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SOUTH ALUNNI BEAT REGULARS Four Stars on Big Western Basket Ball Fives Have All They Can Handle. ACOURACY WINS, 28 TO ‘“They're pure a fighting bunch." . Herd Stryker, Coach Page's crack cen- ter at the University of Chicago, gave vent to this honest exclamation amid laborious panting. A short rest had been called shortly before the close of the first half of the AlumniSouth High bas- ket ball game In the South Side last ovening. Shields of Nebraska, Menefee of Michigan and Cohn of Wisconsin nodded in weary assent. Game s Fast, From the first to the final toot of the 13 B %é s i £ £ ! fg it i i g ifid i H H . i i g9 I : g j : f i : University Flippers P it & i f BENNY KAUFF. NNNY Kpavre NEW YO Dec. 24.-1It is reported that the New York Yankees have entered the fleld of those bidding for the services of Henny Kauff of the Brookfeds and leading hitter of the Federal league, It | Otto ¥ Stitel, owners of the local Fed- is sald that negotiations are already under way and that the New York eclub has offered in the neighborhood of $10,0m for Kauff's. contract. Kauff at the beginning of last season slgned with the Glants, jumped to the Feds, then back to ‘the Glants, and finally played out the season with the Federals. Manager Mcliraw of the Glants Is also anxious to securs the services of Kautf_for next year. Weeghman Deal for Cubs May. Not Be Consummated CHICAGO, Deo. M. —Following the re- ceipt of a telegram from Charles . Taft today, Charles Weeghman sald he might, walt until Mr. Taft's return from Texas before meeting him < to arrange finally for the purchase of the Cubs. He had expected to go to Texas next Sun- day. that for might fall through it ala ‘4t would be a bad ‘the, National league.’ between . Taft . Friends of Mr. Weeghmun, in the world for the deal to fall through & hunting trip through Texas. Seibert Will Be OQut the floor gamo this season. Selbert Washington Aftairs political | ! i 24 € B vancss s wo orva 1oL W ANT DI AVERS? it was still the Chicago and declarod say he has faith in the &th imposed by General von Blssing, the Ger- Mr, Taft, with a_party of friends, Is on James A. Glimore said today he did 0f Game for Season |7 Because of an operation on his right foot due to Infection recelved from the use of improper fitting basket ball shoes, John Selbert, star tackle and captain- elect of the University of Omaha foot ball team, will not be ‘able to particlpate in ‘was one of the likely candidates and his loss will prove a setback to Coach Kavan, who was using him at a forward Public office holders and members of y in- s A land r of riot of Colum- it of protection THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, DE! yrigh Cop; e, News | | 0il Magnate Has Kauff, Magee and | All K. C.,, Newark and Buffalo Athletes for Sale. NOT FED LIQUIDATING AGENT BT. LOUIS, Dec, 34.~"1 have the dis- position of the Kansas City, Buffalo and Newark Federal league players and I hold the contracts of Benny Kauff, Lee Magee and George Anderson, of the Brooklyn Federals.” This statement was made by Harry F. Sinclair, ol magnate of Tulea, Okl, and retiring base ball Ppromoter, today. “You can say,” he added, “that the owner of the Cincinnatl Nationals yester- day offered me 35,000 for Pitcher Moseley of Newark and that the owner of an- other National league club offered me | $15,000 for Magee. Moseley will go to Cincinnat! as sooh as I get the $5,000. Magee, however, is worth much more | money than #1500, in my estimation, and he will not go for that figure. These two | offers are in answer to the published re- | port that the National league owners have agreed not to take any Federal league players.” Won't Go Inte Detatls. Mr. Sinclair declined to go into detall as to how he aocquired Kauff, Magee and Anderson or how he happened to have the Kansas City, Newark and Buf- falo players on his hdnds. He denled, however, that he was the liquidating agent of the Federal league. Sinclair sald the deal whereby the St. Louls Americans will go to Phil Ball ana | | t, 1915, International rvico. GET A TAXI AND 4O HOMER. AFTERA Y . | BRITISH PUT BAN ON CITIZEN - SEE MR. SINCLAIR' MEDICAL SUPPLIES SEES AUTO STOLEN, Forbid Admission of Hospital Stores Into Any of the Enemy Countries. U. 8. WILL ENTER A PROTEST WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Great Britain has suspended the issuance of permits for shipment of hospital sup- plies of any description from the United States to Germany, Austria- Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey. This became known tonight. and at the same time It was learned that the State department at the instance of the American Red Cross had made representations to the London for- elgn office seeking withdrawal or modification of the new order. Until recently the British government and its allles exempted from the block- ade order-in-council practically all hos- pital supplies except rubber goods su as gloves, worn by surgeons and nurses, blankets, tubing, etc. Kfforts to secure admission of the rubber articles were un- successful, the British authorities explain- Ing that to permit them to go Inte enemy territory would release a corresponding amount of rubber for the manufacture of auto tires and other military necessi- tiea, Now the prohibition has been extended to all supplies and large consignments, gathered at New York by the Rad Cross for shipment to the central powers are belng held in storage. This situation will be considered at the meeting of the erals, has been closed. Sinclair left to- night for Tulsa and said he would return to New York after the holidays to wind up other matters Involved in the peace agreement signed at Cincinnati yesterday. “"When all the provisions of the peace agreenient are carried out,” Sinclair said, “I shall have retired from base ball, so far as having any financial intercet in a club i concerned. Money Bag of League, “I have been In the game one year and have been considered the money bag of the Fedoral league, but let me tell you the money I lost In the venture s hardly worth mentioning. To place the Federal league losses in the milllons is a joke. 1 am golng out of base ball because there doesn't seem to be a place in for me and 1 don’t want to break down any doors. “I am leaving base bali with the im- pression that Organized Base Ball has been much fairer to the players than the public seems to believe, and I think that in the future the lot of the player will be better than it was before the coming ot the Federsl league.” Belgians Object to Heavy G_e_rgla.n Levy PARIS, Dec. M.—The Havas agency re- to Mr. Johmson the agree-|°¢ived the following dispatch today from and Weeghman the former to ‘withdruw Havre: “The levy of 40,0000 francs monthly upon the Helkian people which has been man governor, completely disregards the general's own declaration which the Bel- glan government holds of December 14, 1914, when he levied 80,000,000 francs on the people of the Invaded country, that Germany would not impose other taxes. “The Belglan government maintains, moreover, that the new imposition 1is contrary te Article © of the fourth Hague treaty, which stipulates that a contribution must not be such as to ex- baust or ruin the country. Arsives 8t Christianta The N has 1,200 sacks BEEE Fl &l £ 2 2§ HLESH ?i‘ |sguss® al® uvs? ;Il?l:t? . 7 E H ol 1 & E 4 SE B 181 BEREs SHEZE| EEE executive committee of the Red Cross in New York tomorrow as the entire pro- gram for the soclety for relief work In Europe will be affected if Great Britain refuses to change Its attitude, The United States has called the atten- tion of the foreign office to an agree- ment between the belligerents soon after the beginning of the war upon a compre- hensive list of medical stores, which wers to be allowed to pass freely into all coun- tries. Officlals here think permission for the movement of articles named on this list, at least, will be obtained. Judge Foster Says It is Far Better to (Hive Than Receive Emil Gogack, colored, of Tampa, Fla., became acquainted recently with James and Hasel Crawford, 82 Dodge street and Paul and Hazel Kelley, 1718 Paul street, also colored. Thursday night the five co-operated in a little Christmas cele- bration. “What you goin' to give me fo' Christmas?’ asked one of the women. *“Nuthin',"” replied Emil thinking at the time that he spoke the truth. But as he spoke a strange feeling of lightness came over him, and when he stepped forth into the open, some hours later, he discovered the feeling of light- ness was not imaginary, but that he was $50 lighter than he was earlier in the evening. His friends were arrested. “Hasel done got ma money,” quoth Emil in court. “Which Hasel?' asked the judge. h nevah sald nuthin’ ‘bout no Witeh Hexel," | retorted Emil, “Ah sald, Hazel got my money.” The judge then drew a set of blue prints and with paintaking care un- limbered the fact that he wished to know which one of the two Hasels copped the dough. Hazel Crawford stood accused, and her companions were discharged. “Hasel, your Christmas will consist of a 50 fine,” sald the judge. “What do ah got?" asked Emil. “You and Hazel can take this motto jointly,” replied the magistrate, “It is better to give than to | 34, Tot. 206 608 0 618 TTR 471 &8 i . ! § 2 ¥|gpres? ¥ - gig%3 Totals. .. %21 104 1018 CEMBE YES -BUT | JUYT HAPPENED TO THINIL | LEFT MY TiCkeY AT HOMR “NOW I'LL HAVE 1o 5| counties of the 25 )y R 1915. SOME TO <17 DRESHER | New ‘“Copper” Comes Upon Twn“ | Thieves Taking Car of Neighbor, | | M Kulakofsky. HELPS THEM MAKE GETAWAY | Al Dresher, recently appointed citizen ‘“cop,” bearing within him all the dignity and power of the Metropolitan Police department of | the city of Omaha, last evening | worked on his first job in his new | capacity. He solemnly assisted | two automobile thieves to make their getaway with a car belonging to his neighbor, M. Kulakofsky, 2605 St. Mary’'s avenue. | Now he walks with lowly mien amidst the jibes of his friends. He expects to resign his position as an officer of the Metropolitan Police de- partment. Mr. Dresher was within a short distance of his home, 2624 Jones street, when he noticed two men struggling to push an automobile along the street. “l am a citizen cop,” thought he. “In- stead of walking by as a common police- man would, I will help these fellows.” Mr. Dresher pushed vallantly until his collar wilted and perspiration ran in streams, When the car had been headed down an incline south on Twenty-fifth street, the two men thanked Mr. Dresher warmly, got into the machine and rode away. Thank you very much,” were the ex- act words they used. An instant later Mr. Dreshe" came upon Mr. Kulakofsky, who was in great wrath because his car had been stolen. “The crooks must have pushed it away without starting the motor, to keep me ‘rom hearing the noise,” sald Mr. Kula- kofsky. Big Dinners Sent by City Hall Officials Late yesterday, just before the celebra- tion at the Auditorium, some big auto trucks left the bullding. They 'were leaded with big baskets and in them were big chickens, big apples, big potatoes and a dozen other good things that had been sent by big-hearted men at the city hall. The trucks went swiftly to thirty-five komes in various parts of the city and at every one they left a basket and a merry Christmas greeting. And they also left a happy family at every place. The fam- lly had been there before the trucks ar- rived, but the happiness came with the trucks and the baskets. He Catches Bridle 0f Runaway Horse Charles Hyatt, city fireman, last night caught the bridle of a runaway horse which threatened to rush into the midst of a crowd of persons who were waiting to take @ cross-town street car at Twenty- ourth and Farnam streets. Hyatt stopped the animal within a few | feet of the crowd. It was hitched to a | Wells-Fargo express delivery wagon. It Wil Relleve Backache, Apply Sloan's Liniment to your back | pain gone almost instantly. Don't rub, it | penetrates, 2c. All druggists.—Adver- | | tisement. | | Culled from the Wire. Stockholders of the Chevrolet Motor | company at New York authorized an in- | crease of the capital stock from $20,000,000 to $50,00,00 and empowered the directors to exchange Chevrolet shares for General Motors shares on a basis of five of | Chevrolet for one of General Motors. District Attorney Holcombe announced he would recommend that Robert Knox surveyor of customs for New Orleans, who killed Benjamin Foster, & prominent attorney, and Alex Fraenkel at Baton Rouge be committed to the State Criminal hospital for the insane. Knox's attorneys have agred to the action. County officlals at Klamath county, | Oregon, raised the wounty obn dead coyotes to $2.75 in a campeign by Oregon, California, 1daho and Nevada authorities to stamp out rables in the adjoinin neveral states. Dead 0 otes In the region of Fort Klamath bring 4.7, residents of Forth Klamath having pledged an additional 2 for each animal The Missouri Publ'c Service commission at Jefferson City approved in reorganization plan for the St. San Francisco ra'l plan providing for a board of seven trustees who shall vote the stock of the road for five years, for bonus to be paid in exchanging of old bonds for $74,000,000 new 2963 | father, a well known ar E of in clubs, himself LL HAVE TO <O BEFORE THAT all the leadi the mLM-lm‘ Drawn for The Bee b;r "Georg;e McManus HOME DENIES KAISER HAS “PULL” AT LONDON Lord Cecil Denounces Charge Some One in British Foreign Office on German Pay Roll. SAYS CABINET IS UNITED portant speeches at the closing ses- sion of the House of Commons be- fore the house adjourned tonight for the Christmas recess were made by Lord Robert Cecil, under secretary for foreign affairs; Walter Runci- man, president of the Board of Trade, and A. J. Balfour. first lord of the admiralty. Lord Robert Cecil's speech was in the nature of a general defense of the foreign office. He denled rumors of dissension In the cabinet or dis- gensions among the allies and of pro- German influence in the foreign office. He announced that the for- elgn office would shortly issue a white paper stating the principles on which the British blockade of Ger- many is based. Cabinet is United, “Until the resignation of one or more members of the cabinet,” he sald'* every- one Is bound to accept the view that it i# united on the main ilnes of its policy. As to the unity of the allies, they have carried on the war in a manner which, if one considers history, is a really un- exampled performance of unity. “Suggestions have been made recently in various forms that someone in the for- eign office is In the pay of Germany, or, at least, is pro-German. This is & grotesque and serious charge. It shows that there are some people who are un- able to stand the strgin of war and become mere hysterical neurotics. When things aren’t going right for the moment such people think the proper course is to turn on the men who are trying to serve their country and shout ‘Traltor! traitor!’ Oalis it Disgracef: “This is a disgraceful state of things. It is utterly destructive of the morale of the country and it is the duty of every patriotic man to stamp on these people. “I assure the house that everything that could be legitimately done to pre- vent goods going into Germany has been done. One of the members of the House of Commons has sald the only way to blockade Germany is to go to war with the neutral countries taining Germany. It is to say most frankly that this is not the policy of the government. The great difficulty in a blockade is to discriminate between goods with an enemy destination and those for consumption in neutral countries. WHAT'S THE MATTER? SOMEHOW YOU LOOR GUILTY! “As to our Balkan policy the aim i throughout has been to produce in those unhappy countries unity instead of dis- cord. The suggestion that the foreign office rejected an alliance with, or the as- sistance of Greece, is absolutely without foundation.” Germany Beaten Natiom. Mr. Runciman spoke of the steps the board of trade was taking to prepars for commercial conditions after the war, beginning with the declaration: “So far as commerce is concerned Getmany s a beaten nation and it is for us to see that it does not recover.” Mr. Balfour replylng to various speak- ers who had complained of the short- age of ships for mercantile purposes, said that the whole possibility of carrying on the war rested on the British navy and its mercantile fleet. He was willing to confess that there probably had been some waste of tonnage, but the first busi- ness of the admiralty was not to save THE AIR you breath you can ocontrol partly. HUMAN BEINGS whom you come in contact, you may control partially. THE WATER you drink you can boil—- But the brand of MILK you buy is entirely under your control. Order now, thermostatically controlled. PASTEURIZED MILK 1 SOALDED BOTTLES and avold scarlet fever, diphtheria and other epi- demics that may bring grief to your home. Dalily controlled CHARTS for your inspection. ASK YOUR DOOTOR ‘what this means. Public always welcome. This milk for sale only by the Alamito Dairy Douglas 409 This Sto and thanking yo: patronage which h experience, Begins Our vieinity, All Day Saturday, December 25th Wishing Every One The Merriest Kind of a Merry Christmas best Christmas season of our business MONDAY, DEC. 27 Before-Stock-Taking Sale A bargain event of keenest interest to every man and woman in Omaha and Watch Sunday Papers for Particulars HAYDEN 6 I DODGE aw DOUG re Closed u for the splendid as made this the one Semi-Annual S STREETS |