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Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13
The Real WAR.

while the worlds engaged in turmoil all
OF Eurupe's In fuss,
While the German fights the Frenchie
and the Gaul takes on the Russ
Lamp fight that's really fearful, lamp
that bunch Of flank attacks
or the Braves and OF the Giants who
want to scrap the MaCks,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

was in our midst last Wednesday, says
he has half dozen fights In sight. But
at that he has nothing on certain parties
In Europe.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13
FLASH RULLETIN.

Especial to this column by parcel post
from the sunken village, meaning Lin
coin -Ffitz Schliebner, in view Of recent
reports from the front, has decided to
take out naturalization papers.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13
oh, IIeavinEs !

The war must be stopped Immediately.
What are these blokes who set society
govt every year going to do now that
such Ravens Of cure as Baden-Baden and
others are among those places je ne sails
quoi
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

Back east correspondents are woundins
football athletes already. But the college
correspondent is out OF luck, he can't pos
sibly talk in as large figures as the war
correspondents.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13
Judgments
oNGALToNs passing from omaha

oNGALTON'S passing from Omaha
4 was a matter of regret to many,
both fans and players. Bunk was
~ well liked by all Many a game
he has put on ice with his big
SUCK, and. while he was slow, ne was
heady and faithful. Still. times are hard
and Pa is justified in cutting expenses.
we presume. Next year, let us hope. we
snail have fast man in right, who can
hit as well and run bases OF course, no
one now can tell what 1915 may bring.
1t can't bring anything much worse for
u.s. however. We hope it may bring a
decided improvement In the event the
league and circuit reamin as now, Pa
Rourke doubtless will find is necessary
to do lot'of reorganizlng That would
be necessary in any event 1t we were
going to hazard a guess as to what play-
ers he would keep we would saw
Thomason and Bell in the outfield
Schliebner, Krug and Thomas-if he can
get him from Cleveland to which club
he has belonged all year--in the infield:
Triple of the pitchers, Seabaugh and
probably Kruger, catchers. And were
we RUNNING the team instead of lust
writing about 1t, we would put Krug
back in the outer field, where he belongs
and get key man for the keystone Job,
and another as good as Joe Ward for
third. Then with a pitching staff Omaha
would be ready to try issues with the
best Of them.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

Did you visit Statuary hall while
you were in Washington" asked Maude
Yes replied Maymie, and / must say
that the COstuminR was very much to be
commended as compared TO what you see
in European art galleries. "-Washiu gton
star.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

In the Giants final struggle for the
pennant much depends on "old Reliable"
Christy Mathewson. with Marquard,
Tesreau and Demaree playing the most
erratic kind OF ball. the weight of the
burden will fall on Blk six" In spite
OF his thirty-four years, the veteran
twirler still is pitching the finest kind Of
ball an It now becomes a question Of
whether he can hold out until the sea-
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

Ty Cobbs mamma says base ball is a
nice game. Ych. at about fifteen thou
sand bucks a year.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

In Lincoln they are accusing Rourke Of
trying to bust up the Western league on
Labor day. Whenever you find the re-
pulsive odor of A decayed substance you
win generally find the signature OF soma
Link nearby.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

AND SIXTY PER CENT NEXT.
Connie Mack looks back into the flock,
smile curls on his face,
For he has turned into a dress parade,
What was started as a race.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

Neither has he anything on the we'll
known Heinio Zimmerman.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

The Bruins are very much peeved at
Jumps Van sickle and you can hardly
blame them. In Denver II Ia a rotten
breach OF ethics to even call a strike on
home player and Van had the nerve TO
heave a couple out OF the parks
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13
Married Life.

Walter Johnson was wonderful man.
A wonderful man WAS he
But he signed up for life
When he married his wife,
And he amt what he used to be.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

A Boston paper. speaking OF the relapse
from culture at Fenwood park. Labor day.
declares that Bostonians never throw pop
bottles. As a result of which San Fran
cisco. Cal, and Hong KONG, China. are
viewed with intense suspicion.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

A couple OF welterweight pugs put on a
scrap In Mexican bull ring Labor day.
And a Mexican bull ring is our idea of a
fitting and proper place for pugs to
battle,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

Also the umpire stuff is a swell little
abb when you're losing a rag like the
Bears arc now doing.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

A gang Of curious parties are anxious
to know who we think will cop In the
National circuit. We think New York
because, In our opinion, McGraw has four
ball players while Stallings has only three.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13
1t Looks Like a Long Hard Winter
ny +. 8. HUNTER

/ II Is said that Charley Briekley prac-
ticed drop kicking by kicking tennis balls.
Which may he all to the mustard but we
fail to see why all the worry about Inn
provement.
A geek in Chicago says wrestling and
fight promoters are honest, but so far as
we have been able to learn the only things
more crooked are the well-known cork
screw. Lou McAllisters right hand fingers.
Harry LADDERS cane and a loan sharks
ethics.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13
Optimiatu.

Billy Sunday has hopes Of Christianizing
the battle tomorrow between the Bruins
and the Braves And with Josh Clarke
and Jack Coffey on the same lot
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

'Not to speak of what he did to Omaha,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13
our UTOPIA.

Above the battles vibrant roar.
Away from all OF conflicts gore,
And where sweet peace is never sore,
And all we hear Is What's the scorer
That's the place that we hope for.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

The Bee Want Ads Are the Best Business
Boosters
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

Everybody Reads Bee Want Ads.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

Our correspondent from Denver, refer
ring to the second Omaha Denver game
there. alluded in very delicate terms to
ground rules" an expression once cur
rent in the base ball vernacular of the
Western league, oh, many, many years
ago. We can just recall them good old
times when such a term had a real
meaning in Omaha An we've just turned
to our archives, where are stored the
tokens and tributes of the dear, dead
past" when surging throngs of fans over
flowed these beautiful grounds of ours,
to take another longing look at a photo
our staff man took back in the old days.
1t shows the stands filled and the masses
banked all around the field. crowding the
base lines. And 1t was Just a regular
scheduled game. Such a sight as that
once more would be worth good deal.
for in the meantime men once habitues
of the park have entirely ceased to go
near it. We find ourselves wondering IL
this Denver reporter was only trying to
kid US. or If he really meant 1t. Let us
hope it was true. ....
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13
Song of the Fan.

A strike out Is an awful thing,
An errors always bad,
To fail to hit Ia rotten
But Q bonehead drives me mad.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

A few days ago Pa Rourke was asked
what, IL any, players "farmed out" he
had recalled for 1915. and he said none.
From the official lists published by Seere-
tary Farrell of the National association
we observe, however, that he has re-
served these young men: Everdon, Payne.
Wallace Stevens, Bell and Chase. Bell
and Payne are now with the team; Bell
is making good and Payne is doing some
better than on his first sojourn We take
it, however that Pa has no notion of
bringing Chase, Wallace or Stevens back
for work in Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-13

imp. Syckles continues TO NOW 'em
down when they get in his way. And at
that, we are with him on general prin-
ciples. He is the first approach to real
umpire this league has had in a long
time, though some of the others have
done their best and are not to be con-
demned. We have. however. had some
murky material. But Colonel Syckles is
the goods. and whatever league We may
find ourselves in next season, we hope
Dan will be there with us.
Our benevolent Omaha ball team is
around the circuit on it's last tour of the
season and we hope II viii not devote its
time TO fattening up individual batting
averages and club standings. We ought
to go out of the charity business and get
down to a better basis of enjoying some
of the fruits OF success ourselves.
Omaha is responsible for Topeka's es-
cape from the cellar. Omaha has lost
eight of the last nine games played with
that bunch of boobs. Can you imagine it?
Amid the wars and rumors of war we
still hear the faint whisper Of a reconciIia-
ton between the forces OF organized and
outlaw base ball. 1t will come in time.
Too bad, Pitcher Sanders is not availa-
BILE for regular service. for he is IS per
cent better than anything ROurke has.
Three Giants put out OF one game for
dirty work is another indication OF Bos-
tons persistent advancement.
Seabaugh, our new backstop. has just
enough Kerry Patch on his map to make
4 real catcher.
The league is against me-" cries Mug
gsy When did he expect to miss out,
never?
Those Boston Braves hang on as If they
meant il.
Ernie Kruger is a nice boy, but bad
fielder.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
NEW TAKES PLACE
OF JOHN CLAFLM
Kansas City Merchant Head of
Company Organized to
Run Failed Store.

Seward Prosser, president Of the
Bankers Trust Company, announced
yesterday as chairman of the reorgani-
zatiou of the II. B. ClafIn Company
that in accordance with the plans Of
the committee the Mercantile Stores
Corporation had been organized under
the laws of the state. The following
directors were nominated:
James s. Alexander, president of the
National Bank of Commerce; Murray
Carleton, Of the Carleton. Ferguson
Drygoods Company, Of st. Louis;
Henry ID. Cooper, OF James +. White &
Co; Gates W McGarrah. president Of
the Mechanics and Metals National
Bank; Alexander New, of Kansas City,
and Albert y. Wiggen, president of the
Chase National Bank. Mr.. New was
elected president Of the board
The corporation will exercise super
vision of the business of the twenty
three retail stores controlled by the
Clahin interests, and will hold stock in
other corporations mentioned IN the
plan for reorganization made public
shortly after the failure Of the II. y.
ClaAin Company. The stock of the new
II b. ClaAin Corporation. when organ
lied. will also be controlled by the
Mercantile Stores Corporation.
II was announced by the directors
that the New Clafn Corporation would
be organized in a short time
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
M'CAYS INDICATED
IN LAMKIN CASE
Divorce Suit Declared COlluSive
and Thrown Out of
Court.

Mrs. Maud T. McCay, wife Of Winsor
McCay, cartoonist, was exonerated yes
terday in the Supreme Court from the
charges made against her in the di-
vorce suit of Mrs. Irene Watkins Lam
kin against Harry Tobin Lamkin, Jus
tice Erlanger expressing the opinion
that the action was collusivc, and
throwing the case out Of court.
The testimony Of Mrs. McCay's hus-
band was that the so-called divorce
suit between the Lamkins was nothing
but a cover for the extortion of money
trom him 20 hush the threatened scan
dal. McCay said tha, he had been an
preached by Mrs Lamkin. who demand
ed money, but he refused 20 submit 70
this alleged eXtortion. Mrs. NcCav
has two children.
Justice Erlanger halted an effort on
the part of counsel for Mrs. Lamkin
TO attack Mrs. McCay TO prove his case.
and said that not only was no miscon-
duct proved against Mrs. McCay. but
that the court believed that the Lam
kins were IN collusion.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
BAFF INQUIRY IS
HALTED BY SNAC
Committal for Contempt
Doesn't Make Rettich
Give Up Secret.

Contrary to the expectation OF the
District Attorneys staff, the grand Jury
in0uiry into the murder OF Barnet Ban
confronted an unexpected obstacle yes,
terday. This was due 70 the continued
reticence of Carl Rettich, son or ss-
loonkeeper in Hoboken. .
Although Assistant District Attorney
Delehantv. who had been conducting
the examination of witnesses before
the grand Jury. denied last night that
the case Of the prosecution hlhgeu
upon Rettich's testimony, IL was never
theless admitted by those in position
N pass Judgment that the case OF the
state had suffered setback tnrouPh
the obstinate refusal OF the Wi,nesS III
question 20 tell certain facts IN ms pos
session. .:.
ted TO the Tombs by Judge Malone On
the charge Of contempt of cCIr;, Tor
refusing to answer queries put 20 NM
before the grand jury, spent prIcucal-
Iv the entire afternoon yesterday IN
District Attorney Whitman private
office. MI.
According to members of the District
Attorney's staff. Rettich's testimony is
relied upon to indict two men, now IN
custody. for completely in the Ban muir
der plot. It was limited yesterday that
the men in question had given 10 a
third individual, known TO the authorl-
ties. two checks aggregating less tnan
5000. This money is alleged TO nave
been paid in resort in New Jersey 70
the agent of the two gunmen who sho'
Baff TO death.
Rettich will again be brought before
m, grand Jury this morning, when X
is expected that he will weaken and
tell all that he knows.
In addition to more material facts IN
the case. it is alleged that Rettich was
given money by certain persons 20 re
tain counsel for James Moore, now in
the Tombs. Moore has informed the
District Attorney that he was given
money by Rettich TO employ Abraham
Horowitz as his attorney. Since ms
arrest, Rettich has also retained Mr..
Horowitz. who has urged upon hlm the
necessity of his telling the truth.
Rettich's brother, Walter travel
ling salesman, visited the District Az
torney's Office yesterday morning. lie
was accompanied by his brothers
counsel and remained closeted with the
District Attorney for more than an
hour.
Upon leaving he stated that he was
going to request his brother 10 comply
with the demands made upon him by
Mr.. Whitman. He said that only the
fear that he would be regarded as an
eavcsdropper and a "stool-pigeon"
prevented his brother from telling the
facts concerning certain conversations
which the latter had overheard IN his
fathers saloon.
Six witnesses. including Rettich, will
go before the grand jury this morning.
ave have simply been delayed said
Assistant District Attorney Dele
hantv last night; I'VE have not been
thwarted We are as optimistic as
we were two days ago. The case is in
our hands"
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
TRAW KEPT UNDER
CONSTANT WATCH
New Hampshire Roads in
No Condition for Auto
Dash for Liberty.

Manchester, y. H., Dec. 23.-The sit
uation in regard 10 the case OF harry
Thaw in this city has settled down 10
the waiting for the arrival OF Gov
ernor Stone, Thaw's senior counsel. lie
will be accompanied by Thaw's mother,
and il is thought that they will be here
tomorrow.
Thaw has given freely TO various
charities in and about this city. only
last week he began preparations TO give
monster Christmas tree entertain
ment for the children Of this city.
While the weeks developments in the
case have caused some change in the
plans. il is said that the children, at
least, will lose nothing.
Rumors have reached the city about
plans Of Thaw TO make dash for lih-
erty. His custodiars appear 70 have
10 fear of his attempting anything OF
the kind. A dash by automobile would
be difficult, TO say the least. in the con-
dition Of the roads hereabouts.
One of the men who was associated
with Captain Lanyon, of Matteawani
during the time that Thaw was in Can
ada was seen here yesterday by one OF
the newspaper men of this city, who
knew him when he was on the case in
Canada. Several agents Of Jerome
also are here. They are watching
Thaw's movements closely, for during
every hour of the day and night at
least one Of them is 20 be found in the
vicinity of his residence.
Thaw's secretary has been kept busy
all day to-day answering kilograms and
telephone calls that have poured in
since the decision of the Supreme Court
in Washington.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
SHE'S 1O4 BUT KEEPS SECRET
RECIPE FOR TURKEY STUFFING
Mrs Bennett VIII Stuff Christmas Bird Usual in
Honor of Her Birthday, but Won't Tell Even
Daughter How She Gains Incompatible Result.

The preparation OF stufing for the
Christmas turkey will be the means by
which Mrs. Alice Bennett, Of Flatbush,
will celebrate to-day the l04th ami
versary Of her birthday.
To-morro her eight grandchildren,
six great grandchildren and her daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Bennett, with whom she
lives al l52 Webster ave, will come TO-
gether 10 make merry in her honor, TO
join in a concerted raid on the turkey
and endeayor 20 guess the recipe for
the dressing, which in flavor ls said 20
be incompatible.
For seventy years Mrs Bennett has
lived in the Cd ParkyIllc section OF
Flatbush, the last half century having
been .ssed i'm the little frame h.4se
81. now occupies And ever sInc her
daughter can remembers Mrs. Bennett
has devoted a considerable part Of the
day before Christmas, which. incideu-
tally. rs her birthday. 20 the prcpaTa-
tion Of the turkey stuhnC.
What the ingredients OF that stutiing
are is "a mystery TO all. even Miss BEN
nett. Never. iu the many days before
Christmas when her mother has busted
herself with the dressing, has She been
allowed in the kitchen.
Just wait. dear, until you taste II"
was ever the reply 20 her questions
In former years Mrs. Bennett has
prepared the entire Christmas dinner
herself including the spicy punEent
filler for the turkeys interior. but her
health has not been too good for
month or more. and yesterday She de-
Clarcd that she would content herself
with the performance Of what she con-
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24

siders the artistic triumph Of her culi-
nary ability.
Mrs. Bennett was born in Dublin on
Christmas Eve in the year preceding
the second war between the United
States and England. She came with
her parents 20 this country at an early
age. and upon her marriage moved
with her husband 20 a snug little farm
M Flatbush, or what was then old
Greenpoint village.
Where once the Bennett cows grazed
peacefully now hundreds Of auto
mobiles "a day race along Ocean Park
way
At the age Of lO4 Mrs. Bennett is
still active and possessed of all her
faculties. She moves about her little
home without assistance. and in sum
mer when the weather is fine she
spends hours in the garden tending the
flowers. for which she has tender re-
gard
Even though a thousand bungalows
dot the farms into which the neigh
borhood was once partitioned. and
Coney Island, which she remembers as
the home of innumerable rabbits, long
since driven 10 cover by hot dogs" has
became a pleasure resort. Mrs. Bennett
still lives in the country. Her grand
children and Creat-grandchildre who
will be present al the celebration to-
morrow, she refers 10 as city folks" ."
A few days ago, when a big celebra-
tion was decided upon. Miss Bennett
sought about the neighborhood 20 find
some OF her mothers old friends. so
she might bid them 20 feast.
II looked about all day." she declared
last night. but all could find were
newcomers. Mother seems 10 have
outilvcd them all"
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
JOHN R. HOPKINS
SUED FOR DIVORCE
Action Against Medicine Man
Revealed by Order
in Court.

John Randolph Hopkins. Of Atlanta
Ca, who made a fortune in the pro
prietary medicine business, is being
sued in the Supreme Court for a di-
vorce by Mrs. McKie Bennett Hopkins
Mrs. Russell Hopkins, wife of his son,
was Miss Vera Lawrence Siegrist. They
eloped about eight years ago.
Three years ago Mrs. Russell Hop
kins received as a Christmas present
from her grandmother, Mrs. Josephine
Lawrence, the house l045 Fifth av.,
their present home. The baby boy or
the Hopkins couple is the heir TO
S1.O00,O0O left by DR.. Joseph j. Law
renee, of st. Louis, the grandfather Of
Mrs. Hopkins.
The existence Of the suit against the
grandfather, John Randolph Hopkins,
after whom his sons child was named.
became known through an order signed
IN the Supreme Court yesterday to per-
nit the filing of the complaint as OF
Yesterdays date and at the same time
giving the same permission 10 the at
torneys of the defendant for the filing
Of the answer. The summons in the ac-
tion was served on Mr.. Hopkins on Au-
gust 2G. No details could be obtained.
Five months after Mrs. Lawrence
gave the granddaughter the Fifth ay.
house she began suit against Russell
Hopkins 20 recover notes to the value
of S125,000 which Mrs Lawrence al
legged her granddaughter husband OBJ
tanned from her on false representa-
tions in connection with a settlement
of her husbands estate. Subsequently
Mrs. Lawrence wrote an open letter to
Hopkins apologizing for her action,
saying it was all a mistake, which end
ed the litigation.
New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
TRAP SIX IN DRUG
SALES AT SCHOOLS
Raids in Harlem to Protect
Children from the
Cocaine Lure.
NEGRO SWALLOWS 7
PAPERS OF HERON
Police Find Mortars and Pestles
in Room of Ex-Burglar
During the Roundup.

A roundup Of drug sellers who have
been supplying Harlem school children
with cocaine and heroin resulted yes
terday in the arrest of six men. Five
were arraigned in the Harlem court
and held for examination. while the
sixth, a negro, was taken TO the Har-
lem Hospital, suffering from heroin
poisoning. He attempted 10 swallow
seven papers of the drug when ar
rested.
Letters from parents to the police
complaining Of the traffic that was
making drug fends Of the children
caused the detailing Of a detective
near each school in Harlem at noon
yesterday. John Grasso, who said he
lived at 2935 West 3lst ST., Seagate,
was the first prisoner arraigned before
Magistrate Marsh.
According 10 Detective Casper. he
was standing near 301 East 10th ST.
when he saw eight boys, between
twelve and fifteen years Of age, ap-
proach Grasso and give him money, in
return for which they received small
paper package. When he arrested the
man, the detective said. he found in his
HNNhtNo INtINN NlIiff Atihn OA MNlOl II
and s24 so in silver
"If ! had the final jurisdiction in
your case" Magistrate Herbert said,
addressing Grasso, 81 would sentence
you to not a day less than twenty years
boys. You are held In $500 bail for
examination
Clarence Watson. a negro, was asked
by a detective II he could furnish him
with heroin. The negro asserted he
had none. but offered TO lead the sleuth
10 a place where il might be obtained.
The men went 20 2037 Second nv, but
in the hallway Watson became sus-
picious Of his companion and bolted,
with the detective in pursuit. Running
upstairs. the negro entered an apart
ment and plunged head first through a
window without even lifting the sash.
When he was picked up IN the yard he
was endeavorlng 10 masticate seven
packages of heroin.
In front of 167 East 9th ST. detec-
tives arrested Edward Gluck, Of 1914
Washington av.. The Bronx. He was
held in $1,000 bail.
The others arrested and held for
trial were Harry Schuster, of 2l4S Sec
ond av., who was selling drugs TO chill
dren, it is alleged, in front OF St. Ce-
elias School. in Tooth St; Frank
Smith, of 26 East 1O4th ST., held in
$500 bail, and William Berlin.
The latter. an ex-burglar, was being
sought by the police. lie is known as
"Wille the WoD." and was arrested
by Detectives Phelan and Mccullough
i'm his room on the top floor OF 2S3
West Hath St Two pounds Of sugar
Of milk, used to mix with cocaine. and
mortars and pestles for preparing the
drug were found there William Pot
ter, a chauffeur, found in Berlin's
room. had just bought two decks" OF
the drug, the police say. He was ar
rested and held for examination.