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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-25

Mr.. w. w. Scott. Jr.. who is attend
ing a medical college in Richmond, /;
spending the Thanksgiving HOLIDAYS
with his parents. Capt. and Mrs w
W. Scott. in Armistead avenue
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-25

Mrs Hugh S. Woods. Miss Mar
garlic Woods and Miss Lucille Woods,
of Old Point. left last evening for
Philadelphia to attend the annual con-
test between the army and navy on
the football field tomorrow afternoon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-25

Mrs. George K Vanderslice ant
Mrs. w. E. Deaton. who have beel
visiting in Baltimore for the past sew
eral days. returned to Mrs. Wander
slices home on Phoebus bay yester
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
League Gossip.

Cotton Top Jensen is helping the Cudahy
crowd in their mad race for the top.
Colonel Baehr is still so far in the lead
in the Postoffice league. that he Is getting
lonesome. -.,
Bill Schneider is coming back. Look out
Tor Beselin next. What q team these two
fellows used TO make.
Splash Francis Is still hitting Louie down
In the cellar. He very seldom puts any
thing In the Carman fund.
Balzer and Martin are a hard pair to
beat, as many OF the bowlers who have at
tempted to skin them will testify.
T. Il. c. Patterson expects to land his
youngsters up next to the Mixers before
thu season Is much further along.
Ratekin has abolished the Belden hook
and Is now shooting the Zimmerman straight
away, doing nicely for q starter.
Bobbie Patterson has returned from st.
Paul, where he went In the nope of getting
some tips on how to play the game, so
1t is alleged.
G.. o. is getting ready for the st. Paul
meet. If that crowd of Des Moines shoot
ers don't make those northern bowlers
shoot some 1t will be funny.
Cellarette Carman and Schulz had a
great battle with the small balls recently.
When 1t comes to mixed games Schulz
surely Is entitled to u ribbon.
Sprague, the champion croquet artist in
the city, is BOWLING better this season than
for many moons and Is helping the Metz
boys win many a tight game.
1t looks better for the Cudahy team in
the Booster league. II the team had only
started a little better, early in the season
1t would have been a walkaway, 1t Will
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Way of
Getting Married
Couple Go Into Court and Get Divorce
Dissolved Without Getting a
License.

Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander K. Chambers,
deciding that it was not good to live alone,
have taken q novel method of getting re-
married. Mr.. and Mrs. Chambers were
divorced by decree of district court Novem-
Der 4 Of last year, Mrs. Chambers getting
the decree on the ground of nonsupport
Instead of getting a license and being re-
married. they went into district court
again and asked Judge Day to dissolve the
decree which separated them.
Now, Judge Day had just left the law for
the equity side of district court, and 1t is
on the equity side of course where un-
happy married folk come to get their gall
ing chains severed. Rut Judge Days first
act as a judge of the equity division was
not to grant a divoroe-and this would have
been the expected and likely thing.
Instead he listened favorably to Cham
bers' plea and dissolved the decree. Forth
with Alexander and Gladys Chambers once
more became man and wife. Mr.. Cham
bers is a salesman for the Powell Supply
company and lives at 2I24 Templeton ave-
nue..
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Burns and
Gotch to Help
Tram Jeffries
Dean of Mat and Champion Grappler
Will Aid Big Fellow in Shap-
ing for Fight.

Farmer Burns OF omaha, dean OF the
wrestling mat and Frank Gotch, worlds
champion in this gentle art. will help Jim
Jeffries train for his fight with Jack John
son.
Jeffries passed through Omaha this
morning going to San Francisco. He says
he goes there to select training quarters
and that the fight will surely take place,
and he thinks In San Francisco.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Jeffries, a
cousin, Russell Kisler and his training part
ner, Sam Berger and Farmer Burns ar
rived with the party which had come from
Hibbing, Mimi, where the Jeffries-Gotch
combination had given it's last stand.
Burns was a part Of the troupe. Burns
dropped off at his home in Omaha and the
others proceeded west.
The tight certainly will take place II 1
can insure It," said jeff, and 1t is my
opinion that 1t wm be in san Francisco.
Berger and 1 are going direct to San Fran
cisco and select training quarters and then
we will hike down into Old Mexico for a
strenuous hunting trip. which will be a
part OF our preparation course. We will
meet Tex Richard at Ogden and he will
proceed with us to San Francisco. Farmer
Burns and Gotch have consented to come
out and help me get in shape to lick the
niger Their help will be very valuable
to me. What old man Burns doesn't know
about putting a man In shape for a severe
physical contest nobody knows
jeff was looking fine and in high spirits.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
ROADS VOTE ON RATES EAST
Western Lines Casting Ballots on the
Question of Fares to Conven-
tiOns This Summer.

Western railroads are now voting on the
question of convention rates to eastern
points. Among the largest conventions of
the summer will be those of the Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks at De-
troit, the Knights Templar at Chicago on
August s, the Worlds Sunday School asso-
citation at Washington, May 10; the Grand
Army OF the Republic at Atlantic City,
September 10; the Baptist Young Peoples
society at Saratoga, N. T., July T. and
the Southern Baptists at Baltimore, May IL.
Beginning March l and until April Is the
period OF low tourist rates to the coast the
Rock Island lines will run daily tourist
sleeping cars from Chicago to Pacific
coast points by way Of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
FIGHT FOR LONG SCHEDULE
Some Western League Magnates Want
to Play 1853 Games.
WILL BE DECIDED TODAY
Committee Puts Finishing Touches on
Two Drafts-Trades and Pur-
chases of Players Are
Announced.
WILL BE DECIDED ToDA

CHICAGO, Feb. 18th Western league
will hold its annual schedule meeting here
tomorrow, and at present It is not known
whether a 154 or 16S-game schedule will
be played. 1t is believed that a majority
Of the club owners will declare in favor of
the shorter schedule. Donald c. Despair
of Lincoln. chairman of the schedule COM
mittee, said that while he favored the
longer schedule he would make no fight
for 1t If there was determined opposition.
The committee held a meeting today and
put the finishing touches on two drafts
which will be submitted to the meeting
tomorrow.
The majority of the m~agnates arrived
today and many of them held conference
with some of the American league and
American association managers in the
hope of getting some OF their surplus re-
cruits.
There will be no other business of i'm
portance beside the schedule to come be-
fore the meeting tomorrow.
The substitution OF st. Joseph for Pu-
eblo in the circuit will be ratified, but
tha is considered merely a matter of
form.
Despair announced today that he had
secured Second Baseman James OF the Ell
mira, N. Y, State league club. He also
said that he would make an attempt to
get OutfieIder Davidson from the Chicago
Nationals. Davidson was with Lincoln
last year.
Manager Jack Hendricks of Denver pur-
chased Pitcher Yount from the Boston
Americans. Yount is a Highlander and
last season starred with the FreepOrt,
Wisconsin, Illinois league team.
Frank Isbell OF Wichita purchased In
fielder Reilly from the chicago Americans.
Reilly was with the Chicago Americans at
the end of last year and came there direct
from Yale.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16

be a fight between the Colts and the Pack
Calling Gilbreath now leads the Com
mercial In the high individual score for a
serios In a league game. Six hundred and
eighty vii, be a very hard mark to beat
Billiard, better known as Blakeney: jr.,
Is picking up his spares and getting better
control as he goes along. hat he will be
a good bowler some day is beyond a doubt.
City Champion Keyt Is not aging much
these days, but keeps his eyes glued on
Old Reliable Hull of the Bikes. It's Old
Ben that helps keep the Bikes ahead OF
Keyt's shooters. Reyt will have to dupli-
cate his feat In the city tournament II he
wants to head Gilbreath for the season
record.
ers from now on. Schmidtty Is their tall
bowler and some shooter, too. Powell
would not consider a trade for Neale.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
LOSER MAY LOSE OUT ON BOND
Alleged MRbrny Man Hopes to get
Out on the Bail thai He
Offers.

Whether or not Leon Loser, under in
dictment in connection with the Mabray
cases, is released on bond from the county
jail at Council Bluffs will be decided We'd
nesday by Judge Smith B. Mcpherson.
Losers counsel appeared at the opening
OF the special term Of United States court
at Council Bluffs Tuesday morning to ask
the approval Of a bond Of $1,000 signed by
a surety in Illinois. The question OF the
validity Of a surety outside OF the jurisdic-
ton Of the trial court is at issue.
Loser was arrested at Battle Mountain.
New, several months ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Nebraska.
Hutchinson
AUTOIsTs AFTHR 5VNIFoRM LAW
First National Convention of Associa-
lions Also FsvOrs Federal License.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15,-The first ses-
sion of a national convention by the
American Automobile association to urge
upon congress the passage of a bill now
pending to permit federal registration of
automobiles, and to promote in general the
movement for uniform motor vehicle laws
in the various states was held today.
Senator Depew delivered the opening ad-
dress to the delegates who represent the
principal clubs Of the country
and most of the large trade associations.
Legislative delegates commissioned by the
governors of about twenty states were also
present. f
The first days session was taken up In
discussion of the federal license movement.
The bill introduced by Representative
Cocks of New York would enable any
motor vehicle owner after having paid a
license in his own state and complied with
its laws, to tour through any state without
paying a succession OF taxes, provided he
had paid the federal tax.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
JUDGMENT FOR STOLEN RINGS
Mrs. Eleanor Miller Gets Verdict for
Jewels Taken from Berth on
Pullman Car,

Mrs, Eleanor Miller got judgment in dis
trict court Tuesday afternoon for 5000
against the Pullman Car company, in a
suit to recover for the loss Of five rings
which she alleged had been stolen from
her apartment.
The rings were lost on June Is. 1909. soon
after the train on which Mrs. Miller was
travelling had left Portland, Ore. Mrs.
Miller is the wife OF W. ]. Miller, treasurer
Of the Updike Grain and Coal company.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
STELLINGs
Schedule with I6S Games II Adopted.
without Opposition.

CHICAGO. Feb, 15.-The American Base
Ball association held its Rnnua schedule
meeting here today. There was no objec-
tlon TO the adoption of a 16S-game list,
which was given a trial last season and
which proved popular with the club owners.
The schedule committee, composed Of
Chairman w, II. Watkins OF indianapolis,
~. E. Cantillon of Minneapolis and George
Tebeau of Kansas City. submitted It's draft
to the meeting at the morning session.
Each club owner was given a copy and the
meeting adjourned until the afternoon. All
appeared to be satisfied with the general
outlines Of the schedule. but several
changes OF minor Importance were asked bv
the various club owner3.
Other arrivals were Manager John Nc
Closkey OF Milwaukee, Manager Charles
Carr of Indianapolis, Thomas Grayson, IT,.
and c. A. Barker of Louisville, w. r..
Armour and George Wiles OF Toledo. The
Milwaukee club will be represented by NJ.
Il. Cantillon OF Minneapolis. G. F. Hevenor
OF Milwaukee is now In the south and has
given his proxy to Cantillon.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
AMEs MEN PROVE BETTER
Indoor Base Ball Contest Played at
Council bluffs,

Thu first of the intercollegiate series of
Indoor base ball games at the Young
last night at Council Bluffs between for
mer members of the Iowa State university
and Ames Agricultural college, resulting
score of of 16 to II. Score:
Iowa 4 / ! ia
Ames ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s 6 . H-16
Umpire: Evers. Batteries: Ames, Pc
terson, Robinson and Smith; Iowa, Scan
Ion and Don Kynett.
TIL next game will be between Grinnell
and Drake Monday of next week,
The First basket ball team plays Allan
tic at Atlantic tonight, when the lineup
OF the Bluffs team will be: Mills, center:
Hutchinson, guard; Hendricks, forward;
Menefeey forward; Fonda, guard; Nash,
guard; Mortensen, guard.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Like. Change In Omaha pate.

IOWA CITY, Ia, Feb. 15.@Special)-
Coach "Sphinx'' Delaney Of the University
OF Iowa track is pleased that the date OF
the Omaha indoor meet has been set for
ward to April 1. and II Is not unlikely that
meet. Originally the date OF the big indoor
carnival was set for March 4. which would
have been too early for the Iowans to
round into shape.
Grinnell has made plans 10 send four
men and Drake university at Des Moines
Will nave a relay team and other athletes
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
MAHMOUT LOSES TO zBYzsKO
Turk Fails to Get Fall Within an
Ham

CHICAGO, Feb. 16~.-Stanislaus Zbyzsko
won a handicap wrestling match from Yus-
sift Mahmou last night, when the latter
failed to get a fall in one hour. According
to the terms of the match Mahmout was
to throw Zbyzsko twice in sixty minutes
or forfeit the purse and side bet.
HI decision of a jury Of newspaper men
Will decide which OF the foreign wrestling
stars is entitled to meet Frank 0otch in
a match for the worlds championship. The
men appeared so evenly matched tonight
that 1t Is probable the jury Will refuse to
give a verdict and ask for a finish match.
match.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Boxing Bouts I'm london.

LONDON. Feb. 16-Jem Driscoll last night
defeated Seaman" Hayes for the feather
weight championship of England and a
purse OF 5000 before the National SportinE
club. Drlscoll soon had Hayes at hIs
mercy and the referee stopped the contest
In the sixth round to avert a useless knock
out.
The twenty-round bout between Digger
Stanley, the bantam champion OF England
= Young Pierce, an American negro
ended in a draw.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Thomas Off HyIand 20 STAY.

IOWA CITY, Ia. Feb. I5.-(speciaIl-
Right Guard Thomas OF the University of
Iowa basket ball team may leave the
connection with the publishing Of the IInIor
annual, The Hawkeye," Of which no IS
editor. This viii further cripple the Iowa
for Hyland and West. two OF the
star players, have been declared Ineligible
by the faculty. Hyiand. center on the team
and captain-ehect of the foot ball team,
yesterday announced that he would prob
ably remain in the university. Official
pressure from university officers aided MIN
In reaching his decision.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
MEADOWS WINS FAST RACE
Canadian Does Fifteen Miles Close TO
Record Time in New York.

"VOVIU THU T INV hOrks
NEW YORK, Feb. 16-Fred Meadows NJ
toronto, Canada, won all the way TO-
night in one of the greatest indoor fifteen
milk, professional running races ever seen
In this country. His time of I:2l pan is
the fastest ever made in Madison SQUARE.
put Is US seconds behind his own world .
record, made last week at Toronto. He
was, never pressed, Meadows thus estab-
nshed himself undlsputed champion OF the
world at his own distance. Ljungstrom OF
Sweden, who pressed MIN hard at Toronto,
finished second again, but never was In
the running tonight with Meadows, who
took the lead at the jump. 800
Acoose, the Indian, finished a poor fifth.
two laps behind Jim Crowley of New York
tourth, VINO was two and a half laps be-
hind the third man, Sellen. Meadows Vas
two laps safe at the finish or his time
might have been faster. Sellen, third. was
one lap behind Ljungstrom, second.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Omahan Killed
by Explosion

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Feb. ia court of
inquiry to fix the responsibility for the ex-
plosion yesterday on the torpedo boat
destroyer Hopkins, which caused the death
OF r.. &c. Taylor, first class fireman, and
the serious scalding OF six others, was
summoned today. Taylor was a native OF
Iowa. He Unlisted at Omaha last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
THREE-I OPENING TO BE LATE
Season May He Deferred by Error
in Bulletin,

DANVILLB Ill, Feb. 1.-THE Three-I
Base Ball league season opening dav NAV
De deferred by reason OF a mistake made
Ia a bulletin sent out from Auburn, N. Y,
oy secretary j. IL. Farrell of the National
commission. This bulletin announces the
release Of twelve players purchased by
Danville from Decatur when It should nave
five players have been received. AS
a consequence several players nave signed
with other teams and have written for re-
leases, and the organization OF the local
which opens the season with Peoria
here, will be seriously delayed.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16

Robert Earl Taylor enlisted at the Omaha
naval recruiting station June 3, 1903. His
was a re-enlistment, having served before
In the navy. He was sent from Omaha to
San Francisco, where he was later as
signed to the gunboat Independence.
AT his re-enltstment he gave as the name
of his nearest relative r. c. Taylor. his
father, at Perry, Ia.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Nebraska City 90 Join LeaEue.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Feb. 15-(spe-
eiaL)-At a meeting OF the directors OF the
base ball association the following Off
GERS were elected: President, II. II.
Hanks; vice president. Or, j.. b. Bloom
~ingdale; secretary-treasurer, II. o. Rice.
business manage ]. r. Borwall. The al
rectors decided TO Join the league TO be
formed by the base ball clubs al Shenan.
doah Red Oak. Clarinda and Creston, Ia.
and Maryville, Mo. f. A. Duff. one OF the
directors, resigned and a new officer will
be elected In his stead. He was too busy
20 attend to the duties OF the office. A
large purse has been raised for this club
stock, so as 10 make II one OF the strong
est organizations In the state. The base
ball clubs OF the county are forming a
noting the organization
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
WITH THE BOwLERs.

The Omaha Bicycle company team took
three games from the Schroeder's ST. James
last night on the Metropolitan alleys. GIL
breath took all honors for the Bikes with
80 Tor total and &4 for single game.
schroeder says he II going to send the st.
James team to the tournament next month.
Tonight the Willow Springs and Klauck's
Glendales. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
KANSAS WINS AT BASKET BALL
J~ayhawkers OutcIass Tired Players
from Lincoln!

SAShaWkeFa OutcAuss urea Players
from Lincoln!
LINCOLN, Feb. 15.-(Special Telegram y
Nebraska's exhausted basket bali players
permitted the rangy Kansas Aggies to de-
teat them In a rough game at the univer-
sity armory last night by a score Of Is to IT.
The Cornhuskers snowed a vim and dash
In their play during the opening minutes
OF the first half and after that time the
effects of the last weeks trip to Iowa told
on their play and the visitors were able to
run away from them. .r..e
Captain Perry OF the Cornhuskers did
not take part in the game during the first
half. He was Injured in the game with
Ames last Saturday and Coach Hewitt
thought best to keep him out of the hard
playing. In the second half he was put in
at right forward and featured by throwing
three goals from field.
Left Guard Edwards was the big star for
the Agstes. His wonderful playing in the
last half gave the visitors their big lead
on the Cornhuskers. He made fourteen of
the points recorded for his five. Parles,
right forward, also did some splendid play
Ing for the Manhattan bunch.
This was the last game for Petrashek, the
tall Nebraska center. He will quit school
tomorrow to go back on the farm with his
father. He has been threatening to leave
the team for two weeks.
The Kansas Aggies will play Wesleyan
at University Place tomorrow night. Ne
braska's next games will be with Mime
sofa Friday and Saturday nights. The
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Eureka Springs, Arkansas

dred thousand visitors annually. Delight
full winter resort. Pure water. mountain
air and beautiful scenery Visitors with
Kidney, Rheumatism. Stomach and Nery-
Gus troubles cured. For booklet write
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
FIRST IhM y.
qtrikas guaras 81
SECOND GAME.
THIRD GAME.
Strikes. Spares. Splits. Errors

1t will be seen that errors were few and
far between, but the strikes, however,
were punched, which only will develop
into a large score.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
DisgracefuI Conduct

OF liver and bowels, in refusing to act,
is quickly remedied with DR.. Kings New
Life Pills &c. For sale by Beaton Drug
Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
"RuE,, HoIIidnn AL nend.

CINCINNATI. o., Feb. 15.-James w
(Bug) Holiday, famous as a batter and
outfielder. died after a long Illness at his
home here today.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
RANGERS.
south Omaha BowIers.

The Company K Bowling team defeated
the Stellings last night By winning two
out Of three games in the tournament
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16

The Day Mailing team took five straight
from the City c team. Lehman had high
single game of 23 and high average Of ia
Tor five games for the City C. Bowman
mad high single game of 200 and UT high
average OF l72 for the Day Mailing. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16

In the event. II is not known whether
Trainer Jack Watson at Ames will be abl9
door training at AmeA
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16

In the Postoffice league the General De-
livery team took two out of three games
from the City A team. Latey had high
total and high game with $50 and 1879 for
the General Delivery. Colonel Baker had
nigh total of 2e and high game of j3s for
the City A. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16

me Beselin Mixers took two out of three
from the Sunkist Stars. Beselin had high
total with b6l, while Laird and Beselin each
mad 2l for high game. Tonight Daily News
and Bungalows. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
CHAUFFEURS, and AUTOMOBILE MACHINISTS, COURSES

SPRING QUARTER OPENS FEBRUARY 22d, 1910 . I
Highland Park College, Ds Moms Iowa has established in connection with
the Engineer School the most complete ChauneuTs ad Automobile MachIn-
CHAuRPERs COURSE; Those who AXE tn Chauffers Course nt only
learn w to drive the Automobile, but they are put right inoat the. machine
hops and intot the garage and are taught how to make all ordinary repairs on
know much more than stsi simply automobile driving This course MAJ b. com
pleted in qua Of twelve weeks and the tulon is only S4O 90 for the
AUTOMOBILE MAoHINIsTs CoURsE, Those who lake the Automobile
MachfniSs Course receive a thorough machinsts' training and are ablet to get
positions in any II the largest automobile factories or as foreman in n OF the II
large garages in cities The college maintains 1T own garage ad has a nunbe i
The college also maintains the largest machines shops to found In connection
with any Engineering SchoolI in the United States
to take up this work II Interested rite for catalogue containing complete infor-
nation Addresso n Longwen PrespH Highland Park College, esM ones,I Ia.