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The Omaha Daily Bee Don't Wait for opportunity; create It for yourstcir by Juilk'loim use of The Hoe's ndvertisltiji columns. TJIE WEATHER. Fair; Wanner VOL. XL1I-N0. 259. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, A PHIL Hi, l!13 TWKLVK PAUE SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS 1- my, , wry- ' IS AGIST FREE USE OF CANAL BY AMERICAN SHIPS Executive Informally Tells Ambas sador Bryce that He Takes British View of Treaty. PROPOSED EXEMPTION IMPROPER President Regards It as Violation of the Compact. WOULD BE SUBSIDY IN EFFECT He Believes that All Subsidies Are Wrong in Principle. REASON GIVEN FOR DELAY Slembcrn of Con(trri Arc Not Aki-ppiI on llir I'roiionKlnii nml Kxccntlvo Would Avolit It Until Tnrlff In Settled. LONDON, April 15. The report sent by James Bryce, British ambassador to the United States, on the results of a recent conversation with President Wilson fore shadows, It Is understood, a favorable termination of tho controversy between the two countries over tho question of the 'Panama canal tolls. Tho Manchester Guardian understands that President Wilson wilt shortly make un important statement on the question. V1mt of President. WASHINGTON, April lu.-Whlle Presi dent Wilson has never expressed himself publicly on the question of Panama canal tolls ho has Informally Indicated to Ills j frleudakthat he believes In an Interpreta tion ofllie treaty which would make it improper for tho United States to exempt Its vessels in the coastwise traffic from paying tolls. He Is also understood to take tho position that the exemption as now proposed is in "effect a subsidy, and he always has beQii opposed to subsidies. The report that the president had inti mated to Ambassador Bryce that the set tlement of tho question would be favor able to Great Britain la credited gener ally In official circles because it Is thought that Mr. Wilson's personal friendship for tho retiring ambassador would account for their intimate con versation on this point Just before .Mr. Bryco's departure, although .Mr! Wilson has been urged not to give formal ex pression to his views until tho tariff is disposed of In the present session of con gress. Mr. Wilson It said to realize that the tolls question nilght, if brought up at prosont, divide the democratic majority and cause embarrassment to the tariff 'question, which he regards as para mount. w .tfAlie British View. The Inference drawn from the Iondon report, is thnt the president has seen fit informally to Indicate to Kngland that a favorable adjustment will bo forthcoming, sd as to forestall early representations from,.areat Britain and so that the Brlt ishjjsovernment might understand fully thsWWiteglc reason for temporary delay. -';ThegMopo of any undersandlng PreBl dentjjfWIIson may have reached with the British ambassador concerning the Pan ama canal controversy was not known today by members of tho senate who are chiefly Interested In the fight over freo tolls. Senator O'Oorman, chairman of tho IntcroceanCj canals committee, said he had no Information aH to any pros pective announcement by President Wil son. Senator Rootfii. trill to virpcal tho free toll provision of tho now jaw will be the subject of .consideration by the npw com mlttec within a short time. Spreckles Will Fish Until Strike is Over VONKER8, N. Y.. April 15.-Loul3 Spreckles, superintendent of the Federal Sugar refinery here, one of tho largeet In the world, closed his desk this morn lng and announced that he was going fiphlng and didn't know when he would return. He left no address behind him. This was .hs answer to a strlko order issued ytiierdaj' by the unskilled lobor ers In tho plant. The whistle calling the men to work was hllent this morning and employes who congregated r.t tho gates were turned away. In all about 1.200 men are affected. TITANIC MEMORIAL LIGHT TOWERJS DEDICATED SEW TOUK. April 15. Today, the an niversary of the sinking of the Titanic, men prominent In church, business and shipping circles gathered at the Sea men's Church institute on the lower wa terfront, to dedicate tho Titanic Memorial light house tower, erected to tho memory of the men and women who went down with the ship. It stands on the corner of tho lnstltuto building overlooking tho harbor, and will have a range of twelve miles. It will be charted by the govern ment and a time ball will drop on the flag staff at noon dally for the conven ience of masters In adjusting ship's chronometers. The dedication ceremonies consisted of brief addresses by Bishop David II. Greer and others. TIME FOR FILING SOME TITANIC CLAIMS EXTENDED NEW VOIIK, April 15. Tho time limit for filing damage claims against the Ocean Steam Navigation company, lim ited, for losses Incurred by the sinking of the Titanic was extended by United States Judge Holt today In tho case of two attorneys representing nearly sixty claimants. One acting for Bevcn icxl dents of Switzerland was given thirty days. The other, representing claims of over fifty Immigrants, was given one week, WILSON YOU'LL BE SORRY LATER If You Dont Get Them NOW--The Supply of The Bee's PHOTO PORTFOLIO OF THE TORNADO is Limited. At Our Office 10 Cents a Copy; by Mail to Any Address, 12 Cents. POPE CONTINUES TO IMPROYElCTCtf MflDll Q PflllDT Morning Bulletin Says Pontiff is Without Fever. ILLNESS TAKES NORMAL COURSE Phrlrlnn Say IIIh Holiness Will He ns Well nil Uannl In n Vevr Dny If He Will Obey In traction. HOME, April 15. The pope's condition i appeared to bo practically unchanged to-; day. Tho morning, bulletin Issued by tho papal physicians, Proi. Marchlafava and Dr. Andrea Amlcl, was as follows: "The holy father was a Rain without fever this morning. His temperature Is 97. The cough has diminished and ox- , pectoratlon has bocome easy and co- plus. The pontiff's general condition hus always been satisfactory." (Signed) MARCHIAFAVA. AMICI. Prof. Marchlafava, the pope's physi cian, gave out the following statement today: "The Illness of the pope Is now taking its normal course. The patient was much better during the forenoon after hla night's rest. He had a slight etback ! late yesterday afternoon when his tem perature rose slightly. "If It Is posslblo to Induce Pope Plus to follow tho orders of his medical advi sers, tho amelioration In his condition will bring with It a revival of strength. In othor words, the recovery of the popo Is chiefly In his own hands. "The pope is a most difficult patient to deal with. While apparently giving In to tho recommendations of his physl clnns, the moment ho feels slightly bet ter he Insists on having his own way, saying. "I command here." " Pontiff In inrerfnl. The clearing up of the weather today Is taken as a hopeful augury for the re covery of tho pope. Father Patrolin, the pope's nephew, helped his uncle through his morning toilet today and gave him his breakfast i of weak coffee and milk. Father Patrolin, . who has Installed himself In a small 1 room In tho Vatican adjoining the pope's apartments, declared this morning that the pope had suffered from only three , (Continue- on Page Two.) Kenyon Has Bill to Regulate Lobby At the Capitol Z WASHINGTON. April 15. A bill to regulate lobbying in congress, similar to : luws enacted by several states, was In- ' troduccd today by Senator Kenyon. It , provides that every person, whether act- , lng for himself or for another person or corporation ns counsel or agent, to pro- j mote or oppose any measure before convj gress, shall file his jiame with the score- j twrv of tho senate and clerk of-the. house I with a statement of the legislation ho Is j Interested In. I This list of lobbyists, the bill provides, j shall be open to the public. Tho bill would prohibit a person whos" ! name Is not on the lobby register from appearing before any committee of con- gress unless requested to do so by the cmm. in-, u. iu.ih u. euner nouae oi congresa, unicas ruquusieu by a member. noiner pruvis.on is u.w no ono who nas ever ueen a memDer or cuner uie house or tno senate snau net. as a -leg- islatlvc agent." At tho close of each aesslon, tho hill provides each lobbyist shall fllo statements or his expenses. A penalty of from $.VW to 5,000 Is provided. Two Magnates Bring Suit Against a Clerk They Used as Dummy NEW YOBK, April 15, Joseph K. Kelly, the $25-a-week clerk employed by Anthony N. Brady. and the lato A. M. Young. In developing tho JtO.000,000 Day ton power and lighting company, ac cused Brady and Young today of using him to shield them from any criminal or civil responsibility they might wish to avoid. Brady and his partners say that Kelly was only a "dummy" and have sued him to recover J100.000 left In his hands at the completion of the deal. Kelly's affidavit, filed today, declares that he was not a dummy, but the actual contractor In the rehabilitation of the company. Kelly says that from a $25,000 lighting plant In Dayton, Brady and his assist ants built up within seven years a cor poration with J4O.0O0.00i) In stock and bonds and made more than $1,000,000 by tho transaction. Mellen is Charged With Manslaughter BRIDGEPORT, Conn.. April lS.-Bench warrantB for President Charles S. Mellen and Vice President 13. II. Mcllenry of tho New Haven railroad, were issued today by Judge Green. Thoy charge gross neg ligence and manslaughter in connection with the Wfstport wreck last October In which several lives wore loat. Tho war rants follow the lines of those secured some time since for four lesser officials of the company In connection with the Westport disaster. The other cases were brought to trial last week, but were con tinued until the May term of the court. President Mellen was In court today and accepted service. HOUSE ADVANCES BILL TO RAISE PAY OF M'BRIDE LINCOLN. April 15. - (Special Tele gram.) In committee of the whole the house this morning recommended for passage the bill Increasing the salary of George McBrlde. surveyor of Douglas county. Representatives Leo and Smith of the Douglas delegation opposed the J measure. ulu munriLU uuuin TO STAMP OUT VICE Welfare Commission in Illinois Will Recommend Such Aotion to Legislature. TO PROTECT WORKING GIRLS Many of Letters to O'Hara Tell How Lives Are Wrecked. SUGGEST WOMEN FOR JUDGES tJ., tn TPf nrU TV11 Rfnri in LonildCnce. PUBLIC PROSECUTION OF GUILTY Aflrr Mornln llrnrlng Men Ilespon Mblc, llrKnrdli-sn of Position, JIn He AnVrd to Leave flic State. fliirAOO, April IB. A state morals court with women as Judges, to protect working girls against unprinclpaled em ployes will be proposed in a bill to be Introduced in the Illinois legislature by the state senate's welfare commission. Lieutenant Governor Barratt O'Hara, chairman of the commission made this announcement today, 'Just beforo mebers of the Investigating body departed for Springfield. "Wo have received scores of letters from stenographers and factury girls. telling how they had been led astray by tin- men for whom they worked." said the lieutenant governor. "Thcso letters were not anonynioiiB, and we havo a list ! of more than 200 business and professional men filed away (or reference. These men I figured In the communications we re ; celved as icsponslble agents, for the moral I ostracism of more than 200 girls. "The gill who Ih wronged by a man of Mutton can do practically nothing under present conditions. When she goes to court the publicity injures her more than It does the man and she frequently Is accused of nttcmpted blackmail. The gieat majority of such girls cannot even go to court because of lack of funds. "With five women acting as Judges of a state's morals court conditions will b changed. Girls can tell their experiences In confidence and escapo harmful pub licity. The name of the responsible map 111 be known to the court and if cir cumstances warrant the Information .nn ! bo Used either to drlvo tho man from the community or to prosecute him." Lieutenant Governor O'Hura said tho (Continued on Page Three.) Constitutionalists Prepare to Attack Capital of Mexico NOGALKS. Ariz., April 15. All federal forces evacuated Kmpalme early today, moving across the bay to Guaymas, while state troops occupied the town, nccordlng n t I r.in. it , 1 il.iic ,.r,.nli.fl litivri (mini. I. , wng reportC(, that 1P fp(lcrals prCpar(, J to (,epart ,,y boat fop U)p soutl) I(llvnt , the consHtutlonallsts in full possession of j e state, j rjUIlymas-limpalme garrison con f)tcd of ,,, thn fl0rt nip wn1(, tno Btat0 troopg haVP ueBlm mobilization of i nearly 5000 troop8 to aasault tno CaJ1. t t(irna Blllf port towll- i naCO, Atlz.. April 15.-"Wlthln sixty days the constitutionalists will takt Mexico City." was the declaration of General Alvaro obregon. commander-ln chief of Sonora Insurgent state troops which on Sunday took Naco, Sonora. If the federals do not leave Guaymas we will be Joined In the campaign by 3,000 troops from Slnaloa state and 2,000 from Teplc territory, under command of Colonel Martinez Hlnozo, 4,000 under Gen eral Zapata from Morclos and 15,000 from Coahulla under Governor Carranza. "With this force, and with Carranza as our commander, we will march tri umphantly ' Into the natlunal capital. Governor Carranza doubtless will be the next president." The state troops opposite this point numbering nearly 2,000 aro operating from the Naco campaign beforo departing to ward Guaymas. They will leavo within a week. Bridegroom Promises to Obey His Wife NEW YORK, April 15. Thomas Evans Is starting his honeymoon on oath to obey his wife. Ills promise to do so came about bv the confusion of City Magistrate Levy when he Joined Evans, aged ,23 years, and Margaret Cook, aged 19 years. In marriage late yesterday aftor nonn. As he came to that part of tho ceremony where he should have asked Evans If he would love and cherish his wife, the magistrate asked: "Will you promise to love, honor and obey." Evans replied, "I will." The mistake was afterwards pointed out, but Evans was willing to abide with the promise, agreeing with the magis trate that he would have to obey anywns'. The court tried to even things up by lecturing the bride on cooking. "Ixvo certainly flics out of the window If a woman cannot cook," said the magis trate. French Aviator is Drowned in Sea NICE, France, April 15.-Iouls Guudart, a well-known French aviator, was drowned while making n flight In a hydro aeroplane here this morning, rjuu dart was skimming the sea in hit machiiid Ir ,'iunt of the pigeon shootli grourds where a large number of spectators were admiring his evolutions. Suddenly the hydio aeroplane lot Its equilibrium, the left wing cut the water, the apparatus tlltrd and plunged into the depths. Gau dart's body was not iccovered. Drawn for The Bee by Powell BURLINGTON JTARTS WORK Large Gangs of Men in Grading Camps in Wyoming. BUY PROPERTY AT KEARNEY From Nntnrr of llir mv Work the Line Will Ilr Mnilc- tin- Main Line for thi' Itond from Otiinun to I'lielflc Count. Tho BlUflltiKton Is th first ijf thrt-w;Ht-ern rolifls to begin baildlng oprfatlons tjils. season. Monday morning Touhey Uroi. of Portland, Ore, started k forco of fi.OOi) men nml 1.000 teams on the liuii Ingtou't! now lino between Powder River and Casper, Wyo. Thin stretch of grade, forty-one miles In length, Is under con tract to bo completed and ready for the bridge and steel gangs Inside of ninety days. Under the contract with the Touhey Bros , as noon as the grade between Powder River and Casper Is completed, the entire force Is to bo thrown onto the sixty-nine miles between the laat named point and Orln .Junction. The contract provides that this shall bo completed and ready for the steel not later than No vember 1 of this year. The Burlington's line from Powder River to Orln Junction Is to bo one of the best pieces of roadbed In the coun try, evidently designed to be a portion of tho main lino between Omaha anil the Pacific coast. In Its construction no oxpenso is being spared, and Instead of going around hills and following the Platte river, particular attention Is paid to making It an air lino with the lowest posslblo grade. Between Powder River and Orln June- (Continued on Pago Two.) Op en Air School is Tried Out in Omaha First open air school In Omaha lias been established at Reals building, which was most seriously damaged in tho Easter Sunday tornado. Miss Virginia White has transferred tho first and second grade pupils from the wrecked wing of the building to the capaclniiH lawn about the place. Hero they sit and study and recite throughout the day. "Auto loads of people visited tho school yesterday and were nmazed," said Miss White. "They think It's a great Innova tion." Nono of the pupils have objected to this open air school. They think It's a lark and a great rellof from tho routine of regular. Indoor study and recitation. Dr. E. Holovtchlner. president of tho Board of Education, will Investigate the system employed by Miss Whlto and If he finds It Is successful the scheme may be adopted during the summer months In tho other schools. Superintendent Graff says tho "opn air" school being managed by Miss White has a few drawbacks, seeing that while It is so new visitors copio and stand around and talk so that the pupils am disturbed, but on the whole the work is being done satisfactorily. Pistol Duel Fatal to Both Participants BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 15. Roland, Shugart, a lawyer, was killed and his brother-in-law, Haynes Moore, was fat ally wounded In a pistol fight on a street In the northern part of the city early today. Ill feeling between the two men originated after Shugart and his wife who was Moore's sister, parted. Each man drew a pistol and begun firing when they met on the street tilt" morning. The Legislative Windup Thomas Cormack, Veteran Detective, Dies at His Home Thomas Cormack, ono of the old Bot tlers of Omaha died yesterday nt his residence, 1951 St. Mary's avenue, at the ago of C'J yearn. Ho had burn 111 about two weeks. Mr. Cormack came to Omaha, in 1S7S nnd shortly after arriving hero served a a federal policeman undur General Crookr- Ho later did servlcii under Marshal .Cunw tilings, and when the Omaha polite forco was organized In 1SK7 he was made cup tiilu. He remained in this capacity for seven years and then retired until 18DS when ho entered the employ of tho city for ono year ns a detective. Thon In 1809 he organized the Cormack Detective ngency, of which he has since been tho head. Surviving him are tho widow, Mary A.; a step-daughter, Mrs. George Kreble of Omaha; a biothcr, Juiiii Cormuck uf Lynn, Mass., and a half brother, Georgo Blake of Oinuho. During the years Cormack was on the police force ho had several thrilling ox peilcnces. In 1KS7 "Johnny" Wallace con ducted a saloon between Ninth and Tenth or. Douglas street, which was the rendezvous of "bad" men, and Cormack was ono day assigned to bring to the stutlon ono "Scotty," all around thief nnd gunman and who was wanted for sovenil big Jobs In different parts or the country. Th officer made his way to the pluco and upon entering found "Scotty" standing nt tho bar. He turned and greeted Cormack by emptying his re volver at 111 m. "Scotty'B" bullets bored five holes through tho bottom of Cor muck'B coat, but he was then completely at the mercy of tho officer, who took him Into custody and luter was Instru mental In getting him a long sentence. Cormack also arrested Georgo Allen escaped convict from the penitentiary at Waco, Tex., In a grocery store rtt 517 South Thirteenth streot. Allen had al ready made a motion to draw his gun and later asserted he would hive killed the officer If ho had the chance to get first "drop." Again. In 1SS7. after a un fight with the Barrett brothers at "heir home on South Twentieth street, he cap tured John, who was wanted for killing u street car driver In Minneapolis after attempting to hold him up. This brotner was hung In the Minnesota metropolis two months later. Cormack wom conld ered ono of the best men on the police forco In his time. Bryan is Grandpa for the Fifth Time WASHINGTON. Ajwll 15. hecretary Bryan Is receiving congratulations today upon tho birth of his fifth grandchild, Reginald Bryan Owen, ttt l?lphaii. Kent, England. This newest grandson and namesuke of the secretary of state Is a son of IJeutant Reginald Owon of tho Royal Engineers and Mrs. Ow.n. for merly Ruth Bryan. Big Hotel Burns at Columbia, S, C. COLUMBIA, S. C. April 15.-Flie, which started hern early today, do stroyed the Columbia hotel and the largo hardware and grocery store of Itrlck & Lowrance. Adjoining FtrurturuM were considerably damaged. At 7 o'clock the fire was still raging, but It wus thought It wan under control. The Iovb at that hour was from tl50,OX to 1175.000. l OMAHA MUST DECIDE SOON Extension of Time Granted City on G. A, R. Convention. CAN $25,000 BE RAISED HERE? Cniiiinerc lul t'lnli Will Ancrrtnln If Amount Nccexunry to Bring; thr Illjr (intlierlnir Hen t'nn lie Htilmorlbfil. Onmlir.- In counting lis chrAiKe to e If,, after having provided for tlt'i victims of ''(Mf?8Vnado, It can eiitcitaln some IK.OoO mouthers of the Grand Army ot the Re public who want to como hero for the annual encampment In August. The ox cctitlvo committee, of the national asso ciation has left the problem to tho citi zens of Omaha and must havo a decision not later limn Thursday. Tho publicity bureau of tho Commer cial club Is at work and will work Wednesday to seo If a sum of $2f,000 can lie raised to tiling the convention here. Alicady severnl thousand dollars have been promised by soruo hupliicHn Inter ests, and If additions to tho amount can be successfully solicited by Thursday morning, the Invitation will be sent to the cxccutlva committee of the Grand Armv of the Republic, which is waiting to hear from Omaha. If the money can bo raised and tne invitation extended it will mean a greater stroke of municipal Industry than that which advertised Kaunas City when con vention hall hurivd and wus rebuilt ninety days beforo the national dem ocratic convention. It would 'auk Omaha, comparatively speaking, with San FrauclHCo, which rebuilt itself after (Continued on Pago Two.) Little Tot Wanted Red Hoses on Hat "Oh, If I could only have flowurH on my hut," said a little C-year-old girl at the relief station after hoiiic of the wo men had selected u cute little Jiut for her to rcpluce the mm she lost together with most of her little store of belong ings In the tornado. Miss Jo Blxby heurd the little tot make this temurk. She persuaded tho tot to wait it few minutes. She rummugeil among the muny ulid va rious things In the hat department and found a wreath of roses and some Ilk ribbon. With upt fingers M'ss Hlxby ( rapidly piled what knowledge she had of the milliner's art. "There," she said at last as she adjusted the hat Jauntily upon tho head of the tot. And llttlo Ann strutted out of tlM Auditorium, red bow and roses aflure on her hat, as proud ns Tlmur after his conquests in the Orlont. The National Capital Tui'ailii), irll I,', lUl.'l. The Senntc, RecHlvrd nomination from tho prebl dent. Including that of Walter H. Page as ambusxHdor to Greut Britain. Repub licans held cum us on policy to be adopted toward President Wilson's nom inations. Senator Hitchcock introduced resolu tion i, thing foi all correspondence be tween I'nlted States and Colombia re lating to claims for partition of Panama Suffrugii subcommittee docided to re- i Niiuie suffrage purudc hearing Wedneg- I day. 1 Senator Kenyon Introduced bill to pun ish lohbylng and ono to provide hours of rest for rnllroud employe. Tin- llotiae. Democrats In caucus resumed consid eration of tariff bill, discussing agricul tural schedule. Rulev committee is considering a spe cial rule for Immediate consideration of sundry civil and Indian appropriation IiIIIh BROKEN PLEDGES ALL ALONG LINE FACE THE DEMOS Present Legislature Makes Pitiable Sight When Platform Promises Arc Considered. ALMOST NOTHING CARRIED OUT Compensation Law Now in Works Gives Little. LABORING MEN LEFT BEHIND Promise of Protection to the Injured Is But Makcshif. HARD WORK TO GET THAT Driuocrntn Mdetrnck Wrll Consid ered lllll nnd Thin In llrlim l'lixxi-it A Tier People llrgln nciiKinnlriilliMi. (From a Staff Correspondent ) LINCOLN. April 15 (Special.) Now that the thirty-third resslon of the Ne braska legislature Is In Its death struggles. Its work Is being compared with previous sessions. Putting this legislature beside that of 1W7. makes this one appear like un aggregation of mental delinquents compared with In tellectual giants. Tho l!r? legislature! promised the people many things and every promise was kept, regardless ot I the fact tho biggest lobby ever assem bled In Lincoln was on hand for three months to get tho members to betray their constltutentS; This legislature' promised the people muny things and practically every promise ha- been broken, every pledgo violated. Tho house has now ready for third reading a workmen's compensation bill with which It expects to carry out the democratic promise for such a. meas ure. If this measure fills the bill a great many ot thoso Interested will mlJS their guess. The bill limits the compensation In caso of death to $3,500. It provides no reward tor tho loss of- fingers or toes of em ployes and only S760 for the loss of a leg. The employe who gets his uiin cut off between tho hand and ellow gets com pensation for tho loss of a hand. Somo labor lendort say this Is about all- they can expect to cash In on tho democratic promise, and will bo mighty thankful to get this lltllo crumb. They expect to take more Interest In politics two years from now and elect men who will not only keep their promises, but who can bo relied upon to amend the ptvsnt bill, should It become a law, to mKo It worth whiles There Is no question but 6mo of tho democrats In tint house nro hearing from their constituents, and It Is expected by tho time they get homo theso faint zephyrs that aro coming In now will bo a routing tornado. Tho people of Ncbraika defeated Gov ernor George Sheldon for re-election nnd many members of the 1907 leglslrtturo were repudiated by their constituents. Governor Sheldon had n. copy of the republican platform pnsted to tho wall of his office. As tho measures cune ti him and were signed ho scratclu'0 that pledge from tho list of promises rwu'.o by his party. When tho legislature iul journrd every pledgo had been scratched ' (Continued on Pago Three.) Dayton Blames Government for Damage by Flood WASHINGTON. April 15.-On behalf ot the city ot Dayton, a peUtlon declaring the recent flood was duo largely to tho failure of tho federal government to pro perly protect the channol of the Miami river against tho encroachments of bridge piers and other obstructions, was pre sented today by Senator Pomcrene, "Tho city of Dayton feels that the fed eral government should, In part, bear tho great loss that Iibh fallen on tho p-coplo of that city," said Senator Pom crene. "While tho causo ot tha flood woh primarily the heavy rainfall. th secondary cause was the obstruction of tho channel of tho river by bridge piers and abutments." Tho petition was referred to a com mltteo. When Omahans Think of Renting m T' Apartments, Business Locations, Desk room, Halls, Warehouses, Etc., Etc., they remember-" "This is The Paper That Printed the Ad That Rented The Houbo That Jack Built" Tho Bee Want Ads are licsult Want Ads. Tyler 1000.