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Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21

Show Girl idea While historians may have
some doubt as to, who began the war, there
is common agreement among the pest living
authorities that ziegfeld began the Show
Girls. The original manuscript Of Mr..
Ziegfeld's utterances on this profound sub
ject has been fled in the Library Of Con-
gress and a copy sent to the British Museum
to be kept for the benefit of dramatic
historians Of the future. Read It below on
this page.
One very remarkable discovery has been
made by Mr.. ziegfeld-that big girls have
small brains. Like big shaggy dogs, they
can't be taught cute tricks. After years of
patient experiment Mr.. Ziegfeld has found
that short girls, small girls, girls whose
brains are closer to the ground are the
best material.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21

q Job that makes the laying or the Atlantic
cable look like a day OF. Most Of them
when they start In their new training do
not know what to do with their arms. They
act as though there ought to be dishes in
them, and they walk as If they were answer
ing the front doorbell. with all the grace OF
a daschund.
So had to work. plead, pray, implore,
threaten at rehearsais, and even then
nearly gave up hope Of making them appear
artistic. But stuck to It, / felt that the
time had come for a novelty, and was con-
WINGED that my new Show Girl was the in
novation TO I'LL the bill. Ny star at the
time was Anna Held, petite and pretty
wanted a good background for her. ! was
sure that II could train a line Of tall girls
to act and wear clothes well 1t would serve
as a pretty backdrop and make her all the
more petite.
So advertised:
"Wanted--Girls feet inches or
more in height OF smart appearance.
Apply at office OF Florenz ziegfeld, Jr."
The next day my Office looked like an In
telligence Office. There were over $50 of
them waiting for me. With my hopes run
ming high / hurried into my private room
and gave word for the procession to start.
1t was an astonishing experience for me.
Half OF them started to fash references on
me; some wanted to know how many chill
dren we had and II we kept dog; while
six Of them insisted at the start of the in
terview that they would. expect to have
Thursday and Sunday afternoons on and
would have TO "sleep in" They apparently
had not got the idea. II the fellow who
wrote Il Love the Ladies'" had dropped IN
about that time would have asked, ''Why?"
Well, anyhow, out Of the $50 Amazons
selected eight Now, these did not come
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21
"Pm the Show Girl Now Listen!'>
By Mrs. Ignatz jacobson.

found thought! An exquisite diamond cannot sing can
not Dance cannot actt only fills space. The dictionary
does not sing dance actt fills space, although
have heard of my friends object to the dictionary
as tiresome reading changes the subject
often. The Golden Rule does not sing, act,
dance, does 1t I'LL much space. am willing to
take my position alongside brilliant diamond, the
worthy dictionary and the Golden Rule, and rest my
case at this point
You ask me what earthly use is a Show Girl" Ask
any Of the who have recently married them. Better
yet let Mr. zegeld the father of the Show Girl answer
this. modest!
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21

a M0No the court papers in the natri
"A monisl squabble between Mr.. Ignatz
4 = Jacobson, of New York, and bis wife,
who Is q Show Girl with one Of Mr.. Florenz
ziesfeld's stage productions, appears this
interesting sworn statement:
my wife is . Show Girl; she cannot sing,
she cannot dance. abe cannot act--she only
ills space. What earthly use is = Show
Girl7"
Fer the answer to this poser statement
was nrst sought from the young lady herself
the Show Girl wife of Mr.. Jacobson, And
that Is printed below on this page.
Pursuing this enhancing line Of inyesti'
CATION Still further the question was carried
TO Mr.. Ziegfeid himself. for he is the I'm
ventor, creator, patentee and father Of the
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21
What Earthly Use IS A ShowOirI?

"My Wife Is Show Girl; She Cannot
Sing, Cannot Dance, Cannot Act---She
Only Fills Space. What Earthly Use Is
a Show Girl?"-By Mr.. Ignatz Jacobson,
Who Married a Shou Girl
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21

"Listen to Me. I'm Show Girl. III
Tell You What Show Girl Is Good
For. Pay No Attention to My
Husband" BY Mrs. Jacobson, a ShotO
Girl Who Wants a DiDorce
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21

81 Invented the Show Girl. She
Has Turned Out a disappointment.
1t Is True That a Show Girl Is No
Earthly Use. Let Me Explain
BY FIorenz ZiegfeId, Jr., the
Father of the Show Girl Idea.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12
Plant of Butte
Socialist Wrecked
by an Explosion

BUTTE, Mont. June 1.-THE plant Of
the Butte Socialist. a weekly newspaper,
was wrecked by an explosion. presum-
ably by dynamite, early this morning.
The building took fire and burned fiercely
for a while. While the nature of the
explosion has not been determined, Pa
trolman Olson. one of the first on the
scene, declared that he smelled giant
powder smoke. The interior Of the
building was wrecked and the front was
hurled into the street. A gallery at the
rear was blown loose and fell on ma
chinery below. The police believe that
the explosion took place in the rear OF
the structure.
The upper story Of the building. occu-
pied by a rooming house, was not badly
damaged. So far as is known no one
was hurt
Police and fire officials were investi-
eating here today the cause Of the ex-
plosion. The force OF the explosion was
great enough TO blow the front OF the
structure into the street and 70 damage
the upper part Of the two-Btory structure,
which was used as a rooining house. A
brief panic ensued among the occupants.
but none was hurt
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12

output by restricting the amount each
man is allowed to do. 20 that when mon
have. In tho union phrase, earned their
money" or made their number they
teci entitled 10 lay off.
Subjects for further Investigation re-
late TO the time and manner Of drinking
among the men. whether the increased
tax on beer has turned them trori beer
to whisky and stronger liquors 70 the
hours the barrooms seem to be most fire.
qvented. and TO whether the closing Of
bars during the usual rueh hours would
help the situation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12
BASE BALL CLUB
IS NOT A CIRCUS
30 Declares Internal Revenue De-
partment of United States When
Asked for Ruling.
TARIFF WILL BE REFUNDED

T A base ball club is not a circus.
The internal revenue department
of the United States has made this
5 decision.
1t is a decision that saves profess
sional base ball clubs the snug sum
Ct ninety bones per annum.
Collector of Internal Revenue North
decided some time ago that base ball
clubs come under the same ruling as
circuses In assessment Of the special gov
Crnment war tar.
One hundred bucks each was the blood
money paid over by national FASTENERS
OF the clubs at Omaha, Lincoln, Column
bus, Beatrice. Hastings. York. Norfolk
Grand Island and Fairbury.
with each payment went a protest
other protests came by mail, including
one from Congressman Reavis, and still
others arrived by delegation.
Mr.. North has received word from
Washington IN answer to his request foI
a ruling on the subject that base bal
clubs are not circuses and that they shall
pay tax of only $40.
Mr.. North was very glad to find him
self in the wrong. He smiled and said
he was 'gratified," but recalled that ir
1880 base ball clubs were taxed the same
as circuses in the war tax of that year.
Mr.. North is ready to refund the ninety
bones. Strictly speaking they cannot b
refunded. The several clubs will frs
have to pay the $40 tax. Which being
paid, the 500 formerly paid will be paiC
{ back For 1t is so signed and sealed ii
the laws.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12

The Bee Want Ads Are Best Business
Boosters.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES
DIFFER ON DRINK QUESTION

Correspondence % the Associated Press)
LONDON. June iL-In investigatinE
war work and the drink problem Homo
Secretary McKenna has found that the
employers and the workers take opposite
views on number OF questions.
Employers say drink IL responsible for
80 per cent OF the avoidable loss Of time.
The workers reply that drink incspaci-
tates only small number who might
well he eliminated. but Investigation
shows that about so per cent OF the
charges OF drunkenness are baselcss. The
employers charge that tho drinking habit
does more harm than actual drunkenness.
Trade questions give the investigators
quite as much trouble as drink. Employ
ers saw that the unions hold hack the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12
LANCASHIRE, SPlNNERS
MAY BE LOCKED OUT

MANCHESTER. England. June 1i.--A
group Of trade union officials returned
here today from London, where they
were in conference with the government
authorities. They made the statement
ahat the government had explained 20
them plainly that there must be no
stoppase in the Lancashire cotton 10
dustry
The Lancashire operatives are toby
demanding 10 per cent Increase in wages
and the spinners are prepared TO issue
lockout notices the end OF this week
which would tie up no lsss than 4o.Ooo.oOl
lsDindIea
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12

and serums In little globules are on hand
In great quantities, and tho equipment
OF the plant is 30 complete that there
are even cases OF snow goggles for tho
use OF the soldiers on sunny DAYS IN
winter
As an adjunct to the wholesale drug
establishment there IL a soap factory
with weekly capacity OF 5000 kilogrsms
week-so large that not only are four
armies supplied but the civil populations
Of the city as we'll There IL a dlsin-
fecting establishment where both soldiers
and their clothes are purified. and where
the long Red Cross hospital trains after
use are switched In and sterilized and
fumigated
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12
Austria viii Take
Charge Of Harvest

GENEVA. June ll-CVia Paris.)-In-
formation has reached here from Vienna
that the war grain committee OF the
Austria government has announced that
4; will take under its control the entire
harvest soon 10 be gathered.
With the exception of sufficient grain
TO feed the rural populs ton. the entire
crop will be bought by the state.
The committee has given orders that
no false reports concerning the condition
Of crops are to be circulated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12
GYPSY MARGRAVE EQUALS
WAVERLY TRACK MARK

wAvERLY. Ia. June 11.-Csreclal Tel
oeram.)-The concluding card OF the
Waverly races was pulled off today be-
fore a good crowd The track was fast
and the feature of the afternoon was the
eqralling of the track record in the sec
ond heat of the 2:1S pace. when the Mem
phis. Tenn, Gypsy Msrgrave stepped the
mile in 2:09h. The good trotter Tommy
lEorn, owned by George Kreise. Eldon,
Ia. was quite seriously injured in the
last heat of the 2;1s trot. Summary:
pariny 9.12 cIaaa n,irao SA00.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12

has achieved the record OF an Averages
seventeen-hour day He put in so hours
during the last month. or daily average
OF seventeen hours for twenty-six days.
This is probably worlds record. The
mans wages were about ~ cents an hour
md HE total earnings for the month
reached $3.50 Ills normal peace-tine
wage is slightly under s. day Of ten
houra.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.J
CAMBRIDGE. Eng. June 1.-THE Cam
bridge Reviews list Of past and present
members Of the university on active serv-
ice now contains $500 Names. OF these
$50 are dead and $50 wounded. Nearly 100
have received honorable mention in Off
cial dispatches.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12
British Cruiser
Reported Sunk
Is Safe in Harbor

LONDON. June 1.-THE British Press
bureau, commenting on the announce
ment at Vienna regarding the sinking OF
a British cruiser. said tonight that the
ship presumably referred 10 was safe I'm
harbor mot seriously damaged"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12
WORKMAN MAKES RECORD
OF SEVENTEEN-H0UR DAY

Correspondence Of the Associated Press)
AMSTERDAM. juno ia workman
employed in the manufacture Of ammuni-
ton for the German army At Dusseldorf
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12

stop the ChiId's CouEh-ICs serious
Group and whooping cough are child
ren's ailments Or Kings New Discov-
cry is what you need II kills the cold
germ. Soc. An observation-disclosures
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12

Time: 2:2OA, 2:1OI8 z:l9A.
Five-eighths mile dash, $50: Jungle won,
Betty Berand second. Miss Locust Bud
third Time: 1904. Five others started.
one mile dash. 500: Easter l.. won,
Merry Field second, Miss Hockstone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-28
moved the winding sheet and lifted the

moved the winding sheet and lifted the
barrier in July.
They felded we'll back Of Rudolph
and left a trail of smoke to almost
every blow that greeted Perritt and
Ritter.
Even Evers was not missed, for in
the Trojan's place young Fitzpatrick
accepted nine out of ten chances and
produced two runs and two hits. John
ny will be horss de second baseball for
another month, but Stallings has
worthy substitute in young Fitz.
The Giants fought back as well as
they could with such ragged pitching.
They had hoped TO regain another foot
hold by checking the Braves in the first
affair, but poor box work soon left
them stranded. They never had
would have fought harder fight, but
there's little opening left for battle
when your pitchers are yielding enough
runs in two or three rounds TO close
out the day.
Fighting an uphill fight is one thing
and graphing with an eleven-run def
cit is something else, practically a
"horse of another color"-as the old
saw has it-whatever an "old saw" is.
Four errors failed to help the de-
fence Of the Giants, but they had moth
ing TO do with the result. The combat
departed with the shrapnel that left
the Boston bats and ratified merrily
all over the lots. Thirteen hits for
total Of twenty odd bases is sufficient
to relate the episode without any
further adornment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-28
Quaker Shortstop Chokes
Off Several Rallies
Cravath Makes An
other Home Run.
tR- rel,sr.rh 70 The Trisun. J

Philadelphia, April 81 Hard, con-
certed hitting will win a ball game.
Lightning fielding Will save one. Com
bnc the two and ball team that is
unbeatable will be the result Pat
Moran flashed such a combination
against the Brooklyn Supcrbas this
afternoon, and the Phillics added an
other victory to their rapidly growing
list.
The score was 3 to ., and George
Bancroft was acclaimed by the fans
when the dust Of conflict settled 10
earth. On the other hand, Wilbert
Robinson wished the Course OF Crom-
well" on the Quaker City shortstop, but
that, Of course, was only IN moment
Of veNation.
But Bancroft was the thorn in the
side Of the Superbas, and perhaps with
another man guarding the short feld
Brooklyn might have augmented its
scant store Of victories. Twice this
youngster from the Gilden West hurled
himself between the Superbas and the
plate by starting double plays which
chokcd of promising rallies.
His second was perhaps the best
With the bases full Joe Schultz
slammed one over second base which
Bancroft managed TO grab. He stepped
on the bag, forced runner and then
whipped the ball 10 Luderus. complet-
ing the play and ending the inning In
addition to those particular dereda-
tions. Bancroft had other crimes TO
answer for All told he had eleven
chances and he accepted all of them.
NiehofT, the nihilist, had a busy day,
and in the main did well. His momen-
tary lapscs were not costly.
Ii was we'll for RUDE Chalmers that
he had a champion of the ability of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-28
NEWARK FEDS LOSE
A SLUCCINC MATCH
Buffalo Nine Drives Reul-
bach from Box and Han
dies Trautman Roughly.
By BRIGGS

Base hits fell like the autumn leaves
in a wild batting bee won by Buffalo
over the Newark Feds on the latters'
field at Harrison yesterday. The score
was ii to &. A total of % safeties was
recorded. with the Bison City players
having the edge with Is of them.
Ed Reulbach, of the old Cub ma
chine. went in against Buffalo, and ne
received a warm reception. He was
pounded numerically, eleven hits
counting for as many runs during his
sojourn of six innings on the mound.
Fred Trautman. a recruit. who sue
ceeded Reulbach, also was handled
roughly.
Hugh Bedient, formerly of the Red
Sox. pitched effectively for Buffalo
while his teammates were batting out
a commanding lead. One triple, a
double and two singles accounted for
three runs in the first, but Bedient
then steadied and allowed Newark only
three scattered hits during the next six
innings With his team holding a safe
lead. Bedient let up in his efforts in
the eighth and ninth innings. when six
safeties were manufactured into three
runs.
Fred Smith. who replaced Louden at
shortstop, celebrated his entry into the
game with some mighty hitting, find
ing Reulbach for a triple and a double
and Trautman for another triple. His
drives sent home four runners. while
he scored twice. Artie Holman also
had field day at the bat. with a triple
and two singles.
Four thefts of second base were at
tempted by Buffalo base runners, but
all were cut down by the perfect throw
ing of Bill Rariden. Mcdonald made
three futile efforts TO steal, while
Downey was victim once.
Several sensational catches enlivened
the contest, Scheer going out to the
hagpole in left centre to pull down
Bedient's drive. In the fifth inning,
however, he misjudged Hofman's fly,
and it resulted in a three base hit.
Chase took Reulbach's foul off the
grandstand in the same frame.
The score follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-28

The Braves, while still pointing
with pride" arc beginning to view the
Philics with considerable alarm, so
they wasted no precious time in rip
ping the Giant defence into quiverlng
Shreds.
With Dick Rudolph restraining the
Giant attack in the early rounds the
Rravss FIRST dashed in under Poll Per
ritt's falterine guard, and within three
rounds had rumplod him into shape
less mass.
Mir. Pcrritt whizzed the ball up TO
the plate, but something large ana
round met il in the face with annoying
regularity. Three innings were enough
10 convince McGraw that MI. ferrltt
ammunition was a bit mlldewed, so
Ritter was pushed out in front OF the
Brave lsts.
Nothing to it. The visitors continued
the assault until seven additiohaI
fallies had been added, and only the
prevalence Of Ferdinand Schupp IN the
last three innings prevented another
shoal Of tallies from coming IN with
the Boston tide.
While the slugging Braves, led by
Schm!tt and Smith, were dispensing
Nessrs. Fcrritt and Ritter, DICK
Rudolph stopped the Giants with one
run for five rounds.
Then with the count at - TO l, Mr..
Rudolph settled down 10 life OF ease
and unruffled leisure by removing
everything from the ball except enough
20 get il up as far as the plate An
afternoon that registers 81 in the shade
is no time to stand out in the sun and
worry with a eleven run lead. SO IN
the sixth inning the Boston boxman
eraciously permitted the Giants four
runs and then frightened up again the
rest Of the way.
Somewhere between 10000 and $4,000
souls came out to watch the Giants
battle against the club that shattered
tradition last year. Three innings CON
WINGED them that Stallings still had q
hustlinC, aggressive machlne.
1t was not enough TO bake pretzel,
but in spite Of the steamy ozone the
Braves rushed in with a smash and
displayed enough class TO show that
oven without Johnny Evers the ma
chine was still there and ready to do
business on a winning scale. Ihey
had the punch and the pep comblna-
ton that generally arrives unless some
untoward incident sits in.
Red Smith and Butch Schmidt alone
hammered the ball hard enough to win
an ordinary ball game Red blew him
self to a pair Of singles and home
run. while Schmitty contributed
single. double and four base wallop
10 the court records, the pair being re-
sponsible for something like seven
precious TALES.
While the Giants looked depressed
and careworn, despite their turning IN
Brooklyn the day before, the Braves
fought with the same dash and con-
tdence that characterized their work
last summer after Stallings had re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-28
Bancroft Aids PhillieS
to Humble the SuperbaS

Bancroft behind him. Chalmers, who
shut the Giants out with paltry two
hits on his last appearance, had little
on the ball. Just one dozen hits rang
eff the Brooklyn bats, and these in
cluded doubles by Stengel and O'Mara.
Rube also issued base on balls. But
suppose he did slice into the rough
occasionally. there was always Ban
croft to play him into the fairwsy
again. As one fan expressed it:
Chalmers got away with murder"
And Rube was not the only murderer
Old Nap Rucker tried again, but was
discovered. That supply Of slow drops
was pounded to the far corners Of the
globe, o. 10 be exact, the park The
Quaker City opponents Of the grand
old game simply tore the cover off
the ball.
That poor, weak and thoroughly run
down Cactus Crsvath ground out an
other home run for himself. In the
second inning he picked out slow
curve and dropped 1t in the left field
stands. Poor boy. he also managed 10
supplement tbs with single and field
perfectly. Chalmers got double
Rucker pitched only seven innings in
all, and then let Hummel hit for him
A great stop by Luderus robbed Silent
John OF hit. I'd Appleton finished
in style.
Brooklyn scored in the second inning.
A double by OMara started the bee,
and then Jake Daubert made single
TO centre. Stengels out advanced the
runners peg, and Buck Wheat got a
pass, filling the bases. Cutshaw's in
field single, that almost tore the hand
off Chalmers, scored O'Mara. and Dau-
bert ounted on drive BY Myers.
Schultz then made bid for a hir, but
Bancroft converted it into a dt. Bile
play.
The score follows: