j.: ...... i .L-.-..- - 6 HOME STRETCH OF BASKET BALL SEASON IS HERE Some Hot Race On Dope sters Are Beginning to Pick the Cham- . pions. ' COBBECTRD STANDINGS. Oreater Omaha Leo foe. Won. Lott. Pet. Omaha XattoMt Banks t 1 .833 .571 neddeoa 4 S Omaha Collefflana ......... t i J Tlnvanf 3 S Towoaende 1 3 Llv Stock Eschante 1 I Commercial Lraa-ua.' .500 .500 .500 .143 AVon. Lost. Pet. Omaha TTilvereity Reserve. 1 Council Blutta High ( 1 T. M. H. A I Western Union I i Commerce Reserves ...1 t Thorplan A, C 0 7 .857 .K57 .714 .421 .143 .000 Church Learn. won. lost, ret. Pearl M. First M. G ... ... 1.000 .067 .556 .550 .333 .333 .333 .323 Hanson It. s .......4 Hanseoro Park M. E. ..5 Calvary Baptists t , Trinity Baptists 8 M. B. Wop I O. B. Christians 1 This Week's Games. Tuesday Night Commercial league: Western Union acalnat Y. M. H. A.. 7:30 p. m.1 Thorplan A. C. against Commerce Reserves, 1:10 . m.: University of Omaha Reserves against Council Bluffs High, 1:8 p. m. Wednesday Night Greater Omaha league: Beddeos against Omaha Col legiana, 7:80 p. m. : Live Stock Exchange s gainst Bowens, 8:10 p. m. ; Omaha Na tional Banks against Townsends, t p. in. , Thursday Night Church league: Benson ' M, E. against Pearl M. E., 7:80 p. m. ; M. E. Wops sgslnst Calvary Baptists, 8:10 p. m.; Trtalty Baptists against Council Bluffs Christiana, 8:30 p. m : Hanscom Parks against First M. E., t:S0 p. m. AMPSEMENT3. TWO SHOWS IN ONE TOM BROWN'S MUSICAL REVUE Siaging. Dancing and Instrumental mm. BUCH BROS. "The Ship Ahoy Boys" 3AXTON A FARRELL Comedy Skit, "UghU- CONWELL e O'DAY "Dark Town Detective" Photoplay Attraction We. Fox Presents MADLAINE TRAVERSE ' In "THE HELL SHIP" A tala of ocean pirate and love. riN JOHNSON FEATURE MACK SWAIN COMEDY PATHE WEEKLY Dally Matinee IrlS Every Evening 8:15 inter in Awasvibkc FOe.0 SISTtRSi BENSEC A BAIRO: CLARA MORTON; Matter Babrlel A Co.) Willie talari Roy A Arthur; The Rlckardt; Teslee at the Day; Klsetrssii. TONIGHT t 8:15 JOSEF HOFMANN PIANIST (teat tests .0: teeesd Bsloesy We. Renalsser are Sole. Ne War fix. Auaoleea The Teeaday M stlce I rClu. PHOTO-1-LATS. niLLiar, m Loula Tracy's Great Adventure Novel , WINGSOFTHE MORNING" . Four Harmony Boys Century Comedy Mao Newt Moon Travel BRYANT WASHBURN U Corking-Tale f Pepping. CorkT . "THE SIX BEST CELLARS" HAROLD LLOYD "Hit Jloyal Slynese" MAk Th fa WlVA ma maa at m jt Va Kl.u.il th local r." With th 10X1 klt Koll i,n - -r rearw aveafgi,Ba 1-7 OB 1 v a. BJVIi drawing to a close in the Greater Otn.l.. J C ' I t ummciciai leagues, some real hot battles will be wit- ' y " . ' O . W V.MIIVU V. .Ill schedule, and the dopesters are be ginning to jjick tne coming cham pions. Although the Omaha National Banks suffered their fircr defeef in five yeara last Wednesday night at the hands of the Bowen Furniture crew, they are still leading the league with a safe margin, and un less all dope is upset during the re mainder of the season they will Top the pennant in the Greater x Omaha league, this year. ihe race, however, in the Com merciat lr'auur will nincr likelv nnt be settled until the final contests are staged, on account ot tne close ness, and judging from the way these three quintets, the Omaha Uni versity . Reserves, Council Bluffs High and Y. M. H. A.'s are "playing, one of these three will win the flag. inese tnree teams have been run- tHtma nprV if nertr r.r. aM aicsii and at the present time both the T t:. .-..:.. - i diversity reserves ana . council Bluffs High ar tied for first hon ors, with thtf Y..M. H. A.'s in sec ond place. The Pearl M. E.'s, who are lead ing the Church league, with' nine vic tories and no defeats, have had lit tle opposition thus far and should easily be the 1920 pennant winners. The feature game in the Commer cial league Tuesday night will be be tween the University of Omaha Re serves and the Council Bluffs High school quintets, as first place is at Stake Both teams are confident of winning, and the game should be hard-fought throughout. In the Greater Omahaleague Wednesday night the Omaha Na tional Bank-Townsend mix will be the feature event, as ' considerable rivalry exists between these two fives, and both are out to get the other's scalp. The Omaha Collegi ans have taken the franchise of the Commerce High quintet in the Greater Omaha 'league. Thursday night's contests in the Church league should all be inter esting, although the game between the Hanscom Park Methodists and the First M. E.'s- is slated as the AMIHEM RNT8, BRILLIANT MUSICAL BURLESQUE Twice Daily Mai. Todiy Final Performance Friday Nite Peter S. Clark Offers His REAL CIRLESQUE REVIEW en 1 1 1 !.!) Monop olising Beauty and Pep Gh.Girl! GENE "RACS" MORGAN, TED BURNS, DANNY MURPHY and a Coterie of Capablea In " "PASSING THE BUCK" BEAUTY CHORUS OF RARE CHARM Dear Header: Jut a fw Uuni to tell you that thia how a particularly brljiit light (and It's "V ' wvit) in this were la Gene 'Rasa' Jlontau. He trl to hide behind burnt cork but rou'll set him. anywajr. OLD MAN' JOHNSON. Mar. Gayetr. , 7 ma, out O. 1 rr.e;kIVIats.l5cand25cAtF5- Chew gum if you like, but no smoking. PJpt IOC AT ANY WEEK J'CKETS Vi DAY MATINEE "eby Carrlaae Garage In the Lobby. Fva.in. C.M aa.k mm -. PHOTO-PLAYS. MAY O BAABI S ALLIS0I1 IN rThel7ilk-0!fs A - ALS0 lv ) CHARLIE VS CHAPLIN iThe Vagabond' On qaj kRM CLOCK AliDY Sunshine Comedy "Spring Chicken ' a la Cabaret" XCW TO THURSDAY .Tuesday & Wad. 1 1 p. m. to 11 p. m. Motion Pictures ef the Late Great Championship Match Joe Stecher rEarl Gaddock Adm. 50c, 75c, $1.00 1,000 Seats 50c . "A FUGITIVE rHOal MATRIslOWY" V A tflrilliat yeeef rtet, la whleSJ a sane ef creeka are easlsres. Cheater leertaes . "BUCK SECRET" Oae Reel Ceieeey x u a weeaira i LOTHROP 2fJid "SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE" 4 ' With a AU-Star Cast, Also Comedy Continuous Showa All Week, 6:30, 5, JO Bee . Want Ads Produce Results- INDOORT SPORTS v i f' mmwSSSIL mm- Hvwe oMccNcnco vie tanc who f' fidOOtjtnTK HOMt MADE HoOCH H" star event. A chance for a three corner tie for second place may re sult iu the outcome of the games in the event that the Tarks beat the First M. E.'s and the Benson Meth odists beat the Pearl Memorials, league leaders. On account of sckness and re moval from the city several teams have had a hard time getting their quota of players. The basket ball committee has extended the time for signing new or releasing old players until February 24. Three Basket Ball Contests Scheduled In Omaha This Week Local high school basket ball fol lowers are in line for a big tre;u this week, as several important and snappy contests will be staged ir the city. The headliner will be the Commerce-Central combat for th city championship. This contest will be staged Friday night at the Creighton gymnasium. Besides this-contest the Central boys will mix witli the Sioux City, la., High school Saturday night, and the South Omaha team will take oi the Fremont, Neb.,' High school squad. Although the entire firsj string men of South Omaha High school were expelled from schook late Fri day afternoon, Coach Fatton of the Paekers expects to spring a sur prise upon .Fremont Friday night This contest will end the 1920 bas ket ball season for he Stock Yards lads, as. no more contests are on their schedule. The Packers will participate in the state tournament in Lincoln on March 3, 4, 5 and 6. Knights of Zion Schedule Game With 0. A. C. Juniors The Young Knights of Zion bas ket ball team has scheduled a game with the Omaha Athletic club junior basket ball five for Tuesday evening at the Athletic Club court. The game with the Athletic club quintet is the hardest game on the Zionists' schedule. The Knights have-not lost a game this year. Be cause of victories over 10 quintets in the citv thev claim the amateur city championship. Big Athletic Program at Fort Omaha This Evening Thirtv-four rounds of fighting is promised by the promoters of a big athletic program to be staged at Fort Omaha tonight. The star event will be a match between John Sudenberg of Omaha and Jimmie Delansjy of Chicago. -Four six-round bouts and a battle royal are included in the schedule. With the Bowlers. SPECIAL MATCH. M. K. Smith. I Lincoln. Murphy 57s;Srhmitt 653 Kirkham .. 669 Shlde 548 6S91 Amapolter E29 479Hays 64S 611, Brown ......... 442 Wolff Shaw Huntington Total 27341 Total 2620 Omaha Ft. Co. i Oi mpia f. Kltcheu. Hofmanni 467Karls 68 AngelsDerg a., eiir.iason , m London 4)iMayer 660 Wallace SlNorgard 610 Moore (051 F. Jaroah- 637 Total 26IC Total 2737 Today's Calendar of Sports. Sarins- Winter m retina: of Cuba-Amer- Iran Jockey rlub at Havana. Winter meet ing of Kuslneea Hen's Boeing aeaociation at New Orleans. Billiards National Claws 'A U:t balkllne amateur rhamplonshlp opens at Boston. Base Kail rneanie meeimg oi mum era league at Atlanta. Bkating Dominion amateur cnampion ship at Winnipeg. Shooting Annual live bird tournament for Peanaylvaaia state challenge trophy at Reading. Automobile Opening of shows at Louis ville, brand Aaplds, Wichita, Duluth and Portland, Ore. Bench Show Annual show of Eastern Dog club opens at Boston. Hoxlns Joe Welling agalnat Clonle Talt. 10 rounds, at Minneapolis; Young ltennr against Barney Adair, IS rounds, at New Orleans) Eddie Fltsslmmons again! Tim Droney, It) rounds, at (Jinras ter. Fa.; 8am Langford against Harry Wills, 10 rounds, at Buffalo; Fete Herman against Joe Lyarh, rounds, at Philadel phia; Jaok Sharkey against Pal Moore, 12 rounds, at Portland, Me. Postpone Auto Race. Los Angeles. Feb. 22. The 250 mile automobile race, which was o have opened the hew Los Angeles speedway tomorrow, has been post poned until Saturday at 2 p. m., be cause of wet grounds. Bequeaths His Fortune to Armenian Relief Work Denver, Feb.' 22. Though pre vented from returning to his native land, H. Enfiajian, Armenian, nevef lost his love tor his suffering coun trymen. His entire estate, valued at $50,000, was bequeathed to the Armenian Hoard of t-oreign Mis sions, to be used 'in relief work in Armcia. "v., ,'' THE BEE! OMAHA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1920. Copyright, ll Intern! News Service NEXT QHl OVER" T EVERYSAPP. FIGURING on Sundays, holidays and wood alcohol, there are very few working days in February. Lincoln and Washington are two great men for whom we work a day less. Alexander Graham Bell is a fa mous gent, in whose honor we work a day more. Alex is the bird whq invented the busy wire. By the use of electricity Alex demonstrated that it was possible to throw a voice or a fit over a hunk of wire. His first experiment was suc cessful, and millions of folks are working 'emselves ragged trying to verify the rumor. The old-fashioned phones used to be placed out 'in the open, but as soonxas married folks started using the phones the company had to put the phones in soundproof booths. The booth is a form-fitting chamber of horror, designed by the archi tect who drew the original plans for the inquisitions of the dark ages. It is just large enough to smother one client. The ventilating system is the same one employed in the sausage room of the municipal dog pound. The telephone itself is a fine example of the profane arts. There is a mouth piece from which the adenoids have never been removed. There is also a dumbbell hanging on a hook. All bait is hung on hooks. You pick up the dumbbell and raise it to your ear 50 times. You develop the other arm by dropping nickels in the coin trap. You can vary the monotony by chinning yourself on the mouthpiece. When you feel yourself turning sour, don't forget Smilax 8200, New York's leading undertaker, and the man who thinks that Joe Miller wrote the funeral prayer. For the purpose of illustration, we will take the average subscriber and label hint Everysapp. He is the hero of "My Four Years in a Phone Booth," by Slambassador Gerard. t Everysapp flatwheels into the booth. Takes dumbbell off the hook. Drops fare into trap. Gets 5 cents worth of silence. Jiggles hook and gets no chirp. His famous poker face starts to fold up on him. The harp that once in Tara's halls is no muter than the phone. He drops another nickel into the tournament, and it sounds like a doughnut dropping into a dish of hot fat. He gets a rumble. "Wire's busy." "Hey, I ain't asked for no number yet. How do you know it's busy?" Wire's busy." "Well, it cost me two nickels. Couldn't it be busy for a nickel?" Central throws plug into high, cuts out muffler and gives Everysapp nickel's worth of boilermaking. His ear starts cooking. Noise stops and his two nickels have joined the great majority. He drops another jit hi. A habit is hard to break. Gets polite. i "Central, I'm sorry to spoil your nap." "Miss Central to you, if you please." Miss Central is right. That's all I ever do." "What do you want? Wire's busy." 1 don t want any wire. "Well, it's busy even if you don't Listen- to this: Domn duie, swearing in Chinese." Tm a lady "You ain't no Chinese lady, are All the central giinmies him is a trip to Coventry. He starts sharp, shooting with his nickels and swats the bell each time. The twilight passes into darkness, the darkness into dawn and the February sun pops up ovtf the horizon to do the snow contractor's work. The telephone's pulse is beating feebly. Another tumble. . "Wire's busy." "Central, you are the only flapper I know who could stick to her original statement." 1 "Wire's busy.'! "What kind of poisoned candy do you like, Central?" "Wire's busy. What do you want?" , 1 "Nothing. I only wanted to tell my wife that I won't be home laei night. She ought to know it by now Everysapp falls into a male swoon. Central presses the release button and a blizzard of nickels falls gently over his body, hiding the venerable ruins like the Babes in the Woods in their quilt of poison oak leaves. Everysapp had gone where there is no telephoning or giving in telephon ing. . ' v Council Bluffs and Omaha Rotary Clubs Hold Celebrations In celbration of the fifteenth an niversary of the founding of the Ro taiy club, members of the Council Bluffs and Omaha Rotary clubs at tended services at St. Pauls Epis copal church in the Bluffs together Sunday morning. They were ad dressed by Rev. Wilfred Mann, rec tor of the church and member of the local club. Wednesday evening the Bluffs members will attend a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce in Oma ha in celebration of .the same event. Warden "Jake" Perkins of the Iowa state penitentiary will be the prin cipal speaker. He is an honorary member of the Sioux City Rotary club. St. Louis Labor Unions Indorse Federation Plan St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 22. Tfie Cen tral Trades and Labor unions here, representing approximately 100,000 union workmen, indorsed the stand taken by the American Federation of Labor to remain nonpartisan in politics. Aid Poor Children. Rome,Fcb. 22. The pope's sub scription for the relief of poor chil-" dren in Central -Europe has reached 5,000,000 lire. " Drawn for want it. What do you want?" bowsei, hockwei domnivduie. Thats you? Gimme " herself." "Ether Highball" Popular ' In Chicago Stock Yards Chicago, Feb. 21. Federal opera tives are investigating the "ether highball," a strange new'drink mys teriously" circulated and highly pop ular among laborers in the stock yards district htire. One whiff of it is enough to cause the blind Staggers while a drink will cause the Imbiber to climb a tree and chatter like a chimpanzee, it is reported. On quaffer ran into his house, seized the family dinner and fed it to the alley cats. The drink smells strongly of ether, but its general composition is a mys- Mery. The total annual loss to farm crops in the United States is esti mated at $1,104,869,300. Big ATHLETIC PROGRAM At FORT OMAHA, , February 23d Thirty-four reaaae ml fiehtlnt. John Sutteabere; of Omaha Jimmie Debute of Chie&f 6. vs. t Four rauaej boat a4 om btttle reyel. The Bee by Tad No Deaths Reported From Olives Sold in Eight States in West Chicago, Feb. 22. No reports had been received of fatalities caused by thr eating of stuffed olives contain ing bacillus botulinus .sold to the re tail trade in 52 towns in eight states through a Chicago wholesale groce ry house It was believed that the warning sent out by J. L. McLaughlin, super intendent of the Illinois division of foods and dairies, had checked the salt of the poison olives and warded off possible deatfts. Air, McJ-aughlin said that reports were expected Monday from inspec tors who were ordered to 17 Illinois towns to which the olives were sent, to locate and destroy bottles of the relish. Federal and state food in spectors in seven other states were conducting similar investigations Russian and Turkish . Problems to Be Topic . At Peace Conference London, Feb. 22. The peace con ference will reassemble Monday. Premier Miller and two other French ministers, Paul Bignoi and M. Thoumyre; the Italian foreign minister, Vittorio Scialoia, with sev eral advisers, and the Rumanian premier have arrived. The appearance of the represen tatives of Italy, France and Ru mania indicates that besides the two leading questions, Russia - and Turkey, there will be important dis cussions of an economic nature, and it is expected that a decision will be reached on Premir Lloyd George's proposal to trade with tje Russian co-operative unions. ( Interest centers in the Turkish de cision. " " It3g lll Meatless Meals qt Lent call for a Meqt Substitute There are numer ous - satisfying ways to serve Gooch's Best Macaroni and Gooch's Best 'Spaghetti RUSSIAN PEACE CAMOUFLAGE POLES ARE TOLD --" - e Confidential Publication of Facts Buried in Washington, Says Chicago Man in - Speech. I Chicago, Feb. 22. A mass meet ing arranged by the Folish national committee as the first of a series to be held throughout the country to combat radicalism wad one of the events of the Washington -day pro gram here today. State, county and city officials oc cupied the stage. Harry Pratt Jud son. president of the University of Chicago, presided and the principal address was made by Frank Comer ford, a Chicago lawyer, who spent six months in Russia and the Bal kans recently, studying social and political problems. News. Not Surprise. "The news this morning of a fresh battle between Russian soviet troops and thoseof the republic of Poland did not come as a surprise to a few of us in the United States familiar with a bit of important information now locked up in the 'archives of the State "department, but destined to see the light soon before the for eign relations committee of the sen ate," said Mr. Comerford. "Last December confidential in formation was disseminated in Rus sia by Lenine and Trotsky that they were not to be shaken if an offer of peace "Was made by Russia to 'the rest of Europe. It wasi not a bona fide proposal, but one designed to obtain a respite so that red Russia might gather strength for a great' effort to establish communism throuhfffut the world. "A single copy of this confidential publication reached the state depart ment, and I believe this to be the first public statement of its exist- ence. Meet in Omaha. "True enough, the so-called peace offer made its appearance the fol lowing month. Russian leaders were not deceived, for they had been warned, but the general public of the rest ot the world was. Possibly those in authority were not, for have observed a slight apparent awakening to the knowledge that the republic of. Poland must o strengthened in her resistance to t advance of the soviet menace. Poland, devastated and starving, i making a desperate stand, not only for herself, but for the rest of the world. ' , According to N. L. Piotrowski, vice president of the Polish Nationnl committee, subsequent mass meet ings designed to interest the public in rousn auairs win De neia in jNew York, San Francisco, Omaha and other cities. Price for Jewish Bread Is Advanced 100 Per Cent Boston, Feb. 22. An increase in wages of 'approximately 100 per celit in fhe last six months caused the advance in the price of Jewish .rye bread from 15 cents to 20 cents for two-pound loaves, master bakers told the commission on the, neces saries of life. Jacob Kazanof. formerly connect ed with the state food administra tion, submitted checks which showed that one employe, who in May last was receiving $33 a week for his labot today is getting $60 for the same work. Try This Macaroni With Salmon: Prepare 1 cup of Gooch's Best Macaroni-fc'nd have ready a 1-pound can of salmon. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter with a tablespoon of oil from salmon, stir-in and boil 3 minutes. In a buttered dish place the macaroni and salmon in layers. Make a sauce of 2 cups of milk, 3 tablespoons of flour, salt and red pepper to taste. Pour on part of the sauce and sprinkle top with buttered bread crumbs. Bake until browned. , iillllnliiill 5 v CHURCHES HONOR WASHINGTON ON HIS NATAL DAY V .- Legal Holiday Is to Be Gen erally Observed in Omaha -; Today. The observance of Washington's birthday was a feature of the church and Sunday school services yester day and the observance will te con tinued today, which is a legal holi day for thejvanks, postofiice, city hall, court house, public library and other places. Today the Douglas Lounty Asso ciation of Nebraska Pioneers win hold a Washington day program in Labor temple, Sixteenth street and Capitol avenue, from 11 a. m. to 5 n. m. the speakers will be J. J. Brcen of the South Side and District , Judge A. C. Troup. Holiday at t. Omaha. The men at Fort Omaha will he e e A . given a holiday toaay. At & p. in. Rev.' Titus Lowe of the First Meth odist church will speak on "Amer icanism" and Col. Jacob W. ,S. Wuest will speak on "The Ideal Soldier." Public schools will be open today and the children will" be impressed with the things for whjch the name of Washington stands. "The Week of song," a nation- wide movement to promote vocal music, was started yesteraay ami will be continued throughout, the week. ' Table decorations in hotels and cafes were commemorative of the birthday of the nation s first presi dent. Yesterday was the first Sundrry in Lent. Kev. M. Brown ai Dietz Memorial Methodist church preached in the morning on "The Significance of Lent." In many other churches this subject was the theme. ' Sermons on George Washington were preached at Hanscom Park Methodist, Walnut Hill Methodist, Westminster, Presbyterian and other churcpes. At Plymouth Congregational church kev. J. D. Kuykendall preached on "The American Legion and Compulsory Military Training" in honor of American Legion day. Presbyterians on Stewardship. Presbyterian churches throughout the city observed the subject of "Stewardship," pastors preaching upon this theme in conjunction with the financial campaign . now going on. They pointed out that true Christians are merely "stewards," temporarily in charge of such wealth as has been given thera, and that an accounting of their stewardship will be demanded from all. Cole Gfero-EiGHT - ATTHB Automobilb Show NEXT WEEK 81 1 r ' TJmswi .ili.illliiiliiiilllilllriiii Hin.llillii'liHI.'M, "'''IIMI'ml'TIIII,,!1'!." 1" '""'"""""'""i iiiiiin.iiim.i.iiini i 61 ft if. i 2M 1 U.S. i 1 - J 1