Omaha Daily Bee 1 HE weatulr foxecast. For Nebraska--Fair and warmer. l'or Iowa - - Fair. For weather re'purt ate part 2. NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO EIGHT VOL XI NO. S12. OMAHA. . Tn:s).V 'UINIM,. FKP.IUJAliV -21, HiM-SIXTMKX PACK'S. SINULK UU'Y TWO CENTS. 4 AUTO SHOW OPENS 11 lUAhli VI VjUIjUII "Splendid Decorations and Lighting ETfectt Make Spectacle an Impressive One. ; BUrLDLNO FILLED TO OVERFLOW little Ceremony Attendi Formal Open-1 ing in the Evening:. VISITORS INSPECT CARS CLOSELY ' Peculiar Fact That Public Knows Auto Principlei Seen. PATRONS ASK MANY QUESTIONS . Gora .r. Are Hlv.ierf by fcrreai ' Color Wchemr .Ae reaaorlra Form'At twplltr Kxtalhlt Mechanics Cilve Interesting- Demonstrations. - land tmtanamtnth. President Simon net out Omaha inaugurated ltd Sixth Annual : for the disaffected territory at the head of Automobile ahow Momlnv night, the doors five columns of troops, tie was aroom of th AudltoHum being thrown open on a panted by hl daughter. The a. my occu tnar. of color and light which the Omaha j pled fort Liberty without a shot having Automobile Dealers asoelatlon Invited the ' been filed. Nevertheless a large number publlo to enter. Little ciemony attended ' of men suspected of treachery were ar th avent. a quick messenger bringing word ' rested and shut to death, from th head of (he association, sitting In j The army then moved on to Oiianaminlh. the secretary's office, that all was ready, The rebels offered no resistance. N mercy and to open the doore. iwae shown by Simon's forces and san- Tn anile of tho slight flurry of snow In j gulnary fighting followed, the afternoon the patronage of the evening! The rebels were soon beaten bark, but filled the big building to overflowing, i the offlcera could not atop, the advance of Omahans have evidently still an Interest ! their men. The massacre that followed In the automobile, for the crowd In- ! horrible. The Inhabitants who had not apected all the cars shown and many made j fled wel"e allied nnd the town burned, the rounds two' or three times. Meantime another government force cap- The number of out-of-town vlaitors was t'lr'J ,hc town ot Vallerle and it Is ald not as large Monday night as It la ex-j u,at tMa wi" be burned, reeled to be on the five following nights. . Reports from automobile agencies over all ! TjfiTIP.W Ml flit. nilVP, ' of esstern Nebraska, and western Iowa In-1 dlcate that agents) and dealers from these placea alii universally attend the Omaha show. With a continuance of the fine weather the farmers, now the class of people own ing a large percentage of tha automobile of the country, will also visit the show. mi inner ciass come wan an Idea o: pur chasing and will In a multitude of cases return home driving a newly bought car. -rivalling the appearance or the finely appointed pleasure ears, the decoratlona of the ahow drew the admiration of the vis itor. The color acheme of green and white combined with the many brilliant lights nnes oi me Auditorium build-; lng into a new trend. Tha roof and aides of tha building were completely hidden by colored canopy, except for a few balcony ' Beats left so that visitors could go above! that number of republicans In their Beats the ahow and view tha entire main floor j ready to cast, their ballot for him. The exhibition from above. The railings dl-vote in detail:. vldmg the bootha were built on the old;. Democrats Sheehan, T; Kernan. 13; colonial fctyle of interior decoration, and each cf the booths boasted a green carpet ing to Its floor. The main posts of the lighting effects were constructed on the mtsslon style. Landing" well with 'the fo lorfia! effect otherwise obtained. tars Maadamiier 'Ihuii Ke. The artistic dt-ni.v ....! v... .v.. a oration, doe, not. however, overshadow '"opU to VO, fof W""ftm F' B""1""' ' tin exhibitions of the ear. The lines ofL rr,r-n i rttife iuiclC fITV this ieir'1 modela being shown are con-l LEPER LEAVES KANSAS Ul T BiUeted universally handsomer than the machlnes of former year and th color- Mam Wk Befusea Take Drssrtsrt ini achemes of the cars la undeniably!, TV ben Discharge la Seat Away fcy more vivid than the 110 models. The gen-j gaperlateadeat. eial bulid of the majority of the touring; V . cars Is a little laTger. keeping up with the; KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 20. Tliomas j' general P4rciitse of Increase In alze that 1S' lie automobile Industry has kept up , in g producing cars. I It took some . herculean efforts on the ' lart of the Omaha dealers to prepare the part bis Auditorium building and line up their displsyi for the event. The preparations took more time than was at first thought necessary, and Montia1 some lively nusiuns was uuu- w K j To their credit it musi oe saiu thlnr was found wanting In the show When the doire opened at T. p. in. The different garages In the city were also busy scenes with the exhibition cars k . i -A t.B Hlrn down to the) nein " h a go ng f nd out about it they may In- ahow. Aa there were no cara allowed In , . ... ' V. . ,,. , k, .BCn tercept and compel him to return to Kan the ahow witn gasoline in the tsnaa. eacn .... f tha autoa weia hauled down by another aaa l.ity. r and then man power-sometime, a.v j FaaUmata. wa, , taken to the hospital h..m employed to push the November. His is the only case of ..... k..iMir,ir lAniuua temnerclat Cara Attract. One of the tnteieetlng parti of the show ta tha business man visitor was the com mercial car section In tha basement. Here the decoratlona were lacking; It was business proposition to show the value of . - . htivar The bl bae- maiit rmim mftS filled with various siyies . f rrm th at the eommerctai car. i 1v-u-.t, B.ht package delivery car to the big truck. The exhibiting dealers stood ready to prove that aa a business proposition the eommerclal automobile truck or delivery car was far cheaper and better than the noree an wagon oll-atyl delivery system. In .mussing the opening Bight of l"ll It with the show haw and comrs.ro -""night, cf former year, all of ti.e exhibitors 1 - ui... . ,hll, ,,e one most noucenuie ..... declare that tne oi .h.v about the u'y"'" 'fc,".tI- ,bont the!ment for 3W tent, and relief funds. II MS atir ... car he a look'ng over. A .id etie and all ssert tat .hi. I. an innovation tnv nave i (t i . )n fcoped would come to r-- . ' 'Macedonia, eight -fUe mile, northweat of leg ot the automotive 'iow s in t ma i j eB,OBllll ls ,n inllM,rtant military can The prffnt day visitor hea a general, )n mhtM .. i...,- ,.f iiie inner o SterMn o",i"' n automobile, somi'hing Irtoli none but ; rolfeiira were eNpecied to Know ooi few short eam back. And the vl"01 will ask tiuestlons about the cr. Its work-j l oai'ts. aucn aa opi un.-. system and perhaps tn eiecine !- in.ineio ylan t'at will need some exp rt knowledge of tl. cr In question to anrwer. Areeasurlra Have sr. Tha display of the six accessory firms on the Stage pari of the building held a continuous crod ot !nireied apoctaiors annua the evenln',. shields, lights. bitertra. clranera poll -hers, oil ran and a hundred other ' -II pari of th auto .w.i.n. ,ere all displayed to view. Tires automobile uo and oil are barird n exhibits, hut pravllcalle ever) other acces sory or small convenience used ut all by aniomoMliHl were lo l rt uer. u f tha m.t laierestir.g of tree mas an I In a statement published here today be i nor less than an economic connivance to exhibit of tne renalrit B- the Omaha Tire '.aid the family exists to control the num- j control the birth rate. Ita purpose is to Repair company givlus practical lesson in j br of children and Insuring adequate sup- make every person responsible for the oft Ihe e.sle.t sr.d b. st way 10 repair a punc (port for those that are bom and that ao ! spring he produce , tored. burmeJ lire or the val-es. I one should hav a more children than he can "Certainly ao economist will admit that Another exhibition aura-ling attrt.ti .n i support decently. a man should have children before he la 1 V, ,, speedometer .hoing. Stewart : Prof. Carver takes a diametrically oppo- qacillfied to support them, in case, where C'eik and the Jones ceu.in each am ite view from rreMdent Kiuerltu. Klloi of a man pernleted in having more children Jttr.iia .Peedomeier aahiaititto. in v.w. COaOaaaa a leoaaa Iaa.) Haytien Army Burns ! Town and Massacres Its Inhabitants Troops, After Capturing Ouanaminth, Get Beyond Control and Kill All Unable to Escape. CAPK IIAT1KN, Haiti. Feb. M-Govern- ; ment troops after i e-capturlng Ouanaminth j from the rebels not out of the control "of their officers, pillaged and burned the 'town and massacred those of tha Inhabit- ants mho were unable to en-ape. Jr,in lrf,"l"ll IUn of France, was .assaulted, his son kllld and their home burned. Th killing of a Frenchman by the soldiers may reault In complications. The arrcndltsements of Cape Trou and Ousanamlnlh have been declared In a stale of siege. ' ! There minoar in he o.s Iroullle. at Port An X'nnce. the capital, anil the army ., pro,.d to lllal poin(. J Messenger arriving here give the firm j ' detailed account of President Simons cam-1 ipalgn RKHlnft the rebels. The Insurgents had captured Fort Liberty O Been He-iUected Recognition of linoificial Pairs by Republican! Only Thing that Pre vented Break in Deadlock. avasal ALBANY. N. Y.. Feb. 30. Chauncey M. Depew might have been re-elected United States senator If all the republicans present at today's session had participated in the Joint ballot. An eleventh hour arrange ment between democrat and republican ae- Minl.lv lnndttra In recnirnlxtna unofficial p,lr, W1B , that prevented the breaking 0f tna deadlock As it. r u Senator Depcw'a vote waa only sixteen lee than the number necessary for his election, allhounh there were more than Shephard, 8; Littleton. Z. 8ulxer, 3; Hopper. :. Cllynn. 1; Varker, 1; O'Brien, X. Republicans Depew. 44. ' Total vote. 118: necessary tot- choice.' 0. Ttesrhiirt,: Were OfTeneVrn Jhe a"jembTy today for a legislative examination Into the charges that Assemblyman Friedman, an "Insurgent democrat was offered Induce- Psalamatas. the leper who for several weeks refueed to leave the general hospital here regardless of his having been dis charged by the physicians, has been sent away by Dr. L. W. Luscher, superintend ent of the Institution. Where th leuer has gone, hospital au thorities refuse to aay. It ia believed That he ta on his way to New York in charge of friends Pjalamatas told Dr. Luscher he fwould return to hla native country, (Greece, If transportation to New York were furnished. "His friends are looking after him." said Pr. Lun-her today. ' "If trie people where - leprosy ever treated here, ao far aa the board of health records show. Violent Earthquake Felt in Macedonia imny UQuaes anu wusque. m uaaui at -rv y w Are tsuoyea ana reopie Are 4-a fug aaa. hMv awue CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. SO.-A violent earthquake was experienced at Monastlr anil elsewhere - throughout the vilayet of Monastir today. There were some loss of life. Feveial mosques and houses were de molished. , The population la camping out ' n,l ofrl.iu' lninnli with Ih, ii.lil - authorities have appealed to the govern- . M miiiir ! b iuki oi r.uinn.Hn i nr,p tobacco besides having manufacture, of gold ind sliver ware and carpeta. Tha uot.ulatlon. which ! eitlmaed at 45.000. la medley of all the nationalities to be found ln 5jacsdonla. the Christiana numbering , about nan tne iocbi. Harvard Sociologist Favors Restriction on Birth Rate CAMBRIDGE, Maa , Feb. 1 Prof. T. N. ! Carver, the Harv aid ecoocmikt and aocloio- gist, Is In favor or amuuer lamiues ana, lata can r-e eupported by econutiiica la cer advocatea nu.ie restrictions on the blub ! talnly not taking ihe point of view of must un. llarvara. wi.o re.. m. iinni.n aigu- atsata lor iarr aiuiia a Awencaa b9UMia COUNT MKT: , ,S ON WHQk'V.IOXS Supreme Bench Hand Down Opinion! Approving Many Far-Reaching Principles liuring Day. i PERMIT MONEY OJLY FCR TICKETS Passenger Must hot Purchase Trans portation With Equivalent Service. EMPLOYE'S RIGHT OF SUIT UPHELD Statute Denying Bar to Privilege Is Decided Constitutional. REVIEW IN ItVAL STORES' CASE Official of Company (Granted ie-r llearlnit of Their t on 1 let Ion of intatloas of Mierina- Anil. Traat l.arr. WASH1NOTON. Feb. ift-Not for years have so manv far reaelilng principles re lating to Interstate commerce been ap proved by the supremo court of the I'nlteU Slates as were established In its c'ecls lons IckIbj as the unquestioned law of th" land. Decisions cm several other difficult questions also were announced. Among the questions of Interstate com merce derided were: That the passenger has r.o right to buy tickets with survlces. advertising, releases or property, nor can the railroad company buy services, sdvertlslng. releases of prop erty with transportation. That alaw regulating the slxe cf crews on trains within the state which is not an obstruction to Interstate commerce, but Is rather enacted In aid of Interstate com merce, may be passed by a state for the public safety. That the supreme court wilt review the validity or an order of the Interstate cjorn mcrce Commission even though the two year limitation on the life of tha order has expired. That araliway system may not escape regulation as an instrument of Interstate commerce because one of Its constituent parts is a wharfage company and Its dom inating power over the wharfage company rests in the fact that It is a holding com pany. That the Interstate Commerce commis sion does not possess the power to reduce a rate "unjust and unreasonable" merely because the rate Is inequitable under some circumstances as In cases where railroads Induce shippers to enter the field by of fering ratea as low as to be unremuner atlve and later Increases the ratea. Th court further held constitutional a etate statute providing that no contract of! relief, benefit or insurance should be a bar to the right of a railroad employe engaged In the operation of a railroad to sue the employer for damages resulting from Injur iea received In the course of his employ ment. - , The mayor and several council men cf Clay Center. Kan i, hi.i i- . . . hut AKcttseA front pimishrrwnt w.h fba pay ment of coats because they'deatroVed fTie I subject matter of a llllgtlon before the supreme court after its decision was an nounced, but before the mandate had been issued or time given for a motion for re hearing.' The famous boycott case brought in the local courts by the Bucks Htove and Range company of Bt. Louis agnlnst the American Federation of Ibor was formally, dis missed. The officials of tha Naval Stores com pany were granted a review of their con viction of alleged violations of the Slier man anti-trust law. ROADS MIST PAY CASH FOR AOS Trading toa tract Hetrrrea Kallroada and Mewapapers Improper. WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-Only money and not advertising can be accepted by Interstate railroads in payment for trans portation, according to an Interpretation announced today by the supreme court of the United States of the Hepburn rate law of 190. The decision Involves a large number of contract, between the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway com pany and various publishers. The contract between the so-called Monon Route" and tha Frank A. Muusey company gave rise to the principal case. By. the terms of the contract the JJonon route was to get one page of advertising In Munaey'a Maga.lne in exchange for SOOO worth ot transportation. The government claimed thle waa In violation of the Hep burn rate law enacted In 1906 and asked the court to enjoin the railroad from issu ing transportation. It contended that If advertising could be accepted railroads could also accept coal or Iron or wood or oil, or anything else In oaytnent for trans portation, thus opening the door to whole sale discriminations among shippers. tha railroad argued that as long as the sub.tltute for money In the payment for transportation was equivalent In value to money there was not a "different" com pensation under the law. The United Statea circuit court for the northern district of Illinois granted the re lief asked by the government. The su preme court-today affirmed thla decision. The court also decided that Interstate raliroada cannot lasue passes for Inter state transoi tation. even though they had I contracts to do ao before the passage of t the Hepburn rate law. "The statute manifestly means," aaid Justice Harlan, "that the purchase of a transportation ticket by a passenger and its sale by the company shall be consum mated only by the former paying cash and ! (Continued on Second Page.) ; "VV.ioever niakea the statement." said Dr. Carver, "-that no restriction of the birth , -- .-r.. i, nuumi) mort . tnan na couia support, moie than hla ealary wouia cere tor, i aoppcae the atat. would I ieoa eul for tha extra abildrea." We Are ft From the Chicago Kvening Post. HOUSE PUTS LIMIT ON DEBATE New Rule Adopted that Makes it Pos sible to Secure Vote. WAR CLAIMS BILL IS PASSED Day's Session Opens With Advo cates of French Claims Fillbna 'trrina A grains Remainder of Measore. WASHINGTON.- Feb. Ki.-Filibugtertng In the lower branch of congretts In this session became a thing of the past today when the house voted by a large majority for a rule which, when Invoked by a two thfrds rot a. to any pending measure, forthwith reduces the time of debate to forty minute; nnd cuts o'f all amendments. f,;iY' -rula tmiiiujdiiirtv lt)v-okd against tne' fillbciMtef'on the "tirl.ntibUa war lialins bill, nnd that measure a house substitute for a senate bill was passed In short or der. Th house bill cuts odt all of the French spoliation and the navy yard over time claims. There Is not a great deal of hope that It will be accepted by the senate. Characterized an a "gag" by some of its opponents, the rule adopted today can only be brought Into play when two-thirds of the house desire It. and even then the pas sage of a bill under the suspension pro vided for can only be accomplished by a two-thirds vote. In the rules committee it was proposed at first to allow a majority to invoke the rule. The democrats objected to this and the two-thirds provision was Inserted. Arts Merely aa Safrarnard. In urging the adoption of the rule In the house, the democratic leaders pointed out this provision waa a aufficlcnt safeguard and the minority party would always be In a position to muster more than one-third the membership of the house and defeat any undesirable measure. Through this power, it was aaid, the democrats were In a pcsltton to demand that appropriation bills called up under the rule be put In aat 1h factory shape. That the new rule waa not Intended wholly as a ".team roller." but as a means of ending useless filibusters, was demonstrated within a very few hours after Its adoption. The house resumed con sideration of the naval appropriation bill under the ordinary rules. More than two hour, were .pent In general debate and then the reading of the bill for amendment under the five minute rule was begun. The naval bill, a. reported from the com mitt', call, for the repeal of the eight hour clause in the building of battleships and e ther naval vessel, at private yards. It als provides for two battleships. It wa. not believed by those In charge of th measure that the two-battleship program could muster a two-thirds vol. Other' Side Marts Filibuster. It waa still the legislative day of Friday In th house when that body met at 10 o'clock today In pursuance of the twenty-eight-hour session oi-dered shortly before 4 o'clock yesterday. One of the omnibus claim, bill, which have held the house In a tangle since Friday last was still under consideration. It was tha house bill carrying war claim, offici ally and omitting the French apollatlon and navy jard overtime claims and there was still a filibuster proceedings against the measure. Mr. Mann of Illinois who commanded the filibuster under which the French claim, were stricken out. was lined up with those In favor of the bill, but aeveral advocatea of the epcliatlon claims bad taken up th fight against the bill. A. soon a. the house convened the point (Continued on Second Page.) If there ever was a time to buy an auto it is now. Becond hands and all. Oiiiulia is full of them. Read tka want ad page today. Dealers have prepared tempting; lists for you. They are) reliable. Sea them at one If you wish a machine. These bar gaiua are snapped up quickly. They do not last long. Don't wait. Don't hesitate. Tyler 1000. Beginning to Admire Mr. a v I id Boiler Makers in Lake Shore Shops Are Out on Strike Men Between Buffalo and Chicago Quit Work Because of Change to Payment by Piece Work. CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 20. Vic Presi dent Loula Weyland of th Brotherhood of Boiler Maker, and Iron 8h!pBulldera ot America today ordered out 800 boiler mak er, employed on th Lak Shore-& Michi gan Southern division of the New York Central railroad between Buffalo and Chi cago. A strike he. been pending for-week while negotiation, were carried on between th boiler makers' representative, and. official, pf Vie. road, -.i'he demarsU of trier? far tha abolishment of piece work, was tha cause. Th company wa given until lu o'clock thla morning to meet the demand. . Seventy-five employe, in the Collin wood ehop. her quit work at 10 o'clock. General Manager D. C. Moon of the Ike Shore & Michigan Southern road I. In In dianapolia today and In his absence D. R. Macbaln, superintendent of mottv power, issued a statement. "The boiler maker, really have no prlev ance." said Macbaln. "About half of them were put on piece work and their wage, were increased SO to 60 per cent a. a re ault. It appear., however, that piece work i. contrary . to their constitution and a change wa. demanded. We .till hop that trouble may be averted. "We are perfectly able to handle the ait uatlon, however. Service will not be Im paired In the least." Black Hand Outrages in City of New Zork j Attempts Made to Blow Up Home of Wealthy Physician and Gro cery Store. NKW YORK, Feb. ai.-Black hand gangs, defying tha efforta of Chief Flynn and his detectives to check their, operations, re newed thelf rslgn of terror with torch and bomb every night for th last week, and early today made two daring attempts to wreck with dynamite. Every available de tective in th central office has been sent jut to round up the black handers. Two agent, of the blackmailing society drov up In front of th house ot Dr. Bar toli, a wealthy physician on East On Hun dred and Tenth street today, laid a bomb near th doctor's door, touolied It off and then fled In a carriage. The explosion raused a panic of 100 girls in Cecelle'a con vent. The doctor has been receiving black hand letters for some time. Giovanni Cataldo, a grocery-man on Chryatie street, sat up last nlpht In his darkened store and awaited th coming of the bomb throwers. He had kept vigil for aeveral nights. Just before dawn the gro ceryman aaw two ftgures near his door getting ready to set off a bomb. Cataldo blaxed away with a revolver, aad the black banders fled. The police searched the neighborhood without result. Ksrrasan Woosrsrt Has Grip, DA N VILLK, 111.. Feb. DO-Isaao Wood yard, foreman of county grand Jury and the guiding spirit In the ote fraud Invegtlra tion.' Is dangerously 111 with the grip. The Jury decided to await th recovery of Mr. Woodyard and stood adjourned until next Monday. 'Teddy"Ulrich Bets Won't Speak to Woman, But BOSTON, reb. JO.-iSpeclal Telegram.) If a Harvard student makes a bet of SS-j ! that ho won't apeak to a woman for j twenty-eight day. and then .hake. hand. ' and Indulge, in a few remark, with a! "boy" who happens to be an actress In ; disguise, does ha loss Cia btt? In the meantime "Teddy" Ulrich, class '11, jesterday handed over to "Algy" Brooks of the sain class ten crisp Si ; bills. J it appears that young Ulrich, who hails j from Nebraska, w.s discovered to have a : partiality for the cotillion anJ pink tea. lit wiia la&d, acoldsd and ictur4 aad Lorimer TILLOTSON LETTER RECEIVED Omaha Carrier's Charges Against B. F. Thomas in Washington. COMMISSION WILL ACT AT ONCE Two Coarse of JrM-ednre Open, Bnt Most Likely Coarse Is to Refer the Charges to Division Head at St. Pe.nl. fFrom a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-(8peclal Tele gram.) Dsn W. Tlllotson'a letter charging Postmaster B. F. Thoma. with "shaking down" subordinates In the local postofHce for political contributions In violation of federal statute, wa. received at the office ot the civil service commission Saturday afternoon, " The- oase was br iefed thla mora lng and prepared for- the eonnnlHsloners. who will publicly take tip the charge to morrow or the next day and determine upon a course of action. v ; Two way. are suggested in which th charges may be corroborated. First, In all probability the way that will be adopted, the commission may send a copy of the letter to the division secretary of the civil service, Joseph ShoemaVer, whose office is in St. - Paul, the United States being divided Into eleven districts. Nebraska being In the Eighth district, with headquarters at St. Paul. The other way may be in the form of a formal reply to the letter of Tlllotson, calling for more specific charges, particu larly times and places when Postmaster Thomas solicited political contribution., as alleged, in order that the commission may know to what extent the federal statutes have been "iolated. Jurisdiction of Commission. The Jurisdictional limitation of the com mission in regard to political activity is shown In a statement Issued by the com mission In July, 1910, a. follows: First And broadly, the commission has authority to- Investigate: (a) all acts of al leged Improper political activity contrary to the statute of January 16. 18S3, and rules thereunder, such acts embracing, among others, those of any improper political ac tivity upon tha part of all competitive clas sified employes of the United States, and unclassified laborers: lb) violation of the statute In any particular, aa. for Instance, tiie provision that no person In the serv ice of the government .hall solicit or re ceive political contributions In any room or building occupied by any officer or em, ploy of the United State. In discharge of hi. official duties, and the provision against political coercion. Second The commlasion. upon the direc tion of the president Investigate, any other cases ot alleged improper political activity, reporting to him the results of such Investi gations, but having no power' to enforce Its conclusions, that resting with the presi dent. As Political Aelltily. Third Cases of alleged Improper political 'activity upon the part of employes (other than unclassified laborers i outaide of the competitive classified service, but within the departmental or executive civil aerv Ice. as declared by executive orders, are properly subject to consideration of the president or heads of departments. Inde pendent offices, and commissions under which they serve. The foregoing Indicatea the main distinc tion between cases in which tha corrfmls slon has Jurisdiction and those In which la has not. The commission doe not de- (Continued on Second Page.) He Loses Wager finally h made th boast that lis wouldn't speak to a woman for four weeks. "Algy" Brooks, also from the west, took the bet of Ijo cosh and a supper of So a plate tor the seven Junior, who beard the boast. Brook, who explained that he didn't rare anything about tha money, but haled to loss a bet, Jumped Into his auto and made a quick bargain with a pretty girl actress The young woman knocked on the dormitory door. "What can I do for you"" asked Ulrich. and a wee vole chirped: "But I ain't a boy; i m a girl." For a moment Ulrich stood astonished. then shouted: "I lose, but It wasn't a qua.- dtal." HOUSE DEBATEKS TALK INITIATIVE lHalf Day Spent on Measure, Fight Coming Over Move to Increase Petition Percentage. ONLY TECHNICAL CHANGES MADE Vital Matters Proposed Cause Pro longed Discussion. FINAL ACTION FUT OVER DA Same Bill Will Be Taken np Again This Afternoon. INDIANS COME BEFORE C0MMITTEI Fonr Wlssrksstin Rroimht to coin to t.lve Testimony oooerwlne: Marrlnr.r Relation Governor aians mils. (From a Stuff t "oi i espotiiient 1 LIN'lHil.N. Feb. 20.-iSpriial.) -The f"' debates over Mm Initiative nti.l referendum Inw in the house brought nut nn amend ment from Nclt- nf Hamilton to nclso th percentage for Initiating a law from 10 to 15 per cent and I lie .lelmtcs upon thai ques tion took tip Ihe afternoon. The house Re journed to lake up the d i-cussion a!ll Tuesday atcrnoon. The Mil as rend a a special order and ITatfle'd of I icr- HNter. thr author. oi cussed Its provisions one after another, cit lng the experience of other states and de riming that It Is a conservative and re sonalile measure, tint radical enotich to cause any great ruwh of foolish IcgiHlnllnn and free enough 1 o give the people what they wnnt. N speech was mao gialn.t the bill as a whole, but amendments were taken up Immediately. Oerdes of nichnrdsin offered the asm amendment that was made In the senate, to make It Impossible to bring up a measure a second time In three years even when petllionN might be circulated for It. and It was passed. The st.nio slight technha! amendments that were made In the senate were alo passed, but no essential changes were suggested until Nelr offered his 15 per cent change. Arane A Bra Inst lllau Per Cent. The arguments for this raise In the per centage as a preventive of evil measures were answered by Hut field, who hrM. "You cannot make the percentage so high that special Interests cannot override It. and when you' make It so high you are putting difficulties In the way of the very people for whom tho bill In to be passed, the peo ple. They will only be put to greater ex panse and troublo by urh an Increase in the percentage and no one will be bene fited." An effort was made to gel the eenate file substituted for the house measure which was the original bill, but that was killed as was also tho effort made by Herisog ot Washington to got the Varner amendment kil'ed In the Beiiale Incorporated In this bill. The Varuer amendment made It nec essary when a measure waa initiated by the. peoploj t have U go through Hi iias 'a ot the IciUo'dtiii . firel ottd If '.panned ther the people were not to be allowed to vol upon It. Objects to Amendments. Prince of HalJ spoke at aome length against Including amendments to the con stitution tinder the provisions of tha tnltla- jtive, as It gave too liberal chance for fun Idamental changes In the lawa without auf. flclent consideration. The house undertook i no other business during the afternoon. Mrlcter Indian .Vlnrrlnara. Four Winnebago Indians, John ltaptiatr, Dan Hlce, Peter Have and Oliver Ianicie, wore brought to Lincoln today by Super intendent Kneale of the Wlnebago reserva tion to appear before the committee of the house that Is considering legislatkn on the marriage relations of the Indian tribes. The superintendent explained that the redmen have decided that the stricter marriage laws of the white man are prob ably better than their own looker rules and luey will be quite willing to have their marr'axe relations made more strict. The bill to be considered legalises Indian marriage, and wa. drawn by Assistant At torney General Ldgerton, formerly United State, attorney for the Indian reserva tions, it was Introduced In the house by Representative Gallagher of Thurston county. W . ,1, Taylor on Deek, When the live .tock and graxlng com mittee of the liouue meet tonight at the Lincoln hotel. V. J Taylor of Cualer county will be one representative of the public to appear before It. although It will be necessary for hi in to come on crutches, as he broks hla leg less tUan three week, ago. Mr. Taylor was several time, a mem ber ot the house and waa a Vell-knoau figure foa hla skill as a debater and his tenacity In a contest for parliamentary tactics. He waa .trnogly In favor of th physical valuation bill that wa. finally killed by th last legislature and wants to ec thla year', .easlon do .omething more severe. One Mill Levy lu Senate. The .enate spent the one .easlon of in day In passing bill, of which the moat important wa. the 1-mlll levy for ta; university maintenance. H. It. I to. Tha bill received thirty aye. and no noes. Keaolutlon. wr received from the Ne braska Ttetall Hardware Dealers' associa tion, wiilc li met In Omaha, .-inking for good road, legislation, universal hunting llccnrs and Improvements in fish hatcheries. The bill of Senator Tiblx.-ts for expediting business before the state stiprem court.! 8. F. 48. brought out some dlscusMlon. Tim bill provides for printed abstracts of testi mony by the lawyers for the Use of llm court. Senator iloaglaiid moved to amend this provision, because of the expense to litigants, but hi motion was defeated. Tiie bill wa. paetced. Other bilia prsscd in eluded : S. F. SI- by Tanner-To nuike wire tap- nlnis a folnnv. 8. F. 1SI. bv Hiown Making vol! mar riage, between certain classes of feobh -minded people. H. F. Hi, by OHI Allow mg twlephuno companies to Mil In whole or In pari franchise or other ,'i opcrt . 8. F. I as, by Cox of Kearney To eorivi railroads lo iiibIiiIhui automatic b-:ll gig-iula at all cTorslngs. f. V. "Sj. bv iloagland. deflnea liability of Irrigation districts for damuges. S. F. 1M. 1-". IK-. 1X1- by Iloaglaiid, coi rei tl Biiieinlioeiits to litigation laws. S. K. by lloagiand, apportionment of Irrigation water H. F. .7. bv iloagland. requiring IrriK llon superintendents to list the lands In their cllmriris. 8 F. 1'41, hy Taleott, allow lag adult pupil to en tec normal school by examin ation. r F. I. by Homeland, amends present law to allow ctlhceiiM to petition lite gov ernor Kliile he is considering a parola or pard.in. Keuator Manns mi presented wl'li a line bouquet by the senate employes a. a Usu-