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Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
Cy FOrsythe Turns
Scout and UncoVerS
Real Pitching Find

when I bat against him."
Those are the lines Cyrus Forsythe. the
well known Tango Kid. scrubbed to Pa
Rourke recommending a hurler named
Brown. who has been laboring for the
Fender, Neb., semi-pro club. Forsythe
found Mr. Browns slants Of a more or
less battling nature and he decided that
any twirler who could keep him from
knocking them out OF the lot is good
enough for the Rourkes.
Clink Claire has also seen young Mr..
Brown work and he informed Ryurke
that he was a promising chap. As a re-
suit Rourke sent Clink out to Pender
yesterday with contract 10 flash before
Browns eyes and induce him TO turn
professional
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
OKLAHOMA AGGIES LOSE
TO MISSOURI ELEVEN

SOLUMBIA. Mo, Oct. 3.-University Of
Missouri defeated the Oklahoma Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college in the open
ing OF the foot ball season today. 10 to
g. The Oklahoma team made a touch
down in the first quarter when Scott
plunged across the goal line. Weaver
missed goal.
Missouri made its first touchdown in
the second quarter when Arthur Klein,
the diminutive Quarterback. passed the
oail TO speelmah. who carried 1t across
the line clay missed goal
In the last period Missouri made a
smashing attack through the Oklahoma
line and Mackinaw plunged through for
a touchdown. Clay kicked goal.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
Electric Board to
Show Worlds Series
For the Omaha Fans

The worlds series will be played in
Omaha. The actual athletes, OF course,
will not be here, but little electric bulbs
on an electric board will flash the move
every player makes in the great series
The board is the invention of Charley
FRANKIE, manager of the Auditorium. and
the board will be on the stage of the
city building.
Arrangements have been made with the
telegraph company so that each ball and
strike, each hit and error, each putout
in fact every move made by the contest
ing players. will be Immediately teie-
graphed TO an operator at the board and
second later the electric lamps will
flash.
The series will start Friday at Phila-
delphia.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
OMAHA TRIUMPHS
OYER THE BLUFFS
Central High Gridiron Warriors
Capture First Foot Ball Game
of the Year.
MoREARTY MAKES LONG RUN

Omaha High defeated Council Bluffs
High by the score Of il to Saturday in
the first foot ball game OF the year.
Touchdowns were made by Chuck"
Morearty and Werlich the two speedy
half backs Of the Central High eleven.
At the beginning of the second quarter.
with the hall on Omaha's thirty-yard
mark, Morearty received a long forward
pass from Werlich and dashed fifty yards
through a broken field before he was
downed on Council Bluffs ten-yaId line.
Chuck" then covered the remaining ten
yards by dash around right end.
During the last three minutes of play
Omaha advanced the ball to the four
yard mark and Werlich took the ball
over by dash around right end.
At the start of the game Brewick
kicked off to Fullaway, who was downed
on the twenty-yard line Omaha was
penalized fifteen yards and Fullaway.
with the ball on omaha's five-yard line.
punted out of danger. Lowry, the sturdy
little captain of the Bluffs eleven. re-
ceived the punt and was downed in his
tracks. On the third down Landon,
right half back on the Bluffs team on a
forward pass, ran ten yards before he
was downed. Council Bluffs advanced
the ball to Omahas vineyard line, but
lost the ball on downs.
Omaha Is PenaIIzed.
Fullaway punted forty yards TO Nc
Gee, who returned the ball ten yards.
Lowry, of the Bluffs, fumbled the
ball while making an end run and
Paynter, right tackle for Omaha. re-
covered. Omaha was penalized twice for
holding and attempted to punt out of
danger. Beard. the Omaha center, threw
the ball over Fullaway's head. FulIaway
was downed for fifteen-yard loss The
period ended with the ball in Omaha s
possession on its own fifteen-yard line.
Council Bluffs started out the second
quarter with a rush and advanced the
ball to Omaha's twenty-yard line, where
they were held. Brewick of the Bluffs
eleven attempted a drop kick. but failed
Omaha took the ball on the twenty-yard
line and advanced ten yards. Then More
arty received a pass from Werlich and,
by brilliant run, advanced to the ten
yard line. Morearty took the ball over
on the next down by dash around right
end. Fullaway kicked goal.
Drop Kick Fails.
At the start of the third quarter Coun-
Gil Bluffs advanced to Omahas thirty
yard line on a series of forward pass
plays. A drop kick was then attempted,
but failed. 1t was Omahas ball on the
twenty-yard line. On the first down
Omaha was penalized ten yards for hold
ing. Neville then made forty yards
around right end. With the ball on the
thirty-yard line, Fullawsy fumbled and
the ball went to Council Bluffs The
Bluffs punted and Morearty returned ten
yards. On fake play Neville made ten
yards through center. A forward pass,
Werlich to Smith. who had taken the
place of Nichols at end, Melted ten yards.
With the ball on the courtyard line,
Werlich circled right end for the second
touchdown Fullaway kicked goal, and
tha game was over
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
Dependency Due 70 Indi.estIon.

DespOndency Due 10 Ind EestIOn.
About three months ago when I was
suffering from indigestion which caused
headache and dizzy spells and made me
feel tired and respondent. / began taking
Chamberlain's Tablets" writes Mrs. Geo.
Hon. Macedon, N. Y. This medicine
proved 70 be the very thing ! needed, as
one days treatment relieved me greatly.
used two bottles OF Chamberlain Tab
lets and they rid me Of this trouble OBJ
everywhere. All druggists Ad-
tisement
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
TIGERS TAKE FINAL
FROM THE INDIANS
Detroit Captures One Hundredth
Game This Season and Cobb
Sets Record.
HIS TOTAL OF THEFTs IS 81

DETROIT, Mich, oct. 8-Detroit In its
last game of the season defeated Cleve-
land, 6 to ., and established an American
league record The Tigers wons 100
games this year. something no club In
the league which finished in second place
had previously accomplished, Cobb also
set base stealing record. His theft of
second In the second inning gave him an
unofficial total OF ninety-seven stolen
laeqe Score.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
Standing of Teams
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
st. Louis. .. Chicago, g.
Cleveland, g. Detroit, g.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
st. Louis. .: Chicago, Z
Pittsburgh, .; Cincinnati. 3.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburgh, go; Chicago, 49,.
Kansas city, 2: st. ouis. 6.
Newark, 5-6: Baltimore, go
Games Today,
National League: Brooklyn at Philadel-
phia. New York at Boston.
American League Phila delpha at
Washington Boston at New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
For n snraIn.a Ann1e.

II you will get a bottle Of Chamber
iain's Liniment and observe the directions
given herewith faithfully. you will re-
cover in much less time than is usually
required. Obtainable everywhere. All
druggists Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04

Two-base hits' Zimmerman, Hornsby.
Three-base Init: Long. Stolen bases:
Fisher. Snyder. Earned runs Chicago,
a. st. Louis, 0. Double plays: Miller to
Hornsby to Gonzales; Fisher to Safer.
First base on errors: Chicago. /; st.
Louis, 1. Bases on balls: Off Sallee, !:
eff Meadows, 1; off Vaughn. 3 Hits:
off Sallee. 3 in one and one-third innings;
off Meadows, 3 in six and tWo-third in
nings Struck out. BY Vaughn, 8: by
Meadows, T. Umpires: Byron and Orth.
Pirates whip Reds.
CINCINNATI. Oct 3-Herzog's error
and Adams pitching were responsible
for Pittsburghs victory, to 8. Score:
PITTSBURGH CINCINNATI
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04

substitutes. Omaha, Smith for New
ton; Council Bluffs, Joseph for Peterson,
Poston for Sears, Star for FINLEY. Ma
honey for Sears, Ouren for Poston.
Referee: II. l.. earns. Dartmouth. UNI
pire: c. Caldwell Marquette. Head
linesman Il. II. Harris. Young Mems
Christian association. Time of quarters:
u minutes.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
Feds Crab Catcher.

Charles Vetterly, catcher OF the Pit
cairn club OF the Inter-Comty league.
has been signed by the Pittsburgh Federal
league club.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
Give Rnsh Anfo.

Detroit fans. admirers OF Ownie Bush.
Tiger shortstop. have begun a movement
10 present the Indianapolis boy with an
auto.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04

wagner. stolen base: Groh. Earned
runs; Pittsburgh, q Cincinnati 8.
Double play: II. Wagner to Johnston.
First base on errors: Pittsburgh, g.
Adams. 2; off Schneider, 9 Hits: OFF
Kantlehner. in three innings, none out
in fourth; off Adams. I'm six innings.
Struc kout: By Kantlehner, 3; by Ad-
ANS, 4; by Schneider g. EMPIRES: Quig-
ley and Eason.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
Another Rookie for MACK.

Third Baseman Harry Damrau OF the
Portsmouth club, has been ordered TO re-
port TO Connie Mack.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
VAUGHN PITCHES
CUBS TO VICTORY
st. Louis Hurler Wins for Chicago
by Score of Seven to
Two.
SALLEE CHASED OFF MOUND

CHICAGO, oct. 3-Vaughn pitched
Chicago to to . victory over st. Louis.
Sallee was knocked out or The box in
the second inning when two errors, a pass
and three hits yielded four runs. Meadows
was hit for three runs in the same in
ming. Score.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
Cou~he5 for Three Y@arn

grateful sufferer writes: your nledi-
cine. Dr. Kings New Discovery, cured
my cough OF three years standing" JOc.
All Observation-Disclosures
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04

Big gun Tor TWO days goes 10 g. Tappel
of the local club who broke l47 straight.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
Mans GrId CnnhIhnt..

Forty candidates for the Syracuse uni
yersitY foot ball team reported for the
iirst workout Of this season.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04

Totals ia sac Totals 80 81 II 1
St Louis .........O o o o o o . e.
Chicago ,...........0 o 1 o 0 / 3 60
Two-hase hits; Slsler, Hamilton. Three
hase hit Mayer Home runs; ]. Collins.
Walker Earned runs; Chicago o. st.
Louis 2. Double play: Howard (unas-
sisted First base on errors, Chicago, j;
ton, 3; Off Faber. l. Hts; OFF Faber y
Ia seven and une-third innings; off RUS
SELL i'm one and two-thlrd inning
Struck out: BY Hamilton, g. by Faber
T. Umpires: Chin and Connolly
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
Baker Goes Up

The New York Giants, which drew the
claim on the Little Rock club, chose
Howard Baker. signed him 10 a contract
and ordered him to report at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
Creighton's Team
Short of Material

From present indications Coach Tommy
Mills will have a good deal more trouble
han a simple task i'm building up "A
strong Creighton varsity team. The show
to date has been rather discouragng, in
Mills opinion.
Candidates for the varsity scarcely
numbered twenty-five, and of this num-
Der several of the most promising men
were Obliged to turn in their suits some
on account of injuries, and others for
various reasons. The remaining players
are, without exception, hard workers. but
the general lack of material will be a
serious handicap for Mills to overcome.
While the backfield is causing no worry,
the line Is far from promising ana will
require considerable strengthening. Platz,
Wise and Brennan are at present the only
veterans doing regular work, and they
will practically constitute the nucleus of
this years team. Platz is the star Of the
backfield, being exceptionally clever in
carrying the ball through broken field.
Flanagan and Hassett are likewise
showing up we'll as halves. while Wise
will probably be seen at his old position
Of fullback. At quarterback Hale and
Nigro have been working, with O'Connor,
last years high school pilot, joining the
ranks last week. Center will be well
cared for by Burford and Kamanski, both
Of whom are experienced and capable.
Warren, Morgan and Stewart appear
likely men for guards. Green, also a
guard was obliged to give up foot ball.
End Positions FILLED.
The end positions presented no diff
Guilty, with Brennan and Arehart back,
but the latter suddenly quit the squad,
leaving a bad hole to fill Arehart was
well up in his studies. and his departure
was somewhat of a surprise Cunning
ham, Lutes and Klepser have been work
ing at end lately, and It looks as though
the former will have the call. He is fast.
stocky and a good tackler. Lutes is more
promising as fulback, whereas klepser
faYors tackle or halfback. The tackles
will be Coach Mills chief worry Murphy,
a big man. was out for a time. but found
1t niece ssary to give up the game. II
Shannon returns TO school, as the report
goes, the difficulty will be relieved to
some extent. at least. A likely man for
the other tackle is Armstrong. formerly
at the University of Oklahoma, who
Joined the squad Friday.
Mills has been giving particular atteT-
ton to the backfield and the ends, while
Assistant Coach Howard is drilling the
line.
A captain VIII probably be elected this
week and will be one OF three men
Shannon. Platz and Wise.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04

Three-base hit: smith. stolen bases:
Bush, Cobb. O'Nell Earned runs. Cteve-
land 4; Detroit. 2. Double plays: Turner
10 Chapman TO Kirke: cobb to Bush to
Mckee. Bases on balls: OFF Klepfer. L;
off Coveleskie. 3. Base on errors: De-
troit, /. nits: OFF Coveleslie. 10 IN six
Innings; OFF James 2 in two innings; off
Dubuc. none In one inning; off I<lepfer,
II In seven innings: off Jones. . in one
inning. Struck out: BY Klepfer, 2; by
Coveleskie I: by James. /. Umpires:
Wallace nd Evans
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
white sox Make sweep


CHICAGO, Oct. 3.--Chicago made n
clean sweep of the series with st. Louis,
when they won the final game OF the sea
son, to g The score:
ST. LOUIS. CHICAGO.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04

thy Robertus for smyth. Welsh for
Daugherty. Russell for Morton. Harmon
for Welsh, Crawford for Bedford, Rosslter
for Russell. Casey for Mcdonald, Buck
ley Touchdowns Ed Mccarthy (9,
Morton (0 Dfugherty. Bedford. Referee |:
Brennan. Time OF quarters: 10 minutes
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
B. TAPPAN is HIGH
GUN AT STAPLET0N

STAPLETON. Neb., Oct. 3.-(Special)-
The results of the two-day blue rock
shoot out of 200 were:
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04

sBatted for Klepfer In the eighth.
'Batted for Coveleskie I'm the sixth.
Cleveland ........,,0 90 0 0-5
Detroit ,.,,.........l 3 I I &c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-19
BREWSTER SAYS STATE FEES
HELD LEGALLY BY OFFICERS
Attorney General Hands Down Opfn-
ion on State Case Today.
Recommends Law Regulating Fees
and Their Disposition.
THEY CAN KEEP THE $1,000
No Way to Remove Their Right ON
1854 Funds.
Provisions to Turn Fees Over to
State in Future.

Fees amounting to $515S3. which
have been collected and kept in the
past two years by Earl Akers, state
treasurer, and 1896. which have been
claimed by w. E. Davis. state audi
tor, have been legally retained by
them as a part of the perquisites of
their offices. is the opinion of S. NJ.
Brewster, attorney general. which is
incorporated in the report by the
special committee of the senate
named to investigate the fee situation
in the two offices mentioned.
The attorney general advised the
committee that no law passed at the
present session of the legislature
could affect the right of the two Of
ficers from keeping the fees in Ques-
ton during the terms for which they
have been elected.
The attorney generals opinion COW
ers 10 typewriter pages, going into
the whole question Of the treasurer's
and auditors fees exhaustively. He
recommends that a special law be en-
acted to regulate the amount of fees
and commissions that may legally be
collected and providing that they be
turned over to the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-19
VILLA RUSHING ON
Mexican Leader Making Whirl-
wind Coast Campaign.
Establishes New Government,
Headquarters at Chihuahua.

Washington, Feb. 19.-Villa is
making a whirlwind campaign
through Sonora and on the west coast
of Mexico, according to official ad-
vices to the state department today.
Mazatlan reports he Is adding large
new territories to his jurisdiction. 1t
is recognized now that he has a new
government, with its capital at Chi
huahua.
Dispatches from Mazatlan say that
the Carranzistas are endeavoring to
hurry reinforcements to the city
against Villa, who is coming up from
the south.
"A Villa victory is reported at La
AuraHa over troops sent against him
snnder Generals : sfturhe, Carasco and
Herrera from sS1mal6a and Dnralig6.
After this sdefeat the Carrapxistas
made their stand at Culiacan
Official confirmation was received
by the state department today of the
execution of General Juan Dozal by
the Carranzistas at Mazatlan on the
charge that he had surrendered the
city of Topic to the enemy.
The state department has no con-
firmation of the report that Zapatistas
took possession of Mexico City last
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-19
new UTILITY BILL
House Committee Proposes
Measure by Judge Helm.
Stock Yards Are Exempt From
Its Provisions.

With an indeterminate franchise
provision incorporated, the house pub
lie utilities committee today recon-
mended a revised public utilities bill
for consideration at this session of the
legislature. The bill is similar in
many respects to the bill offered this
week in the senate, except that it car
ries indeterminate franchise provision
and exempts stock yards from juris-
dictiOn of the commission.
The new house committee bill was
drafted by the committee under di-
rection OF Judge Helm. rate counsel
for the public utilities commission. A
bill along much the same lines was Of
fered this week by the senate utilities
committee. In the senate bill, how
ever. stock yards companies are placed
under general jurisdiction of the COM
mission and no arrangement is pro-
vided for the issuance of indetermi-
nate franchises by Kansas cities.
In drafting their committee bill,
members adopted the indeterminate
franchise provision from the Holbrook
bill.
Fees provided under the new house
bill are lower than under the existing
schedule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-19
HOUSE STOOD PAT
Refusal to Back Up ON Jitney
Bill This Afternoon.
Motion for Reconsideration Re-
jected ON Vote IS to 30.

The house this afternoon refused to
back up on its vote ION the '.jitney''
railroad bill and refused to put its
approval on motion to reconsider
the bill. Early in the week, the house
passed. the bill and Moxcey of Atchi-
son served notice of q motion to re-
consider. BY a vote of 35 to 80, the
house this afternoon rejected a recon
sideratfon. s1
The "jitney" bill was introduced by
Representative Hoskinson Of Finney
county to aid the RAILROAD operating
between Scott City and Winona. A
hard. fight was mad6 on the passage
of the measpre. Ec4nf @9t satAeS OPP
ponents to the mea64rB urEng that
such legislation would place >Kansas
in the attitHd1 OF favoring an ad<ance
in railway freight and passenger
rates. As passed, the bill permitted
thep ublfc utilities commission to grant
authority to the road to increase its
passenger fare from two cents to five
cents mile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-19
FAVOR HOWE BILL
Senate Committee Recon-
mends City Manager Plan.
Cities With Commission Form
Would Have Power.

The senate committee on cities OF
the first class has recommended for
passage the bill by Senator j. w.
Howe, empowering cities having COM
mission form of government to employ
city managers.
Under the Howe bill the mayor and
commissioners would be elected as at
present in all cities which have agreed
to operate under the commission gov
ernn.ent, but where it has been de-
termined to employ a manager, the
salaries of mayor and commissioners
would be reduced to a nominal fig
ure. They would be authorized to en-
gage the services of a manager who
would take charge of the administra-
tice work Of all departments and be
personally responsible for it under the
commissions supervision. The man.
ager would be hired without further
formality than a resolution. but may
be removed only on charges of incom-
nefQnCQ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-19
RHODES AT HEAD?
Former State Normal Professor
May Be Washburn President.
Well Known Educator Men
toned for the Position.

Prof. jeremiah Rhodes. formerly
had of the department of history at
the Kansas State normal at Emporia,
but now located at Pasadena, Cal,
is being mentioned as a possible pres
ident of Washburn college, to sue
ceed Frank K Sanders. who resigned
several months ago.
Professor Rhodes will arrive in
Topeka within a few days and will
visit with d. A. Ellsworth, secretary
of the Kansas State Teachers asso-
citation.
One member of the Washhur1
board of trustees said today that
while Professor Rhodes name had
been suggested to individual men,
bers of the board. that as yet no
formal consideration of the matter
had been taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-19
War ON SMALL SCALE
German Official Statement Reports
Only Desultory Fighting.

Berlin, Feb. 19.-The official state
ment given out today by the German
general army headquarters says:
I'm the western theater of the war:
"On the road to Arras and Lille the
French have been thrown out OF the
section of the German trenches which
was occupied by them on February Is.
I'm the Champagne district renewed
attacks made by strong French forces
broke down completely under German
fire. One hundred additional prison.
ers fell into German hands. Short
sections of the German trenches
February 16 were partly reconQuered.
I'm the reported French attack on
Boureuilles and VauQuois five officers
and 479 uninjured men were cap
tured.
I'm the Vosges the Germans storm
ed height 500 to the south of Lusse,
and took two machine guns
| I'm the eastern war arena:
The Germans yesterday occupied
Tauroggen in the Russian province OF
Kovno.
1.-The engagements Of the pursuing
Germans with the retreating Russians
to the northwest of Grodno and to the
north of Auchswola are nearing their
Kolno still continues. South OF
Myszyniec the Germans drove the
Russians out of several villages.
ITO the north Of the Vistula in Po-
land, minor engagements are taking
place on both sides of the River Wkra
/ to the east of RaciOnz-
From the region on the south OF
the Vistula, in Poland, there IL moth
ing new to report