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Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-19

Prof. Homer J. Coppock had charge of tho
services at the Friends church Sunday.
Lindell Hockeu has returned from Grand
Island where he has been acting as assistant
secretary Of the Young Mems Christian as
sociation for a few days
Our girls basket ball team defeated the
Grand Island college grils' team, 4? to 5. In
a game at Grand Island last Tuesday night
Miss Engel received thirty three Of Centrals 3
points and Miss Towry secured all of Grand
Island
Prof. Coppock went to Lincoln Friday TO
act as a Judge In the state intercollegiate
oratorical contest held at that place Cen
tral colleges,is not In this association now.
but an application has been sent In for
membership.
Nebraska Central college has adopted a
new plan to finance Its athletics. Tho col
lege board and Athletic association have
agreed that II the present Indebtedness Ia
raised this spring, that next year an attn
letic fee of $3.50 for each student per
semester will be charged beside the regular
tuition.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-19

Grand Island College.

OILS and Roy Bradley; negative, Lila Vance
Glen McCrae and Elson lIinckley.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-19

Give your Want Ad a chance to
make good. Run it in The Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-19

On the evening Of March the two col
lege teams which have been chosen to meet
Cotner and Doane will meet for the $50
prize awarded annually by Judge Sutton.
The affirmative team In the Sutton Debate
will meet Cotner at Bellevue, the negative
team will go to Crete. where they debate
against Doane. The question Is the same
as that of the high school. Miss Auretta
Bradshaw, Glen Mincer and Henry Hasch
favor the abandonment of the Monroe doc
trine, while II is defended by Cline Day,
J. wier Dobbin and Garwood Richardson.
Bellevue college and Union High school
deba ting teams will be given their crucial
test during the next two weeks. Prof. AL
bert Snare, principal of the high school and
coach of the high school and college teams,
has been holding regular practice debates
for the last few weeks. The high school
deba ters will meet the negative college
team In three or more contests before next
Friday night in preparation for the clash
with Weeping Water High school on that
evening. The Bellevue Weeping Water con-
test will be the first of the elimination
series, to determine which school will rep
resent the eastern district in the final dash
for the state championship at Lincoln Next
Fridays winner will meet Central High of
Omaha in the second series, Central having
already eliminated South High. Bellevue Is
represented by Murry Taylor, owen Smith
and Cushing The question is, Resolved.
That the Monroe Doctrine Should Be
Abandoned"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-19

Tho Bible class has laid claim TO the
theological library room and will make that
their study room as soon as chairs are prO-
vided.
The basket ball team spent Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday at Peru, Cotner and York,
respectively. playing games with the teams
at those places.
Wednesday was cleaning up day. School
was dismissed and faculty and students
spent the time in making all the buildings
and rooms as orderly and clean and inNit-
ing as possible.
President Hanlcy OF Franklin college In.
diana, and Rev DR.. II. +. Stillwell Of
Cleveland. representing the education board
OF the northern Baptist convention, spent
Friday at the college visiting class rooms,
inspecting buildings and equipment and in
of the institution. They will report to the
education board at Its next meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-19

New York, Feb 17.-The statement OF
the actual condition Of clearing house
banks and trust companies for the week
shows that they hold tlsb7lS.e20 reserve
In excess OF legal requirements, This Is
an increase OF N,s5s,t7o over last week.
The statement follows:
Increase.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-19
MEDICAL.

YOU CAN HAVE YOUR HEALTH!
LATEST AND MOST SCIENTIFIC
TREATMENT.
CONSULTATION. EXAMINATION FREE.
DR.. Barnes treats successfully all
Durable Diseases Of the Nose,
Throat, Lungs. Stomach, Liver.
Kidneys, Heart Brain, Nerves.
Blood and Skin, as we'll az
Catarrh OF any part Of the body.
Constipation. Chronic and Acute
Rheumatism. Ulcers. Neuralgia, Sci
attic Lumbago.
DR.. Barnes is the only physician
in this part of the country admin
istering this system Of treatment
Investigate II.
DR.. CHARLES BARNES,
Suite 513 to $50 Rose Bldg
s. e. Corner 18th and Farnam Sta
Phone Tyler 24so.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-19
Horses-Live Stock-Vehicles

ON ACCOUNT of using automobile trucks.
Delivery horses for sale. J. J. Zoller Mer-
camille Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-19

Chicago closing prices, furnished The Beo
by Logan g. Bryan. stock and grain brokers.
3l5 South Sixteenth street, Omaha:
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-19
Michigan Lands.

FOR sALE-CLovER- LAND FARMS.
Grains thrive. Drouth. hail unknown.
Root crops, dairying. grazing, ideal Fine
roads, market; 143 growing days. Aver
age killing frosts October 2. Terms easy
George Rowell, jr.. 2s Bacon Blk. Mar
nuptte Mich
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-19
FARM LAND WANTED

aAf'CHES. Farm Lands, bought. sold, ex-
changed. S. s. and R. e. Montgomery.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-30
New Body Is To Be Known
as Alliance for Labor
and Democracy
Gompers Is Chairman
Publicity Will Destroy Power
of Disloyal Movement, Says
A. F. of L. Chief

The American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy is the name of the organi-
cation perfected by American Fedora
tion OF Labor leaders yesterday TO
combat the activities of those who in
the name of labor are accused of try
ing to play Germany's game in this
crisis. Samuel Gompers is the chair
man Of the new organization, which
will be financed by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and kindred bodies.
With Mr.. Gompers are Frank Nor
rison, who has been designated vice
chairman. and Robert E. Maisel. Sec
retary. The executive council includes
Hugh Frayne, in charge of the New
York Office of the American Fedora
tion; Chester NJ. Wright, formerly man.
aging editor of "The New York Cal" ;"
and now Of Cleveland; W. ]. Small, Of
Newark; W. ]. Berrey, editor of "The
National Labor Journal" of Pitts
burgh, and Joseph Barondess, Of this
city.
The organization was perfected at a
meeting held in the Hotel Continental
yesterday afternoon, at which were
present many local labor leaders, paE-
ticularly from the East Side, where
the Workman's Council. subsidiary Of
the Peoples Council, in turn the sue
cessor Of the Emergency Peace FEEDER
alton, is centring its attack on organ
lied labor as represented by the Amer
lean Federation on the ground that
Mr.. Gompers has been devoting the
energies OF the organization toward
preserving peace between labor and
capital.
Mr.. Gompers after the meeting. "The
issue is straight cut-whether or not
the labor movement in this country
shall be American or anti-American.
Our work will be to Americanize that
element Of the working class not yet
thoroughly Americanized and combat
those who under any name would pros
titute the name Of labor for the benefit
of the foes Of the United States and
of labor
"The labor movement in this country
is loyal to the government and to its
principles, and it will Loyalty support
it in its efforts to carry this war for
justice, freedom and democracy to a
triumphant conclusion.
"The chief weapon Of this crowd. "
he concluded, "has been publicity.
/ That is all that is needed to destroy
their movement, for once it is known
who they are, what they represent and
what they seek, their power for evil
will be reduced to minimum"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-30
No Need for Coal Price
Fixing, Say Merchants
Report Shows Production Has
Increased and Transporta-
ton Improved

The Merchants Association of New
York, in a statement to appear to-day
in the July issue of "Greater New
York." reports that there is no neces-
sity for price-hxing legislation to solve
the coal problem. This report is based
on an investigation conducted by a
special committee, which found that
the prospect of obtaining coal at
reasonable scale of prices next winter
was favorable.
The findings of the committee showed
that the production of 'soth bituminous
and anthracite coal had recently in
creased and that the movement Of coal
had been accelerated by the steps
taken by the Railroad War Board for
the provision of an adequate supply Of
cars through the medium OF pooling
arrangements. The resolutions OF the
committee incorporated the recommen--
dation that legislation fixing prices and
controlling distribution of coal be sus-
pended for the present in view Of the
probability of satisfactory agreements
for the protection of the public beng
reached. Another resolution is TO the
effect that the Federal authorities be
urged to continue cooperation with the
coal operators, but that in the event
of the failure to secure a proper sup
ply and an equitable distribution at
fair prices the authorities intervene 70
correct the situation.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-30
Elopement Recalls
Girls Disappearance
Yonkers Man Questioned About
Theresa Engle Two Years Ago
Weds Girl Secretly

Yonkers, July 29.-An elopement
which came to light tonight recalled
10 the police of this city the mysteri-
Gus disappearance two years ago oil
Miss Theresa Engle, who has never
been heard from since, and who, the
police OF this city now believe, is dead.
The young man who was the last per-
son known TO have been seen with Miss
Engle is the husband of the young
woman in the latest elopement case
here.
He is Henry A. Burger, thirty-one
years old of Mount Vernon. At the
time of the disappearance of Miss Engle
the police talked with him, but, aside
from admitting that he saw her on the
day she disappeared from home, denied
knowing anything about her
1t was on Thursday, July 10, that
Miss Sophie Gier, seventeen, of "a Vark
Street, mysteriously disappeared from
her home. She was not heard from
again. the police claim, until this even.
ing, when she returned home with Bur
ger, and they announced to the parents
OF the young woman that they had been
married in Philadelphia.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-30
Red Cross Sends
A Commission to
Learn Italy's Needs
George F. Baker, Jr.. of First
National Bank, at Head
Of Body

Henry P. Dawson, chairman Of the
he'd Cross War Council, yesterday an
nounced the dispatch of special Red
Cross commission to Italy to advise
how American Red Cross activity can
best be exerted to meet the needs Of
the soldier and civilian population
there. An emergency appropriation of
100000 has been put at tAe commits
sion's disposal, and more money may
be supplied if the need is urgent.
The commission is headed by George
F. Baker, jr., vice-president OF the
First National Bank, this city. The
other members are John R. Moron,
president of the Atlas Portland Cement
Company. this city; DR.. 7: W. hunt
ington, of California, president OF the
American Surgical Association; DR..
Victor G.. Heiser, of the United States
Public Health Service, and Nicholas r.
Brady, Of the Central Trust Company,
this city.
Chandler r. Post, professor Of Greek
and fine arts at Harvard and one OF
the country's leading experts on Italy,
will accompany the commission. The
commissioners also will be assisted by
Gorham Phillips Stevens, director Of
the School of Fine Arts, and Charles
Epson Clark. of Yale, who are now in
Rome.
Mr.. Dawson said that while the
needs of American troops will always
be the supreme consideration of the
American Red Cross, the generous re-
sponse to the S100,o00,000 fund cam
peign has enabled the Red Gross TO
assist other countries. This is the
fourth commission the Red Cross has
sent overseas, the others going to
France, Russia and Rumania.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-30
Soldiers Try to Kill
Ii Yuan-hung,L Late
President Of China
BY ADACHI KINNoSUKE

A number of Chinese soldiers belong
ing to his bodyguard recently at
tempted to assassinate ex-President Ii
Yuan-hung, according to cabled reports
to the Chinese papers here. Soldiers
on patrol duty frustrated the attempt,
killing four Of his assailants and capt
uring a number of others.
Not exactly a reward to crow about,
for the ex-President rs perhaps the
most disinterested man ever TO devote
himself TO the cause of China. It is
small wonder the Ii Yuan-hung has
made up his mind to retire from public
life. And, according to the cable re-
ports, he and his family are already at
Tien-tsin on their way TO Ieing-tao
which is now enjoying something OF
peace under the Japanese administra-
tion--a peace which passes the under.
standing Of the militant politicians at
Peking.
The reports add that Tuan Chi-jui
and other southern republicans have
pressed the former President to con.
tinue in the Office of the Presidency OF
China, to no avail.
Fame and notoriety have no lure
whatever for Vi Yuan-hung. He has
always been simple and rugged in
his tastes, and about as keen for pomr
and parade as for the refuge for the
feeble -minded-keener, in fact.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-30
Four Lose Their Lives
In Waters Near City
One Falls Of Tug; Another
Sticks in Mud, and Two Are
Seized With Cramps

Four persons were drowned in the
waters about New York City yesterday.
William H. Manning, forty-hve, an
engineer, of 35s Fourteenth Street,
Brooklyn, fell from the tug Northing-
ham in Staten Island Sound. Two
deckhsnds leaped in to save him. Har-
Dor police from st. George recovered
the body.
Steven Crosse, twenty-three, Of 94s
Bay Street, Fort Wadsworth, s. l.,
swan from a pier at Mariners Harbor
out into the middle OF Staten Island
Sound. where, taken by a cramp, he
went down.
Tony Lororuno, twenty-four, Of 2le
Lawrence Street, Flushing, waded into
Flushing creek, at the foot Of Grove
Street. He began 10 sink in the mud.
Before companions could extricate him
he was pulled under and drowned
Anthony Caputo, fourteen, of 39l
Canal Street, died when seized with
cramps, while swimming in the Hudson
of 200th Street.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-30
Free French Class for
Fighters Tonight
League for Women's Service
to Instruct Men Expecting
DUTY Abroad

Free French classes for our "Sam-
mics" and sailors who expect to see
foreign service within the next few
months open tonight at the National
League for Women's Service, 257 Mad
ison Avenue. They are designed to
aid the American soldier or sailor to
express his simple needs without hsv-
ing to resort TO sign language.
Nine. Jeanne Berthelot and Mile.
Berthe Gay, both well known French
teachers, have volunteered their SER
vices. The lessons will be entirely
conversational, from 7 to o'clock FIVE
evenings a week and every non-com-
missioned officer or private is invited
TO attend.
Besides conversation, Nine. Berthe
lot will give infirnal talks on the
French life and customs from a wom-
ans point of view, while J. c. Russell,
of the American Red Cross, who has
spent many years in France, will give
the men intimate talks of the prevail
ing conditions, both civil and military.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-30
City Administrator
Is Called Syzygy and
Strabismal by Black
Head of Citizens Democracy
Doesn't Explain Whether
That's a Knock or Boost

The Citizens Independent Democracy
places implicit confidence in its prs'i'
dent, William Harman Black, q fact
Mr.. Black surely must have known BE-
fore he issued statement yesterday
plunging the organization into the nu'
nicipal campaign. Mr.. Black, who IS
lawyer, a scholar, an assistant distre.
attorney and a Tsmmany man, dehnec
the Independent Democracy's positlSl
in a few carefully culled words.
"The present Fusion administrators
said he, "is syzygy (see foot note
with the worst predatory elements y
the community. Il is not only morally
strabismal (see foot note No. p, boz
mentally stark naked. We have 10
quarrel with any Democrat. We are r'
dependent and intend TO have 8 say
to who shall De nominated on our tiefs
next fall"
FOOT NOTE: Dictiosaries give thres
definitions for syzygy. G) In ss,Eos.
omy: One of a pair Of opposite poinni
of an orbit where the moving body y
in conjunction with or opposition y
the sun, especially the points Of nss Pc.
and full moon on the moons orelI
(2) In biology: An immovsble union
between two brachisls. (3) In zoo!osS.
Conjunction OF two organisms without
loss of identity.
FOOT NOTE No. 2: A Third Avsrue
oculist says strabismsl means cross
eyed or wall-eyed.
P. S.-Mr. Black will issue snothe'
statement soon.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-30
Watermelon Rind
Cheaply Preserved,
Says Food Bulletin
Food Commission Says House
wives Should Take Advan-
tage of Low Price

Take advantage Of the low price OF
watermelons and make your preserved
gingered rind now, says to-day's bull
letin from the National Emergency
Food Garden Commission. To preserve
watermelon rind, take two pounds OF
rind after the peel and the pink part
have been removed, cut it into squares
and soak over night in solution Of two
ounces full strength limewater added
to a gallon Of pure water. (The full
strength limewater may be purchased
at any drug store.) The next morning
soak the rind in clear water, drain well
and place for ten minutes in boiling
water.
Make a syrup Of six cups Of sugar to
three quarts Of water. Add the juice OF
one lemon and slice in half another.
Add the rind slowly to the boiling syrup
and cook until the melon is tender and
transparent. Remove the kettle from
the stove and allow contents to cool.
After cooling arrange pieces Of rind at
tractively in the jar with slices Of
lemon and add boiling hot syrup OF
medium heavy density. Partially
tighten tops of jars and sterihze for
forty minutes in boiling water; Re-
move jars, tighten tops and cool IN
place free from drafts.
GINGERED WATERMELON RIND.-
Proceed as for preserves until the rlnd
has been soaked out after treatment
with linewater. Then drain rapidly for
fifteen minutes in ginger tea. use an
ounce of ginger to a quart OF waterD
Make a medium syrup by using a
pound and a half of sugar, quart OF
water and pint OF strained ginger tea.
Cook the rind in this syrup for about
two hours, or until tender and trans
parent. Afterward proceed as in the
case of preserves.
MUSKMELONS may be preserved in
the same way as watermelons, except
that a little stronger limewater should
be used in soaking the rind.
Send a two-cent stamp to the Ma
tional Emergency Food Garden Com
mission, at 2l0 Maryland Building,
Washington, and you will receive free
copies of the home canning and drying
manuals
New-York tribune., 1917-07-30
No Liquor Fight Planned
Anti-Saloon League Careful Not
to Confuse National Issue

No effort will be made by the Anti
Saloon League of New York to hitch
any partial prohibition amendment or
rider to any food control legislation
brought before the coming special ses-
sion of the Legislature, according 20 a
statement issued yesterday, because
the league does not wish to detract
attention from the prohibition issue at
Washington.
William H. Anderson, state superin-
tendent of the league, Issued the state
ment TO clearly define the position of
the league in the face of a possible
conflict between national and state
legislation.
The league thinks il would be un-
wise for any state temperance organi-
cation to do anything that would con-
fuse the issue by distrscting public
attention from the clear prohibition
issue at Washington" said Superin-
tendent Anderson.
This does not mean that the league
will let up in its fight at the next reg.
ular session of the Legislature for the
passage of the optional prohibition
remonstrance bill and for a prohibi-
tion amendment TO the State Constitu.
tion," continues the statement.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-30
Brooklyn Boy Killed by PoEceman
In Chase Following a Crap Game
Frank Varley, H. Shot in Back by Patrolman Manahan
of Grand Avenue Station, Who Says Revolver
Was Discharged When He Stumbled

Mrs. John Varley has a dollar bill
which she will never part with, though
the wolf haunt the door Of her home,
at 776 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn
which he hasn't done yet It is the dol
lar that her frankie earned day be-
fore yesterday-his Saturday half
holiday-"working extra" for the
grocer.
frankie, who was seventeen years
old, started for Coney Island yesterday
morning. He whistled as he strode off,
jingling Is cents in his trousers
pocket, and turned to wave at his
mother.
Killed by Policeman
Twenty minutes later the boy lay
dead in a vacant lot around the corner
from his home, shot through the back
by Patrolman 0rrin L. Manshan. of the
Grand Avenue police station. The news
prostrated the woman, who had seen
ker son depart lighthearted. On being
revived she prophesied evil for the man
! who shot him.
policeman Nanahan has brought a
great sorrow to my door," she quavered,
while Coroner Wagner and a group of
| neighbors stood silently by, "and the
Almighty God will lay one at his. If
man does not punish him, surely the
| Creator will"
Manahan had been sent out in plain
clothes to catch Sunday crap shooters
a., He saw an intent group of youths in
front of SIG Franklin Avenue, and
made for them steslthily, using a pass
ing automobile as a stalking horse
I His approach was seen, however, and
! the crap shooters scattered. Only one
| boy stood fast. That was Varley.
The patrolman seizei him by the arm
and bent to pick up the dice and coins
on the sidewalk. AS he did so Varley
| suddenly shook off the grip on his arm
and ran. Manahan pursued.
Through q vacant lot which stretches
beside Franklin Avenue from st. John:
Place to Lincoln Place the chase led
Churchgoers paused to watch it, house.
wives saw it from their kitchen win
dows overlooking the vacant lot and
New-York tribune., 1917-07-30
Reform Blunderers
Harmful, Says Bishop
Many Untitled for Tasks At
tempted, Declares Detroit
Prelate

Bishop Charles D. Williams, Of De,
troit, preaching at the Cathedral Of
st. John the Divine yesterday, sent q
shaft at reformers. The Bishop said
the passion for doing good on a grand
scale through social service and con-
structive reforms is a fine thing, but
added that many attempt such tasks
who are untitled for them.
The world has suffered as much
from blundering reformers," said he,
"as from intentional knaves. These
short-haired women and long-haired
men who are always trying TO bring
about a moral reconstruction should
learn that doing good demands intellie
gence for its proper guidance"
Bishop Williams deplored the opin-
ion among Anglo-Saxon people that
intelligence and goodness, faith and
knowledge, reason and religion appsr-
emily are antipathetic terms. Shake.
speare's clever men are all rascsls, he
pointed out.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-30
Swiss President
Hopeful of Agreement
With United States

Berne, July 29.-President Schulthess,
speaking 10 the Berne newspapers con-
cerning the relations of Switzerland
with the United Staes, said there was
no reason to believe the government Of
the United Stats intended to make diff
fculties for Switzerland by preventing
the purchase of the most necessary
foodstuffs in America, as all American
provisions are being handled in an ar
rangement with the Entente.
The President declared the United
States always had ben kindly disposed
toward Switzerland, but that the situa
ton in America was difficult, because
of the great shortage of vessels. The
purchase of American corn had for
some time been suspended he added.
Concerning what he termed Switzer-
lands most important other question,
the supply of German coal, President
Schulthess asserted that Germany
would deliver further coal only on the
condition that Switzerland grant con-
siderable loan TO Germany. The Presi-
dent added that he expected the price
Of coal to go still higher.