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Looking Backward
This day In Onmlin, ten, twenty
Hiiil thirty yearn npo. See our
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THE WEATHER.
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Th
Omaha
E
MARINES
TO
Two Thousand Men Will Encamp
Temporarily at Guantanamo to
Await Congress' Decision.
TRANSPORTS GO TO GALVESTON
Ships Will Be Ready in Case
Serious Developments.
of
TAT ANSWERS MADERO'S note
United States Does Not Intend to
Send Troops to Intervene.
STRONG HINT IS THROWN OUT
Mexlcnn Ihrrntltr In Told Unit
A merlon im Mast He Protected
mill t licit Situation Calls for
Prompt Relief.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-Two thousand
United Stutes marines from various oar
racks along the Atlantic coast ui.-te
ordered to Cuba today, there to be held
In readiness for possible use. In Mexico.
Half of them will leave tomorrow night
from Philadelphia on the army transport
Meade, already on Its way from New
port News for the purpose. Tho second
thousand wll stait from Norfolk on tie
naval transport Prairie, which, it Is e
pected, will clear Wednesday.
Two army transports 'at Newiort News
wero ordered tonight by the War de
partment to proceed empty to Galveston,
Tex.. Immediately. The order was given,
It Is understood, so that transports
might be ready In case of serious de
velopments to convey troops from th?
border to Vera Cruz.
Tho marines will be drawn from the
barracks at Norfolk, Washington, Phila
delphia. New York, Portsmouth, Boston
and Charleston.
Will Eiieuinii ut (iuiiiitaiiiiino.
Guantanamo Is the present objective
point of the marines, who will be estab
lished In camp In connection with ho
fleet under the command of Roar Ad
miral Badger. Whother these 'men w;11
get farther than Guantanamo will dopenrl
upon Mexican developments. The marino
brigade will bo In command of Colonel
Lincoln Kannany, the first regiment,
which leaves from Philadelphia, being
in charge of Colonel George Barnett of
Philadelphia, Lieutenant Colonel John
A. LeJeune of New York, second in com
mand. The second regiment, sailing from Nor
folk, will be under Colonel Joseph II.
Pendleton, who was active In the recent
activity of American marines In Nicar
agua, and Lieutenant Colonel Charles G.
Long", who also whs In Nicaragua, will "be
second In command.
Tho withdrawal of this large number of
marines means, it is said, that that
branch of the defensive service of tho
country will be obliged to go entirely un
represented In the Inaugural parade.
Situation Worries Tuft.
President Tuft plainly Is worried by
tho fact that although he has only seven
teen more days to serve in the White
House, the situation in Mexico shows lit
tle signs of becoming less troublesome.
The president has no desire to leave over
for Mr. Wilson the settlement of this
icuntry's relations with Mexico, but he
is decidedly opposed to taking any meas
ures himself unless extreme provocation,
and wholesale murder of Americans drive
him to it.
The president told friends today that he
realized what a difficult thing It would be
for u new administration to gather up
the reins of government and understand
the conditions in the southern republic
In it few weeks or In a few months. Ho
Is of the opinion that it would take at
least six months for Mr. Wilson and his
cabinet to grasp details of diplomatic ne
gotiations and troop movements with the
International niceties tliat ho and his
cabinet have acquired In two years' close
study of a condition that never has ceased
to confront them.
HvenlH of IJay In Mexico.
Developments In tho Mexican situation
were today, In brief:
Fighting was resumed In Mexico City
(Continued on Page Two.)
The Weather
For Nebraska, and Iowu Fair; not much
change in temperature,
Temperature
Omnliii
Yesterday.
Deg.
40
37
as
S3
Hour.
5 u in.
6 a. m.
7 a. m.
8 a. m.
9 a. m 43
10 a. m in
It a. in 51
12 m DC
1 p. Ill V
2 p. in CI
3 p. m W
4 p. m Cfl
6 p. m or.
6 p. Ill til
7 p. in 60
b p. m 67
Comparative Local Record,
1313. 1912. 1911. 1910.
Highest yesterday 06 40 25 19
Lowebt yesterday 37 85 32-1
Mean temperatuie 52 40 34 9
precipitation 00 .00 .34 .00
Temperature and precipitation depar
turra from the normal:
Normal temperature 21
Excess for the day , 38
Total excess since March 1..! 302
Normal precipitation Ineh
Deficiency for the day Otlnch
Total rainfall since March 1. ..36. 3 inches
Deficiency since .March 1 4.7S Inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1911.13.70 Inchorf
Deficiency for cor. period 1910.13.53 Inches
Reports from Station at 7 I. M.
Station and State Tempera- High- Raln-
of Weather. ture. out. fall
Cheyenne, clear 4S
Davenport, clear 41
Denver, part clout'f 5S
Dos. Moines, clear 50
Lander, cloudy 4
North Plutte. clear J4
50
6z
S8
48
OS
a
m
a
w
to
46
(A
6fi
Omaha, clear 18
Pueblo, ivart cloudy f I
iapld City, clear 61
Salt Lake City, rain 4S
Santa F. cloudy
Sheridan, cloudy 10
filoux City, clear K
Valentine, clear 56
X indicates trace ot precipitation.
indicates below zero.
L. A WELSH, Local Forecaster,
MEXICAN
SITUATION
at
M1
Expert Says United
States Banks Are
Behind the Times
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-Slr Udmund
Walker, n Canadian banking authority,
before the currency reform committee of
the house, declared tho defects of
United States banking system we:
lack of flexible currency, fixed
which dissipated needed ensh
stress, '.and tho absence of
bank.
Sir Edmund declared that TJJIianks
of , the United States had not grown In re
lation to the great Industries of tho conn
try and that they were -now "behind tho
times." Ho recommended a system of
regional banking organizations to
strengthen the Individual bnnks, but said
that he "was not in favor of the Aldrtch
plan without qualifications."
In these regional divisions, he suld, tho
banks should be allowed to Isstio asset
currency. In bank note form, which would
appear ns It was needed and disappear
when tho need for It had passed. The
national bank note system, he said,
should bo continued and perfected.
The witness thought that In addition
to maintaining the nntlonnl banking
system, the "Individual banking system"
should be aided by the government. He
recommended that permission be granted
to private bankers to establish large
banks in the Inrge cities of the country
with branches In foreign countries.
He said that bad banking would not be
prevented by government guarantee of
deposits.
Suffragists March
from Philadelphia
During Snowstorm
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17. Refreshed
by a good night's sleep at one of the
prominent hotels, the "On-to-Washlng-ton"
army of suffragettes began their
fourteen mile hike to Cliester, Pa., today
in a snowstorm. Headed by a newsboys'
band, "General" Rosalie Jones' army
marched out of the hoel In single file
while hundreds about tho place cheered,
and taking the middle of the street
tramped to West Philadelphia.
On the way the marchers wcrcj met by
a big contingent of students of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania who took tho
lead
i
1 and executed the "Snnko dance" i lleve the situation to a meuqurablo do
along tho route to tho campus of thOgree. It Is not possible- 10 Transmit de
verslty. At the law school 1,000 stu- 1 tails because of tho .pltcteisorshlp.
all
unlv
dents were gathered and a "votes for
women" mass meeting was held which
was addressed by several members, of tho
suffragette army. Two hundred police
men were at the meeting, which waa
orderly.
DAUBY, Pa., Feb. 17. This suburb of
Philadelphia was Invaded and captured
at 12:30 p. m. today by the suffragette
army, which left Newark, -N. J., last
Wednesday. The walking from" West.
Philadelphia to this point was good and
the pilgrim's did not suffor much, desplto
the thick snow which fell all morning.
All Darby was out to greet tho army,
which was given a warm welcome by tho
people. After luncheon the march was re-
sumed down the Chester Dike to Chester.
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where the weary walkers will spend the
...
Seventy-Five Baby
Lancehead Snakes
Born in Bronx Zoo
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Sevonty-flve
baby snakes of the species known as the
lance-head, born in the Bronx zoo yes
terday, are gladly welcomed, although
they are the most deadly reptile known.
Since discovery that tho venom of th"o
lance-head had been marvelously bene
ficial In treating Insanity and other brain
troubles when scientifically "used, ef
forts have been mado to breed the rep
tiles here. The success now attained Is
the result ol several years work, during
which many of the reptiles have been
taken alive In the Island of Trinidad, nt
the peril of many naturalists, only to dlo
soon after being brought here.
Experts will extract the virulent venon
from tho seventy-five baby lance-headi
as soon as they are a few months old.
The method Is to pin theead down with
a forked stick and hold before it -a glass
topped with cheese cloth. Tho snako
furiously buries his fnngs In the cloth,
and spurts tho venon Into the glass re
ceiver. About a pound of It. It was said
at the loo. would kill the whole Mexican
army.
Sundry Civil Bill
Aids Many Cities
I (From -a Staff Correspondent.)
i WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. -(.Special Tele-
(gram.) Tho sundry civil appropriation bill
reported to the house today provides
! funds for completing the public building
at Mccook to the extent of $50,000. For
completing buildings in Iowa formerly
authorized the bill makes the following
provisions:
For Denison, 13,000; Fort Madison, JS0,.
000; Iowa Falls, $33,000; Lomars, t,000;
Perry, J25.000; Red Oak, J36.000.
Similar appropriations were made for
for thebo South Dakota points: Brook
Ing. J40.COO; Huron, tSC,000; Rapid City,
CA iW
Casper and Douglas, Wyo.. each re -
celved recognition In the eum of $26,000
for completing public building formerly
uuthorlzed.
MULTIMILLIONAIRE
RELEASED FROM PRISON
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 17. Clarence
Dayton Hlilmau, the multimillionaire rsai
estate dealer Indicted for having used
tho
TlJaTtJrif rA
thirty months' imprisonment, was re
leased from McNeil's Island penitentiary j
this morning, having served les than f n
months. His sentence was commuted bv
President Taft to one yoar.
HUlmun's vast fortune has increased
during his confinement, and It is said
that he has engaged a whole floor In a
new office building here and purposes to
resume bis real estate operations on a
large scale.
ESCAPE
DURING FIGHT
Dange
5one in Mexico City De-
All Except Soldiers in
Ssterday's Fight.
BULLET STRIKES EMBASSY
fRcmoval of Federal Battery Ends
Big Source of Danger.
SEVERE ENGAGEMENT FOUGHT
Rebels and Federals Again Use
Heavy Guns.
LITTLE NEWS FROM FRONT
Development Which May Ilelleve
Situation to Some Extent Ite
' ported, but Detail Kail to
Escape Ccnmir.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 17. Many Aimil
can residents, with their orves shaken
by tho almost constant , explosion . f
shrapnel during the last week, departed
yesterday and today In the direction of
Vera Cruz. The danger zone was pine,
tlcnlly deserted today except by sol
diers. Tho United States embassy aid the dis
trict surrounding It, In which were many
American residents, was not touched by
any projectiles after tho removal of tho
federnl battery which Tiad heretofore
drawn the fire of the rebel gunners nt
the arsenal.
Today's engagement was very sevjro
almost until noon, but tho firing then
dwindled and developed Into an ex
change of volleys of rifle bullets. The
rebels tried to pick off the ledcral ar
tillerymen as they wero serving the gurB.
nlir Ciiiih Attain lined. .
Fighting throughout the morning waa
heavy. The big caliber guna In tho
arsenal wero almost constantly In use.
The federal nnrtlllery got another, b.g
siege gun. Into action, but did not suc
ceed In silencing the rebel fire.
About noon the rebel gunners nt tHe
nrsenal poured a shower of shrapn-l
across tho city toward ihe national
palace, but did little damage.
There were Indications 'this morning of
developments of a nature that may n-
3
Firemens' Locals Are
Holding Strike Order
Subject to Release
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Judge Martin A.
Knapp of tho United . States .commerce
court, arrived In New York from Wash
ington this morning for a final confer
ence with officials of the Brotherhood of
Lccomotlve Firemen and 'Englnemen In
the hope of averting a striko against
fifty-four eastern railroads.
, , , c " , u M . Z
stood, has adready been distributed to
.. , ' , ... , .. . . , , ,
tho locals of tho union, It was being "held
for release" today pending tho outcome of
the talk with Judge Knapp. If no means
of arbitration Is then agreed upon, it was
said tho strike would be called, however,
effectlvo within forty-eight hours.
Judge Knapp said he would work nil
day trying to bring both sides together
and would not abandon tho situation until
every means had been exhausted. For
the firemen, President Carter explained
that in the event no settlement wart
reached, tho strike, if ordeied, would not
bo effective until all the district leaders
of tho union now' gathered here had re
turned to their respective posts and re
ported to him by telegraph. Even then, no
fireman would leave their cabs until lo
comotives had been taken to terminal
point. He added that In the event of a
strike the englneurs would positively not
go out in sympathy, but would adhero to
their agreement with the railroads. This
holds till June 1. next.
Will Try to Pass
Immigration Bill
Over Taft's Veto
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17Supporters of
the liurnett-Dlllliigham immigration bill,
vetoed last Friday by President Taft. re
newed their canvass ns congress con
vened today for an attempt to override
tho president's disapproval.
It would require a two-thirds voto in
both houses. House leaders thought the
bill could be repassed there and that tli.f
question seemed to lie with tit; senate
Senator Lodge wus foremost among those
who declared the repassage could Ket the
i bodv
necessary two-tniras vote in tno upper
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE SPENDS
MUCH MONEY FOR WATER
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 17.-(Speclal.)-Almost
If not as strange as tho action of tho
Douglus county house delegation lining
up at tho counter at midnight every
night and each drtnkng a bottle of milk
Is the faat that the democratic house ma-
I Jorl,y P"iulng.good money for water
To date something like $80 Iibh been
paid out for water. The house uses a
mineral wator. but the tonate, being re
publican ami knowing that a Christian
can't be hurt, Is drinking ordinary
water, though not the city water which
caused so much typhoid fever a year
ago. Tho republicans In tho upper body
aro getting their water supply from tho
well on the state house grounds.
MARSHALL MAKES ADDRESS
TO NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS
i SANTA FE, N. M-. Feb. 17. Thomas R.
I Marshall, vice president-elect, and Mm.
Marshall were
the guestB of Governor
McDonald and Mrs. McDonald here to
day. The vice prusldent-eleet addressed
the state legislature this morning and
this afternon was taken for a trip ubout
the city.
m-4
-JO r
Is It
' r
SOLDIERS ATTACK ENYER BEY
Attempt Made to Assassinate Leader
of Young Turks.
HE IS STABBED MANY TIMES
Asxault In Siiiiponeil to lie Attempt
1 (o A venire Death of JS'ailiu
Pnihii, Willi W'nn Favor
ite In Army. '
LONDON, Fob. 17. Turkish soldier
early today nttempted to assassinate and
succeeded in budly wounding Enver Bey
tho young Turk IcitQer.
A news agency dispatch by wlreles
farm Constantinople nafg, Mint Enycr
Bay was stabbed, scvcralHImfrs, but gives
no further details.
Enver Bey lost wecx made a dlsastroui
offort to pierce the flanks of tho Bul
garian army on the shores of the sua nf
Marmora with a forlorn hope of Ottoman
troops, wh3 were heated back with ter
rible losses.
He was one of the lendeers In the re
cent revolt of the "Young Turks," which
led to a renewal of tho war between
Turkey and tho Balkan states. Several
threats against his life had been mado
among the disaffected soldiery, who were
aroused by the assassination of Nazlm
Pasha .their beloved comtnander-lh-chluf
Enver Bey was a prominent military
leader in the war In Tripoli and was
called by European experts 'YThe best
eoldier in the Turkish army."
Root's Amedment
to the Panama Canal
Tolls Bill is Killed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Senator Roofs
pioposed amendment to the Panama canal
I law to repeal the provision giving free
passage to American coustwiso snips,
was i ejected today by the senate com
mittee on inter-oceanic ennuis. A mo
tion to table It carried, 7 to 3, Senators
Brandegee, Page and Percy opposing.
The decision of the committee, It Is he-
I lleveil, will prevent action In tho senate
, at this session. No report will be made,
jand there will bo no opportunity for sup
j porters of the Root amendment to put in
a minority iinuing.
Some senators; who voted to table the
proposal, declared they did so because
j they believed the tolls question as too
'important to be disposed of In the' short
time available for debate In the present
congress.
Anti-Divorce Law
Passed in Nevada
17 -Tho Barnes
o 'law requiring
-O ltt, ll.quiri.IH
CARSON, Nev.. Feb.
amendment to the dlvorc
a resldenco In the stuto of one year in
sftad of six months, to go Into offect
January 1, 1914, passed the senate late
this afternoon by a voto of 20 to 1. One
member waa absent.
The measlire was passed last wcok by
the house and now goos to tho governor
for feigning. That he will sign it Is cer-
tain as the measure follows closely tho
I Hues of a bill advocated by him In his
1 message.
j When the measure was brought up an
effort was made to amend It to go into
, effect January 1, 1314, on the grounds
' that the business men of tho state were
! entitled to Iftat much time to become ac
customed to ttio-fliange. This lost by a
vote of 15 to 7.
ACTRESS BURIES FATHER'S ,
ASHES IN WHITE RIVER
INDIANAPOLIS, nd . Feb. 17 -Complying
with the request of her fathor. A,
N, Spinney of this city. Just before his
death, Miss Luclle Spinney, an actress at
u local theater, scattered her father's
ashes In the waters of White river yes
terday. With a few friends Miss Spinney
drove to the river, chopped a hole In the
Ice, which she had strewn with flowers,
and dropped Into the water all that re
mained of her father.
UM II II I II 1 1 II ill 1 1 1 1 1 1 . - "JSiS?-... . "CL-Jnwjlifi! JVJirjh.JTV --. IV tr IWl'i' r "V-V.-"XYV
Anyhow, the Bill Lightening the Penalties for Burglars is Having Easy Sailing.
From the Indianapolis News.
Possible New Lobby is
False Rumor that
Morgan is 111 Makes
Stock Market Drop
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-J P. Morgan. Jr..
today received a cablegram from his
father nt Alexandria, Egypt r saying that
ho had si far recovered from an attack
of acuto indigestion ho suffered re
cently that ho had decided to return to
Cairo and not to go to Europe, as nt
first planned.
An active member of J. P. Morgan
Co. affirmed that Mr. Morgan hod an
acuto attack of Indigestion Tuesday or
Wednesday, of last veek and added tint
J. P. Morgan, "Jn, hud - on Mund'al re
ceived assuring ndvlces from his father,
Indicating that tho attack, was prAO
tlcully over.
Reports of Mr. Morgan's Illness alarmed
speculators on the New York stock mar
ket and when trading began stocks were
unloaded In largo amounts. Bull traders
hastily closed out contracts and thero
was also heavy selling by the bears
Prices broke abruptly.
In all the speculative leaders thero
went "wide openings." Tho first transac
tions In Steel amounted to over fi,000
shares nt 62 to 604. a maximum docllno
nf 2 points. Sales of 1,500 shares of
Union Pacific broke the price of that
Btock to ltiS, 2 points decline. Rending
sustained a 1 1 lie, loss. Aside from Steel,
tho so-called Morgan stocks wero fairly
Bteady. Tho reassuring reports concern
ing Mr. Morgan's condition soon stemmed
the tdn of selling nnd at the end of
the first hour the market was steady
and prices reached a slightly higher level
CAIRO. Egypt.. Feb. 17.-J. P. Morganr
who had been suffering from Indigestion,
both before and since hn left tho United
fitntes, bus much Improved hi condition
slnco his return to tills city oi Saturday
from his trip up tho Nile.
The voyugo on' board tho Adriatic had
not .worked the benefit excepted by(Mr.
Moigan, nor did Ills trip up tho Nilo
bring about the Improvement ho had
hoped for. For this reason ho returned
to Cairo earlier than he had planned to
do.
Mr. Morgan now feels so much bettor
that ho has decided to roniulu hero until
March 10, when he will sail on board the
Adriatic, in accordance with his original
program.
FORT DODGE CHANGED
INTO ANOTHER DISTRICT
(From a Stuff 4'orrcMpoudeut.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17,-(Spcclal Tele
gram.) Tho house today passed tho bill
Introduced by Representative WoodB pro
viding for shifting Carroll county from
the southern Judicial district to the north
ern Judicial district. TIiIm bill enables tho
court to be held at Fort Dodge Instead of
81 Coune, I,llJff". I'ort Dodge being eus.
,er "f 'l,"", rr "llBn"ls and otflclttla
,,, -lln ril,, rp., v,., .... ,....
than Council Bluffs. The change Involves
no appropriation and Is approved by de
partment officials.
The National Capital
.Monday, February 17, I 111 II.
Tile Semite.
Considered District of Columbia appro
priation mil.
Hoot's proponed repeal of free Panama
canaL. tolls rejected by Inter-oceanio
chiiuIm committee.
Interstate commerce committee tenia
lively agreed lo amend railway valua
tion nui to neniu o teiegrapn nnd express
companies.
Amiuihi introduced resolution asking
rresident Tart to transmit Tacts regard
ing Mexico
Favorablo report on Rockefeller foun
dation bill ordered by Judlolury committee.
The House.
legislation on
OonBldored
calendar.
suspension
Secretary Htlmsou appeared before
foreign affairs committee on Niagara
Falls protection.
Hlr Edmund Walker, a Canadian bank
ing authority, aildiessed currency reform
committee.
Mlneelliiiieous.
Former Senator Hale. Ill at his home
here, whs reported much Improved today.
Favorable report on the bill to Incorpor
ate the Rorkefller foundation wus or
dered today by the senate Judiciary com
mittee, ten to four.
Busy?
I
PATTERSON ISGIYEN A YEAR
Head of Cash Register Company Sen
tenced to Jail Term.
IS ALSO FINED FIVE THOUSAND
Tivent j-Nlne Official anil Former
Official of Company Convicted
of Violation the Slicr
in a ii Act.
CINCINNATI, O.. Fob. 17,-John II.
Patterson, prcsldont of tho National
Cash Register company, who with
twenty-eight other officials or former
officials of tho company, wero convicted
of .criminal- violation ot the Sherman
anti-trust law, was sentenced today to
pay a fine of $5,000 and lo servo one year
In Jail.
The twenty-eight other defendants were,
sentenced to terms ranging from nine
months to a year In Jail and to pay tno
costs.
Tho mon wero convicted Inst Thursday
of having violated tho criminal section
of tho Sherman anti-trust law.
One of tho defendants was given tlireu
months In Jail, whllo three others wepj
sentenced to nlno months nnd 'tho rest
to ono year. George Edgoter of Dayton,
secretary of tho company, wus given the
lightest sentence of three months. Wil
liam Blphus, teasuror; Alfred A. Thomaa
of Dayton and Jonathan IJ. Hoy ward of
(Continued on I'ugo Two.)
Strike of Rubber
Workers at Akron
Grows Rapidly
AKRON, O., Fcb. 17,-Evcry rubber
manufacturing plant In this city was
picketed today by strikers and police
nnd private guards were placed on watch
by tho manufacturers,
Stato troops aro being held In ahynnco
whllo member of tho stuto board of arbl
tratlon are attempting to effect a com
promise between tho employers nnd the
2,000 or moro rubber workers who are
demanding higher wages and changed
conditions.
Tho strikers claimed largo accessions
to their ranks at noon today, and It was
said that a considerable part of tho
forces tit several olhor plunts had Joined
them. Efforts woro being made by tho
londors today to extend tho strike to
other industries In tho city, as well ns
among tho 20.000 men employed In tlio
vurlous rubber plants.
Encouraged by growth In their number
the striko leaders announced that plans
wero being formed to extend tho strike
to every rubber plant In tho United
Mutts. This move, It was declared,
would he backed by the Industrial Work
ers of tho World organization,
FRENCH GOVERNMENT ASKS
HUNDRED MILLIONS FOR ARMS
PARIS, Feb. 17 Tho government In
tends to ask for first credit of about
$10,000,000 for an Immediate supply of
munitions and munition wagons. Til's
will bo followed by u second reouejt for
1100,000.000 to rearm all branches of tun
service, Including tho heavy aitilleiv.
Tho effectlvo strength of tho nrmy is to
be increased by extending the term
served by tho soldlors. The pioject has
been thoroughly discussed by the cabinet,
which has called Into coiuultatlon a
number of experts.
Tho public Is greatly Impressed by me
Gei man project for Increasing the psace
footing of tho German army to Sio.tM)
men.
COLONEL MAHER READY
TO ORGANIZE REGIMENT
(Prom a Staff Corresixindeut.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-(Speclal Tele-gram.)-Colonel
John G. Muher of Lin
coln today wired the president that lie
stood ready to organize a regiment for
service In Mexico should there be need
for suoh a force. Representative Kin
kald reported that this messugc- had been
received.
FORT CROOK BILL
TO
PASS BY HOUSE
Meftiiri hv Ontefi nt First TCillfrl
! and Later Favored, as Four
Members Change.
RAPID WORK ON THE QUESTION
If Passes Will Permit Saloon at
Military Post City.
KILL SALOON LIMIT AGAIN
House Dcolincs to Rate Them to
Population.
NO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Democratic Senator, on Final Inn
nitc, Line lTpJ Against Thin 11111,
Which Hail lleforc Ilcen
Favored.
(From a Staff Correspondent )
LINCOLN. Feb. 17.-Seclal Telegram )
-Tho house proved this afternon what
hits often been charged, that It knows
Its own mind about a mlnuto at a time.
In tho comniltteo of tho whole by roll
call It killed tho bill by aGtes to permit
iv saloon nt Fort rCook. A few momnt3
Inter nftor tho committee had, dissolved,
Gates asked th esamo men to refuse to
concur In their former action, and the
same men ovted to recommend the bill
for passnge.
Thoso who changed from one side to
tho other wero llollcn, Erlckson, QUin
glo nnd Richardson, whllo several who
were absent on tho first roll call wero.
present o nthe second call,
Roll Call In Committee.
Tho roll call In tho commlttco of tho
whole to kill the bill was a,i follows:
Yes Anderson of Kenrnoy, Ayers, Ruck
nor. Banks. Clmppell, Corbln. Elmelund,
Elwood, Fisher, Foulon, Uuatafson. Gus
tln, llngerty. Hardin. Harris, Hartwell,
Hoffmelster, Hnstctler. Hubbard, Jackson,
Jeary, Jones, Keckley, Knudson, Mnllery,
Mathers, Mockett, McAllister, Nichols.
Norton, Orr. Palmer. Pearson, Potts,
IQulggle, Rclsche, Reynolds, Richardson,
Sciiaupp, Scott, Searlo, Shipley, Stearns,
Stevens of Lincoln Stephen of Merrick,
Wood-til.
No Allen, Anderson of Douglas, Tinker,
BnrtelB, Bollen, Brain. Burket, Busch,
iCronln, Davis, Erlckson, Fallstead, Flan
agan, Foster, Fox, Fries, Fuller, Funk,
Gates, Oreenwalt. Orucber, Haslk,
Hotf, Korff, cc, Maurcr, Morris, Mur
phy. McCurthy of Greeley, McKlssIck,
O'Malloy, Pllger, Regan, Router, Ru
dlsll, Bchuoth, Simon. Slndelar, Smith.
Hnyder, Sugarmnn, Trumblo, Van Due
sen, Weston, Yates. 15.
Absent nnd Not Voting Anderson ol!
Boyd. Brott. Druosedow. Helllger. Kauff-
inan, Losey, McCarthy of Cuming, Stob-
I bins, Kelley. 9.
Hiiloon 'Limit lllll AriiIii.
Thao house refused to accede to the re
quest of Anderson of eKarney to recon
sider Its action In killing his bill to
limit tho number of salons to ono for
overy 1,000 population. Tho houso kilted
this bill the other day wtlh no com
ment, but there was soma comment toi
day when It killed It again.
The senate broke In by killing on third,
reading the proposal for a constitutional
convention.
Ono featuro of this session Is the lack:
of consistency on th epart of th cdemo
orntlo houso. It passes commlttco reports
without comment, und It has convinced
all who nro watching the proceedings)
that thoactlon taken by tho houso Is final
until the final adjournment.
Tho hills providing for a great?
Omaha will bo discussed at 7:30 Thurs
day evening. Everybody from Omaha la
Invited,
NO CONSTITUTIONAL COXVENTIO.V
Heiialor It c tune, to Submit (lueatloil
of llnvliiMT One.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. l7.-(SpcclaU) The sen
ate began business when It convened thlsj
afternoon by accepting the report of tho
committee to postpono indefinitely S. F.
209, by Hummel of Webster, relating to
county seat reniovuls.
Mr. Bryan's "Let the peoiilo rule"
slogan wau stabbed to death in the senate
this afternoon by eleven democrats, wh-ji
voted agulnst Kemp's bill to let tho
people voto on the proposition whether
Nebraska should linvo a constitutional
convention. They were aided and abetted
In their dastardly murder ct Mr. Bryan'a
pet slogan by eight republicans who ca
vorted In grunt glee to uco their demo
cratic; colleagues fall In tho trap. Tlio
bill required a thrco-flfths vote, but
failed of a majority, the vote standing;
13 for and 19 against, on a call of tli'j
senate. The vote:
For Bushee, Cordeal, Dodge, Hoag-,
land of ltncuster, Hoagland of Lincoln.
(Continued on Puge Two.)
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