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V THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY". .1AISUAKY: za, lam. Two Cage Games Scheduled for ValleyTonight Kansas Plays Tigers, Washing- ton Clashes With Cyclones Other Teams Idle This Week. I. Pet. l.ooo O 1,0(10 0 l.ooo 1 7!W t 500 5 l7 4 000 4 000 4 000 MiiMorl Kmw Nebraska KaiUM Atflea WMhlnitna low Mat lrek firtimell ' Oklahoma Game Thli Week. Kansa alnst Missouri at Columbia. Friday and Saturday. Washington against Iowa Btt at St. Louis, Friday and Satur day. All eyes this week will be focused on Columbia, Mo.. where the unde feated teams of the Kansas Jay bawkers and the Missouri Tigers will battte, in what promises to be the most crucial game of the Valley Reason. Missouri won from the Oklahoma Sooner by comfortable margins in two games last week, while the Kansas Jayhawkcrs con tinued their winning streak by de feating the Grinnell Pioneers in two games, 35 to 20 and 31 to 17. Missouri has the edge in the con test. The Kansas team is inexpe rienced and according to informa tion from Dr. F. C. Allen's camp, his men are not in the best of condi tion for the Missouri series. The histories of both teams show that on the one hand Missouri has had little trouble in defeating its op ponents while the Jayhawkers have had a battle in every game. Mis souri defeated Ames by a much larger score than the Kansans were able to amass two weeks ago, Whether the Kansas team will crack when they hit the great defensive team of the Tigers or whether the splendid guard work of the Kansas five will be kept up under the bar rage of the Missouri forwards is the question that is baffling the followers of the court game. The Washington Pikeway team will meet the Ames Aggies in a two game series today and tomorrow for the only other Valley games of the week. If the work of "Pinkey" Greene, sensational forward of the Ames team, continues, the series may prove disastrous to the Washington team. The Pikers defeated the Drake Bulldogs decisively in two games last week, and the Cyclones split a series with the Kansas Aggies. The teams, sport followers believe, will be fairly evenly matched when they meet this week. Oklahoma will take on Creighton university of Omaha tomorrow night and the Kansas Aggies have a two game series scheduled with Phillips university of Enid, Old. Grinnell will play Coe college at Cedar Rapids tonight, and Cornell college at Mount Vernon, Saturday. Ne braska and Drake will remain idle. New York Basket Five After Games Nationals Willing to Meet Ne braska Teams If Schedule Can Be Arranged. The New York Nationals, one of the strongest professional basket ball teams in the' country, will tour Ne braska providing they cart secure games. Jake Isaacson, member of the Douglas county post of the Ameri can Legion athletic committee, yes terday received word from the man ager of the New York team asking for games in this state. The local Legion quintet, Bowen Furniture and possibly the Omaha Athletic club squads will meet the New York Nationals in Omaha. In order to bring the Gotham basket eers to Nebraska it will be neces sary to arrange a schedule of con tests throughout the state for the easterners. Any team in the state wanting games with the Nationals are urged to write at once to the manager of the New York National basket ball team, New York City, or to Jake Isaacson, Star Shoe Co., Omaha, Neb. The latter will for ward ; the schedule to : the Gotham manager when completed. The New York Nationals played m Omaha five years ago against the Brandeis team and easily defeated the locals. The eastern five is ranked among the strongest teams in the country and recently lost to the Celtics. United States champi ons. The Nationals have won IS out of 17 games played thus far this season. At the present time they are touring Ohio. 7,000 Attend Tendler and Willie Jackson Battle Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 27. A crowd estimated at 7. COO witnessed the bat tle last night between Lew Tendler and Willie Jackson, in which the for mer was given the newspaper deci sion. The gate receipts were $30,123, it was announced. Of this amount Jackson received $10,000, while Ten der's share was slightly more. Nu merous vacant seats around the arena nullified estimates that the gate would exceed $35.000. Hornshy Signs Contract To Play With Cards Again St Louis, Mo., Jan. 27. Roger Hornsby, in fielder and champion batsman of the National league, to day signed a contract to play with the local National league club the coming season. Hornsby, whose batting average last year was .370, was the first Cardinal player to sign up for 1921. The New York Na tionals recently offered $200,000 and four players tor Hornsby, but the offer was turned down. . "Yip" Owens Made Manager Of St Joseph Base Ball Club St Joseph, Mo., Jan. 27. An nouncement is made by George K. Belden, president of the Minneapo- , lis American association club and St. Joseph Western league base "tall clubs, that Frank ("Yip") Owens, veteran catcher of the Mil lers, has ben appointed manager of i the St. Joseph club. Tallest Basket Ball Player in the Game J "Big Al" Clayton, the giant tbpoff man of the Buckeye Five, Ohio's champion basket ball aggregation. The Buckeye team went down to defeat m its attempt to wrest the championship from the Original Cel tics, New York's great live. Clay ton, who stands six feet scvert inches in his stocking feet. is. without a doubt, the tallest basket ball player in the game when he electrified the New York fans bv his brilliant play ing against the Celtics. Montreal Seeks Carpentier Bout i Dominion Promoters Confer With Rickard on Location. New York, Jan. 27. The propos al to hold the Dempsey-Carpentier world's heavyweight champion bout in Montreal was discussed here to day between Tex Rickard and two Canadian promoters, C. F. Graham and F. O. Goodspeed, members of a dominion syndicate. Rickard said he had been request ed by the Canadians to consider their mission confidential and had not decided whether he would divulge the developments of the conference, William A. Brady, who with Charles B. Cochran, recently with drew from the bout, said today he was prepared, whenever requested, to assign his interest and that of Cochran, to Rickard. Monahan and King Sign Up With Sox For Another Season Chicago Tribune Cable, Copyright, 1021. Chicago, Jan. 27. Secretary Har ry Grabtner of the White Sox, an nounced today that the signed con tract of Peter Monahan, of Cincin nati had been received. Monohan is a first baseman, hits and throws left handed, and received his scnooling in independent clubs of Cincinnati. The signed contract of Stanley (Bud) King, a right-handed pitcher, wa9 also received. King lives in Louisville, Ky., where he was re garded as the champion of high school pitchets. Last year he labored with a semi-pro outfit and mowed down every opponent met. Des Moines Tigers To flay Creighton Arrangements were completed late yesterday afternoon by the athletic officials at Creighton university for a two-game series f basket ball con tests between the Des Moines col lege Tigers and the Creighton quin tet, for this city on Friday and Sat urday nights, February 4 and 5. Coach Harry Bell's Des Moines college hoopsters recently defeated the Kansas Aggies when they staged a comeback in the second half. Pacific Coast Magnates End Schedule Meeting San Frandisco, Cal., Jan. 27. The annual schedule meeting of the direc tors of the Pacific Coast Base Ball league ended yesterday without, any action being taken on the applica tion of Tacoma business and other interests for a franchise in that city. The meeting began yesterday, at which time Tacoma's petition was presented. "Battling" Levinsky in Paris to Consult Specialist London. Jan. 27. Battling Levin sky, American pugilist, -who recent ly injured his right arm while train ing for a bout with Bombardier Wells, has gone to Paris to consult a specialist. HIGH SCHfcL BASKETBALL Central City, 9; Grand Inland, 8. Central City, Neb., Jan. 27. (Special. Central City HIkIi school basket ball team defeated the Grand Island High school squad in a hard-fought game hero by the score of 8 to 8. Kimball. St; North Platte, 17. Kimball. Neb., Jan. 27. (SpeciaT.) The local high school basket ball team easily defeated the North Platte quintet here by the score of 64 to 17. The count at the end of the first half was 12 to K In favor of the locals. Kimball obtained an early lead and wan never In danger of losing It at any stage of the game. Bloomfleld, XI; Wans, 11. Bloomfleld, Neb.. Jan. 27. (Special.) The Bloomfleld High school basket ball team won Its fourth straight victory of the season when It met the Wausa High team at that piace and took the long end of a SI to 11 count. Wausa made hut one field goal, getting nine points on free throws. Bloomfleld tried out a new sys tem of plav, which accounts la a measure for the low score it rolled up. The tm has not lost a game this season. The boys will play the Hartlngton team at that Place tonight Three Contests Will Be Played Here Tonight Commerce to Play South High Benson Meets Plattsraouth And Auhurn Mixes With Creighton High. Games Tonight. Commerce against South High at South High A Ml uburn High against Creighton High at I'relgliton. Central High against St. Joseph at Hi Wayne Normal against Doane st Crete. Nebraska cnlevsn against jiaeungs Hh stings. Kansas asralns- Missouri at Columbia. llenson High against Flattsmouth at Omaha I'niverslty. Iowa State against Washington at St, JiOllls. Indiana against Purdue at 1 tayette. All eyes tonight and Saturday will be focused on Columbia, Mo., where the undefeated teams of the Kansas Jayhawkers and the Tigers clash on the lattcr's floor and Creighton High meets Auburn at the Creighton gymnasium, while the Benson High tossers and Platts mouth mix at the " Universitiy of Omaha "gym." The game between Commercial High and the Packers will be the second contest played thus far be tween the four high schools to de cide the city basket ball champion ship. In the first contest Central defeated South High. Coach Drummond's squad is a big favorite and with three of the star players on Coach Patton's South High team on the sidelines, the Bookkeepers shold easily win the contest. Auburn and Creighton High will play at Creighton gymnasium in a game which the locals should win without much trouble. Benson, High and Flattsmouth are scheduled for the University of Omaha gymnasium in what is ex pected to be a hard-fought affair. The two teams played several weeks ago, but the game was stopped after the first half because of poor light. The score at the half way mark was 7 to 5 in favor of Benson. Plattsmouth defeated South High last Saturday night at Plattsmouth by the score of 30 to 29. Central High and St. Joseph Cen tral meet at St. Joseph tonight. The Missourians have a : fairly strong team this season and it would riot be surprising if they trounced the locals. Dempsey Will Defend Title at Portland, Ore. Portland, Ore., Jan. 27. Frank E. VVatkins, chairman of the Portland boxing, commission, announced that an agreement had been reached whereby Jack Dempsey will defend his title here next April in a ten round decision against the best man who can be obtained as an opponent by the boxing commission which is arranging the match. Jack Kearns confirmed the announcement. . The announcement followed a conference between Kearns and rep resentatives of the boxing commis sion. .. ; Caddock Savs Defense Must Be Developed to j Beat Strangler Lewis j Chicago, Jan. 26. Wrestlers, especially those contemplating a match with the heavyweight cham pion, "Strangler" Lewis, must de velop a defense for the champfon's famous head lock, said Earl Cad dock, who was defeated by Lewis in a match in New York last Mon day night for the title, chiefly by ap plication of the headlock. Caddock said he felt none the worse for the punishment he received in his en counter with Lewis in the head locks clamped on by the champion, and that the hold is no more dangerous than the toe or double wristlock. He was on his way back to his farm in Walnut, la. Eddie Mulligan Sold To Chicago White Sox , . Salt Lake City. Jan. 27. In fieldcr Eddie Mulligan of the Salt Lake City club of the Pacific Coast league has been sold to the Chicago White Sox. The consideration in cludes three players from the Chi cago club to be selected by the Salt Lake City club prior to March 5, according to H. W. Lane, president of the Salt Lake City club, who made the announceucnt yesterday at San Francisco. Mulligan came to Salt Lake City in 1919 from the Kansas City club. With Mulligan in the .Jineup the Chicago infield will be made up this year of three former Salt Lake City players Sheely at first, Johnson at shortstop and Mulligan at third base. Raw Sugar Quoted Today At 4 Cents Pound in N. Y. New York, Jan. 27. Raw sugar was quoted at 4 cents a pound in the market here today, the lowest price recorded in more than two years. This figure, including cost and freight, was due to renewed pressure. 'NICKNAMC OMAUA ESC PALL CUJP 4wA,T7icuUL to iM.cwv NICKNAME.,.:..-- CONTESTANTS NAME ; ADDCCSS. CONTEST CLOSES Hjj( ' Former Home Ruft King Plans Comeback After all, T. Franklin Baker, home run 'king of the American league un til he was dethroned by Babe Ruth, is contemplating a comeback. At the time of his retirement Baker was playing third base for the New York Yankees. Baker's return to the game will depend much' upon the recovery of his 10-year-old daughter, who is suffering from a double attack of pneumonia. When interviewed by Yankee coaches recently Baker ex pressed his willingness to get into harness again. However, he said all would depend on the roccvery of his sick youngster. Lew Tendler Wins Decision Over Jackson Philadelphia Southpaw Has Belter of Lightweight Argu ment at Milwaukee Show. Milwaukee, Jan. 27. For 10 full rounds Wednesday Lew Tendler, the Philadelphia southpaw and Willie Jackson battled almost toe to toe in the Milwaukee auditorium and at the finish Tendler had the better of the argument. It was a real fight from the opening to the closing gong. Tendler showed the stamina and smart thinking that has brought him to the front in rapid strides. He out figured and outsped Jackson in at least seven of the 10 rounds sand in most of those sessions he , out- punched his Jewish rival from the Bronx. There was only one session, the seventh, that could be called even, while the other two, which happened to be the first and second, belonged to Jackson by far mar gins. There was not a round in which the boys did not sftmd toe to toe and sock with all the force they could put behind their punches. Many a solid left from a Tendler fist con nected with Jackson's jaw and many a hard shot from Jackson found Tendler's chin. Miss Morgan Trying To tage Ring Show Similar to Last One Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee leased Wire. Chicago, Jan. 27. Anne Morgan, who figured prominently in staging the "society prize fight" in New York, where dips and debs, the Kel lys of the Bowery and the Vander bilts of Fifth avenue rubbed elbows and saw Benny Leonard knock out Ritchie Mitchell, is trying to put on a similar show here; Dispatches say she is also making efforts to stage a "societv" nrirp fio-hr in Rnttnn N The profits of course, after the bat tlers had been reimbursed, would go to the, relief of devastated France, the pet project of Miss Morgan. If Chicago s cold to the proposition, it may be staged across the Wisconsin, Indiana, or Michigan line where the laws are not so strict. Jack Reynolds Defends Title Against Mallas Grand Rapids, Jan. 27. Wrestling for the welterweight championship of the world and after, having his shoulders pinned to to the mat with a body scissors and chin hold in 47 minutes, Welterweight Champion Jactr: Reynolds ot Cedar Rapids, la., quickly came bsck' and. won his match here last night from former Lightweight Champion Billy Hallas, Canton, O., by scoring two falls in quick succession with reinforced toe holds, the first in 16 minutes and the second in four minutes. v Bob Roper Wins Bout Over New York Boxer Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 27. Cap. Bob Roper of Chicago won the newspaper decision over Hartley Madden of J'ew York in ten rounds here last night. It was a fast bout. Roper was the aggressor in the early rounds and gained one ad vantage that Madden could not over come, although the latter showed well toward the end. of the fight. Creighton Five Takes Lead in Second Period Coyotes and Local Team Play Hard Game Kearney, Love ly and Berry Stars of Contest. Coach Eddie Mulholland's Creigh ton university basket shooters raised hop Wednesday night with Coach J. V. Stewart's University of South Dakota indoor machine, threw theoretical monkey wrenches into the rogs and trimmed the Red I and White athletes by the slore of 25 to 19, in one of the hardest lought games played at the local's gym nasium thus far tins season. At the Aid of the first half the score was, 12 to 11, and some 1,000 fans yelled themselves hoarse when Kearney made good a free throw on Gort's foul soon after the second period rolled into play and tied the count. TJic University of South Dakota played a fast game during the ini tial ' half, but in the last half the speed of the local lads was marked. This coupled with some good pas sing and points garnered from under the basket, was largely responsible for the one-sided score in the final of the contest. However,' the basket shooting of Kearney, Berry and Lovely cropped out as the fea tures at this stage of the game. Welch Stars for Visitors. Welch, Goff, Harlow and Rey nolds played a good game for the visitors. The floorwork of the for mer and the basket shooting of Har low from the free throw line fea turing for the losers. . Kearney, Lovely, Wise and Berry were the stars for the winners. Both teams play again tonight. The lineup: CREIQHTON. F1. FT, Wise, rf ' 1 Kerry, It ...i 2 0 Kearney, c (C) 6 7 Condon, rir - n " Y.mdiver, lg J " Lovely, f ft Wlckhem, f 0 0 F. PtS. t - Total 14 7 7 35 SOUTH DAKOTA. ' Yd. FT. F. Pta. Welch, if 1 0 2 2 Goff, If 1 " 0 2 Harlow, c 3 9 2 15 lltynolds, rg (C) 0 0 1 0 Whitmore lg i 0 II 2 0 Totals 6 9 7 19 Referee: Paul Schlasler (Nebraska). White Sox Played to , $580,000 Crowd in Chicago Last Season Chicago, Jan. 27. Paid admission into the 77 games played at home by the Chicago American league base ball club last year totaled be tween $480,000 and $580,000, Harry Grabiner, secretary of the White Sox, today told a council committee in protesting against a proposed city ordinance which would tax receipts at professional base ball games 5 per cent. The receipts of the Chicago Na tional league club were given as be tween $300,000 and $400,000, with the statement that the stockholders had received no returns or dividends on their investment of approximately $1,000,000. Club representatives said that the proposed tax would result in an in crease in the price of tickets. 15-Round Bouts Planned - In Pennsylvania Law ,1. , ,. i . Harrisburg,,Pa., Jan. 27. Fifteen round boxing matches and the cre ation of a state boxing commission are provided for in a Jbill introduced in the legislature. . A fine of $1,000 for violation of the regulations of the commission is provided in the bill. It also pro vides that no person under the age of 18 years shall participate in any boxing or sparring match, and that no children under 16 years of age shall be permitted to attend. Airplane Race Will Be Held on Coast on Feb. 22 Los Angeles, Jan. 27. An airplane race from Los Angeles to Sacra mento, Cal.. open to army, navy and civilian flyers, will be held February under tlie auspices ot tlic Aero club of southern California, it was announced today by George Harri son, club secretary. The race will be for the Albert II. Hays trophy. now held by Capt. L. H. Smith of Mather field, and $1,000 in cash prizes. The distance is approxi mately 400 miles. Yanks to Play 30 Exhibition Games During Training Trip New York, Jan. 27. The spring training schedule of the New York American league team, made public today, includes 30 exhibition games, 16 of which will be played with the Brooklyn Nationals. Base Ball Chatter Chlrniro Tribune-Omaha Be Iihrd Wire. i hirairo, Jun, '4t. I'y rerkint, Cnunle Mack's brilliant youiiK catcher, l slulciJ for outlaw bust ball In 19"1, according to v. hlspcrinKs from Kmnklln. Pa. Pro moters of tho Independent circuit rlatm rerkini lias already siffnarl a contract. Four olher niajoj- league Htare are on the list. Hugh Duffy Is a pretty bitty man. The Rt d Sox leader, who always ha ben a V.i.V. TT..K i.nm la ilWn, of letters from aspiring youngster who j warms up. Miller iliiKftinff In reported to be ready tn offer Wallie l'lpp and J. Kranklin Haker for the services of Joe Judire. Griffith, however, says ho won't consider the offer althoutrh many of the experts are inclined to disagree -with his .Judg ment. , Trl Speaker It reported to be after Fliu'lM, who plicd third base for the TiKors last yesr. Detroit sent him to Oakland and Speaker wants Plnelli turnrd ovtr In completion of the Louis Quluto deal. Only 10 pitchers will he taken to Tuinpa. Fia., by Manager Mcllrlde of the Sen ators this springr. They are Johnson, Shaw, Courtcnay. Schaelit. . Krlckson. Accsta. ZachRry, MosrtdBe, Conway and probably Uordy. ronlmrts will ho sent to nil llrooklyn National UnKue player before February 1. except inflelders James I'aton and Chnrlcs Ward, tho club management an nounces. Caton and Ward asked to be! placed on the "volunteer retired Hat," bv cuuso of Illness. They wilt report for duty when phnlcallr fit He Likes This New "Photographic Buzz" "I like (he bin of the luy Hee. That's bussing now photographically." A. S. Workman of Glenwood, la., thus expresses in rhyme his appreciation of The Bee's contest for amateur photographers. "Keep on buzzing," he urges. "Will ure send some prints for your contest." The writer is hopeful the con test will result in agitation for a Camera club for Omaha and vicinity. Inquiries indicate some of the amateurs are doubtful regarding the number of pictures they may enter in the contest. There is no limit on the number. Germans Release Property of U. S. Taken During War Final Settlement in Owners, However, Impossible Due to Failure of America to Ratify Peace' Pact. 'Berlin, Jan. 27. American proper ty in Germany which was taken un der control by the German custodian of enemy property after the United Stales entered the war. has been un conditionally released, said Dr. Han icl von , Haimhausen, undersecretary jr foreign affairs, today. Final set tlement with the American owners, however, has been impossible owing to the provisipn of the Versailles treaty, which stipulated that such settlements should be made through au international clearing house, he added, and this operation cannot be curried out until the. United States ratifies the treaty or a new pact is negotiated. ' In cases where American factories were placed under German control, the undersecretary said, their staffs were permitted to remain. Out of 186 of such factories and corpora tions taken over by the custodian Germany received only 26.000,000 marks out of their administration. To Advance Funds. The German custodian of Amer ican funds has been instructed to provide Americans with whose in terest he was entrusted with funds for their maintenance, pending ulti mate settlement. The undersecretary cited the case of the International Harvester com pany, the vice president of which, he said, had recently thanked the Ger man foreign office personally for the "efficient and generous manner in which the custodian had protected the company's German interests dur ing the war, as an example of the care with which American propety was safely guarded. Dr. Haniel ron liaimliausen said trie British govern ment was opposed to the seizure of private enemy property at the begin ning of the war, but that England's procedure had forced it to adopt such measures.. Used U. S. Methods. When the United States entered the war and proceeded against Ger man property there Germany advised Washington it would-apply the same measures to the same degree adopt ed by United States officials. The undersecretary declared he had suc cessfully opposed demands from the German military command that American property in Germany be subjected to the same treatment as was given that of other belligerents. American patents and licenses were neither sold nor transferred, he said, and there was no forced liquidations of American holdings. Where there were temporary transfers they oc curred only with a view to protect ing American holdings, whfch can be transferred back to American control at any time, he said. He added that there were only a few instances of such temporary transfers.' No stocks nor bonds were put up for forced sales, but were merely listed for the purpose of control and were permit ted to remain in German banks. J. MUder Critically 111 J. Milder, 2860 Capitol avenue, is critically ill at his home. The 0 Pastor Who Married Dupont, Divorced Man, Violated Church Law Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 27. It was decided last night that Rev. Baker P. Lee, former rector of Christs church, will be placed on trial before 12 of his people in the Episcopal church, charged with the violation ot an ecclesiastical canon m per forming a marriage ceremony for Alfred I. Dupont, multi-millionaire powder magnate and a divorced man, and Miss Jessie D. Ball in this city last Saturday. The maximum penalty in the case if he is found guilty is deposition from the Episcopal ministry. The trial, if held, will be the first of its kind in the history of the church in America. At the afternoon session of the 26th annual convention of "the dio cese of Los Angeles a resolution was adopted assuring Bishop Johnson the support of that body if he should see fit to call Rev. Mr. Lee to ac count for the violation of church canon 42. U. S. Mint Contractor to Build One at Shanghai Philadelphia, Jan. 27. Construc tion of China's first national mint will begin at Shanghai soon under the direction of ChtTord Hewett of this city, a mint expert, it was an nounced here today. His services were loaned to China Dy tne uniteu states, ine proaucx of the new mint will be a uniform . T. ".. Tl 1 A currency to replace the present cir culation medium which varies with the locality. The mint will be fin ished in two years at a cost of about $2,000,000, Its capacity will be 500, 000 silver dollars a day. Hewett has been in the service of the gov ernment for 25 years and built the mints in Denver and Philadelphia. Japanese Opposition Against Disarmament " -- Tokio,' Jan. 27. A majority of the members of the opposition party are opposed to a proposal of Y Ozaki. a member, that a measure be intro duced in the Diet calling uoon lanan to approach other world powers relative to restriction of armaments. said the conservative organ, Jiji Shimpo, because they regard it as idealistic and impracticable. Ihe existing international situa tion, in the opinion of this news paper renders assurance of perma nent peace difficult, it beiniz oointed out that America's refusal to join tne league of ' nations makes this fact quite evident. Arizona Mining Man Dies When Automobile Turns Over San Bernardino. Cal.. Tan. '27. Bert Lunceford, a mining man well known in Arizona, was instantly killed last night near Victorvilie, in this county, when his automobile turned over on a grade. His wife and another passenger were unin jured. Lunceford was formerly mill superintendent of the Tom Reed mine at Oatman and a large owner in the United American mine. His iiome was at Victorvilie. 12-Year-OId Bandit Who Has Terrorized Chicago, Caught Chicago, Jan. 27. With the cap ture of Roy Fitzhenry, 12, police be lieve today the activities of a child bandit, who has successfully held tip several women within the past few weeks, are ended. Roy .crept up behind Miss Elvira .McDonald last night and snatched her purse. She caught the boy and turned him over to the police. Bank Robber Suspects Are Taken When Auto Turns Over Texarkana, Ark., Ian. 27. Henrv Alverd and Henry Pruitt are in jail here, charged with robbery of the Exchange bank at Nash, five miles from here. The men were captured within an hour of the robbery when , a stolen automobile In which they were attempting their escape turned over near town. Omaha O'CLOCK EDITION Carries the World's Up-to-the-Minute Telegraph News as well 'as Late Day News of Doings in and about Omaha. Serve Yourself With the Very Latest News Every Night in the 5 o'Clock Omaha Bee Reserve Banks Monthly Report Shows Optimism Better Tone to General Situy tion Appears, Although' . Conditions Are Still Stagnant. Kansas City. Mo., Jan. 27. Al though improvement in financial, in dustrial and commercial conditions in the tenth federal reserve district with the coming of the new year has wl' been as great as desired, there ap pears to be a better tone to the gen eral situation, according to the. monthly review of the Kansas City federal reserve bank. Evidences of a trend toward speed ier and more satisfactory liquidation of bank loans brought slight relaxa tion in the financial strain, the re view said. December statements from 83 member banks of the district showed smaller loans than for any month of 1920. Clearing house re ports from seven principal cities in the district indicate an increase in the volume of business week by week since Christmas. Weather Aids Farmers. The winter thus far is reported as generally favorable to outdoor farm ' work and in some sections spring plowing is progressing. Moisture was reported insufficient in many sections, particularly on the western great plains and in some Rocky mountain sections grain was report : ed suffering. Wheat is reported as having a fine green color and in ex cellent condition. A better demand for wheat and. more liberal shipments were the out standing features of the opening.; week of the new year at the grain. centers, the report says. Receipts of wheat for tht first 15 days of Tan wary were repolted 20 per cent larg er than for the same period last year. Corn receipts were reported' about 30 per cent larger, while re ceipts of oats fell off about 20 per. cent. Live stock conditions throughout the district are generally gooa th report says, due to the mild wintt and an abundance of feed. " Some Hog Cholera. There is little disease reported with the exception of a few casea of hog cholera in spots. Movement of live stock to the principal mar kets of the district continues light,' ' as to cattle and calves, the report -says, although there is a fairly good supply of hogs. Receipts of cattle for December were reported 49.3 fr cent less than in November and 49,, per cent less than in December. 1919. There was an nicrease of .3 per cent in hog receipts in De-". cember, as compared with Novem ber, but a falling off of 35.4 per cent from December, 1919, was rc-i, ported. Sheep receipts for Decem ber were reported 45 per cent under those of the corresponding month the previous year. i Reductions of 30 to 50 per cent in . purchases of crude oil by refiners: within the past 30 days, together-- with seasonable changes have re sulted in a material decrease in pro- ' duction in Kansas and Oklahoma, ' the report says. The decrease m " production, it eontiriues; indicates the output of wells in Kansas and. Oklahoma will fall below 11,000,000 barrels for the first time in more, than a year. . , . ,, 86 Failures Reported, Production of soft coal in the ; district was reported fairly active " because of improved operating con-' " ditions,' little interruption from trikes and better transportation fa- cilitics and in spite of general busi-; ness and industrial activity and re- ... duced purchases due to mild weath-... er. Building activities are better than '. anticipated, in view of the slump wh;ch started last mid-summer and continued through the year, accord ing to the review, A total of 86 business failures - j were reported during December in. .., the Tenth Federal Reserve district with total liabilities of $4,748,558. This was the largest month's fail- . ures during the year, the bank re- ported. Bee Want Ads Are Best Business. Getters. Bee is