that Swan had pointed
out the car to them and told them
where they cpuld dispose of it "for
$50.
"The car was not moved from its
place by the boys," said Attorney
Ready, "and prosecution of a grand
larceny charge must show that the
stolen property was moved. Under
the law passed February 5 by the
state legislature, effective on that
date, however, it is criminal ; to
"conspire to commit a felony and
the penalty for such conspiracy is
not more "than. $10,000 fine, or two
years in the penitentiary, or botlj."'
Ed Falconer, 1844 North Twen
tieth street, to whomHatfield and
O'Neil say they' were to take the
stolen car will not be included in
the charges filed today, Ready said,
THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAYS APRIL 8, 1919.
OVER"
WITirDlKS"DAER
, ' A Londoti
THERE seems to be some chirping as to whether a fight with no de
cision is better than no fight with a decision. Philly has the first
kind and London the last.
Fight bugs would rather pipe a good ballyhoo with a flivver verdict
than a flivver scuffle with a good decision. But when both the crime
and the judge's verdict are duds, you can't blame the fight fans for
thinking the worm in the chestnut is twins.
-Chinese Scoring Sy stem.
The English boxing system is "protect yourself at all times, and may
the 4est man lose." Ducking, sptinting and other field events all horn
into the scoring. If the loser parries 4,567 knuckles with his nose, he
wilts because of his excellent judgment of distance. Didn't miss the
other bird's fist once.
If he absorbs 475 busts on the chinpiece Aid ducks the same num
ber, he wins because of his wonderful dodging. If the loser gallops
around the works with the winner trying to hang one on his beezer,
the loser wins because the winner didn't tag Him. 1
Almost Perfect.'
The best feature about Londdn boxing is that the third man isn't
allowed in the ring. The sbn-of-a-marine-chef shouldn't be allowed in
the building.
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Lynch anci Wilde.
Credit should be donated to Wilde for staking Lynch to 16 pounds
of bone and sinew. We don't 'know how much was bone and how much
was sinew, but the first is more valuable when it comes to shedding
blows from the brow. A good boneclad skull is punchproof.
The dope on their recent tableau vivant in London shows .that Lynch
grabbed 11 out of 15 rounds. According to the old adding machinery,
this gives him the nomination by a few yards of majority. But when
the returns from the outlying referees came in. Lynch piped that the bal
lot had been stuffed like an Xmas turkey.
There is no use squawking at a National Sporting club decision, -but
even the most conservative London paper admitted that the referee may
have awakened at the wrong time. '
Some London Press Chirps.
THE YEARLY NEWS (Published daily). Lynch had Wilde snip
ping out paper dolls for eleven stanzas last night, but lost the decision in
the sixteenth round. It was a 15-round fight.
THE WEAKLY We don't know whether the bally referee was a
believer in the occult, but those smacks Wilde took on the jaw weren't
spiritualistic rappings by a blooming jugful. The referee- handed up his
decision on a, slate covered with queer hieroglyphics which he claimed
were written by his lamented uncle.
THE LONDON GOOP We can't agree with our bounding con
temporary that Lynch was the winner. Ve admit hat Vilde.was badly
chewed up, but there is something more to a fight than the mere brawl
ing and punching. Lynch is a bruiser, while Wilde is the scientific fight
er who skips from gong to gong like a barefooted Greek dancer in a briar
patch. His footwork was marvelous, and while Lynch landed the most
blows. Wilde was the more graceful of the two.
THE SPORTING GAZETTE When a cowgets hit by a railroad
train the jury doesn't award the damages to the engineer. It's fiie farm
er who grabs the verdict. Which is the reason why the referee gave the
decision to Wilde's manager. Wilde was the cow.
Sport
Hy KID
The Cuban boxing fans are right
in line with all the other national
ities," wanting championship scraps.
The 'little' island republic isn't after
the Willard-Dempsey match, but
1 they do want I lightweight title
! bout,. They have- made Benny
I Leonard,, world's lightweight cham
pion, an offer to enect Edwards, the
Australian lightweight champion, on
July 4. The Manila, Cuba, pro
moters have offered to meet any
terms that Leonard demands for the
bout and though he recently turned
an offer of $20,000 and all moving
picture rights down 4 is likely that
he will make some sort" of a deal
with the Manilans.
i
Three weeks more and we will
have another "World's Champion
ship" wrestling bout between
Wlauek Zbyszko and Strangler
LeWjs, at Chicago. Zibby won the
"championship" from Lewis in a
one-fall match in New York recent
ly. 'They will go two falls out of
three in the Chicago event.
The Western isn't the only minor
league to have trduble with one of
its teams. The American associa
tion heads are somewhat worried
over the Toledo club. Roger Bres
nahan appears to be in bad with the
other stockholders' of the club and
they won't come through with the
financial hacking and "Ragah"
hasn't got it himself, so they may
lose their franchise. No one seems
tO know where the team woyld be
placed if it were taken from Toledo
Tom Hickey tells the Toledo people
that the matter must be settledto
day or they will forfeit the fran
chise. The first of the featherweight
boxers to be disabused of the idea
that feather champion, Johnnv, Kil
bane, had slipped was Artie O'Leary
of New York. In the same ring in
which he lost to Frankie Brown,
"Killy" gave O'Leary a tasty lacing
and had him Jiangirvg on the ropes
at the close of the sixth round
Artie will not be alone in his sur
prise when some more of the little
men get a'chance at the champion,
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The McCaffrey "Motor company's
base ball team comes to bat with a
new alibi for defeat. They lost a
twelve-inning game to the Bowen
Furniture company team, Sunday, at
Fontenelle park. The Bowens had
new uniforms and the McCaffrey's
claim they were dazzled by the new
Referee of Famous
Championship Scrap
Dead at Home in South
New Orleans, April 7. John Fitz
patrick. who refereed the fight in
Mississippi City, in which John L.
Sullivan won the world's champion
ship from Faddy Ryan and the 75
Tound fight between Sullivan ''and
Jake Kilraln at Kichburg, Miss.,, died
at his home here today, aged 75.
Vinton Street Merchants
Win Opening Game of Season
The Vinton Street Merchants
opened their base ball season with a
victory over the Americans of the
City league, 8 to 5, at Riverview
park yesterday afternoon. Otto
Lickert. pitching for the Merchants,
struck out 13 of the opposing bats
men. For games with the Vinton
Street Merchants, call Red 3557 and
ask for Otto.
Jed)
w a j.
Decision.
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Shorts
GRAVES.
scenery, so much so that they were
unable to play their usual game. The
score was 4 to 3. ,
The -Armours, semi-pro base ball
team, will practice at Rourke park
this evening. During the noon hour,
the packers throw the ball around a
little, but they haven't time for any
real diamond practice, so they made
arrangements to work out on the
Omaha yard Tuesday and Thursday.
They hope to give the Western
Leaguers a good rub when the
teams collide next Sunday. Man
ager Deleware reports that the
Armour club may play a return date
with the Rourkes a' week following
the first game, as the St. Joe ex-,
hibition game has not been closed
and the Des Moines game has been
set back a week, leaving one Sun
day open for the Omaha team. The
meat cutters may fill this open date,
if the game this week is a good one.
Manager Jackson loaned a uni
form to a young fellow in soldier's
uniform yesterday who said he
would like to work out a little. His
name is Jess Kranda and when he
got into the uniform he tossed a few
easy ones with the rest of the fel
lows and took third base when the
infield practice started. He startled
the witnesses by the easy manner
in which he scooped up the i fast
grounders and his throwing to Jack
son at fijst was fine. The Omaha
club may have a local ''find" in this
fellow. Eight years ago, before join
ing the army and going to Hono
lulu, Kranda was a third baseman
and pitcher for the Holly's, a local
amateur club. His family has lived
in Nevada for seven years, but Jess
says he expects to make his home
here.
London fight promoters have of
fered 20,000 pounds for the Willard
Dempsey scrap. A little thing like
$100,000 won't interest Tex Rickard
enough to take the big battle across
the pond.
Ex-Champion Willie Ritchie has
signed to box the present cham
pion, Benny Leonard, eight rounds
in New Jersey April 28. Willie gave
Leonard a nifty little trimming in a
four-round bout on the coast not
long ago and figures to do the same
n twice the distance. Winning this
time, nerhaps the former "itlc hold
er will try it in a 12-round bout.
g .CHARLIE PESEK, Shelt
uammtaammmmmmmm
on, Neb.
FIVE ROURKES
PRACTICE WITH
MANAGER BILL
Balance of Team Expected in
by Morning; Corderman
Shows Good Behind Plate
and Bats Well.
Five of the Omaha players al
ready under contract reported to
Manager Jackson yesterday morn
ingand were out in the afternoon
for two hoflrs' practice. The field
was a little heavy from the rain of
the night before, but the -boys were
able, to get around in fairly good
style.
The infield was too soggy to get
much satisfactory work, but the
outer gardens were in good enough
shape to travel aound in.
Kopp, Fuhr and Manske were the
pitchers on hand and they each
threw for batting practice. Hale
and Corderman, catchers, took turns
warming ip the heavers.
A few of the local amateur players
were out to help the boys work and
a returned soldier, Jess Kranda, just,
back from service with the regular
army in Honolulu made a decided
impression on Prexy Rourke and
Manager Jackson. He was already
in good shape, having been playing
ball with the soldiers- in Honolulu.
He covered third base for a while
and scooped up the daisy cutters in
fine style. - "
At bat, he smeared everything
that crossed the dish and his throw
ing in' the field was accurate Kranda
said he expected to make Omaha his
home for a time at least and it is
not unlikely that he will havs. a job
with thevRourkes to keep hiin here.
The boys threw the ball around a
little and then took turns at the bat.
Jackson batted a few flies to the
outfield and some infield practice
and a run twice around the field
finished up the first day's work.
The other players were expected
in sometime during the evening and
this afternoon they will all be out
for a little work. Bill is pleased
with the showing of the players al
ready on hand and hopes the rest
of the team will show as well.
Corderman looked good at the
plate and with the big glove. If the
first workout is any criterion, he
will probably be a first string
catcher.
Fairweather Signs
, Hasbrook to Cover
First for Des Moines
Des Moines, la., April 7. (Spe
cvial.) "Ziggy" Hasbrook, well
known in this section, is being
brought back here from Mobile by
Owner Tom Fairweather of the
local base ball team to join the
local club. He is expected to handle
first base. John Waiker of Toulon.
111., one of the men behind the bat
signed up already, has reached the
city. He is said to be a real find.
Several of the players came in late
Saturday and all are expected to
report by Monday.
Exhibition Base Ball Games.
Columbia, S. C, April 7. Score:
R. H E.
TWroit Americans 6 11 1
Boston Nationals 5 3
Hatterics: James, Eriekson and Stan-
aRe; Kudolph, Keating and Wilson.
Austin. Tex.. April 7.
Chicago Whitfi Sox 9 10 1
Texas University 1 6 1
Batteries: Shellenfoach, Kerr and Schalk,
Lynn; McNamara, Haker, Ross, Oreer and
Penn.-
Ore Ship Stranded.
Lewis, Del.r April 7. A Nor
wegian ship, supposed to be the
DversEo, with a cargo of manganese
ore from Rio Janerio for Baltimore,
is stranded three miles southeast of
Hcg Island station, Virginia. Her
condition is unknown.
Fifty Miles an Hour Not Too
Fast for Friend Wife to Ride
It may be folly to drive 50 miles
an hour on a motorcycle when you
have a young lady with you in the
side car of your machjne, but it's
all right if she's your wife. That's
the philosop.hy William Hatfield,
2002 California street,, upheld when
he was arrested last night for speed
ing. Motorcycle Officer Urbanic chased
Hatfield frpm Twenty-fourth and
Pine streets to Twenty-fourth and
Vinton, at a 50-mile-an7hour clip
before he could overtake him.
Hatfield explained that he was
only learning to drive and was
shpwing friend wife how well he was
progressing.
"You can't have much regafd for
her life if you'rethat reckless when
she's with you." admonished Cap
tain Heitfeld. "Oh, that's all right
- -she's my wife," responded Hat
field. Hatfield was charged with speed
ing and driving, with the cut-out
open. He was released on $25 cash
bond. Mrs. Hatfield is a niece of
Police Sergeant Sattr Morris.
WRESTLING
' AUDITORIUM
Council Bluffs
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9.
8:30 Sharp.
BurnhamvsPesek
Finish match for a purie of
$1,000 and all gate receipts.
Two Good Preliminaries
Ladies Cordially Invited
Ringside $1.50
War Tax 15c.
Balcony, first 5 rows. . . .$1.00
War Tax 10c.
Balance of Balcony. ..... .50c
War Tax 5c.
Al Fiori Promoter. ,
TICKETS ON SALE AT
CLARK'S DRUG STORE.
Wt. 160 lbs.
Women of Salt Lake
'City Plan to Start
Boycott on Butter
Salt Lake City, April 7.-;Until
there is a substantial reduction in
the price of butter in Salt Lake
City that product is to be made the
subject of a drastic boycott by
members of the city federation of
women's clubs. This action waa
decided upon today at a meeting'
. of the federation when it was de
clared that good butter is now
selling here at 72 cents a pound.
This is an increase of 2 cents a
pound since last Saturday. The
plans of the members call for an
"endless telephone system" of pro
moting the boycott. Every mem
ber of the federation is pledged to
call up three women friends and
pledge them to refrain from buy
ing butter until there is a sub
stantial reduction, each woman so
called to in turn call and pledge
three other women. No limit has
been placed for stoppage of the
boycott. ,
BEACON PRESS
STILL LEADS IN,
STATE TOURNEY
y
Merchants t National Banks
Goes Into Fifth Place and '
American State Banks
Seventh Last Night.
The team representing the Mer
chant's National bank was the high
rolling team of last night s play in
the State Bowling tournament. It
gives them fifth place in the tourney
thus far with a total of 2,559. The
scores of last night were:
Merchant's National Bank 2,559
American State Bank 2,519
Washington Shirts 2,32
Bankers' Ktaerve 2,208
First National Bank 2,137
United States National Bank 2.133
The standing of the teams on
three night's bowling is as follows:
Beacon Press 2.681
Omaha Printing Co .-. 2,594
Sam's In.lians 2,573
Powell Supply Co 2,566
Merchant's National Bank 2,559
Alber's Commission Co... 2,644
American State Bank 2.519
W'. I. Huffman Auto Co 2,605
Mid City Motor and Supply Co 2,488
Auto F.leclrlc Service Co 2,473
Decatur, Ntb 2,410
Sam's Rangers 2.367
Kopac Prodium Co 2,345
Washington Shirts 2,3211
Bankers Reserve 2,201
Mollne Knights . 2,203
First National Bank 2,131
United State National Bank 2,133
Plan City Base Ball League
of Eight Clubs for Beatrice
Restrict Neb .. Anril 7. fSneeial
- - - , , - i 1
T.iehtenant Rurdiclc. athletic di
rector at the high school, is making
plans to organizea city base ball
league consisting ot ' about eigtit
:luhs. A movement is also on foot
trk rent thi Hrtvino- narlf where base
- j
ball and other outdoor snorts will be
played during the summer.
Major Dean Mat hey Defeats
Captain N. Dicks at Tennis
London, April 7. Major Dean
Mathey of the American army won
his set in the first round of rhc
covered courts tennis championship
at the Queens club today. He de
feated Capt. H. Dicks by 6-1, 7-5,
62.
AMl'SEMENTS.
RAY SAMUELS; "WHITE COUPONS";
FOSTER BALL A FORD WEST: BUSTER
SANTOS & JACQUE HAYS: Roblnton't Mili
tary Eltphanti: earners a Dtvltt t Co.;
Mailt Kln: Klnogramt: Travel Weekly.
Mate.: I0e to 75c. Nlghti: lOe to $1.00.
TWO SHOWS IN ONE
THE RAINBOW REVUE
Musical Comedy
MABEL HARPER & CO.; FABOR 4 TAT
LOR: JOE BARTON. Photoplay Attraction:
Hale Hamilton In "THAT'S GTJOD." Keystone
rnmeilv: Outing Chester Feature: Puthe Weekly.
HE IS HERE
MURDOCK
"The Man Who Knofrs"
BOYD THEATER ALL WEEK
SPECIAL MATINEE THURSDAY '
FOR LADIES ONLY
ALL SEATS, 25c and 50c
No children under IS years admitted
to this performance.
OTHER MATS. WED. and SAT.
OMAHA'S FUN CENTER."
Daily Matt., lS-23-SOc
vngs., 25c-60c-75cSl
Peter S. (All Allll Mil Mu.lr.l
Offering tt UlllUa Burlesque
With Johnnie Jess and Danny Murphy in
"Friendly Rivals." Chorus of Twenty Sing
ing and Dancing Witches.
LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS.
Bet. Met. A Wk: "Hip, Hip. Hoorsyl" Girls.
Today-Last 5. Times
Shows Start 1-3-6:30-8:00-9:50 t. M.
Admission 15c and 25c, Including Tax.
3 Nights, Commencing
Matinee, Thursday.
TOMORROW
COHAN A HARRIS Present
A Play of the Secret Service
"THREE
.FACES
EAST"
By Anthony Paul Kelly.
Nights 50o$2; Mat. 50-$ 1.50.
DR. E. R. TARRY, 240
DROLL REPLIES
OF CONNIE MACK
CAUSE UPROAR
President Johnson Denies
That American League Was
Operated . for 1 Profit, at
Supreme Court Hearing.
Washington, April 7. Three leail
crs in organized ase ball testified
today in the District of Columbia su
prenie court in the $900,000 damago'
suit of the Baltimore Federal league
against the National and American
leagues and certain officials of the
defunct Federal league.
August Herrmann, chairman of
the National base ball commission,
was' recalled for cross-examination
b- counsel for the Baltimore clubas
to trie signing or inc peace yv.i
and negotiations leading up to it.
B. Brancroft Johnson, president or
the American league, and Connie
Mack, president of the Philadelphia
American league club, were the. oth
er witnesses. ,
The Philadelphia club president
testified as to relations existing be
tween club officials and players in
organized base ball and cited a num
ber of instances designed to counter
the plaintiff's charges that organ
ized base-ball was a monopoly and
players were permitted no privileges.
The court room was thrown into
an uproar time and time again by
the droll answers made by Mr. Mack
during cross-examination.
President Johnson denied that the
American league was operated for
profit, although the constituent dubs
were so operated. The reserve rule
...-!:' contracts, attacked bv
I III Jld ,1J V. " -rf
,the Baltimore" club as an evidence
of monopoly, was saia oy Mr. jonn
son to be just as essential to bas
ball clubs as "coal to a train."
Olympic Games in 1920
Will Be Held at Antwerp
T aiicannr Switzerland. Aoril 6.-4
Announcement that the internation
al : - hlrl HMktl A
Antwerp for the Olympic games in
1920 by Baron Pierre DeCoubertin,
president of the committee, at a
meeting here to celebrate the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the re-estab
lishment of the Olympics, was ap
plauded warmly.
The baron said that he had sent
a telegram this morning to King
Albert of Belgium announcing the
decision of the committee. Neither
the United States, Great Britain
nor the central powers were repre
sented at the meeting this after
noon. Baron DeCoubertin denied the
truth of the report that the French
would refuse to participate in the
next Olympiad if the Germans take
nnrt Snortino' circles here doubt
that the British and Americans will
enter games with the Germans and
Austrians next year.
PnOTOPlAYS.
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