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VOL XI NO. S12.
OMAHA. . Tn:s).V 'UINIM,. FKP.IUJAliV -21, HiM-SIXTMKX PACK'S.
SINULK UU'Y TWO CENTS.
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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-