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Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-18
STATE HORSE MACS
VERY OPTIMISTIC
Reorganized Nebraska Speed
Association Looks Like EX-
ceptionally Strong Loop.
OTIS SMITH TO CHICAGO
By RUSSELL PHELPS.

The Greater Nebraska Speed asso-
citation, with which is consolidated the
Midway Racing circuit, is regarded by
members of the harness horse frater-
nifty as the strongest loop in the his
tory of the state. Following the
merging OF the two circuits in Omaha
Thursday, when a half hundred of
the leading turfmen of the state met
to arrange classes and dates, later
being entertained by the Omaha Driv-
ing club at a sumptuous feed, Otis NJ.
Smith, secretary OF Omaha's harness
racing club: Edward Peterson. presi-
dent, and other devotees OF the sport.
predicted the best year yet for differ
ent meetings.
Dates were scheduled as follows:
keRrncy, May 80 81 and June 1;
Aurora, June 5, and I; Omaha. Juno
~. IL and -; Nebraska city, June 10,
20 and sl Roatrce, June es, 81 and IS;
Lincoln, July ., and s: Fremont.
July 10. ii and L.; West Point. July
II. IS and 10,
The classes will be:
Trotting, 2;I0, 3:tS, 2;s0, 2:s5 and D.
ycar-olds eligible 10 ::25 class.
Pacing. 2no. ::lS. 9:17. 2:c2 and D.
| year-olds eligible to the 2:2S class,
officials Of the Omaha Driving club
are already making preparations for
the June meeting here. The track at
Benson will be widcned so as to make
it the best metropolitan twice around
in the middle west and every provi-
sion is to be made to accommodate
monster, crowds.
Mr.. Smith will leave this morning
for Chicago to attend the annual
meeting of the Great Western cir
cult magnatcs in the Windy City
Tuesday Classes, purses and dates for
the vests classic harness racing loop
are to be fixed and other business
transacted. Omaha's Great Western
circuit meeting is slated for August.
The local driving club secretary may
drop in at the session of the Ameri-
, can Trotting association congress,
which is to be held in. Chicago to-
morrow.
II he can possibly get away, Mr..
! J .terson will also attend the Great
Western moguls' conference. F. d.
Gould, the Kearney racing man and
| pi'Nuei, VIII Dc dHOtncT NeDTdSkan
TO take in the horse meeting at CHI
cago this week
Just to show what he thinks of the
ability Of one of his stars, X. c. H.,
Tom Dennison announced yesterday
that he was willing to- match this
stopper against any trotter in the
state for $1,000. The Omaha horse
man is willing to stage such a
race at the June meeting at Benson,
or will agree to series for $500 tilt
in three cities, the meetings putting
up the best side inducements and at
fractions to get the grapes.
One of the states stars which
should prove a great drawing card in
a match race against R. c. H. is
Sadie S, 2:07A, owned by N. ]. Ronin
OF Fremont, the newly elected presi-
dent Of the Nebraska Speed associa-
ton. Mr., Dennison would jump at a
challenge from Sadie SIS owner like a
German hussar at British Tommy
Challenges Eastern Horsemen.
The owner Of the famous Hal Nc
! Kinney stables also out cunning for
match race between R. c. II.
and M. L. J., a distinguished New
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-18
Mathey and Herd
Winners in Fourth
|. Round Of Tennis

New York. Feb. l7.-Dean Mathey
and Clifton Herd won their way into
the semi-hnal round OF the annual ma
tional indoor singles tennis champion
ship tournament today. A. H. Man.
jr., also gained place in the next to
the final round by defeating Charles
Chambers, while Mathey was elm
mating A. S. Cragin and Herd defeat
ing Craig Biddle. The summary OF
fourth round national indoor cham
pionship singles: Dean Mathey, Gran
ford. N. J., defeated A. S. Cragin, New
York. GA, IS.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-18
Evans Will Not Teach
Battinq Form to Cubs

Chicago, Feb. 17.--Charles "Chick'
Evans, jr., national open and amateur
golf champion, will not teach batting
form" to the members of the Chicago
Nationals on their spring training trip.
Evans announced tonight that he had
abandoned his intention OF making the
trip at the request of officials of the
United States Golf association, who
suggested that the venture might af-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-18

G. NJ. Graham set too fast a pace
for his opponents in the thirty-six-
hole putting match over the Burgess
Nash company indoor golf course yes
terday and by turning in 68 easily
won the afternoons event.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-18
Sam Crawford to Coach
Trinity College Team

Sam Crawford is to coach the Trim
ity university base ball team at Wax
ahachie for couple Of weeks before
the Detroit Tigers report to camp.
He will do little limbering up on
his own account at the same time.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-18
Morningstar and Yamada
Exhibit in Omaha in March

Ora Morningstar and Koji Yarnada,
prominent professional billiard
sharks, will give four exhibitions in
Omaha March 20 and 2l at Canaan
billiard parlors.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-18
Nou That the Dates Are Fixed and Strikes off the Players
WESTERN LEAGUE
TO OPEN APRIL 18
Omaha Will Start Season at
Denver and Will Return
Home in May.
SCHEDULE IS 140 GAMES

The 1917 Western league season
will open April IS and will close on
September 4, the day following Labor
day. and will be of l40 games.
This was the decision arrived at by
the Western league magnates at their
three-day schedule meeting in Omaha
which came to a close yesterday att
ernoon.
Opening games on April Is will be
as follows:
Lincoln at Joplin
Omaha at Denver.
Sioux City at Wichita.
Des Moines at st. Joseph.
Thus the four northern clubs will
open in the four southern cities. All
four clubs will make the entire Cir
cult of the four southern cities before
returning for the opening games i'll
the four northern cities. The first
games of the year III the northern
cities will be after May |, the latest
date of opening in years.
In the past it has been the custom
for a club which opens the season
away from home to return home after
only one series away so that all the
openings come within few days. This
year it is entirely different For in
stance, Omaha, which opens in Den
yer will play Denver, Topeka, St,
Joseph and Joplin before returning to
Omaha.
The lineup of opening games in the
north is follows:
Joplin at Omaha.
Wichita at Des Moines.
Denver at Sioux City.
St. Joseph at Lincoln.
Omaha Draws Holidays.
Omaha was awarded two of the
choice holiday dates, July and La
Dor day. Lincoln will play Omaha
here July and Sioux City will be
the attraction here Labor day.
The distribution of holiday dates
was as follows:
DECORATION DAY.
Wichita at Denver.
Joplin at St. Joseph.
Lincoln at Sioux City.
Omaha at Des Moines.
JULY 4
Denver At Wichita.
St Joseph at Joplin.
Lincoln at Omaha.
Sioux City at Des Moines.
LABOR DAY
Wichita at Denver.
Joplin at St. Joseph.
pes Moines at Lincoln
Sioux City at Omaha.
Hold Booster Meeting.
Upon his arrival at Lincoln Presi-
dent Zehrung was instructed to send
invitations to heads of Rotary and
Commercial clubs in the Western
league to attend meeting in Omaha
in March, the date of which Mr..
Zehrung is to fix.
The president of each Rotary club
and the secretary of each CONNER
cial club in the eight cities OF the
circuit will be invited to attend this
meeting. All of their expenses will
be paid by the league. The object is
to form a circuit organization to
boost Western league base ball in all
the cities. Tom Fairweather, attend
ing his first meeting as full-fedged
magnate, suggested this booster meet
ing, and the rest of the magnates in
stantly declared it an excellent idea.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-18

Walter J. Travis, known the Grand Old Man
of golf, played his last game amateur on Feb
ruary and hereafter only compete as pro-
fessiona
The recent ruling of the United States Golf
association stated that ANY who derives any
profit from golf through his business connection
with the game is professional, and as Travis is
golf course architect, he comes under the ruling
In his recent tournament matches at Palm
Beach, Fla he showed that he was still in old time
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-18
POWELL TOPS LIST
OF TENNIS RANKING
Omaha Crack Is Given Honor
Position by State Association
Ranking Committee.
HENNIGHEN IS SECOND

NEBRASKA TENNIS RANKINGS.
No. Ralph Powell. Omaha.
No. 2-(larcy Eannighen, Omaha.
No. SC. V. Holman, Arapahoe.
No. 4-H. Il. Partridge, Fremont.
No. 5-,Iohnny Madden. Omaha.
No. fray Larson, Plattamouth.
No. Harry u. Ellis. Beaver City.
No. B-Chnrley Mathcws0n. Walthill.
No. g-Frank &. Morgan, WAYNE.
No, I0-Charicy Buriand, Norfolk.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
LEESBURG, VA.

Miss Henrietta Goldsborough is vis-
iting her sister. Mrs Llewellyn Nc
Weigh in Richmond. Mrs. o. H. Tit
man was hostess to the Garden Club
on Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs
Richard H Hutchinson of Washington
have been the guests of the latters
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Slack
Miss Leonora Preston has returned
from a visit to Boston. Philadelphia and
Baltimore. Miss Lee Edwards is visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
J. Niche in Charlottesville. Mrs. Don
aid NJ McNeale has returned to her
home in Washington after a visit to
her mother. Mrs. William N. Wise. Mrs
Frank Conrad left on Wednesday for
a visit to Mrs. Holmes Conrad in Win
chester. Miss Mary Conrad is now the
guest of the Misses Minnegerode in
Trenton, N. J. Maj. and Mrs B. F.
Rittenhouse are spending the week as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B. Bradshaw
Beverley in Winchester. Mrs. Glen Gid
dings has as her guests Mrs. Clinton
Adams of Adamstown. Md. and Harry
p. Giddings of Baltimore. Mr.. and Mrs
George F. Buell. of Washington are
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w
Carlos Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs. S. 8. Lutz
have returned from a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. Charles 7. Clagett in Washington.
Evening star., 1917-03-04

Herndon " Frazer. who has been
spending some weeks here on account
of the illness of her father. Mr.. Frank
N. Gilkeson, left several days ago Tor
her home in Page, W. Va.
Mrs George Hoffman and small SON
left this week for a visit to relatives In
Orange, after which they Will join
Mr.. Hoffman in Newport News. Mrs.
Robert Payne, who recently visited her
brother. Severn Nottingham, and Edgar
Nottingham, jr, here, returned to her
home in Fauauier Tuesday. Mrs. Gran
vile Coleman, sr. and Mrs. Leonard
Coleman. both of Brandy. were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. d. James Coleman. on
Thursday. Mrs. Robert NJ. Mackall.
who was recently operated upon at the
George Washington University Hospital.
is recovering from the operation and ex-
poets to be able to return to her home
here soon.
Evening star., 1917-03-04

Of the United Brethren Church, by the
Rev. E. H. .Hummelbaugh.
A pretty wedding was solemnixed at
the parsonage of the Christian Church.
Rockville, Tuesday afternoon by the
Rev. O.. c. Barnes. the contracting
parties being William z. Windsor. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. 2. T. Windsor, Fred
erick. and Julia M. Staley, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Staley. Hampton.
this county. The couple was accom-
panied by Miss Harriet Windsor, sister
of the groom. and Mr.. Harry Myers.
this city.
Misses Margaret Brandt. Mary Stick
ell and Adele Valentine, Oxford. N. Y,
who have been spending some time in
Frederick, have returned. Mrs. John
E. Craig. Chambersburg, Pa, is the
guest of her sister. Mrs. e. II. Hum
melbaugh. Frederick. Miss Lucy Eisen-
hauer. Baltimore. who has been visit
ing relatives in this city. has returned.
Miss Douglas Fuller, Winchester, Va,
is the guest of Miss Antoinette Mark
ell, this city.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
FREDERICK, MD.

Miss Mary Toland Snyder. Frederick,
and Charles Edward Beatty. Hanover,
Pa. were married Sunday afternoon at
the All Saints Episcopal Church by
the Rev. Louis H. Ewald. Mrs. Beatty
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Snyder. this city, and a graduate of
the Academy Of the Visitation here.
She lis talented musician. Mr..
Beatty is the son of H. J: Beatty.
Gettysburg, Pa, and is employed by
the Evening Sun, Hanover. Pa.
George Preston Foose and Anna Hol-
limbaugh, both of Loysville. Pa. were
quietly married at 1890 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon at the parsonage
Evening star., 1917-03-04

which was held at Winchester. Miss
Ada Kincheloe, who has been a guest
in the home of her aunt. Mrs r. S.
Hynson. has returned to Upperville.
Fauquier county. Mr.. and Mrs Francis
Montgomery Lewis have returned from
their wedding trip. Mrs. Lewis before
her marriage in Manassas February 81
was Miss Virginia Valentine Walker.
LYNCHBURG, VA.
Dr. John ". Carroll has returned
from visit with relatives in Indian
apolis. Miss Elsie Boiling has returned
to her home in Augusta county after
a visit here with her sister, Mrs T.
Gibson Hobbs. Messrs. w. Russell
Winfree, Peyton B. Winfree and H. Lee
Winfree are spending some time in
Florida. Miss Fannie -Craddock is at
Daytona. Fla Howell c. Featherston
has returned from two-week stay in
Florida. Miss SeIla Slack has returned
home after a visit with Mrs. Wright
Lee in Danville. Mr.. and Mrs F. NJ.
Monk are at home here again after
several weeks stay in Florida. Mrs
Edward NJ Daniel and two little
daughters are visiting relatives in
Norfolk. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kirk
patrick have returned home after
their bridal trip. Mrs. L. W. Walsh
Evening star., 1917-03-04

visitors from. Calgary. Alberta, Canada
Mrs. Ralph. Border ana her two chill
dren have returned from Ell Paso. Tex.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest A. Brown have re-
turned from Florida. Miss Helen Young
IL visiting her sister. Miss Peachie
Young. Baltimore. Miss Carrie Engle
has returned from three months visit
to Linden. Va. Miss Amelia Hopkins
has returned from visiting her sister.
Mrs. Ashlen White. Henderson. N. C..
Mrs. g. A. Parker and daughter, Marian,
Berryville, have been visiting Mrs. E.
have returned to Lovettsville after
, spending two months in Washington.
Mrs. Cruger w. Smith il visiting in
Washington. Mrs. George r. Shirley
and Miss Grantham have gone to
Evening star., 1917-03-04

has returned from q, months visit with
relatives at Winston-Salem. Southern
Pines, Greensboro and Raleigh, N. C.
Mrs. N. r. Mason OF Roanoke was
called hero by the, illness of her mother,
Mrs. p. b. Wehber: w. e. Lawson,
business manager OF the Wilmington
IN. c. Dispatch. spent q portion of
tho week In Lynchburg with his sister,
Mrs. C. S. Parneil- Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
NJ. mclaughlin and son, after visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. James T. McLaugh-
lin. have gone to South Boston to visit
relatives. A. l. sGrimes and family
left Thursday for Atlanta to make
their home there. William H. Snead,
D. d. McGregor, w. b. Montgomery
and p. J. Weiland have returned from
a ten-day stay in New York.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
MANASSAS, VA.

Mrs. Ballantyne Patterson Of Phil
adelphia. who has been the guest OF
Prof. and Mrs. B. T. H Hodge. Is vis-
iting her son in Haddonfeld, N. J.
Mrs. H. D. Kramm of Indianapolis and
Miss Virginia Iden Of Manassas, daugh-
ter Of DR.. and Mrs. B. F. Iden, are
tor W. Mosher of Minneapolis is the
guest Of his brother. OrvilIe w. Mosher,
jr. Mrs. Jesse Ewell of Ruckersvflle.
Greene county. is visiting her sister.
Mrs. Westwood Hutchfson. M. NJ. Ellis
of the Virginia Bankers Association,
Evening star., 1917-03-04
CHARLES TOWN, w. VA.

Mrs. D. NJ Cochran. Washington, has
been visiting at Harpers Ferry. Miss
Frances Moore is visiting Mrs. Richard
C. Meyer. Philadelphia. Miss kather-
inc Baylor is visiting Miss Margaret
Alexander Baltimore. Miss F1eda Ra-
mey, Berryville. Va, is the guest of
Miss Eva Ramey. Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
o. Rouss have gone to the Bermuda
Islands. Mrs. Strudwick, Richmond, is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
James NJ Mason. jr. Mr.. and Mrs. F. L.
Swimley were hosts at a dance. Mrs.
George Duncan and little daughter are
Evening star., 1917-03-04
BERRYvILLE, VA.

N. E. B. Talcott. state poultry spe-
cialist. addressed the Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs of Berryville and Millwood,
Tuesday He also visited the public
schools of the county to interest the
children in = forming poultry clubs.
The civics department of the Woman s
Club met at Mrs. George Rice's. Mon
day The first aid class met Friday at
the Battletown Inn, with Miss Lock
hart in charge. The Literary Club met
this week at Fairfield. the home of
Mrs. ]. D. Richardson. Mrs. J. r. Elder
and daughter. Miss Virginia Elder,
Ellen Baker, Mrs. David Allen. DR.. T.
NJ Lippitt. Bowles Lippitt. Rice Levi
and Maj. and Mrs. Carpenter left this
week for Washington to attend the
Inauguration. Mrs. Walter Coke, who
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Marshal Mccormick. has returned
to Baltimore. Miss Tilghman of Balti-
more is the guest of Mrs. L. NJ. Allen
Mrs. Mercein of Milwaukee, Wis. is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Burke
Mrs. U. M S. Hammond has returned
from Washington. Mrs. F. G. Hatchell
is in Alexandria. Mr. and Mrs. III. NJ
Nelson. jr., have returned from Atlantic
City and are at Longwood. Mr.. and
Mrs. Courtney Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.
Mitchell and Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Rely
have entertained at dinner in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh NJ. Nelson. jr..
who were married recently in Colum-
bus. Ohio. Mrs. H. b Gilpin. Mrs. H. M
Nelson and Mrs. George Burwell are at
Atlantic City. Miss JAMIE Moore has
returned from Frostburg.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
WINCHESTER, VA.

Miss Gertrude Barton has returned
from Washington and Baltimore,
where she spent some time with
friends Mrs. Charles Ridgely White of
Catonsville Md, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. NJ. H. G. Willis. Mai. and Mrs
Frank Rittenhouse have returned to
Leesburg. Va. Mrs. William Mckay and
Mrs. Arthur Mckay of Baltimore have
been visiting their mother. Mrs. Dudley
L. Miller. Mrs. Thomas w. Steck has
been visiting friends In Frederick, Nd
Miss l.. Virginia Athey has returied
with party of Baltimore friends from
Florida, having made the trip by
steamer. Misses Lola and Turissa
Hale have returned from visit to
their sister, Mrs II. C. Cave. in Wash
ington. Mrs W. Ray Smith has return
ed to Staunton. Va, after visiting rela-
tives. Miss Ida L. WyndhaW- has re-
turned from weeks stay with friends
in Baltimore. Miss Anne Carson has
returned from several weeks stay in
Florida. Mrs. Elizabeth Tanquary and
her daughter. Miss Winifred Swimley.
are visiting friends in Washington and
Baltimore. Mr.. and, Mrs. James B.
Russell are spending a month at St
Augustine. Fla Miss Caroline Hunter
has returned from New Orleans.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
CULPEPER, VA.

Mrs Greaner Neal, Mrs. J. Clifford
Miller and Miss Lucille Nelson Neal
have returned to Richmond. Mrs. Alfred
Pulliam and Mrs. Byrd Leavell were
recent guests in Orange The Culpeper
Minute Men, mustered out in Richmond
on Wednesday. arrived here on the fol-
lowing day, under command OF Capt
James William Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Cooke Grayson have
returned to. Charlottesville. Mrs.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
Missourians Back President.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. March a.
The house OF the Missouri legislature
today adopted a resolution urging the
Missouri delegation in Congress to
support President Wilson in the pres
ent International crisis.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, VA.

Miss Grayson. Washington. spent the
week end with Mrs. Walter Tansill
oliver. Mrs. Alice Fitzhugh Deming.
Washington, was a visitor here last
week Mrs. U. b. McCandlish of Pied =
mont, w. Va. is visiting Mrs. Fred
Richardson Miss Florence La Rogue
is the guest of Mrs. F. W. Richardson.
Miss Georgie Golden and Miss Maddox.
Washington, were guests last week of
Miss Gertrude Gordon. Mrs. Fannie
Underwood. Alexandria, and Miss Eve
iyn Morrison. Washington, spent Snu-
day with friends here. Mrs. Louis
oliver, Washington, was the week end
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George Watkins.
Mrs John Mason of Accotink spent the
week end with her mother, Mrs. MILAN.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
No Room for Originality to
in Mans Evening Dress. is


the only thing man wears in which
he cannot show his own taste. The
dress suit is rigidly ruled by conven-
! ton. Any man who appears in some
thing that clashes with this convention
| is looked upon with disfavor by all
good dressers, says the Milwaukee
! Journal.
The man who tries to do new things
in evening dress only makes himself
ridiculous in the eyes of the men who
really know what to wear and how to
wear it. Once in while we see a
man come out at dance in full dress
with white silk stockings on or a black
! bow tie. What he needs is some one
| to take him into a quiet corner and tell
him what he looks like.
| The dress suit should be made of
some suitable black material Some of
| these materials have an indefinite
stripe in them. The trousers should
be just short enough to hang free. and
should not have a cuff. They should
The length of the coat will depend
! somewhat on the taste of the wearer: l
think a short-waisted coat with rather
short tails is the most becoming. The
waistcoat. despite the present trend
should always be white. and may have
either a soft roll or a fiat lapel.
The shirt should be a plain white
stiff -bosomed one. The ruffied shirts
that were in style some years ago are
not being worn now. They may be
got in a variety of materials, including G
linen and pique.
| Diamonds as studs are awful, unless
they are set in mother of pearl and
are very small. Pearls are always good.
Most elaborate watch chains are being
seen in the shops and on well dressed
! men. These are often made of platinum
and set with variety of jewels.
| The silk hat worn this year has
| slightly more bell in the crown, and
the tapered hat is quite out of date.
White gloves should always be worn.
! One thing more: For the love of
| heaven, don't wear the kind of ties
/ that you buy ready made and that are
| hoos-.o % the collar. II you can't tie
| your own get somebody else to do 1t
4 for you. but don't buy them made up
II you could once hear what the other
men say about you when you do tbs,
\ believe me. you wouldn't do it again.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
EVANSVILLE. MD,

NJ. H. B. Hoffman. was rendered sur
prise party Monday evening In honor
of his birthday by the Philathea and
Baraca Sunday school classes of the
Hyattsville Southern Methodist Epis-
copal Church. The Internos Club was
entertained last Friday evening by
Hugh Sturgis. those present including
Misses Marjorie Hill, Angela Erwin.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
HAaERsTowN, MD.

Dr. ]. Raldolph Walker and Miss
Helen J. Stauffer. daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. A. P. Stauffer. both of this city,
were married Wednesday by Rev
George B. Townsend. Miss Veronica
NJ. La Liberte and Edward i. Martin
Of Greencastle. Pa. were married in