Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 12, 1916, Page 11

(> CUELADY HAS PLAN FOR RETURN BOUT Omaha Promoter Has Scheme to Make Lewis and Stecher Stage Real Wrestle. WILL PROTEOT THE PUBLIC y A proposition which will absolutely eliminate every chance for the match to terminate in an' unsatisfactory draw such as occurred in Omaha on July 4, has been submitted to Billy Sandow, manager of Strangler Lewis, and Joe Hetmanek, manager of Joe Stecher, by Gene Melady, the Omaha promoter, who staged the recent Stecher-Lewis bout, which proved such a fizzle from the spectator’s standpoint Independence day. Melady’s proposition is one of the most radical ever offered to two wrestlers. Every clause in the arti- cles of agreement is protective of ‘{ those who pay money to see the match, and is equally hard on the wrestlers. It does not give them a loophole by which they may escape if the result is not entirely satisfac- tory. Succinctly, Melady's proposi- tion includes the following: “The contestants each to put up a forfeit of $2,500. The contest to be to a finish, best two falls in three, A coupon to be attached to each ticket, insuring the refund of pur- chase price of ticket, unless the con- test is won and lost according to ticles of agreement. In the event the match goes two hours without either gaining two falls in that time, the referee is to decide on points, and give a decision awarding the contest to the one most aggressive of the two contestants. In the event of the match terminating in this way, the spectators are to receive their money back, and the wrestlers to vaaive their forfeit money. This latter clause will guard against a wrestler taking a chance of losing his forfeit money to gain a draw.” Melady would have the match staged in Omaha as soon as possible this fall. 3 L How Stecher and Lewis will take the Melady proposition is problemati- cal, but it is probable they will demur, It not only means the loss of the gate receipts, but if the match goes two hours, it also means the loss of $2,500 forfeit money. And while the proposition unquestionably will fake a hit with the wrestling public, it probably won't be any hit with the wrestlers themselves, even though they should realize they ought to do something to make amends with the public for the frost of July 4. Wittechson and - Qriffith Win Big Push@})_ile Derby Paul Grifith, 3303 Howard street. ;- and Mark Wittechson, Thirty-third and Howard streets, won the pushmo- bile derby Thursday afternoon ‘at the public playgrounds, Thirty-fourth and Leavenworth streets. These 14-year-old speed demons led the field in a gruelling contest, racing in one foot ahead of their nearest rival, The race was for a distance of 300 feet and return. At the turn each team was rec{uired to take off and re- place a wheel before making the dash for the goal. The pushmobiles were made by the boys, who used play wagon wheels. OFFICIALS OF RAILWAY EMPLOYES' UNIONS—The picture shows A. B. Garretsort, president of the Brotherhood of Conductors and Warren S. Stone, president of the Brother- hood of Engineers in New York. 3 THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1916. Republicans of the House Defeat Democrats in Annual Ball Game ‘ 11, L@ MAYOR JIH BOOSTS FARM LOAN BAN REAL BASE BALL FAN KEEPS EXTENSIVE RECORDS. In each team one boy steered and the other pushed. ' : A Norman. Carlin and Bill Beindorff won ‘second place. Ronald Hadley and Arthur Ekstrom were third and Jack Bartlett and Donald Stoft were wnrth. Nearly 202 boys and girls jtnessed the race. ‘Hinkey” was. disqualified for foul- ing another machine. There were yumors' of bribery, which will be re- ferred to a board'of arbitration. Similar events: will be held at other public ‘playgrounds. The first and second winners will enter in a city- wide race to be held within a few weeks on Farnam street, along auto- mobile row. Superintendent Englisk of the playground system is arrang- ing for the inter-playground race, which: will 'be a demonstration of superspeed. Automobile dealers already have of- fered $50 worth of prizes for the in- ter-playground’ pushmobile race. Christiansen Would Wrestle With Plestina Two giant wrestlers walked into The Bee office last evening and de- clared their intention with wanting a match” with someone. They said they were stopping at the Hotel Ne- ville and wou cf ake on anyone. One was Christiansen, who met Joe Stech- er at the tractor show Wednesday night, and the other was his man- yille and ‘'would take on anyone. One ager Lundin, They said that they un- derstood that Plestina was still in Omaha and anxious for a match and that they would be glad to accomo- ate him. Chicago Maroons Will v ) Not Play Oregon Uni Chicago, Aug. 11.—A. A. Stagg, coach ‘at the University of Chicago, today announced that there would be no foot ball game this fall between the Maroons and thé University of Oregon. . He said seven games had | already been scheduled and that ac- * cording ‘to conference rules no other ¢ games could be listed, American Association. At Bt Paul— R.H.E. Loulsville ..40010000000000—1 7 3 St Paul ....00000001000001—~2 13 2 Batteries: Stroud, Luque and Billings; Leiteld and Mayer. ‘At Minnéapolis— R.H.B. Indlanapolls ....000001101—310 1 Minneapolis 100201004 8 2 Batteries: Carter and Schang; Hopper and nd. At Kansas City— R.H,E. 0 Toledo ......... 0000068 2—4116"0 Kinsas City...5010000100—~2 65 1 Batteries: Balley and Sweeney; Hovilk and Hargrav First game: H.B. 0100002003 9 4 01010000 0—2 1 Shackle- R.HE. Columbus 42 000430029910 3 Milwaukee 0100000102 4 3 Batteries: Bruck and LaLonge; Comstock, i and Dilhoefer, Hansas City Purchases Niles. Kansas City, ‘Mo, Aug. 11—Harry - Niles of the 8t. Paul American assoclation club, was purchased’ today Ly the Kansas City ] club of the .same circult, He will be used as utility inflelder or outfielder and is ex- pected to report immediately. Batteries. s and LaLonge; D ford and Block, At Milwaukee—8econd game: . | made -next -weel ARTHUR. B. GARRETSON, & WARREN S. 8TONE,. @m0 sea! EDITION EDITION COCHATO JAY WINS IN ALL OF THREE Carries Off the Big Winnings in the Trot for Three-Year- Olds in Grand Circuit. JACK' MOONEY SECOND Pittsburgh, Aug. 11—Defeat of two horses that were regarded as certain winners, Peter Mount, in the 3-year- old trot, by Cochato Jay, and Lindsay in the 2:17 trot featured the second day of Grand Circuit racing. Derby Custer in the 2:17 pace was: the onl favorite to make good, although Di- rector Todd "in the 2i10 trot per- formed true to form and won his race, Peter Mount broke when not far from the wire in the opening heat and finishéd “second.” "In the ‘twd subse- quent heats, the son of Peter the Great came in third. Cochato Jay won the race in straight heats. Crystal Border trotted: an exhibi- tion mile to beat 2:30%, and covered the distance in 2:15%. Summaries: Three-year-olds, trotting; th purse $1,000. Cochato Jay, (Gosnell). .. Jack Mooney, (McDonald). Peter Mount, (Nuckles). Time: 2:13%,2:13%,3:13%. To beat 2:30% trotting: Crystal Border, (Payne). Time: 2:16%. oy class trotting, three-Beat plan, purse Sister Strong, (Valentine)' 21 Helen Worthy, (Murphy 113 Lindsay, (McDonald).... 34 Time: 2:09%,2:08%,2:08% 2:17 class pacing, three-heat plan, prize $1.000, Derby Custer, (Murphy). oot 11 2 4 Contention B, (Durfee Prestolite, (McDonald Young Todd, (Cox). John A, I, (Benyo Time: 2:07, 2:11%,. 2:10. 2:10 class trotting, three-heat plan, purse $1,000: Direotor Todd, (Cox) Guy Nella, (Snow).. Esperanza, (Durfee) Vanko, (Murphy). Time: 2:08%, 2:0 Former Omaha Man Is Deported from Ireland by British Dr. Richard Ebbitt, Dublin, and, That is the way that he registered 4t the Henshaw hotel Thursday night, but he can’t stay in Dublin. ! Dr. Ebbitt many years ago was a veterinary surgeon at inteenth street and St. Mary’s avenue, this city. In a competitive examination conducted by Uncle Sam he. stood second and entered the govermment service. Among other posts he oc- cupied was one in the Philippines, He was 4 naturalized American Citizen. Four years ago he returned to Ire- and. Now he is back in Omaha visiting his old friend, Pat Heafey, and oth- ers, having been escorted from Dub- lin to Liverpool by a uniformed Brit- ish officer and placed on a boat sail- ing for this country. He 'was de- ported for alleged activity in the cause of Ireland. 4 Gasoline Drops Again in New York; to.Go Still Lower New ' York, "Aug. '11.—Gasoline pricesfell 1 cent a gallon today, the econd reduction ‘within three days. he = Standard - Oil company . an- nounced tonight that a further reduc- tion ‘of ;1 cent probably ‘would be Increased - output and .4 -lighter demand from abroad are given as the causes for the' re- duction, v It is said at the present rate of roduction the. price may reach the evel it held before the ‘ouitbreak of the war. v No redugtion in the price of gaso- line in Omaha has been announced yet, and the Standard Oil company. roduct’ continues to sell at 20 cents. g‘his price, however, is lower t the price in New York. . -~ soes Ire- WOMEN GIVEN NO YOTE AT MEETING Prominent Leaders Not Ad- mitted When Humane So- I ciety Trustees Meet. HAVE PLANS FOR FUTURE Distinctions drawn in meetings of the Nebraska Humane society proved decidedly nonplussing to several prominent Omaha women, Thursday afternoon, among them Miss Jessie Millard, Mrs. J. DeForest Richards, Mrs. George Prinz, Mrs. ron Learned, Mrs. Luther Kountze, Miss Lida Wilson and others. These women attended the regular monthly meeting of the Humane so- ciety as they have been doing in the ast, to be informed by the pfesidcnt, ean James A. Tancock of Trinity cathedral, that their business must be -transacted in advance of the board of trustees’ meetirif, from which they were excluded. Heretofore the women claim, no distinction in' meetings have been made and all business was con- ducted and they had a vote at every meeting they attended. Color was lent to this situation by rumored friction in the ranks of the Humane society growing out of the recent wild west show produced in this city. Members of the society, but fiot of the board of trustees,'had pub- licly deplored alleged inactian of the organization’s officers in restraining inhumane performances at this show. Support of a “pet show” for chil- dren to be held in the city parks; the tlacing of concrete tablets advocating indness to animals, and organization of “Bands of Mercy,” a sort of junior humane society in all the schools in the fall, were' discussed at the open meeting. Woman Fatally Injured When Hit By Switch Engine Mrs. Kate Powbinski, 32 years old, Thirty-first and H'streets, South Side, was fatally injured early Friday morn- ing when she was struck down by a switch engine in the railroad yards. She had been picking up grain along the tracks. Terribly mangled, the woman was taken to the South Side hospital, where doctors said it would be impos- sible to_save her life. | She is married and has several chil- dren, W Prominent Speakers Attend ‘ Seward Harvest Festival Seward, Neb., Aug, 11.—(Special.) —Congressman Joseph Walsh of Mas- sachusetts reached - here today to harvest festival. Congressman C. F. Reavis of Nebraska also speaks. Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary of ag- riculture, will give a talk. . Two thousand iced Georgia water- melons and many gallons of hot cof- fee 'will be served free to the thou- sands of visitors at the harvest festi- val here today. Joe Stecher and his brother, Anton, put on an exhibition wrestling bout and the Nebraska State band played all day. 4 J. L. Kennedy, republican candidate for United States senator, will speak at the annual picnic at Beaver Cross- ing on August 16. i Brother of South Dakota ! Man Killed in Italy . Plankinton, S, D, Aug. 11—(Spe- cial.)—John -Cafaro, a Plankinton man, has been advised that his brother was killed on the Italian front, where he was serving in the Italian army. His death was caused from the effects of a gas bomb, Since joining the Ital- ian army eight months ago (hefiynung man had seen almost continuous fighting end was wounded fwice, re- covering each time. He had planned on taking up his residence in the L&ited States if he survived the great war in Europe. Washington, Aug. 11—The annual house base ball game went republi- can today by a score of 18 to 13, It was the first democratic defeat in four years. The republican representatives boasted after the gam. t"at their well balanced team was responsible for the victory, but the democrats laid it at the doors of a country chautauqua They said the star democratic ritcher, Representative Yates Webb of North Carolina, who for years has held the republicans at his mercy, fell over a bench while reaching out to shake hands witl, an admirer, after a speech in Virginia {ulerdly and badly sprained his. left arm. This alibi aroused derision among the republi- cans, who pointed out thai Webb is a right hander, but the democrats.re- plied that it was a left arm injury that retired Mathewson from the game, though he, too, is a right hander, and with that they rested. their case. The republicans appeared to be in WANT BILLY T0 STOP Des Moines Oommittee Asks speak on the republican issues at the | P! Him to Spend Oouple of Days There. NO ANSWER YET GIVEN (From a Statf Correspondent.) Des Moines, Aug. 11.—(Special Tel- egram.)—"Billy” Sunday may come back to Des Moines for a one or two days greeting. When the committee who backed his campaign here two years ago learned he was to be in Omaha this month, invitations ‘were sent him to stop here and,see all the folks. He has not been heard from as yet. New Buildings at Ames. At its meeting here yesterday the State Board of Education authorized the construction of three new build- |ings at the Iowa State college at Ames, to cost in all $125,000. The buildings are: Animal hus- bandry laboratory, $50,000; dormi- tory, {I . 3, $40,000; hospitaf addition, $35,000. \ ,Cavalry Recruits to Border. Fifty-eight cavalry recruits and thirty infantrymen will leave ~Fort Des Moines late today or tomorrow for the border t6 join Iowa compan- 1€s. better condition than their op- ponents. They used only nine men, though they frequently changed po- sitions. Representative Sydney Mudd, their Maryland fii‘cher. starred. He made two runs, three hits, six put outs and several assists and struck out six men. Only once, in the sixth inning, was he batted hard. Democrats then scored seven runs. After that John- son, South Dakota, and Miller, Dela- ware, relieved Mudd for a short time, but he came back trong later, The demorats used ?ounc'en play- ers, Nichols, South Carolina; Rouse, Kentucky, and Harrison, Mississippi, starred for them, each obtaining three hits. Harrison scored three runs, made several remarkable stops at short and |~ held the republicans runless while These men were taken in before | j the recruiting officers were all dis- charged. General Logan today re- ceived a letter from Major Ralph P. Howell, in command of the cavalry, with headquarters at Donna, Tex., in which he stated that he did not think there would be any war with Mexico, but the troops would be put through some hard drilling. He has had much trouble in getting horses and finally secured ninety head. He said he only had four mues, which he had secured from a Virginia regiment. Mail Order Advertising Heavy. Thirty carloads of catalogues fi_'om one Chicago firm reached Des Moines this week for the postoffice here, to be mailed to Iowa territory from this office. Fifty carloads are expected soon from another Chicago company. The postal revenue from these ship- ments will amount to g0.000, and will all be paid into the Des Moines postoffice. A Loring Inspects Interurban. Homer Loring of Boston, president of the Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern railroad, is inspecting the in- terurban lines, and street car prop- erties in Fort Dodge and Boone. More Bunco Artists. Attorney General Cosson has re- ceived word of two more persons who lost $15000 on a fake race horse swindle pulled off at Davenport. Both men are willing to testify and give all the evidence they can against the swindlers, but don’t want their names given out. A central Iowa farmer told the attorney general that his wife saved him from losing $5000. He took his wife with him to Davenport to close up what he thought was a land deal. When the fake race artists saw his wife they got cold feet. They told him the deal was off because one of 'their company had died of heart failure. Taypayers’ League Busy. At the meeting of the United Tax- payers' league, held herg yesterday, an extensive speaking campaign was planned, and well-known men may stump the state and decry high taxes, The league will also ask the Farmers’ Protective association, made up of farmers living in twelve of the east- ern counties of the state, to co-oper- ate in putting on the fall campaign., Ice Cream Sales Heavy. Many Iowa creameries are handling more cream for ice cream making than for butter. The demand for the froz- en stuff is so great that creamerymen are finding more profit in selling the %8 |cream to the ice cream maker than in using it for butter. Ceam is get- ting to be a scarce article. Short pastures are drying up the cows and with the increased demand for milk the shortage is more apparent than ever before at this season of the year, It is estimated that Iowa peo- le will consume 3,000,000 gallons of ice cream this year. Grape Crop is Good. TIowa will have a nice crop of grapes, according to Wesley Greene, state horticulturist. - The average for all fruit crops at this season, how- ever, is low, being only 31 per cent of a full crop, or 10 per cent below the average for August for the last fifteen years. The apple crop will be about half what it was last year. Sprayed orchards will yield 30 to 60 per cent of a full crop, while neg- —a won Ina foct—as is found 1 pilchinfl the last two innings. Speaker Clark - and fi(cpublicun Leader Mann were honorary umpires, but they never left the grandstand. Uncle Joe Cannon consumed three boxes of popcorn while he yelled en- couragement to ihe republican: lected orchards will not produce more than 5 to 25 per cent of a marketable fruit, Secretary Greene says. Warner Bankers Secretary. Frank Warner, 28 years old, of the banking firm of Leavitt & Johnson, Waterloo, was yesterday elected sec- retary of the Iowa State Bankers' as- sociation at a salary of $2,400 per year. He succeeds Percy W. Hall, resigned to go into business. He is a graduate of Iowa university of the class of 1912 and formerly lived in Algona. Republicans Meet Saturday to Select New State Chairman wish ball this than fascil year and (From a Staft Correspondent.) Lincoln, Aug. 11.—(Special.)—The republican state committee which has been called together by Vice Chair- man E. D, Beach of Lincoln for 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon to act on the resignation of Chairman J. C. McNish of Omaha, may have several matters to take up after the selection of a chairman. Should Mr. Beach be promoted to the head of the committee it will be necessary to select a vice chairman to fill the vacancy caused by the promo- tion of the vice chairman. The selec- tion of a secretary and executive com- mittee will also come before the meet- 22 that small the eral ing. %hmes who have been suggested for | % the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. McNish are E. D. Beach of Lincoln, Clyde Barpard of Table Rock, E. M. Pollard of Nehawka, W. E. Andrews of Hastings and Frank M. Currie of Broken Bow. It is said that prominent progres sives have suggested the name of Mr. Currie for the reason htat it was he and Chairman Epperson of the pro- gressive state committee who worked 80 hard and with such unity of feeling for the getting together of the two factions and they believe with the wide experience of Mr. Currie and his close connection with the business in- terests of the state, that he would be a good man for the place, Ice Wagon Drivers May Follow Milk Drivers on Strike St. Louis, Mo.,, Aug. 11.—Union wagon drivers this afternoon decided to refuse to deliver ice, beginning Saturday, to the nine dairies affected by the strike and lockout of union millk wagon drivers. This, it is feared, will precipitate a general strike of ice wagon drivers and cut off household deliveries of ice throughout the city. James J. Barrett, assistant State Labor Commissioner, is in St. Louis, attempting to bring about confer- ences between the dairies and the striking drivers, with a view/to arbi- tuo!ioln. agh Side day. people who wanted milk bad |7 enough to go after it have obtained the desired supply. The temperature here today was 94 degrees. Swedes Will Hold Meeting at Holdrege Holdrege, Neb., Aug. 11.—(Special.) —The Swedish-American National- sociation have completed plans for the holding of a three-day session in Hol- drege August 23-25. The educational entertainment will be held in a large tent on the chautauqua grounds and will consist of six programs, includ- ing strong speakers, a large male chorus nng local orchestra under the direction of Prof. Carl Swanberg, vio- linist of state-wide re;nlmion. Miss Hannah Matteson, former Phelps county girl, who arrived yesterday from her present home in Chicago, will give several piano numbers. Prof. Jules Mauritzon, graduate of Lund university, Sweden, delivers two lec- tures, entitled, “Russia, the Swede's Country” and “How May We Best Become Americanized?” Holdrege Girls Taught to Can. Holdrc;e, Neb., Aug. 11.—(Spe- cial.)—Miss Ort of the extension de- partment of the state univer Y, held a recent canning demonstration at the high school building, when fifty- nine pupils took instruction. At the session sweet corn, tomatoes, beets and beans were canned, making in all thirty-nine quarts of canned goods. Miss Ort remarked on the unusual attendance. She left here for Fair- bury. VEGETABLE~MINERAL MEDICINES ), 1f you were se careful of the medicines you take when sick 8¢ you are anzions about the dissase it is takes ‘or difference in your future health would result. roduet like 8.8.8. thers is no violent after of- in mineral medicinee—but & natural and of- ficlent means of reaching the bleod and purifying it, se that it may perform iw function readily. Remember—any minersi ls & vielest Demand T ol matorlal b0 oast late THE MINX 1S THR SOURCE OF VIOLENT NINERAL DRUGS Milwaukee, Wis,, Aug. 12—If you some point in the record of any base- do is to refer to Mrs. John Lawres of peared on the major and minor league circuits in the past twenty-seven years. Lawres, who was born in Sheldon, New York, forty-three years ago, de- cided in 1889 lK records of all the major and minor league teams on which he can gather statistics. In 1915 his league book Ccarried fifty-two leagues and the names of three in number, Mr. Lawres has published several some of the most prominent players in the game. Date is Set for the State Convention of the W. C. T. U. September 19-22 is the date set for church, Twenty'sixth and Harney streets. The Douglas county will be held September 5 at a South George Brandeis of Omaha had an interview with Senator Hitchcock to- : ‘City same route, same route, New v Boston $54.60 Yor-k Going “one route, re- .} Going one route, re- turning another, turn: 713)&&,” A Week’s Cruise—2200 Miles—On Four Lakes . $4 . Meals and Berth CRU ls Chicago—Buffalo 3 Included Chicago—Duluth Twelve Days’ Cruise—3600 Miles—On 5 Lakes, $75 tion, descriptive literature, sleeping car reservations, ete. Inquire at Exeoutive Misses Train Oyt of New York, But He Comes on the Next One. BRANDEIS SEES HITOHCOOCK (From a Staff. Correspondent.) Washington, Aug. 11— (Special Telegram.)—Mayor Dahlman said a good word for Omaha yesterday before two members of the farm loan board, Messrs. Norris and Smith, and accen- tuated it with Secretary McAdoo. Mayor “Jim” missed his train out of New York yesterday and conse- quently delayed the Treasury de- partment and the farm loan board considerably this morning, but when he started on Omaha as an active can- didate for a farm loan bank he was a whale. k Representative Lobeck made the iri- troductions, but m” Dahlman needed no presentation. Secretary Mc- Adoo just got right up ont of his seat and said: “Hello, Jim.” It was a little different with the members of the farm loan board. They were a trifle austere, but the mayor told them where they were to get off and Mr, Lobeck said the interview was entirely satisfactory. Mayor Dahlman was an interested spectator at the ball game today be- tween the democrats and republcians of the house, as a guest of Mr, Lo- beck. Mayor "gim," according to the con- gressman from the Second district, expects to remain in Washington sev- eral days, \ Strike Sympathizers And Officers in Gun Fight on Iron Range Crosby, Minn,, Aug. 11.—Efforts of strike sympathizers to prevent miners from working on the Cuyuna range resulted in a battle between deputy sheriffs ‘and rioters today 'in which many shots were fired. Several miners were badly beaten during the affray, but so far as can be learned no one was seriously injured. At Virginia, Minn,, a battle occur- red between a crowd of about sev- enty-five pickets, men, women and children, and the local police, who JOHN J. LAWRES. to settle a dispute regarding player since 1889, all you have to city, who has the figures on more 2{600 ball players who have ap- at he would keep a ayers to settle the g over the New year. He became nated with the work and from to year has added to his records kept them up to date. He keeps players engaged in the sport year. His league ledgers are now | hand books showing records of " rests were m Omaha at the First Christian |y "eperiffs ~office has received word from Kinney, near Buhl, of the arrest of seventeen strikers there today |, for rickefin . Led by John Hamilton of the I. W, W,, it is said, they were attacking a number of min- ers going to work in the Kinney mine. Deputy sheriffs arrested the ringleaders, convention church, Always pleasing and - uniform in taste. It - willrefresh your body, rest your mind and give you that satisfied feeling, so much de- sired, especially these hot days. Save the coupons and get premium. Send for illustrated premium catalog. "Phone Douglas 1889 and have a case sent home. Luxus Mercantile Compan DISTRIBUTORS 7 Summer Excursion Fares EAST Via WABASH RAILWAY CO. Going and returning Going and returning and the 30,000 Islands of Georgian Bay. “The Lake Trips That Have No Equal” ' = @ Many attractive routes to all Eastern Resorts. 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