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m THK OMAHA DAILY BEK: TUESDAY, FEBKUARY 10, 1007. J )F r 7 "i ..- Said, looked iwfnljr feet hkh. and hud Just time to bark th pile driver off of the dike when th gorge struck with full fore. The work, whlrh wlllWsk about a month to finish, stood til onslaught of Ice vtll. t tiperlntendent Wentwnrth estlmetes that MISSOURI OUT OF BANKS VermCion Experience Hirher Vater Than Bint flood of 'Elebty-On. ICC GORGE FORMS DURING THE NIGHT Overflow rm Ss Saddealy that People Have arrT Enrapc aad Mk la Drli VERMILION. 8. D.. Fob -Id -J5wri.il I Telegram -Not since the flood of 1W1 has1 An ,r nr formed In the Datte river .h . vast ol..m. f , at Fremont last night at about o'clock after crossing the river en a diagonal 1'ne fallows the north hank cf the stream for several miles In such a way as to ffr every opportunity fr dsmsee by high water. It la appertained thst the Rook Island pr"poss to change !t line In such the drnntr will be about a week" work j a way aa to carry It higher up on th TEXT OF SCHOOL AGREEMENT Major f chmiti Kaket Statement of BetvlU of hit Honss Conference. with a email force rf men. The river at tinon today registered twelve feet above low water mark at the Blair bridge. The estimated rost of the rlpraplng being done la over Jiw.oco and a force of 7Bn men Is now working. lIO PACIFIC .! BLOCKED I aeipertra Rise f Water at Fresasat Stops Traffic. everything In its path today. An Ice g'irg Which formed last night cannot be broken and the flood la sweeping everything before It on the lowlands. The river la still ris.ng lowly. Farmers are unable to get stork to safety, and loss will be appalling. 80 sudden was the overflow that residents barely escaped with their Uvea and It Is now Impossible to save stock and the railroad grade east to Hurbaak la washed nut and train service will be delayed. Water stands from five to even feet In many of the houses. Cattle nd bogs are dying by thousands. Unless the gorge breaks soon many homes are aura to be swept away. The Vermilion river la out of Ita banks all along Ita course. With little prospect of the Ice gorge break Ins; here for several days and a gorge reported near BprtntrnMd which may break any minute, conditions are pretty serious. The river has fallen eighteen Inches this afternoon, due probably to the gorge farther West. The prospects for warmer weather ars good and under a hot sun for two days the gorge might go out. The Ice Is plied VP for three ml lea. Three mile of railroad track are under water southeast of this ltr. YANKTON. B. D.. Feb. IS. (Special Tele grram.) The Ice gorge above this city causes considerable uneasiness here. The Ice run ning In the water sunk a steamboat and ferryboat for Captain Joe Leach. lxss 115,000. The water is low here and so far no damage has been done. Oa the Platte. FLATTBMOUTH. Feb. IS (Special.) Tbs large gorge of Ice which formed In the Platte river broke loose Saturday night and the rushing torrents washed out one pan of the Missouri Pacific bridge- across the stream at Oreapolia and much of the track on the north side of the river. Tha Burlington also had much of Its track north of Its "bridge damaged. All trains over both roads between Omaha and this city were annulled Sunday. The tracks north of tha bridges are covered with huge chunka of fce for a long distance, but the Burlington tridge was not injured. The mall from Omaha arrived about 11 o'clock Sunday via Council Bluffs and Pacific Junction. A pile driver and a large num ber of men have been repairing the tracks and the Burlington resumed the running of j trains today. Bottom land on each side of the river la overflowed, but no damage to stock or of any other kind has been re ported. Rlalaa; Aarala at Frrmoat. FREMONT, Neb.. Feb. M. (Special.) Tha Platte rose fast during the. night and at noon today waa within two feet of the high water mark of Wednesday night on Main street. It has been stationery during the afternoon. A few houses were flooded and most of the people who moved back are staying there, only about forty being obliged to leave. The approach to the wagon bridge Is badly washed, but tha bridge la all right this afternoon. The Bur- llngton bridge la also safe, but the grade across the bottoms Is In bad shape. A quantity of dynamite has been used today to keep tha floating Ice moving. The sand- ' bax embankment built west of town yes terday la still there, but the water la run ning over the top of It Teat at Work oat Mlsasart. BLAIR. Neb.. Feb. 18. (Special Tele gram.) The expensive riprap work being put In by the Northwestern railroad near Blair to protect Its bridge over the Mis souri river had a genuine test today. An Immense Ice gorge had formed about three mflea above the ripraplng, and at noon to day It broke and came down against a large field of Ice. about three-quarters of a mile long and a thousand feet wide, and Shored It high up against the riprap dike. The crew on the pile driver saw the huge wall of Ice and water coming, which, they What to Eat and When to Eat hills on the n-rth side r.f the river and ( also that the road mill build a nw steel bridge across the stream, the old bridge having been pounded and damaged by the Ice the Inst few winters to sach an extent as to necessitate the new cne. ORDER CHANGED TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS Aliens tarter Sixteen. Wkt Caa Sseak Baalish, to Be Admitted ta White School pad Caolles Are Be Excladeej. Methodists tn Meet at Fallertoa. COLtMIUS. Neb., Feb. ls.-tPpcclnl.) Methodists of the C.rand Island district of the North Nebraska conference hive arranged for a district missionary rally to be held at the First Methodist Eplseo- , drn are to be admitted to the white .WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. Japanese chll- and the river again overflowed Its banks, washing out a portion of the I'nlr-n Pacific j main line tracks, Union Pacific fast mall ! No. It. the Overland Limited and No. were delayed there and at 1 a. m. Tuesday I had not passed, although the water waa reported going down. The L'nion Pacific had been using Its own tracks to the west since Sunday morning and the water had subsided from the Burlington tracks near Orea polls, so that road could be used. The Burlington had been handling thirty-five passenger trains a day between Omaha and Lincoln for three days besides all Ita own freight trains and those of the Union Pacific and Rock Island which It was able to handle. The Union Pacific fplght trains were limited by the number of extra Burlington men who could be secured aa pilots for the foreign trains running over the road. The law provides In cases of that kind the foreign road shall run Its own engines and crew, but the line used must furnish a pilot to ride on the engine. The distance Is about ISO miles to Grand Island, so the Union Pacific was paying Jl.wVj a day for mileage on Its passenger trains, besides the cost of the pilot and the expense on the freight and stock trains. Monday waa cooler and the railroads thought the water would now subside. Re ports from Vermilion. S. D.. show the water the highest there It has been for years. The bad condition of the tracks on the Union Pacific between Omaha & Grand Island Saturday, causing a crowded condi tion on the Burlington, was all that kept the Union Pacific from trying for a record ran from Lb ramie to Chicago. A woman got off the Overland Limited as it waa standing at the station at Cheyenne Satur day and went Into the station to send a telegram. When she returned s a absent mindedly got on the westbound train, which was standing In the yards, and did not no tice her mistake until too rar out to stop the train. When she reached Laramie she asked the officials for a special train to get her to Chicago by Sunday evening at i o'clock. Tha matter waa taken up with Omaha, but It waa decided the run could not be made because of the shattered con dition of the service due to the high water. The woman did not offer a reason for want ing to get to Chicago, but was willing to pay the price. No official record of the condition of the Missouri river at pmnha and vicinity is made by the weal(er bureau before March 1. Consequently no offlctn.1 mui sure merits have been made up to this time. The Ice began breaking up along the Omaha front about 2 o'clock Monday morning and un official reports Indicate a rise from threa toxslx or seven feet The river is rising at Sioux City and a general breakup la ex pected at any time during the present week, should the moderate temperature continue as they have during the last sev eral days. The going out of the Ice In this vicinity at this time will relieve any apprehenslona from Ice gorges up the river doing damage In the vicinity of Omahn, the Ice having an open channel to get away. pal church at Fullerton on Wednesday and Thursday The committee on program: Pr. G. H. Main, presiding elder. Pastor L. R. De Wolf of Columbus and Rev. J. B. Trlm- yiAr; field secretary of the Kansas City dl- 1 vision, has arranged a fine program. ewa of Nebraska. TEKAMAH David Moore, age M. an old resident of this county, died at his home north of this city yesterday. P LA TT8 MOUTH The Plattsmouth High school girl's basket ball team will go to Nebraska City and play a return game on March 8. H ERMAN Three hunters came ip from Omaha 8unday and beed thlrtv ducks. They report plenty of du'-ks and geese and thev are not very w,i!d. FLATTSMOUTH-'-Mrs. John Renner. ared 2 veers, passed away in her home In this city Saturday. A husband and six children survive her. HTANNIS The Hyannls players, under direction of Prof. Ptone. presented their play. "A Dame of Wit." at Mullen Feb ruary 15 and at Seneca the ltith. NKBRASKA CITY When the river opened here Saturday the ice crushed the gasoline boat of William Hayward. cut ting the cabin entirely off. Unless the engine can be saved It will bs a total loss. BLUE HILL Work has begun In moving and placing the telephone wires In the new telephone office and cutting in the ex- clmngt. J. Marshal! has arrived with his family and household goods to take cnarge of the Glenwood Telephone company cen tral. HERMAN Farmers have berun moving their fat stock to market. Seven loads of .cattle and hogs were shlpr"1! to South Otnp.hn by farmers In the Nst two days. Very little live stock is shipped from here to Chicago. South Omaha getting the best part of it. TEKAMAH The Farmers' Institute held here last week was the most In structive and best attended meeting ever held In the county. Tire officers elected for the ensuing year were: J. V. Patter son, Craig, president, and L. L. Young, Craig, secretary. HYANNIS Mrs. Maria L. Apian, gra-yT conductress and deputy grand matron, 6t Rushville. Mrs. Anna Iavls. worthy mat ron ct Alloyah chapter of Alliance, held a special meeting of Instruction last evening for the Order of Eastern 8tar lodge of this place. TKCUMSEH Ahrum Sherman of this city, an infirm old soldier, has received aa Increase in pension from $12 to 124 per month, the same having been brought about by the efforts of Senator E. J. Uurkett. The new schedule Is to date from last December. BKE.MER The Heemer elevators are taxed to their utmost capacity with great quantities of grain and are unable to secure cars to shin It out. Baker & Al bright have 15.000 bushels of corn and I statement was submitted to President 9.O0D bushels of oats In their elevator I Roosevelt and Secretary Root by the Aso ready for shipment. I soclated press and the statement Is entirely BROKEN BOW Lew W. Hill of satieiaciory to mem. schools of San Francisco, under eerta'n restrictions; skilled and unskilled laborers coming from Japan barred from the main land of the United States, at.d American laborers, . skilled and unskilled, are to be excluded from Japan, This Is the basis of the agreement be tween President Roosevelt. Secretary Root, Mayor Srhmlts and the San Fnnrlsco Board of Education aa an adjustment of the anti-Japanese agitation brought about by the segregation of Japanese children In the San Francisco schools. The agreement means the schools of San Francisco will be conducted n the same manner as they were before the Board of Education adopted the resolutions last October providing filfc the segregation of the Japanese, excert that adult Japanese who are In primary gradea must continue lo attend the oriental schools and that Japanese children tinder 14 will be admitted to classes with white children of thelrsnwn ages. While the resolution of the Board of Education, as amended, reads "children of alien birth." it Is freely admitted by Mayor Schmlti and his associates that the resolu tion will apply only to the Japanere chil dren and that the change In the wording was to make It plain to the Tokio govern ment that no discrimination was Intended against Japanese children. Meaalag of Aareemeat. Assistant City Attorney Williams of San Francisco, who has acted as legal advisor to Mayor Schmlts and the Board of Educa tion since negotiations have been pending, said tonight: "To understand the exact meaning of the statement given out by Mayor Schmlti tonight It will be necessary to read between the lines. The only concession we have made Is to admit Japanese children to the white schools, while In return the adminis tration has 'brought about the exclusion of Japanese laborers from this country." Mayor Schmlts said: "This Is only a temporary agreement. President Roosevelt has given us direct and positive assurances that he will at once begin negotiations with Japan for the pur pose of bringing about a new treaty that will exclude Japanese laborers, skilled or unskilled, from continental United States " Shortly before midnight the following statement was given out at the White house: A typewritten copy of Mayor Schmlti 1907 - 62d ANNUAL STATEMENT or The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. NKWARK, XKW JKRSKY, FREPKRICK FRELlMiHTYSKN-, President. ASSETS, JAXVARr 1st, 1M)7. Cash on band and In Bank t 1,170. 8 14. 36 Loans on Collateral 1.J04.3E0.OO United States and other bonds, par.. 28,143,671.02 First Bonds and Mortgages on Real Estate 51.817,758.36 Real Estate 3.282.517.02 Loans on Policies In Force 15,126,136.89 Agent' Balances and Cash Obligations 66,819.72 RECEIPTS IX lffOfl Premiums f 15.706.914.69 Interest 4.560.748.30 Rents 148.213.40 Profit on Sales of Real Estate 18,412.48 Total Receipt I20.434.28S.87 Balance January 1st, 1906 84,922,790.93 Interest due and accrued Net deferred and unreported premiums on Policies in force $101,801,067.37 1.781.175.57 I115.3.-.7.079.80 1.276.152.73 EXPENDITURES IX 108 Total $104,858,395.67 LIABILITIES Reserve Fund, according to the Actu aries' and American Tables of Mor tality with 4 and 3 per rent interest. $ 95,897,187.00 Policy Claims in process of adjustment Deferred Endowment Claims Deferred Death Claims Present value of $499,886.07 here after payable on Matured Instalment Bonds . . . Allowance for Unpresented and Con tingent Claims Dividends due and unpaid Premiums paid in advance Unearned Interest paid in advance . . 288.030.89 310.698.36 206,474.10 379,241.88 325.000.00 333.767.16 65.772.99 13.346.02 Death Claims Endowments Annuities M Surrendered Policies Dividends or Return Premiums . . . Total Paid Policyholders . . . 5.098.583.86 1.329.158.81 162.955.18 1.659. 011. 61 2.122.452.13 .$10,372,161.59 Taxes on Real Esate $ 43.684.06 Other Taxes, Fees and Licenses 425,121.23 Real Estate Expenses 37,839.47 Investment Expensec 137,766.94 Medical Expenses 156.358.60 Legal Expenses 44.041.71 Commissions tnd Agency Expenses... 1.677.694.20 Salaries and other Office Expenses... 393,102.63 Advertising, Printing and Postage .... 111.527.68 $97,819,518.40 Surplus 7.038,877.27 Market value of Bonds over par 731.522.43 Assets on Market Value Basis 105,589.918.10 Surplus on Market Value Basis 7,770,399.70 No. Amount. New Insurance Issued in 1906.24,801 $58,163,451.00 Extended Policies issued j In 1906 ; ... 1,649 3,088,306.00 Paid up Policies issued In 1906 in exchange for Surren dered Policies 104 100,491.00 Policies Revived In 1906 123 255,454.00 Total Expenses and Taxes Premiums on Bonds Purchased Loss on Sales of Real Eetate . . .$ 3.027.137.22 127.325.40 29.388.12 Total Expenditures $13,566,013.43 Balance January 1st, 1907 101,801,067.37 HSPECTISG PERI' COAL MISR Important Questions Answered Bsav Uy Alter sVeadlsg This. ' Every nutratlvw element of tha best sjrhlte wheat is found In Malta-Vita. This food, famous for health. Is hole wheat, first thoroughly cleaned, then steamed, then mixed with tinea 1 malt extract, then bake4 In absolute purity. Thus It is tha cleanest, richest, inuat wholesome brak- fast food In the world. The steaming of ua wneai geiaiinisea ita a tare n. and the malt extract, rich In diastase, a digestive agent, converts the starch Into maltose, or malt sugar. Maltose la great food, and tha weakest stomach digests and asstmllatea It with out effort. For many year a physicians of high standing have prescribed malt ex tracts, whlrh contain a Urge percentage of maJtoaa. Malta-Vita contains from Sight to ten per cent of maltose. When MsJta-Vlta comes from tne ovens It contalna only one per cent of moiature. Tha other per cent is food brain, bone, nerve and muscle food moat easily digested. Always ready to eat fresh and crisp, delicious and Invigorating. All grocers, IS cents. lalverstty Prafeaawr t Report ta taa Legislature. PERU. Neb.. Tcb. IS. (Special.) Prof. Barber of the state university visited the Peru ooal mine today at the request of Governor Sheldon. The mine has been open about one year. and is owned and operated by Messrs. Hayes and George, who are developing It aa rapidly as their capital will permit. Be sides the large quantity sold to the State Normal and local dealers, they are haul ing to every town In Nemaha county 'and across tha river to Missouri and have al ready ahlpped several cars to outside mar A bill has been Introduced In the present legislature to reappropriate the stats bounty money. Prof. Barber's report to the governor will show a vein of excellent coal, averaging thirty-six inches and drifting downward Into the bluffs of the Missouri river. Seven expert miners are now employed, who are of tha opinion that the coal de posit Is an extensive one and that In a short time fcx tons per day will be mined from the bluffs between Peru and Browns ville. , Barled Gald Is Psasa. NEBRASKA CITT. Neb., Feb. U.-(Sne-claLr John Olsen was for many years sec tion foreman at Mlnersvllle, the first sta tion on the Burlington south of this city, and waa a very frugal man. He saved his money and his wife boarded the sec tion hands and they were enabled to save considerable money. They were afraid to deposit the money In banks, but as soon as they got a few dollars they changed It Into 'gold and buried It. Some time ago Mr. Olsen was stricken with paralysis and was sick for some time. His son. Qua, came down iti Minnesota and cared for him. A fevf weeks ago Mr. Olsen died and the son and daughter returned to their northern home. I.st week the son re turned and began digging Into a rave at the rear of the old home, and at the depth of nine feet found the pot In which the gold was kept. The reason It was down G6e WaJet Adding MaLchme Is tbs la teat, moat mod era, P-4o-4at Add lag sad listing atachiue oa tha aark.ee It canst be sees) ta txj appreciated. Correspondence Solicited. Trial ts&uiiuatiosi Krea. A. L. McCreary Kcbrastlta Agrat. ' P. O. BOX 391. UMXJ1..X. Omaha Is the purchaser of the big Coff- man ranch north cf Oconto. 6.SS0 acres were transfered and the price puid was $107,280. This is one 'of the biggest real estate deals that has been pulled off in the county for some time past. PLATTSMOUTH Among the Platts mouth graduates of the state university. Miss Helen E. Travis and Miss Amelia Ida Metxger and Koy V. Pepperberg re ceived degrees of Bachelors of Science. Miss Travis and Miss Metxger each re ceived a university teachers' certificate. Joseph Zavodsky received the degree of Bachelors of Lav. OA KD ALE A successful revival Is now In progress In Oakdale. The services are held In the United Brethren church and are conducted by Rev. Thomas Sharp of Mc Koesport. Pa., assisted by Rev. L. B. Foslck, the local pastor. The meetings have been in progress about two weeks, duriug which time sixty-five persons have professed conversion. TECUMSEH The members of the Te cumii'h Baptist church have purchased cf the Hussett estate the residence and lot Just to the east of their church building, which is located on the corner of Third and Jackson streets, and the same will be used aa a parsonage. Consideration, 1 1.000. The building will be enlarged. ASHLAND The city council has begun the work of removing the old standpipe of the water-ayrtein and installing a new and up-to-dme standpipe of durable con struction. The new standpipe will be of much larger capacity than the former one and when completed will add materially to the water aupply of thej;lty. About, thirty ( days will be requires (or completion or the work. ASHLAND News has been received In Ashland that Mark Dean, formerly of this city, has just completed satisfactory ne gotiations with a syndicate for the manu facture and sale of the soil pipe patented by him. The English syndicate paid Mr. Dean M0,s for the patent right covering England, Scotland and Canada. Mr. Dean has been retained by the company at an annual salary of S.0uO a year. COLUMBUS The association-of Sons of Veterans intended to hold its state convention here the latter part of last week, but owing to the disarrangement in mail facilities there were not the uaual number of members present. The con vention adjourned for a more convenient season. Bert J. Galley will remain the commander pt the state and Camp Com mander Rollins will remain senior vice until the boys come together again. BROKEN BOW Link Trotter, charged by A. U. Spencer with having appropri ated l0 he found in a ixkeuooK on February S. had a preliminary hearing before Judge Humphrey yesterday after noon. Spencer claimed that Troltar found the pocketbook on the atreet at Westervllle, confiscated the contents and refused to make good. Evidence being very much against the defendant, the judge bound him over to the next term at the district court in the sum of $3(io. HUBBELL A wave Of religious en thusiasm is sweeping over this town and the surrounding ipuntry such aa has never been known in the previous history of the locality. Evangelist tin low and his singer, Eva E. Hill, began a series of revival meetings in the local Metho dist Episcopal ciuirch two weeks ago. Although the meetings were to close to night the evangelists, tn response to the demanda pf the people, have postponed their next engagement and will renuua here anuther week. TECUMSEH Aa architect sf Sioux Mayor Schntlts's Matesaeat. Mayor Schmltx' statement of ths! agree ment follows: We find that the administration and con gress are entirely alive to the situation in California, and anxious to meet the wishes of the Callfornlars. They are also de sirous of keeping on the best possible terms with japan, and or aoing notning wnicn may break the ancient friendship between that country and the United States. It has been explained to us that the form of ac tion taken by the school board of San Fran cisco tn relation to the Japanese school children has been completely misunderstood and misconstrued as an attack upon the Japanese as such, and that this misunder standing and misconstruction has been and now Is one of the chief obstacles to achiev ing the purpose California really has In view, this purpose being to secure by hon orable and amicable agreement with Japan the mutual exclusion from the two coun tries of the laborers, skilled and unskilled of each country. This earnest desire of the people of California, and we may add In our belief of the people of the entire Pad He coast, to check the coming of Japanese laborers and our entire willingness and de sire that Japan should similarly put a stop to the going of American laborers, skilled and unskilled, to Japan, springs from no motive other than to bring about com mercial and Industrial conditions to the satisfactory understanding of the two , friendly nations. We are satisfied from cur numerous in terviews with the president that in the event that the amendment to the Immlgra Total Issued and revived 26.677 $61,607,702.00 Policies in force January 1st, 1907 180.377 Insuring $422,200,906.00 $115,357.079.80 INCREASE IX 190 OVER 10O5 IN PREMIUM RECEIPTS fj 8T1,S 48 IN TOTAL RECEIPTS 1.184,033.45 IN AMOUNT PAID POLICY HOLDERS 79.138.S8 IN ASSETS. PAR VALUES T.0S4.S6S.OS IN ASSETS. MARKET VALUE ,468,778.15 IN SURPLUS, PAR VALUES 71S.481.4S IN SULPLUB. MARKET VALUES 11731.68 IN NEW INSURANCE 391.4S5.00 IN OUTSTANDING INSURANCE 98,658,814.00 I $15,700,014.00 $17,4S0,8'O.O8 Total Receipts from Policyholder In 10O6 Total paid to and Invested for Policyholders in 1006 Excess of Income from Investments over Expenses and Taxes in 10O6 f 1,700410.80 DIRECTORS. Amsl Dodd, Edward K. Wright, Marcus 1m. Ward. rrsd'k M. sjhepard, Tred'k rrellasBTiysen, Albert B. Carlton. CHARLES W. RAINEY, General Agent, Edward X. Bobbins, J. William Clark, Johm O. EL rttnsy, - - - 210 South 13th St., Omaha, Neb. John St. Hardin, Thomas W. Canldwsll, reter caanpsall. CABINET CRISIS IS ACUTE President of Francs Takes Hand in Trouble Between Ministers. FOLLOWERS OF COMBES ARE UNBENDIN6 Caa re a aestloa of Frletloa, hat Fiscal Polley Coatrlaates to the Troahlc of Preach States saea. PARI8. Feb. 18.-PresMent Fallleres per sonally Intervened today In the ministerial situation In ths hop of composing th differences In the cabinet. He had long conferences with Premier Clemenceau, Edu cation Minister Briand and ether mem bers of ths cabinet, but the sxactl result la not known. There are some reports. however, to the effect that an agreement has been reached on s final formula for the contracts for the lease of the churches satisfactory to both M. Clemenceau and M Briand, but confirmation of the rumors Is lacking and the prevailing Impression In political circles Is that If M. Clemenceau does not fall from power, s reorganise tlon of the ministry Is practically cer tain. The followers of ex-Piemler Combes already are lined up against new con cessions. Their position la defined by the action as follows: "According to the action of Parliament In giving or refusing Its assent to the con- was then withdrawn and at 6:1S p. m. the sente adjourned. DE ARMOtD FOR FLOOR LEADFR Mlssoarl Conarresssaaa May Saeeeed Jobs Shars Williams. WASHINGTON. Feb. .-Representative DeArmond of Missouri sold today, when asked about rumors that he Is slated by some of the democrats to succeed Repre sentative John Sharp Williams as the demo cratic house leader in the next congress, that he la not making an avowed campaign for th leadership, but that he had stated that he would accept the leadership If a majority of the democratic members de sire him to take It. "I feel." said Mr. DeArmond. "that the place Is one which no man should seek for the purpose of advancing himself and for selfish motives of any sort. Party inter ests are considered first by me. and If I should be selected I will scoept the place. It has been many years since I have made any effort to become the party leader." that It may be raised by proclamation by the president after congress shall have au thorized such act. In transmitting the draft nf the bill to Senator Warren, Secretary Taft wrote a letter saying while he reconnlr.ed there Is little hope for consideration during the present congress, he hoped the measure would he Introduced at this time, so 'that it would be In shape to receive attention next session. The same bill was Introduced In the house by Chairman Hull of the committee on military affairs. BILL FOR VOLIHTEER ARM V tlon bill Introduced in hoth houses nf con-1 it t negotiate1 Dy M. Brtand. the repub Bress February 11 shall prove Ineffectual , , ' ih..n I IV will WUIIU ,VJ IHIlll. years, or free from It forever.'" for the purpose herein mentioned and in tended, every effort will be made by him rvr-t only to ontaln a treaty wttn japan The bitter hostility to the government s suthorlilr.g legislation by both Japan and 1m. " ,, .. . the United States to exclude from each -of ! Proposed Income tax law continues to be sn important reature or tne minisierimt crisis. The moderate papers believe that some socialist leaders, are glad of the pos sibility of another struggle with the Vati can, because the socialists have become frightened at their oan fiscal and social programs. As a result of a conference this after noon between Premier Clemenceau. M. Briand and other members of the cabinet a semi-official note was Issued announcing that complete agreement had been reached and that M. Clemenceau would be able to report to M. Fallleres that the ministry would present a united front In Parliament tomorrow. h kill W IK.(.asr.n MM . ' ... " 1 City. la., haa been In the city the last In and tne cellar noor nueo up. 1 ne ., 1 fw day, n inference with the rommit- refused to tell how much money there I tee from the Tet-umaeh Commercial duo was. but It Is Intimated that there was quite a sum. ale mt Sharthara Cattle. LYONS. Neb., Feb. 18. (8peclal.-W. M. McLemore's herd of thoroughbred Short horn cattle, consisting of fifteen bulls and twenty-fiv cows and heifers, were sold at auction here today before a large crowd j fund of lively bidders. The stock brought sn average price of 196 and the highest priced cow. Bedelia. waa sold for 11 06 to C. W. Bshrock. of Lyons, while the highest priced bull. Nick Long worth, was sold for Sl&i to GAirge Gatsnieyer of Bancroft. Neb. The sale was conducted by Colonels T. C. Cala han of Omaha and E. P. Thompson of Lyons, with J. F. Piper of Lyons ss clerk. which has the clans for the nrunns. Carnegie llnrary tuildliig In hand, and It Is understood the gentleman and 'he committee have come . to an agreement. Of the 11.000 needed to provide the iot. walks, etc. 1700 has been raised. The soliciting opmmlttee is still at work. The Commercial club Is contemplating a home talent concert In the near future with which to devise means to swell the CLUBS START FCR PANAMA Casasaerelal . Orsxaalsatlaas f Laala, Chicago aad Claelaaatl ta Visit Caaal Eaae. St. their respective territories the Immigration of all subjects of the other of said nstl' in who are laborers, skilled and unskilled, but In sny event will favor such form of legislation that will in the most speedy manner accomplish the results desired. Such being the case, are are fully In accord with the view of the administration to the effect that the attainment of the exclusion nf all Japanese labr.rers. skilled and un skilled, should not be complicated with or endangered by the exercise of the right of segregation by the school board, au thorised by sectKm lfi2 rf the political code of the state of California. Chaasje la School Order. It is therefore- proposed by the Board of Education of San Francisco to modify the order segregating the Japanese pubiic school children of Sin Francisco heretofore made by amending the resolution, to read as follows: "Section 1. Children of all alien races who apeaic the English language. In order to determine the proper grade which they may be entitled to be enrolled, .must first be examined aa to their educate -nal quali fications by the principal of the school where 4he application for enrollment shall Lave been made. "8eUon 2. That no child of alien birth over the ages of . 10, 11. 12. 11. 14, IS and IC years shall be enrolled tn any of the nrsi. seona. intra, lourtn. nrth. slxtn, seventh or eighth grades, respectively. ' Section I If said alien children shill be found deficient In their ability to speak or deficient in the elements of the English language, or unable to attend the gradea mentioned In section J. by reasr n of the re strictions mentioned therein, such children shall be enrolled in special schools or in special classes established exclusively for such children aa and In the manner the Board of .Education shall deem proper and most expedient." SEVERAL STRIKES IN HELENA Street Car Mrs, Eleetrie Llsht aad Telephaa Esaployes Desaaad Mora Pay. HELENA. Mont.. Feb. Is -Street, car service, electric light service and telephone service were disorganised today by strikes of motormen, conductors, linemen and tele- j phone girls. The linemen employed by j the Helena Light and Power company were ft he first to strike. The conductors and motormen walked out In sympathy and later the linemen and telephone girls tn th service of the Rocky Mountain Bell AU de- JUDICIAL BILL IS PASSED (Continued from Page One.) Seaatar Warrea la trod aces MSaaare ta Provide for War Esaeraeaey, WASHINGTON. Feb. IS. -Senator War ren, chairman of the senate committee on military affairs, today Introduced a bill providing for the raising of a volunteer army of the United States during actunl or threatened war. The bill divides the military establishments Into three branches. the regular army, the National Quard arid the volunteer army. It provides that the volunteer army shall be maintained In time of war and when war Is Imminent and MORE PAY FOR COKE WORKERS Ttsreaty-Oae Thoaeaad Mrs la Can Belleville Resjloa Get Advance March 1. y CONN ELLS VI LLE, Pa.. Feb. 18. Ah ad vance In wages that will directly affect H.009 men and mean the paying out an nually In the Connellsvllle region of nearly 11.600,000 more than hitherto was announced today by the H. C. Frick Coke company. The new scale becomes effective March 1. Be Want Ads for Business Boosters. Ethel' Levy. Gets Divorce. NEW YORK. Feb. 18 Ethel Levy today obtained a verdict from a Jury in the su preme court entitling her to a decree of absolute divorce from George Cohan, the actor and playwright. Miss Levy Was the only witness examined, but her testimony waa corroborated by depositions made by several actors who were members of Cohan's company last season. These depo sitions told of the circumstances upon which Miss Lvy based her action. Th suit was unopposed. streets, haa btsen accepted. The price paid for the lot waa tXKai. Rural carriers appointed: lows Grlswold, route i; George M. Stone, caroler; Dcnald Swarts. substitute. Hampton, route S; D. Palmer, carrier; L. F. Palmer, substi tute. Keystone, route 1; John H. Kloppen burg. carrier; George Kloppenburg, substi tute. Lynnvllle. route 1; Thomas A. Thompson, carrier; Albert Thompson, sub stitute. Rolfe. route Z: Clarence H. Jordan, carrier: H. F. Thomas, substitute. Union, route I; E. D. Herron. carrier; E. C. Dll kei. substitute. Winter set. route t; Lester M. Bond, carrier; Mott Fores man. substi tute? Rural rout No. 1 haa been ordered es tablished April U at Oross. Boyd county, Nebraska, serving 230 people end 71 families. ST. LOUIS. Feb. J8. Twenty representa tives of St. Louis commercial organisitlons. I Telephone company walked out. representing th Commercial club, departed ' "1n1 h'sher wages. 1 for Cincinnati tonight, enroute for Panama, 1 Lass tiMmn mm tint 1 I V I r,'-iei i- immm Astcmos rnsrca ookvabx SOT Worth tTta snV. Omasa. Mark Islaad May Chaaae l.lae. ASHLAND. Neb.. Feb. M. Special Sine the high water In the Platte last for the purpose of examining the work of week the Rock Island railroad his rushed j construction of the canal. Representative is party of surveyors to South Bend, who of the Chicago Commercial club will reach 1 I axe now running several line for the pur- t Cincinnati tomorrow and the St. Louis and j poa cf relocation cf the Rock Island road Chicago representatives will be Joined by 1 ! through the hills of Cass county and across Cincinnati club representatives and a ll! the Platte. Th Rock Island ccnies out . proceed by- special train to Charlestown, of th hilla through th abrupt ravine, and ' 8. C. There they will be joined by repre sentatives from th Boston Commercial club, and the party will sail on Wednesday on th chartered steamer Prince Joachim. The first stop will be at St. Thomas, Virgin Island, Th Itinerary Includes San Juan. Pone. Santiago and Havana, returning to Charleston on. March 11 AX OUI and WKLL-TKIKO KK.MEDY rm ovks sixrv teas Mil. WM-SLOW'S lOOTBUa ITBVT ku w fur m SIXTT ti.AH tr HIL LIKNS o MOTHEHS fur t!tr (HILJ'HItW WHILE TbKTHI.NU. WITH PKhKK.T SLO IT SxMlTHk Us CHIUV ArTKNS ths Qi Mi, AL LAYS ill FAIN, It SB WINU roUC. ss Is IS Wat riair tor MaSMHoka, Sou kj inuuu Is nr psft mt tmtm wort. Its wmr m4 ash or MJIS. ULVbLUWb bOOl ili-NU bVUlP DLIMONUU Frenser, 1st, and Dodgs. Be Want Ads Xor Business Boosters, Hard to tjult COFFEE? Not if you use well-made POSTUM fOOD COFFEE TneVs a Ftaasoa" PROCEEDING OF THE SE9ATE Eatlre Bessloa Isest la Dtsrasalas; th Asrlealtaral BIIL WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. After more than five hours' consideration of the agri cultural bill today, the senate . Increased from S3.5O0 ts t&.OUO the salary of Gtfford Pi nc hot, chief of tha Bureau of Forestry. The debate was devoted mostly to the methods of administration and general pol icy of the forest servic and at times broadened to Include th public land ques tion generally. Practically no progress was made on the agricultural bill. The provision authorising tb accumula tion of th revenues from th grasing i leases ss s special fund to be administered by the forest service was opposed by Mr. Hemenway of Indiana, who said the de partments called this method "short cir cuiting congress." "Congress at this session." h said, "would appropriate mora than fl.OOO.OOO.GOO, which means, as I am told by th senator from Main (Mr. Hale), s deficit for next year." Mr. Flint of California, mad an elab orat defense of th forestry service. H said the service would be self-sustaining after a few more years. Ths committee amendment, which had bn construed as not hereafter requiring annual estimates from th Forestry Bureau, Two ways to hunt tor tarnished rooms One intelligent way is to look through the Furnished Room col umn on the want-ad page and mark those which interest you; then go look. uost of The Bee want-ads are "three lines" and say enough so that you can tell what is offered. The other way is to "bring the room to you" with a want-ad of your own telling what you want. This is a particularly good way if you want a room in a private family. Underv the heading Wanted to Kent, the cost is Three lines one time 10c three times 25c seven times 45c The Bee Ollice V 17th ass Fa -The Want-ad Ctr.er" 1 Ivr'ftff'iiH ; ; I ROOMS If y K. Vli.iK Pi7 1 IftUJ