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Evening journal., 1920-12-11
half dozen games, anyway.

The practice OF electing football
captains by the other letter men Of
the team has been such a iime-hOn-
ored custom that the departure from
the precedent by Neale and D0bie Is
rather startling.
The election Of little Tom Davies at
Pittsburgh was a popular choice. and
10 Is likely that 10 "pOp" Warner could
have had the say. he'd have put his
index finger on Toms headgear.
The same is true in many other
cases where the elective system Is in
vogue. The players usually know who
the coach would nominate for the
job before tney cast their ballots.
n the Judgment OF a coach isn't
good enouth 20 pick the man who
Will best serve the team as its cap
tain. he ought 10 lose his job.
It's a good thine they don't let the
s0rOrities elect team captains. They'd
most likely pick out the handsome
yell leader.
Except In cases Ike the one Dobie
has been up against at lthaca--wherC
I he had a green team-it Is perhaps a
wise thing TO have a feld leader on
/ the team.
The diversified play OF the gridiron
! sport now makes 1t imperative for
I each member OF the eleven 20 know
every play and in a sense be a leader
| When jess was champion the purse-
were mere sandwiches compared q
what folks pay now 10 scr evtl sec
Ond and ths1d-raters go.
Rumor says that Jess has lost
bunch OF Jack In oil, and he Is cominl
back 90 the ring TO rchabiliiaie hi
shrinking fortunes, Just as Carpen
tier did to get his coal interests out o
- hook.
He admits that he didn't flgh
Dempsey right at Toledo and that IN
] next time they meet hen demonstrai
A wlat lie forgot. --------.----.--
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
WIL-DEL CYCLE
CLUB ACTIVE BUNCH

At the meeting Of the Wil-nel
Motorcycle Association held Thursday
night. much interest and enthusiasm
was shown over the club activities.
Including socials. club runs. Rumor
Is going about among the members
for another hill climb In the near
future and the boys are looking 10
nnd a real western Rocky Mountain
style hill for the affair.
10 Is also likely some OF the events
will be an inter-club contest be-
tween Wil-Del and clubs Of nearby
cities. The members admit they
have been handicapped this year on
their sports, owing 10 taking over
renovation and remodeling their new
rooms at $40 Torbert street, but
promise 10 make up for all loci
time the coming season.
A new pool table has been added
10 the equipment. The association
| requests ali members 10 place thei
orders for the new 1921 emblems. ID
as TO have them as near the first o
the year as possible.
/ The officers want all members 4
present for the nomination Of ON
GERS on December %. The electio
will take place on December 30.
All motorcycle riders and intereste
friends are invited and requested G
latiend the show and lecture Of On
dodge City 30O-mile and the Marlo
2OO-mile Readville and other races
together with other pictures a
/ Pythian Castle tonight.
Past President r. ID. Greene vii
talk on club organization and explail
| TO the riders the good they can &c
out Of the sport by organizing.
Mr. Osmond, chairman Of the sOcia
committee, is planning 10 have al
open night at the association room
on January 6. in honor Of the winnini
team captain and members OF las
years membership campaign.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11

ing will not have to pay for a IL
cense, but viii be able TO secure one
with a license tag on application.
They will wear the tag or armlet
the same as other hunters or fisher
me1. This farmers license is to be
tree
The committee will discuss the bill
again on next Thursday evening.
The committee is composed Of F.
T. Totten OF Laurel. r.. Hope Of Har-
rington, p. Guest of Mt. Cuba, j.
Jochen Of Hockessin, Evan Lancas-
ter OF New Castle, Or. w. +. Harris
Cecil Hahn. II. d. Albaugh. John A.
Kaiser, William Baxter. John G Had
erer, r. F. Tevis, George e. SchuleI
and Charles n. ThomaG
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
nv DFAN sNYDTR

By DEAN SN1hhh.
Around the vicinity OF Madison
Square Garden where Tex hacikard
is Introducing champions 90 the rins
gentry the coming warm-up between
Dempsey and Brennan Is causing but
a slight ripple OF enthusiasm amonA
the librarians who keep the boxing
records up 20 GATE.
10 Is figured To- be another one or
those short fights on which Dempsey
holds the copyright
Rut FOR an that the December IA
mill Is billed for ~ rounds 90 a de-
cislon and the heavyweight crown is
at stake.
That gives Bin Brennan the same
chance To- enter the lstIana hall Of
fame that Billy Miske had at Benton
HarbOr last July.
Don't think FOR a moment that BIZ
/ hasn' theen making the most OF tn,
/ DELAY In finally getting the engage
/ ment. lie has been IN hard training fol
/ three months at Joe Ihomas's gym II
| Providence, r.. /.
| Likewise Dempsey hasn't waste
his days IN riotous and suptuous liv
ing because he Is a champion and s
apparently outclasses all contender
in the division
Nothing Is ever absolutely sure !
boxing, says Jack.
With this IN mind and his grea
chance 90 clean mp a fortune ln
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
SPORTSNIEN WANT
NEW GAME LAWS

The law committee Of the Delaware
Anglers and Gunners met in the Of
flce Of John r. Lynn. attorney on
Thursday evening. at which time diff
ferent game and game flsh laws were
discussed.
The committee decided 10 have
drafted a residence hunters and FISH
ermen's license which will cost Si25
and allows the holder 10 either hunt
or fish on the same license. A tae
OF armlet will accompany each ~
cense which must be worn on th'
left arm between the shoulder ane
the elbow. Farmers and their chill
dren who make livelihood by farm
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
WHICH WAY Is FOOTBALL GOING?

WTIIIII WY + FUUTHlII NUINN.
Keeping the professional talnt out
Of amateur athletics has always been
more or less OF a problem.
schools, In their zeal 90 turn out
winning teams, sometimes step over
the dividing line in order TO enroll
and keep star players.
Several schools have been charged
with not living up 30 the amateur
rules In football this season.
The Missouri state Conference
threw four 0f It's members out bodily
because OF the incligibllity OF players.
Pittsburgh handed Georgia Tech
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
CHURCH LEAGUE BASKETBALL.

With a game between the st. Paul
and Grace flves as the headliner. two
dOuble-headers OF basketball viii De
staged In the gymnasium OF the v
VI. &. A. this afternoon and evening
The st. Paul-Grace game is on the
afternoon card.
The evening games, commencing at
Is o'clock, will present the reluve.
mated West team opposing Union while
Presidential viii try TO defeat Sec
Ond Baptist
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
BROWNS0N HITS
SNAG in CHESTER

Chester Library five handed Brown
son a defeat in the cage last night, 3s
20 20. The visitors finished the flrst
half with a three point lead.
Next Friday evening, Bruwnson VIII
line up aganis the strong A. WaldrOn
club OF Philadelphia and rs they have
now five straight victories, s, a rattling
good game Is expected
Tho lIne-un.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
FICTION
FROM TOUCHDOWN To GO"
Nv 4 a n MORSE
In '-The open Road. the Magazine for
Young Men.n

nN o. u. -. NOEtNI,
In '@rhe open Road, the Magazine for
Young Men"
Harvard had but one chance. The
quarter decided to play safe and try
for a field goal, and amid a hush, he
stepped back for the kick. He held
his arms out for the ball and it flew
back. But the pass was poor and the
plgskin went far TO one side; the
drop kicker lunged for IL, slipped and
fell as 1t went past him into the open
field.
His Chance.
Like a nash, Bill March was
through the Harvard line and past
their secondary defense. He reached
the man in the backneld just as the
latter was getting up TO recover the
ball A pace TO the rear he saw Henry
Doane, one OF his teammates. also
straining every nerve 10 reach IT, To-
geiher the three raced for the bound
ing. twisting oval.
IN a few minutes that followed
IL seemed TO Bill March that he was
living hours. He thought that be
could reach the ball first and, once
the ball was in his hands. he was
sure 10 outstrip all pursuers. A touch
down and victOry-and above all the
Z chance 10 vindicate himself. Il was
his great, his golden opportunity.
"He could probably do il. but there
was a chance-he might he brough
down from behind 1t was unlikely
| impossible. almost; but II he didn'
get clear with the ball It meant defea
for Yale, whereas. n he blocked hi
opponent, Henry Doane would have [
clear fleld for a touchdown.
"All those things went througi
his head as he neared the boundin,
ball. and like a flash he made his de
cisiOn. Pausing a second TO let hi
opponent almost draw level. he threw
himself in his path and the wv
rolled over and over as the third on
ran past them, picked up the ball an
was OF down the field TO a touch
down"
Evening journal., 1920-12-11

Under the provisions OF the new
Swedish marriage law, the wife Is
compelled 30 help support the family.
In Finland a new trade law gives
married women the right TO manage
a business, even without consent Of
her husband"
Twelve women engineers OF Eng
land have formed a firm OF their own
which Is 10 be stated by women.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
.nun Mr. cAPTlNo /,

The appointing OF football captains
will put the soft-soap skids under
fraternitles who would rather have a
Phi Beta Kappa, or some other sort
Of Kappa" generating the team than
a captain who knows how football
should be played.
John Robinson, the iJ0-pound
backfeld star of Marietta, will cap
tain the 1921 eleven. Fraternity poll
tics won't have anything 10 do with
the way he runs the team on the
field.
This diversion taken by Coach Neale
Is something TO think about Il lis
tens like the gospel OF c0mmon-sense
Students at Cornell criticised Gi
Dobie for having a captainless clever
this year. but Gil managed 70 win
Evening journal., 1920-12-11

WTTNTTTT T7TIITWH. :, -
In the preliminary game Puddy Con
ner's BrONnson seconds defeated the
Wilson Line quintet 27-ii. Tommy
Mccarthy and Fritz Pimm starred Tor
the winners.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11

The captain is a merry soul,
4 happy sort OF roach
He's not elected by the gang,
But chosen by the coach.
lie got the job OF leadership
on his ability
And not because he was backed up
BY his fraternity.
Greasy Neale picked off a hunk OF
llmelight in the 1919 world series, but
he's also nc the lantern Of individ-
uality in football this fall by choosing
instead Of permitting the players TO
elect him.
/ Coach Neale says that so long As
he holds the steering wheel at little
Marietta College fO.) the leaders OF
Evening journal., 1920-12-11

stenographers and ONCE help are
finding positions by ADVERTISING In ths
Evening journal., 1920-12-11

The election Of little Tom Davies at
Pittsburgh was a popular choice. and
it is likely that 10 pop" Warner could
index finger on Toms hcadgear.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11

Totals ........ 799 S66 92S-259'
Evening journal., 1920-12-11

The same Is true in many oihe
cases where the elective system is il
vogue. The PLAYERS usually know VIII
the coach would nominate for On
lob before tney cast their ballots.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-15
DIVORCE DECREE
SET ASIDE AFTER
/HOLMBERG DEATH
Widow Now Fights Will Made
By Her Former
Husband.

District Judge Wakeley yesterday
set aside the divorce decree granted
to Peter Holmberg from Augusta
Holmberg, October "a, 1919, al
though Peter Holmberg is dead and
buried since December II. 1919.
The case is an unique one in d.
vorce annals in this state. A fight
is on in county court over the $4,000
estate left by Mr.. Holmberg and yes
terday evidence was taken in an at
tempt by Mrs. Holmberg to prove
that her deceased husband was not
competent to make the will which he
made on October rs, 1919, the day
after his divorce was granted. In
this will he gave 5000 to the Swed-
ish Methodist church of Omaha and
other amounts to various relatives
in other parts of the country.
The Holmbergs were married in
1914 when Mr.. Holmberg was II
years old, and Mrs. Holmberg was
S. years old. Mr.. Holmberg alleged
III his divorce petition that his wife
made fun of him, refused TO go to
church with him and threatened to
send him to the poor house.
The day after the aged man was
found dead in his room, his divorced
wife filed petition to be appointed
administrator of his estate and
named herself as the sole heir, con-
tending that the statutory six
months had not elapsed since her
former husband was granted di-
vorce.
1t was upon this ground that Judge
Wakeley set aside the decree and
made Mrs. Augusta Holmberg the
widow of Peter Holmberg.
AT the hearing in county court yes
terday various witnesses testified to
actions of Peter Holmberg during
his latter years and said they did not
consider that he was competent on
October Is, 1919, to make will.
Gle used to crawl around on the
floor and said he was hunting God"
testified Mrs. Holmberg.
Others testified to actions on the
part of Mr.. Holmberg, which they
said indicated that he was not nor
NAL mentally. The case was con-
tinued until today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-15
Policeman Arrests Eight
ALLEGED Gamblers Alone

Eight men were arrested in
single handed gambling raid staged
by Policeman ]. c. Peters, who
surprised them about 7 last night IN
an upstairs room on North Six
.teenth street near Chicago.
Pete Thompson, 3l6 North Six
teenth street, was charged with be-
ing keeper of a gambling game.
Bill MELONS, of Council Bluffs, Nick
Limbris. .204 South Thirteenth
street; Theodore Karas, ia North
Eighteenth street and Harry
Mitchakes, 1911 Douglas street, were
charged with being inmates of
gambling house.
Chris Poulos of Long Pine. Neb.,
eighth avenue and Sam Poulas,
Harry Maritas, s38 South Twenty
200 Davenport street, were charged
with gambling.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-15
Railroad Surgeons -
Will Be Permitted to
Ride on Trains Free

Washington, Jan. IA. - Especial
Telegram - Physicians and sur
geons in the employ of railroads
will be allowed free transportation in
the discharge of their duties if the
provision agreed upon by house and
senate conferees on the railroad bill
is adopted by congress. The Esch
bill, which passed the house, pro-
hibited railroads from extending
passes TO physicians and surgeons.
This provision met with violent OBJ
lection at the hands Of prominent
physicians of Omaha, who wired a
protest to Congressman Jeferis. In
conference the conferees informed
Congressman Jefferis that this pro-
vision would be stricken out.
Following the conference, Mr..
Jefferis stated that, in his opinion,
the Objectionable provision will not
be a part of the bill in its final
draft.
Mr.. Jefferis left Wednesday night
with other members of the special
committee investigating war expend-
itures for Charleston, S. C.. and be-
fore returning will investigate the
condition of the nitrate plant at
Mussel Shoals.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-15
Must Use Care With Our
Credit, FinanCier Warns

New York, Jan. 14-Sharp excep-
ton to the views of Sir George
Paish on possibilities of assistance
for Europe by the United States was
taken by Eugene Meyer, jr., man
aging director of the War Finance
corporation, at luncheon of the
American Manufacturers Export as
ISOLATION. His address followed one
by the British economist who re-
iterated his opinion that it was the
duty of America to give Europe
enormous credits to aid in rehabi1ita-
ton.
II do not say that this is not a
time for the use of credit, but I do
say, and the money markets and the
investment markets the world over
show it, it is time when we must
begin to use it with more care than
we have during the war;" said Mr..
Meyer. 1--WE could afford to take
risks then that we must cease taking
now. We must look forward to the
time when our balance of trade will
be balanced in other ways than by
paper"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-15
.BACLEY TAKES
HAND IN PROBE
Of Navy AWARDS
Brother-In-LaW of Daniels
Asks That He Be Given
Only Medal Received
by Others.

Washington, Jan. 14-Commander
David Worth Bagley, brother-in-law
of Secretary Daniels, has cabled the
Navy department requesting that his
name be considered only for such
decoration as was conferred upon all
captains of destroyers serving in the
war zone.
Commander Bagley, whose ship,
the Jacob Jones, was torpedoed and
sunk during the war, was recon-
mended for navy cross by the war
decorations board, but Secretary
Daniels awarded him the Distin-
guished Service Medal along with
the captains of other naval ships de-
stroyed by enemy submarines.
Commander Bagley, who is serv-
ing as naval attache at The Hague,
recently cabled the department that
European newspapers had published
statements that Rear Admiral Sims
had charged that Commander Bag
ley received his Distinguished Serv-
ice Medal because of the favoritism
of Secretary Daniels and that the
widespread publication of the report
had made the continuation of the
discharge of his duties as naval at
tache extremely difficult and embar-
RAISING.
Submits List of Witnesses.
A list of Is admirals, headed by
Rear Admiral Sims, was submitted
to Secretary Daniels by Senator Hale
of Maine, chairman of the senate
naval subcommittee on investigation
Of navy decoration awards, with the
request that the officers be sum-
moned TO appear before the commit
tee which will hold its first meet
ing Friday. Included in the list are
Rear Admirals William S. Benson,
retired, former chief of naval opera
tons; Austin M. Knight, retired,
head of the special board on naval
awards; Charles ]. Badger, retired,
general board, and Henry T. Mayo,
former commander of the Atlantic
feet. In addition, the committee re-
quested the appearance of Maj. Gen.
George Barnett, commanding the
marine corps, and of all bureau
chiefs.
Sims Writes Another Letter.
Admiral Sims, who recently wrote
Secretary Daniels, sharply criticizing
the secretary's action in changing
recommendations for war honors
made by commanding officers, and
refusing the Distinguished Service
Medal awarded him, should the list
of awards stand as announced, will
be the first of the officers to testify
before the subcommittee at Fridays
hearing.
Secretary Daniels announced that
he had received another letter of
highly controversial" nature from
Admiral Sims. The secretary said
he had not read the letter carefully
and would not make it public until
he had done so, but that a cursory
examination of its contents had con-
vinced him that it contained general
criticism of the navy's conduct in
certain phases of the world war.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-15
Observation-Disclosures
Fight at Focus Today
tContinued From Page One.l

| fication, Senator Underwood de-
clared several days ago that, If I'M
able to secure ratification without
reservations, he was prepared to
support a resolution of partial rati-
fication, excluding the league OF ma
tons covenant and leaving it Tor
settlement in the fall elections.
Hitchcock Opposes Course.
Senator Hitchcock has opposed
such course. Another factor is the
authorship Of Senator Underwood
of the pending motion for appoint
ment of a senate committee on con-
citation.
Supporters of Senator Hitchcock
have been urging his election as an
endorsement of his ex-officio min
ority leadership during the illness
and since the death of Senator Mar
tin. They also have emphasized that
his defeat might be construed as re-
pudiation of the administration pol
icy as regards the treaty and might
have a harmful effect on future &C
ton.
Treaty Temporary Issue.
In behalf of Senator Underwood,
it has been denied that his election
would or could be regarded as
reputation Of the treaty manage
ment, either of Mr.. Hitchcock or of
the administration. The Alabama
senator's friends have insisted that
the treaty is temporary issue
which should not be factor in cleo
ton of a permanent leader, and
have emphasized that Mr.. Hitch
cock, as ranking democrat on the
foreign relations committee, would
continue in charge of the treaty and
also of all other questions of for
eign relations coming before the
senate even should Mr.. Underwood
be chosen leader.
Another argument has hinged on
geographical considerations, Mr..
Hitchcock being from the middle
west and Mr.. Underwood from the
solid south"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-15
COURTNEY CO.'S
STORES BOUGHT
BY BRANDE|S
Entire Stock Of Groceries to
Be Cleared 0ut-Firm
Needs More Floor
Space. AZ

]. L. Brandeis & Sons yesterday
acquired the grocery and meat
stocks, restaurant, bakery, cafeteria
and other departments of Courtney
Y Co.'S stores at Seventeenth and
Douglas streets, the entire space to
be added to the Brandeis stores as
quickly as possible.
The Courtney stores occupy three
floors and basement with a total
floor space of 34,848 square feet. The
stocks will be sold at once at actual
cost, as the Brandeis company does
not intend to enter the grocery bust
ness at this time.
This transaction marks the pass
ing of one of Omaha's old retail
concerns. The Courtney stores have
been at their present location Is
years, previously having been for
IS years at Twenty-hfth and Daven-
port streets.
]. L. Brandeis & Sons recently re-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-15
American Lives Safer
In Mexico During War
CONTINUED from Page One.)

Continued from Page One.)
States government stays behind Us"
he answered.
Four of the members of the Amer
mean Legion are Mexicans who
served with the American army.
Britt said that since he left Tampico
they had been arrested.
"Blalock Colony" Story.
The story of the disappearance
of the "Blalock colony" was told
by G. Blalock, its founder. He
told the committee it once COM
prised about 100 families all Okla
hona farmers, in very moderate
circumstances. When he went into
the venture he and a relative had in
it $4,000. In addition he had about
$1,000. He told the committee of
the aspiration of the men to acquire
and develop their own homes and
how the order or suggestion from
the American consul at Tampico
caused them to leave in 1914 They
had been in Mexico since 1908.
Telling of five murders of Amer
leans, he said no one had ever been
put to death for the crimes and no
show of punishment given in the
majority of the cases.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-15
Grand Jurors Uncover
Master Trickster' in
'Overshadowing Crime

New York, Jan. 14.-The extraor-
binary grand jury which is investi-
eating IAN oversf1adowing crime
dispatched letters to Governor
Smith and Attorney General New
ton announcing the existence Of
"the master trickster" and the pos
sibility that high officials of this
country" are puppets" of the anony-
nous individual. The attorney gen
eral is urgently asked to accept the
role of the grand jury's legal ad-
wiser and counsel; to conduct its in
vestigations and prosecute criminal
cases with which it is or "may be-
come concerned" For months the
grand jurors have been investigating
city and county officers in their pur-
suit of the "overshadowing crime"
the nature Of which has never been
divu1ged.