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Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

dition which takes all learning for
its fountain and from all times de-
rives inspiration. There are no local
bounds to his imagination; he is
forever looking over the horizons
Of man, and exploring the murks
and nists and star -strown ages Of
costnical nature. He belongs to that
modern time and temper which finds
nah and his human life only vaguely
lifted into relief against the nebulous
background Of the natural world:
and he is universal in this modern
mode.
But for all this, he is western, too;
and, Nebraskans will assuredly be
his most understanding readers as
they see in swift-moving imagery
visions of the prairie seasons pass in
Imagination. 1t is our house of life
that he celebrates, dwelling therein,
even If his windows open outward
to remote vistas.
Prairie Land Vision.
Very likely reviewer cannot do
better than to illustrate Just this
quality OF prairie LAND vision by cita-
ton, and shall choose at random:
Kind as the dull blue shade that
bIade-like cuts
"A kingdom Of coolness from the cruel
Could such an image come from
any land other than one such as ours
which knows highland sun and
tropic heat in the same summer hour?
Again:
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

that r. g. L. stock? Andrews Sec
retary wrote me to see you before
/ sailed"
"Yes, he left word with me about
it, He isn't very keen-but he's
willing to take it at a price. What'd
you want for it,"
I'D rather the offer came from
you." shrewdly.
"Well, frankly, I don't advise my
clients to buy unlisted stocks. But if
you care to make low figures"
what do you call low fgure?"
A moments silence. Warren was
creasing a blotter on the desk.
1--WE won't give cent over 26,"
abruptly, pushing back the blotter.
With held breath Helen stared un-
seeingly at the page before her.
"Twenty-six! Curtis, you're crazy!
! refused so a month ago"
Sorry" shrugged Warren. "Then
I'm afraid we can't do business"
why, they've just spent $4,000
improving the plant. In another year
that stock'll be up to 49,"
We'll, you have my offer-26,"
grim1y. take it or leave it."
Split the difference and call 1t
mo, that's the best we can do
Warren reached for the ash tray.
1t was fully is minutes before Mr..
Crowley finally yielded.
All right then-26. If l wasn't
sailing, I'd see you in Hades before
you'd get it for that" Then sharply,
That's cash, you understand"
Cash" agreed Warren. Got the
securities with your IN give you
receipt right now, and check for
$500. The rest OF the money we'll
cable you in London by the time you
land"
The transaction finally completed,
Mr.. Crowley rose abruptly.
We'll, | must get along-I've
lot to do yet"
Always plenty to do the night be-
fore you SAIL" Warren followed him
to the door.
The moment they were out of the
room. Helen sprang up in joyous re.
action from her enforced restraint.
You got it!' darting at Warren as
he came back from the hall. Il knew
that was the figure! OF course he'd
try to get more" .....
ale squcaied hard--but he's pret-
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

the linden murmuFed and the syrnga poured
ils perfumes on her. Her syelids tlultsfed.
closed
awoke with parsis'xing sense OF terror. some-
tody seemsd with awkward inespert fingers 10
be fumbiing at the screen Trembling violently,
she pulled herself upright, Followed a detona.
tion which. raspins across her sleep-fimed ear
drums. sounded in the midnight silence as loud
an explosion But the orange -tawny flash
which traied II revealed that II waa only the
serape against the clapbonrd OF a match. Il
revealed something eise-the head and shout
ders OF mana lad tall and reedy.
II was he who had lighted the match, And
now. head down, he shielded the flame with his
hands until II burned steadily. lifted IL 10 the
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21
Helen Applies Her Feminine In
genuity to Warren's Battling
Problem.

"Get long distance OH the phone
quick as YOU cam" Warren kicked
of, his overshoes and janlmed his
umbrella in .thc rack.
"Oh, that's wet--I'll put it in the
bathtubl Long distance? Deaf.
don't start telephoning now. Won't
after dinner do? She has every
thing ready"
She'll have to wait. You get
long distance" he strobe in to wash
up
"Anna. don't put dinner on Just
vet" instructed Helen from the pam
try door. "Mr. Curtis isn't quite
ready" ~,
Not waiting to hear the girls
muttersd complaint, Helen ran i'll to
the library phone.
She had just succeeded in getting
long distance when Warren emerged
from the bathroom.
"Hello! he took the receiver
from her. Il want TO talk to Phil
adelphia. A. L. Andrews, at the
Hotel Bellevue. Operator, rush
this through, will you!"
"Now can she put dinner on?'
worried Helen. 1T may be half an
hour before they get Philadelphia,
"Never mind about dinner,
scowling over letter he had taken
from his pocket Got to get this
straight-or I'll be in devil OF a
hole"
So rarely did Warren consider
anything more important than food
that she read the letter over his
shoulder with anxious concern.
Dear Curtis; l am off to Phila-
delphia on the 1000. Crowley sails
tomorrow. He will be in to see you
today. Try to buy those 200 shares
of r. and L. Offer him 70. He is
a pretty slick propo.ition-hard to
do business with. but he wants to
sell before he sails. Yours. etc.
"a. L. ANDREWS."
XII
See what that fool stenographer
did!' Warren pointed TO the quote
before the 6. Struck the wrong
key. How in blazes am l to know
what TO offer::"
"Ohv looking closer at the typo
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21
The Married Life Of Helen and Warren

out to the hall closet. Dragging in
chair, she cliined up to the second
shelf, where reposed an old type
writer that Warren had sent up
from the office.
Taking off the dusty oil cloth
cover, eagerly she scanned the key
board. On the key with the quota
ton mark was the figure a."
Dear, it's 'two,'" she called ex-
ultantly. "Twenty-six! That's what
he offersl Twenty-six."
"Oh, it ISL" iie grunted. "Think
I'm going to risk several thousand
on your fool guess work."
Come, lift 1t down-it's too heavy
for me. You'll see how easy it is to
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

write that quote instead of the
two"
The typewriter on the hall table,
Helen eagerly demonstrated her
theory, while Warren looked on de-
risively unconvinced.
Cant prove anything by that All
right for detective story but it's too
risky when you're handling real
coin"
But, dear, wouldn't that be safe
offer to maker If.it's two figures, it
couldn't be much less than 20
nothing but IT,"
yes, that's so, admitted Warren
gfndging1Y.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

"And it couldn't be 10 because the
T. is used for the 'one'-and that's
way down here. Dear, it was meant
for two I'm SURE OF it."
"Well, I'm not! Come on and eat
your dinner! Crowley's a pretty slick
bird, but I'll try to feel him out
get him to make the figure"
Again at the table Warren cut
short her arguments and finished
his meal in forbidding silence.
Afterward in the library he scowl-
ingly paced up and down, his hands
in his trouser pockets, until the door
bell rang.
"That must be him now," flut-
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

tered Helen. Dear, I.KNOW 26 is
right"
Now none Of your butting in!"
sternly.
mo, no, 6f course not--1'll not say
a words" settling down with maga-
zine as Anna usheed in Mr.. Crowley.
you're a mighty hard man to see,
Curtis" abruptly, after the prelimi-
nary greeting. Il was at your office
twice today. I'm sailing in the morn-
ing"
SO / understand. Sorry you had
to come up this evening, but l
couldn't arrange it any other way"
Thanks" taking the cigar War
rem preferred. swell, how about,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

ty slippery. | won't feel easy until
hear from Andrews"
Maybe that's him now!" thrilled
Helen as the telephone rang.
Hello" Warren was at the in !.
strument. philadelphia? Yes, that's
right. Hello, that you Andrews?
Been trying to get you ALI.
day. -. That fool stenograpkss;
er of yours bawled up your letter.
couldn't make out your figure on the
stock. What's that?"
Helen waited breathlessly.
"Thirty-six?" amazed Warren. Il
got it for twenty Ha, ha! That's
a good joke. Crowley'd be wild il
he knew. Now we're even with him
for trimming us on that Wagner
deal. 4. How'd / have the nerve to
offer twenty Tell you that when
| see you. :. Yes, it's closed-gots
the stock right here. We're to cabAfs
the money. i. All right, see yok
Monday" IL
Slamrnihg up the receiver, IL
turned to Helen. who was fairfE
uduSHlS dDOut. NOW yOu HCSOush
get lit upl Your Sherlocko stuff wai;
pretty bum
But you got it for 10 points lest
than he offeredr' ecstatically. "NoH
say I'm not a good fnancierp'
You're rotten" with a chucklE
"Your dope about those keys Aa
dead wrong. That stenographer noe
cnly made the wrong shift, but sh6
hit the wrong key, You can't make
any deductions from what these
brainless flappers do
"But you got it for less-l0 points
less" exulted Helen. "How much did
you saver"
1.-TWO thousand bucks" he admit
ted reluctantly. "But if it'd been
loved have been stung for that
much.'
But it wasn't-it wasn'tp jubi-
lantly. Waiting around him. 81 real
ly saved Mr.. Andrews S2000!'
Huh, you happened to hit it off
this time-just dumb luck. Needn't
think you can always horn in. You're
too darned brilliant to be safe"
caustically. "If l followed your
hunches-we'd land in the bread
line"
Copyright, 1920
Next Week-Helen's Reckless.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-21

Copyright, 1920
Next Week-Helens Reckless.
SubterfutA ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-18
bR|TTON RETAINS
'WElTER' LAURELS
Champion Wins, but Judges
Give Shade Draw in 15-
Round Bout
FANS H00T DECISION

New York. Feb. 1S.-Jack Brtton
at thirty six. still is the master boxer
and by virtue Of that fact he today re.
mains the worlds weltcrwcight boxing
champion.
Last night in Madison Square Garden
Britton met young David Shade. of San
Francisco. courageous. able lad. in II
fifteen. round match. The judges de.
cided the contest was draw. and that
enabled BrittOn TO retain his title.
Britton appears to have outpunchcd
the challenger in all but two rounds.
and the verdict was hooted for several
minutes by the crowd.
Britton. only half a pound under the
present wclterweight limit. was in ex.
rellcnt condition. Only in one round.
the eleventh, did he seem to tire. The
champions advanced age had no ap.
parent effect ON his speed AND punching
power.
In the majority opinion of fistit
writer's Mt the ringsidc. however. tho
judges erred in their decision, for Brit
ton appeared to have had the advantage
on points over his young rival.
1t is true that the Californian alway.
was on the aggressive. that he made tho
champion miss occasionally. or rather
frequently. but. nevertheless the cham
pion. whether retreating or standing hls
ground, was sending gloved fists a.ains,
his opponents head and body.
shade was missing. too. and mans
of his terrific assaults were clcvcrlA
smothcred in the Brtton defense. Shad,
shook the title holder several times witt
rights TO the Jaw but was himself
shaken oftener by both rights and left,
to the head and body.
Benny Leonard, lightweight cham
pion. who aspires also to the wcltcr.
weight title. was an attentive ringSid,
spectator.
Andy Palmer. Tulsa. Okla. middle.
weight, received the judges decision
over Jim O'Gatty. New York. at th,
end of their eight round bout.
Eddie FitZsimmons. New York lieht.
weight, also received the judges verdi.
at the end of his eight round bout Will
Jimmy HanlOn, Of Denver.
Vincent Pepper Martin, New York
fcathcrweight. received the judges de
cision over Tommy Noble. Of England
after eight rounds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-18
KEEP BOYS FREE
FROM PRO TA|NT
Supervisory Board Member Says
"All-Scholastic" Teams Must
Have School Sanction
WARNING TO ATHLETES
Ry PAUL PREF,

NTNlIE Supervisory Committee on
L Athletics did not think high school
players on the So-callcd ALL Scholastic
team should be under suspicion as pro-
fcSsionals. nor that students OF the
high schools who had not been grad
uated should engage in any games that
were not under the supervision of the
accredited coaches Of the different
schools.
+ A member Of the Advisory Board this
morning gave this reason Tor the ru'lhG
by the committee prohibiting high
school students from playing on 'all-
scholastic teams.
eff school man had charge of a
team for outside games no action would
be taken, but the committee is unnltcr-
ably Opposed to any outsider getting
! five schoolboys together labelling them
! all scholastics of Philadelphia aud
, taking them ont of town for games. In
the first place. the member of the
committee said ''the team is not rep
rcscntative one of the city. Southern
High has the championship team OF the
Public High School League. and II that
team chooses to play games with outside
ouintcts it would have the permission
Of the authorities.
"If Coach Mueller wants TO play any
team he can 90 ahead and do so. tor
he is a regularly constituted authority
and will have a combination to represent
the league that will be the champion
ship team. We have not barred any ol
the players who saw action in the Pas
sale game. but we have warned them
that any playing in the future with n
so called all-scholastic team will mca,
their dsbarment from further hig.
school competition. The players know
that and we do not look forward to
seeing any of the players who have not
graduated playing outside Of the games
sanctioned by the committee.
1T is our duty as committee to
look after the boys who play on the
high school teams and TO keep them at
ali times from having any suspicion OF
professionalism directed toward them
Many Of the boys expect to go to college
and they would be barred there if th'
Slightest taint Of professionalism was
attached to their names. The action OF
the committee was taken more as "
protective measure than a censure o
the DlayCrS.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-18
NATIVITY TRIMS A. O. H.
Uptowners Win Eleventh Straight
Basketball Contest, 22 to IS ',

The Nativity Catholic Club basket
ball team scored its eleventh straight
victory of the season last night by de-
fcating A. o. II. at Machlnlsts' Temple.
Thirteenth and Spring Garden streets,
score % to 10.
Tho uptowners will clash with Shana-
nan tonight at their hall at Belgrade
street and Allegheny avenue. Nativity
has not been beaten on the home court
all year and expects to add the West
Philadclphiana to their list.
Shanahan and Nativity are rivals in
all branches of sport. their baseball
clubs staging many heated cOmbats last
season. Manager Sands will depend
on his regular lineup. while Jim Bon
ncr will have his regular team. lie was
compelled to play with wca kcned team
against Kayoula last night and lost,
40 io 1O,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-18
HUMTZlNGER WILL START .
IN DARTMOUTH GAME
Big Crowd Expected to See Crucial
League Contest
IIanO, er. y. H.. Feb. 1S.-The L,

Hanover. y. H.. Feb. 1S.-The Uni.
,crsity of Pennsylvania basketball team
arrived here this morning ten strong for
the crucial game with Dartmouth in
the big Green's gymnasium tonight.
Every scat in the spacious hall is sold
or will be sold before the game gets
under way. Less than three yeas ago
about 900 or 400 students witnessed the
intercollegiate league games.
Since George Zahn. n Philadeiphian.
took up the coaching reins here basket.
ball has been in the front rank of sports.
The students have given the team great
support while the townspeople whose
Number is small witness the games al
most to a man.
Penn is the favoritc for tonight 9
contest. though Dartmouth is expected
to prove a sturdy foe. The defeat Of the
Red and Blue by Cornell last Saturday
afternoon has proved to the Dartmouth
players that the Quaker City entries arc
not invinciblc. Last year with a chance
TO tie the champions Dartmouth fell be-.
fore the vicious attack Of Danny Me-
Nichol and his pals.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-18
WILLIE GREEN A WINNER
Easily Defeats Bobby Mccain, Al
though outweiahed Nine Pounds

Willie Green, just recovering from a
spell Of sickness. had little trouble in
defeating the rugged Bobby McCann in
the eight round wind.up at the Cam
bria A. G. last might.
Mccain outwei:hcd Green by nine
pounds. the weights being Green 100
and McCam 135. Mccain nut M n
icst and aggressive fight. but failed ia
keep out Of the way of Whites fast
irft. which was workin. to advantage
in every round.
The semi. wind.up was one of the best
Louts Of the night. tho verdict gylng ,o
Wlliie FERGUSON. who had shade over
Jimmy AlcGovcrn. The Other results
Johnny iiauber stopped Tommy Ne.
Cahn IN the first. ''fotto" Feennv do
:cated "Tou.hey" Dccgan. and ,Johnny
Malone stopped George Davis in thc
third.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-18
The Hardest Battle
of My Ring Career
lily Jimmy HANLON-

The bout or ancd with Russell tearing
INTO me wide open and both hands Hv.
ing for the body. | did the same thing.
For seven rounds not single punch
was landed on either of our faces. II
seemed almost impossible for both of
us to continue assimilating such ter
rifle body beatinss.
Hound after round We continued our
close attack. Neither of us fiinchpd a
second. lie was hurting me pretty hard
with his blows to the stomach beginning
with the eighth. think that Russell
was feeling my blows, too.
The WtccNM round cdme---Und
Russell crossed me. While crchana.
ng body punches at close guurirrs.
frankie suddcniv SWitched and
Swnn9 a ricious right-hander Hush
on my jdW. =! staggered me,
dririnJ me half rdy across the
ring. ont. shaking my head, ! came
ri1ht back.
Russell now was shooting at my face
and he was landing often. However.
] know that | had won half the battle.
] made him give up the body attack
stIll stuck to whanging away at his
mid section, and ] knew he was pcyrn-
ming to weaken.
Came the sixteenth. Russclls bodv
was raw from the walloping had been
giving him. The crowd was beginning
to pull for me, and began to punch
harder to the stomach. Suddenly
landed n risht.han wallop to the solar
plcXus and down went lsusseil.
The crowd was in a frenzy. frankie
was game. lie got up at the count of
.,ipn--N,ith thp ,yipI StilI .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-18

would rather box as they did sew
eral years ago-what they called the
derby distance. Having lost close de.
ciSonS in six. ten and twelve FOUNDERS
out around Denver, decided that |
would like TO get longer match, rs
I never felt tired after finishing short
bout.
So ! hicd myself down TO New Or
leans. whore twenty round matches were
in vogue. Frankie Russell, at that
time-it was in 19l7-~stood out as
the best of the lightweights in tho
Southern city. lie had Just battlcd
and battered Wolgast, Rivers and
Mandol among others in long bouts.
u ~us against his Md. FraNkic
PusScN. whom I stamped in sirtecn
rOuudS. that I hdd me hardest
bGulc Of my ring career. Hpt be-.
jOrc I rdS mdichCd TiM Russell.
I had 10 ShoW Nut h0d the atrG.
SO I hoOEcd Up rim RCd DOlaH.
whom I siOppCd. and men followed
a rictory 0rer Pdl Moran.
Then came the toughest of all my bal =
ties. 1t was scheduled for twenty
rounds. Even money was bet that night
that Russell, terrific body puncher,
would knock me out. ] knew that he
could not stop me and asked the referee
before the bout to let II 90 no matter
how badly ! might be beaten.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-18

fVOU don't play your game against
l. 1.arncd," 4 tennis friend once rc-
marked to Mclaughlin.
~ have TO play the game Larned
wants me to play was the Comets
reply.
Which. as you might have guessed,
leads to q number of reflections along
the same line.
In almost every field Of sport you hear
this same line over and over---'If So
and So would only play his game against
SO and So. So and So No. ] probably
feels the same way about 1t. But there
| is nothing. .hc can seem to do that has
| the desired effect. due to certain mnneu :
vers and manipulations on the part OF
So and So No. 2. For it Is the dom
inant style or the dominant personality
| that takes charge Of the situation ninc
times out OF ten.
An Example or So
NARPENTIER would very much
~ have liked to box Dempsey at long
range, He would have esteemed such
a plan Of battle beyond oil measure.
He had no desire to pursue IN inhghtinIs
STYLE. But he had little to say about IL.
lie couldn't fight his fight against
Dempsey. because Dempsey wouldn iet
him. The Frenchman could stand away
( and sock Beckett and Cook. because ON
: these occasions he was the domihaht
factor.
/ But when lie tried to stay away iron,
Dempsey the champion promptly cISssu
in and caught him. and after that tht,c =,
was nothing much to be done ABOUT IT,
Very little indeed.
In the same way many leading tennis
stars can force opponents INTO lily.
making them discard certain SCI 1orh's
Of attack or defense.
! Kumagae might force one opponen,,
into q back court game. But he couid
not force Tildcn or Johnston into TINS
style unless Big or Little Bill DECIDED
to spend the afternoon that way.
Hagen in Golf
ONE of the striking features Of
" Hngen's play in golf is the way he
has of dominating the situation. -,
Hagen. usually. is the controlling
personality. His opponent might rather
play a slow, careful game.
But unconsciously the aforesaid op.
ponent will soon find that he is moving
along briskly with Hagen. playing abOu,
twice as fast as he expected to play.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-18
PENN PLAYS NORWICH
Victory for Polo Team Tonight viii
Mean Title

The University Of Pennsylvania pol"
team. undcfeated in the lntcrcolir-
giatc League. meets Norwich tonight at
The Cavalry Armory, Thirty second
street and Lancaster avenue.
The Connecticut trio has one Of the
best teams in the League. and last year
surprised the college followers by win
ming the championship from West Point
in the best game of the year.
Penn last Saturday night jumped over
one Of the highest hurdles in the way Of
the title and went into the League lead
bv trouncing Princeton. One Of the three
regulars on the Tigers played in that
game while the other two were engaging
Norwich. The Down East trio defeated
4 the Tigers, II to s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-18
ASS PROVED A FISH i
gDF HIGH DIVING TYPE
IN HEA VYNIEICHT POND
Carl Morris Failed to Shov Brotherly affection Days
~ ofWhite Hopes and Nick Hayes Champion
Sa Became Friendly With Mat
by ROBERT W. MAXWELL
Snarts Editor Evening Public Ledger

TM READiN and lot of suf about the world greatest
Broad
whole
meaning Dempsey would alley
throw sh cake Il
tntrudn and they hold the couple Of minutes let
a than
wus big membert what halls from the South know this
his ZIG adventure.
nchn few and
the world
coal wind broken fiat wheeled
all
appearance
I cicnccb be accordingly.
Brolc with twelve bucks That's the rail
I
At that they ookn for promn which
I meet i'm q station.
long down Three noh
him. lie tall
hand like healthy Every
instead Of wcarin gloves. he bandagd his hands.
"I BREATHE sigh of relief rhc" sec the Dig Herki"
This 8 i rds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-18
mouth Tonight Will Give Penn Lead Intercollegiate Basketball

Duffy, and the State Athletic Cornm,s.
sion today ruled him out because ,tbers
are already two fighters Of that nam"
listed. II
The rules OF the commission do not
permit boxers to carry on their activ1s
ties under assumed names tbnt are iden
tical with the real names of other
pugilists.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-18
MULLER QUITS VESPERS
Famous Rowing Coach Signs te
Coach Bachelors Barge Club

Frank Muller. famous rowing coach
who has gained the position us one OF
America : best from his tutoring of
Jack Kelly. worlds champion oars
man. has been signed to coach tn!
Bachelors Barge Club this spring. ac-
rordins TO Garrett Gilmore. captain OF
the Bachclors' Barge Club.
Arthur II. ClcvenCcr. commodore OF
the Srhuvlkill Navy and prominent IN
the Bachelors Club. ratified the an
rounccmont, and said that Muller has
consented TO take up the coaching
burden nt HnchClCrS' this year.