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Ban Johnson Calls Special Meeting American League Clubs Team Owners to Take Action On New Commission Invitations Sent to All Mem bers of Senior Circuit Another Conference Later. ' CliieaRO, Nov. 4. A special meet ing: of the American league will be held here Monday morniiiR, Novem ber 8. according to announcement of B. U. Johnson, president of the league. Mr. vJohnson sent out word to all clubs in the league today. , Mr. Johnson explained that the meeting was to discuss the league matters and it was expected that some action for the reorganization of base ball and creation of a new national commission or governing body will be taken up. Plan to Reorganize Tennis Association Among State Colleges The Nebraska Inter-collcgeiate Tennis association, which passed out of existence when United States en tered the world conflict in 191.7. will probably be reorganized ac cording to word received Tiere. The state association is planning to revive tennis in all universities and colleges in the state. It is planned to have a number of dual meets and a tournament to decide the state title. Last yeat the University of Ne braska. University of -Omaha and Nebraska Wesleyan university were the only schools to compete for the title, which Wesleyan won after hard-fought .matches with Omaha and Nebraska. This year it is planned to have every school in the state conference enter a tennis team. West PoinBeats Norfolk for Title West Point, Neb., Nov. 4. (Spe cial.) West Point High school to day won the championship of north east Nebraska, by defeating Nor folk High school here, 7 to 6. Coach Dillon's warriors have won seven straight victories this year. The team is confident of winning the re maining games, which means that it js a strong contender for the state championship. The locals play South Omaha here Turkey day. The game started with West Point kicking off to Norfolk. The visi tors failed 4o make their downs and punted West Point made a good re turn and' gained ground consistently, binvfumbled on Norfolk's 30-yard line. Both teams worked up and down the field, each making one touchdown in first half, but Norfolk failed to kick goal. The half ended West Point 7. Norfolk 6. Plentiful Supply y Of Turkeys Assured For Thanksgiving New York, Nov, 4. Well, that's over, how about the supply of tin keys? "The great ' American electorate having assured..itself that tie country is saved for another four years or headed for the bowwows, new concerns itself with thte prob lem of how to provide the piece de resistance for the next festival on the calendar. The answer is that there will be plenty of turkeys, fat and cheaper cheaper, that is, if you consider prices ranging from 45 to 65 cents a pound cheap. Time was and within the reicllnrtton or stomachs which still retain their youthful zes"t, that the bird made famous by the Pilgrim fathers could be bought for 15 cent? a pound. But this year in he words of Atigbst Silz, world's great est poultry dealer: . "The warm fall, has not been favorable for finishing the flocks, but I look" for a good supply. The price for numbr one grade will be from 50 to 55 cents to consumers, but those who prefer a handsome Maryland bird will have ..to pay more. A plentiful supply of fat roasting chickens, ducks ?nd geese will keep prices down." Two Men Are Killed In Railroad Wreck f Joplin. Mo., Nov. 4. C. C. Hig gins of Springfield, Mo, superintend ent of motive power for the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad, and Paul Penncll, Monett, Mo., were killed and two other persons were serious ly injured when an extra freight train crashed into Higgins' private car at Racine, Mo., near here, last night. Official Count Not Needed to Decide on Momentous QuestioMF Chicago, Nov. 4. "If Senator Harding is elected I will say yes." n' , "If Cox is elected I will say I - won't." "All right, we will shake hands 1 on it." This all happened Tuesday tr.orning. Yesterday morning Miss Bessie Chester nd Walter L. . Barnoske stepped up to the mar riage license bureau in the county building. They got a license and '. found a willing preacher, because Bessie was the one who spoke the above piece on Tuesday morn ing "Oh, yes," she blushed, "I am awfully glad Harding won. And and I thought the democrats didn't have a chance." Marseilles is planning to build two subways with a total length of ' seven miles to solve the transpor tation croblem. for its ,800,000 resi dents, . Magnate Wants to Sell 'v :s m '1 1 'i&ZJk 'i Charles Ebbets, president of the Brooklyn National League Base Ball club, has announced his intention to sell his half interest in the club. He said he desired to retire from the club because of his waning enthusi asm in the game. Mr. Ebbets said he had been in. the game long enough and his offer to sell stands opea to anybody who will offer a "satisfac tory sum" for his interests. South High Loses To Columbus, 14-13 "Discoverers" Eliminate tjie Packers From State Champ Race in Hard Came. Columbus High school's grid team of Columbus, Neb., journeyed to Omaha yesterday and eliminated C.ach James Patton's South High warriors from the state xhampion ship race in a hard fought game at Rourke park with a score of 14 to 13. The visitors outplayed the locals throughout the clash with the exception of the first period of play. South llixh, 13. Columbus. 14. Oraham 1..E Drown Nixon L.T Raitt Swearlngcn L a Ochirlch Fried C Speicj Cannon .Tl 3 Tschudy I'alwel R.T Jones Shalnhol RE BramUan Codgerm Q.B.. Lenhcmse Bernard I'M) SpUter Uvlck I..H Far-ell Sullivan ..R.H Tryba Sacks for Rhanholtz, Meary for Jones, rtlckcrt for Meary, Ackerman for Uvieh Uvleh for Ackerman, Referee Shirley, Nebraska; umpire, Mulligan, Nebraska; head linesman, White, Marlnetta. Time of quarters rS minutes. Military Garrison In Mexican Town Revolts Vera Cruz, Nov. 4. Military forces forming the garrison of the town of Coatepec, near Jalapa, the capital of tjie state of Vera Cruz, have revolted as a result ot an nounced plans by the federal war department to dispose the troops in opposition to the wishes of their commander generals, Ricardo Morales and Alejandro Kurzam. The rebels have taken possession of nearly 100,000 pesos in the hands of the garrison paymaster, and about 50,000 pesos which was being sent to the business me'n of Coatepec. Three columns of government troops located in this city have been ordered to Coatepec tos ubdue the rebels. "Drys" Pleased Over Victory of Harding Chicago, Nov. 4. The election of Senator Harding is more pleased to the prohibitionists than the election of Cox would have been, Virgil G. Hinshaw, chairman of the prohibi tion national committee, said here. "That is because of his recent public statement to the National Temper ance council, ilia, he would use what ever power h; possessed to prevent the re-establishment of intoxicating liquors and also ris statement that his future action on prohibition should be interpreted by his vote upon the 18th amendment and the olstead law, Mr Hinshaw said. Mr. Hinshaw .ater sent Senator Harding a message of congratula tion. Death Plot Found. Tokio, Nov. 4. Dispatches from Fukuoka, on the northwest coast of Kiu Shiu island, report the discovery ofNa plot to attack high personages d-iring the forthcoming annual army maneuvers. Ten Koreans were ar rested there on a charge tha they were in possession of bombs. Greenleaf Loses New York, Nov. 4. Alfredo De Oro defeated Ralph Greenleaf, the world's professional pocket billiard champion, 300 to 264, in the final block of their 300-point three-cushion exhibition match last night. Wheel guards for freight cars, in- tenrlprl tn tnee fr rn cicli a nerenn .wwtf w . . who falls on a railroad track, have been invented. if; . :&v 7 jj : jj Women Athletic Club Bowlers Challenge Husbands to Contest Omaha Athletic club women bow lers have organized a team and chal lenged their husbands to a contest on the club alleys. The "fair sex' already have started practicing for the coming games, although the date for the clash has not been an nounced. Interest in the coming games is at a. high pitch among the women of the club and it will not be sur Mulholland to Develop Team's Aerial Attack Creighton Coach Expects to Use Forward Passes Against Iowa State Saturday For Gains. Coach Eddie Mulholland of Creighton university's foot ball ag gregation has but one object in view this week and that is to develop his team's first line defense so that it will hold the husky Iowa State col lege eleven' when the locals and rowans clash on Creighton field Sat urday afternoon. The Catholic's coach is losing sleep these nights planning new for mations to be used against the Cyclones. Mulholland realizes that without a good front wall, a speedy backfield canont gain ground with trick plays. The Creighton foot ball tutor believes that if he can develop a line capable of hold ing the Iowa Aggies, hfs backfield, composed of Long, Condon, Har mon and Manley, will be able to plow through their opponents for good gains. Creighton came out of the Mar quett battle last week with Little, Long and Van Ackeran on the in jured list. The injuries to the Cath olics were slight, however, and the squad should be in good condition by Saturday. , Mulholland will, scrimmage his men this afternoon,-, followed with fractice.in forward passing. The owa State team has a strong first line of defense and the local .coach expects his players to use the aerial attack to gam ground. Commerce Offers To Play Creighton Catholics Refuse Saturday Game Because of Creighton- i Iowa State -Contest. Creighton High's hopes of sched uling a game with Commerce High this season received a jolt yester day afternoon, when Coach Drum mond of the formerschool informed the local Catholics that unless they were willing to meet the Bookkeep ers Saturday afternoon it woujd be impossible to arrange a contest later in the season. Dr-ummond offered the Catholics a game for Saturday, but the Creigh ton players refused to play, statjng they wanted to witness the Creigh ton university-Iowa" State clash. After this week's game, Commerce will start on its last round of the season's schedule. The Bookkeepers rri... c i i nave iour nam games on uicir jjiu gram before the end of the playing year, and it is doubtful if Coach Drummond's team will be able to play Creigton High. ' . Commerce's grid eleven will jour ney to Grand Island, Neb., Armistice day, November 11, to meet the Grand Island high" gridsters. On Thurs day. November 18, the Commercial players and South High clash for the city championship. x ; ; Maturo and Ridketts Lead In Cue Meet i . rtiiraori ' Nov. 4. Bv winning yesterday from Seaback, Torrington, Conn., James Maturo of Denver tied with William Ricketts of Flint, Mich, for first place in the National Pocket billiards tourney. The score was 125 to 74. His high run was 29, while Seaback had three runs of fourteen. It was the seventh successive victory for the Colorado player. Answers to Yesterday's Questions. 1. The first bout under the new box ing law In New York was held September 17. Joe Welling and Johnny Dundee fighting. 2. Fifteen rounds to a decision are now allowed In New York. 3. Mrs. Wlghtman did not defend the rational tennis title this year. 4. Mrs. Molla BJurstedt Mallory Is the new national women's tennis cham pion. 6. Miss Marlon Zlndersteln and Miss Eleanor Cobs won the women's national doubles title. s 8. Mrs. Wlghtman and Wallace F. Johnson won the national mixed doubles tennis title. 7. Fort Worth won the Texas league pennant for 1920. 8. Little Rock won the Southern league pennant for 1920. 9. Atlanta won the Southern league pennant In 1919. 10. Little Rock never won the'pennant before this year. New Questions. 1. When was the last time the Chi cago Cubs won the pennant? 2. Was Ed Pfeffer, Brooklyn pitcher, ever a member of the St. Louis Browns? 3. Has Otto Miller, Brooklyn catcher, ever played with any other big league club? 4. Is the Johnston, playing third for Brooklyn, the same one who played In the outfield? 5. Was Joe Choylnskl, old-time boxer, a Jew? 6. How many championships did Amer ican boxers win In the 1920 Olympic. 7. How many years has A. A. Stagg been foot ball coach at the University of Chicago? 8. What three new world's records did Ralph DePalma set In one day recently? 9. How many times; has Molla BJur stedt Won the national tennis title? 10. Who Is the new national junior singles woman tennis champion? Copyright, 1920. Thompson Featurs Service. prising if several side bets are wag ered on the outcome of the contests. Mrs. Allen Parmer, Mrs. E. C Leggett, Mrs. S. T. Morrison, Mrs. Charles F. Grunig, Mrs. Lyle Her sey and Mrs. W. H. Quigley will compose the squad which will meet th men's team. N Mrs. E. C. Leggett, with a high score of 186, von the opening day's play in the women's bowling tourna ment at the club. TTeSporlinflV6rldf Maroons Have Another Week of Rest Kearney Normal Cancels Game The University of Omaha foot bailers will have another rest this week. The Maroons were sched uled to play the Kearney State Normal aggregation Saturday, but the latter school canceled the game because of injuries to play ers received in its last clash on the gridiron. Coach Adams tried to schedule a game with the Missouri Wesley ans for this week, but was unsuc cessful, the neighboring stare elev en having a game booked for Sat urday. Wyoming Defeats Wesleyan. 14 to 7 Straight Foot Ball Results in "Cowhoy" Victory Nebras kans Score in Second Period. - Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 4. (Special.) Wyoming university invaded Ne braska today and trounced the Wes leyan Coyotes on the University Place field here jfsterday, with a score of 14 o 7r The score is a fair indication .of the relative strength of the, two teams, although the Methodists were rather lucky to obtain their lone touchdown. The westerners started the game like they were going; to swante Wesleyan by an overwhelming, score. Taking the ball on the kick off the visitors marched down the field and across the goal without losing the oval to their opponents. Straight foot ball was resorted to all the way.. Madden scored the touchdown and Laymen kicked goal In the second period Wesleyan scored its only touchdown. The ball was in Wesleyan's possession on , Wyoming's 18-yard line, with only a few seconds to play. . Mc Candless signalled for Fullback De witz to take the ball on a wide end run and the speedy back carried the pigskin across the goal just as time was called. Kahn kicked goal. The visitors made their last tally in the third quarter when they took the ball in midfield and carried the all by straight foot ball down to Wesleyan's goal, where Wilson went over for a touchdown. Laymen kicked goal. , Cross bucks and off-tackle plays were used effectively by Wyo ming. Madden, Erg and Simpson starred for the visitors. Dewitz and Kahn did the best offensive work for Wesleyan. Schlaifer Promised Several Good Bouts If He Beats Leahy A victory means much for "Kid" Schlaifer, south side welterweight, in his fight with Tackl Leahy in the American Legion s popular priced boxing program, at the Auditorium Monday evening. Schlaifer's manager, Dr. Robert Nichols, plans to take the scrappv little Hebrew on a campaign through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio, if the "kid" wins. Several good matches have already been promised Schlaifer Leahy's knock out of Harry Reed Tuesday proved that the local lad will havs no cinch. Tickets for the boxing program went on sale today at Barkalow brothers' Cigar store, Sixteenth and Farnam;" McVittie's Cigar store. Fifteenth and Douglas; Del Green's Twenty-fourth and N; Base Ball Headquarters, 411 South Fifteenth; Star Shoe Co., 1415 Douglas, and the Auditorium. Policeman Sues for Divorce Charging His Wife Is Cruel -George W. Brigham, a policeman," 2612 South Thirty-second avenue, filed suit in district court yesterday for a divorce from his wife, Anna and the custody of their four small chil dren. They were married in Chica go, December 14, 1911, and his wife has now returned to that city. Brig ham alleges repeated acts of cruelty. Mexican President-Elect Pleased at Harding's Win Mexico City, Nov. 4. Gen. Alvaro Obregon, president-elect of Mexico, commentingon the election of War ren G. Harding, yesterday said the result was not surprising. "I believe Senator Harding will make a good president and be a good neighbor for Mexico," he said. WATERTOWN A properly balanced Style for Fall and Winter LION Q)llars United Shirt S-Collar Ca,Troy.N.Y Change Date for Central Grid Game Locals Will Play Lincoln Fri day Second Team Ar ranges Contest. Word has been received from Lin coln announcing that the date for the Central-Lincoln game has been changed from Saturday Ao Friday of this week. Central students are taking great interest in this game, and more than 200 followers of the team will go to Lincoln on a spe cial train. Coach Mulligan's proteges were given a stiff scrimmage yesterday agiinst the reserves, and are improv ing in their interferences. Mulli gan has been drilling his backfield to "form strong interference for the man with the ball. The Central High Reserves will also make the trip to Lincoln, play ing the Lincoln seconds in a pre liminary contest to the main battle. Japanese Planning New Fortifications New York Times-Chicago Tribune Cable. Copyright 11)20. Tokio, Nov. 4. The magazine Dai Nippon, which is closely connected with military circles, publishes the particulars concerning new fortifica tion plans and armament changes. A rifle, improved by the knowl edge gained in the late war, has been selected. It has a shorter barrel and greater gauge. Pacific fortifications plans, besides those for strengthening the forts already existing, call for two new projects for next year, with others to come later. The first fort will be built on Hachijo island, at the en trance to Tokio bay, and the other will be built on Oshima island in southern Japan. The Sazboship yard will be enlarged so that it will be" able to buiUTdreadnaughts and Tokuyma harbor will be enlarged to Serve as a fuel oil station. Mexican Editor's v Mission Is Ended Senor Palavacini Arranges Renewal of Diplomatic Re lations With England. Paris, Nov. 4. The special diplo mat: mission of Felix F. Palavacini, owner of El Universal of Mexico City, from the Mexican government to various European governments has been finished, he announced to day. Senor Palavacini has arranged with the British government to re new diplomatic relations with Mex ico in December when General Ob regon assumes the presidency of Mexico. Relations between the two countries have been interrupted since 1914. In Belgium Senor Palavacini" was received by King Albert, in Spain by King Alfonso, and in France by President Millerand. As a result of Senor Palavacini's negotiations the Spanish govern ment has decided to help the invest ment of bpanish capital in oil ex portation from Mexico to Europe and South America. Italy will also establish a direct steamship line with Mexico, and the Italian government has authorized Gen. reppino Gari baldi, grandson of the famous Itali- an patriot, to go to Mexico to re turn the visit of Senor Palavacini to Italy. Mexico. Senor Palavacini said to- day, after four months in Europe, nas tne inendship or all the Euro pean countries. "As the policy of Mexico toward the United States will be friendly." he continued, the relations between Mexico and all the world outside will be very good 4n the future." Only Prohibitionist In Congress Defeated Los Angeles, Nov. 4. Representa tive Charles H, Randall of the Ninth California district, who a'pparertly has been defeated for re-election by C. F Van De Water, republican of l-ong Jieach, was the only pro hibitionist in congress. Divorce Court IeoreeH. Karolina Blela from Jan Blela, cruelty. Lena Butler from John Butler, cruelty. Hfulah Roberts from John F. Hoberts, lionaupport. Kfartha Davis from Jeanett Davis, cru- Jlso Makers of lion Shifts 'Church Wine' Man Is Given a Hearing 70 Gallons of Wine Found in Store, Owner Says it Was For Sacramental Purposes. Charged with illegal possession of liquor, Jike Crounse, 924 North Six teenth btreet, who holds a govern ment permit to dispense wine for sacramental purposes, was arraigned before Judge Fitzgerald in Central police court yesterday. Officer George Summitt, who seized 70 gallons of wine in Crounse's grocery store, said that the raid was ordered by Commis sioner Ringer. Judge Fitzgerald took the case un der advisement and said he would render a decision Saturday. 1 "The national prohibitory law gives the right to dispense wine only for sacramental use," said the judge, but the trouble is that dispensers abuse this privilege." German Merchant Ship Arrives at New York Port New York, Nov. 4. The first mer chant steamship flying the German flag to come to the port of New York since July, 1914, arrived here today. The vessel, whjch marks the re sumption of trade with Germany un der the flag of that country, was the Sophie Rickmers, a steamer of 4(863 tons, built in Germany during the war. It is flying the old German merchant marine flag. It is assigned to the Kerr Steam ship company as American agents. The ship is in ballast and will take cargo here for the return voyage. Government Will Seize Three Chicago Breweries Chicago, Nov. 4. The United States government has obtained suf ficient evidence to seize the property of every brewery' in Chicago, ac cording to the statement of a high government official tod?.y. This same authority declared that papers were being-prepared for the seizure of three breweries tomorrow and other seizures would follow. Samples of beer taken from every brewing plant in the city have been sent to Washington for analysis and the reports are said to show all con ta;n more alcohol than the law allows. HJENAME MEANS QUALITY our assortment ts complete TWO STORES WOg FARNAM ST. -AND 505 SO IO ST 1 fj For Men Onlj recently we heard a young man boasting that he earned a big salary," but he had never laid up a cent in his life, and that often at the end of the week he was behind and had to borrow money. Now, think of a young man boasting of this, and yet expecting to get on in the world, to be man of importance among his fellows. This younff man isjpnti'-rlv too cof'ont of his earning ability, he is giving no thought to, the "rainy day." This Clock l Alwnr Correct. Manufacturer's Son Slain by Cane in Hand Of Unknown Murderer New York, Nov. 4. A murder mystery, baffling in motive, todav confronted the police investigating the death of Leads Vaughn Waters. 46, wealthy club man of London and New ork, ound early today in a room in thePlymouth hotel here. Death respited from a fractured skull, ' caused, police believe by blows from Waters' own -cane, wielded by a man who accomr.anied him to the hotel last night and who rushed from the room, still carrying the stick av few seconds before the body was found. He left as clues, finger prints on a mirror in the room and the name "James Dunn, Mil waukee," upon the hotel register. Waters registered at the hotel as "J. Talbot, Milwaukee." Waters was a member of a familv of piano manufacturers. He had been living with his mother in a Bronxville hotel since October 26! Fitzgerald or Day Will Take Place of Estelle Either Police Judge James Fitz gerald or L. B. Day, the newly elected county judges, will be ap C BOXING! BOXING? American Legion's POPULAR TTP-LEAN RICED A LASSY R0GRAM lillARD 10 ROUNDS Kid Schlaifer vs. Jack Leahy 8 ROUNDS Harry Reed vs. Battling Strayer Two Good Preliminaries. Tommy Ryan, former middleweight champion of the world, will referee. AUDITORIUM Monday, Nov. 8, 8:30 P. M. BUY TICKETS TODAY AT Barkalow' Bros. Cigar Store, 16th and Farnam. McVittie's Cigar Store, 15th and Douglas Det Green's, 24th and N. Baseball Headquarters, 411 S. 15th. Star Shoe Co., 1415 Douglas. Auditorium 15th and Howard. ADMISSION $1, $2 AND $3 &4 C3 dZwa Get the Savings Habit Are you preparing for the future? 'Are you preparing to meet the emergency, should it arise? SAVE a little of your income EVERY week, during your productive years. Open a SAVINGS ACCOUNT in our SAVINGS- DEPART!! KNT. ASSURE yourself of a "Good Home,. Comfort and Contcnt ' ment in your old age. United States National Bank The Dank of rERSOVtL Attention. pointed to fill out the unexpired term of the hue Distiict Judge Lee Estelle, Presiding Judge Troup said yesterday. Judge Troup said that there is urgent need of another judge to handle part of the heavy legal business of the district. Judge Troup said that he will rec ommend at once the appointment to Governor McKelvie. Irregular-Of fensive of Poles Has Been Checked Kiga, Nov 4. Offensive opera tions by irregular Polish troops commanded by General ellvtouski have been checked along t he entire front by the Lithuanians during the prist few days, and as a result the evacuation of Kovno lias been post poned. The only point where the Poles have not been defeated is on the northern sector of the line, where they have occupied the rail road station at Dushti. Hard fight ing took plate on the line etween Vilna and Kovno. DR. LEE W. EDWARDS I Chiropractor v OPEN EVENINGS 306 So. 24th Street Corner Farnam 3 W. W. COHKR J6TH AMI FARNAM 8T8.