BRINGING
W CLCK
I WANT OU
TO CHANCE
MX ROOM
RtCHT AWV
JOE ROGERS HIKES
FOR TALL TIMBER
Eng-e Wrestler Who Wu Thrown by
Stecher Announce! He li Done
with Wrestling Oame.
nXSTINA WILL MEET PETEE3
. Joa Rogers, the huge wrestler who
fell before Joe Stecher at. Council
Bluffs Tuesday night, has packed up
hli little grip and departed for parti
unknown.
Emtl Klank, Rogers' manager, has
no Idea where Rogers has gone.
Kogeri Informed Klank be was
through with the wrestling game,
wouldn't meet Charley Peters or
anybody else and hiked for the
depot.
"Ills bmln stopped working when he
entered .the ring Tuesday night" safl
KUnk. "He couldn't se, that's all. lie's
big enough and strong snouth and he
waa taught enough about wrestling to
so In and give Btocher a hard fight but
his brain Just quit working, that's all. He
wouldn't meet Peters or anybody els."
KUnk. however, has a wrestler who
win accommodate Charley Peters on Feb
ruary , the date' Peters wanted to mix
with Rogers. The grarpler fsJlartn
Plestlns, who ranks as one of the' best
In the same.
Pleatlna Is In Omaha with Klank and
says he will Uckle Charley, riestlna
boasts victories over Faul Martinson,
who was recently defeated by Peters, and
Btranaler Lewis, who wrestled Joe
Sterner ta a draw by virtue of some
wolf footwork.
Plestlns wrestled Lewis twice at Lea
Ington. Ky. The first lime the result was
a draw, but a month later Pleatlna
dumped Lewis. Pleatlna also has wres
tled Stecher, . but he got a defeat with
Je.
Whisters Start
Annual Tourney
1 at the Fontenelle
Between seventy-five and 100 -r expert
whist players of seven states stsrted to
plsy' yeatorday at Hotel Fontenelle
In the twenty-second annual tournament
of ths Central Whist association.
Slates represented were Nebraska,
Iowa, South Dakota, Colorado, Kansas.
Missouri and Oklahoma. Eight teams ef
four players and about twenty-five pairs
of players are entered In ths plsy for the
tbre main trophies.
OrSrera oZ ths association are: W. R.
Sir wart. Jr., Omaha, president; V.. P.
Ir,laniln. Council Bluffs, vice president;
fharje W. Martin. Omaha, secretsry
ttcaaurer. The gathering opened at 1:30 .o'clock
with a business meeting, and first team
play for the Rlrhnrds challenge trophy
and first pair play for the Bt. Joseph
trophy stsrted shortly after S o clock
Mecond play in these matches wll be held
tals evening and the final play Saturday
sfterttoon. A free-for-all pair contest for
the Brhmelwr tropliy, under the Mitchell
progressive system, will be held Balurday
veiling.
SHORT SHIP HARNESS .
CIRCUIT MAKES DATES
SHENANDOAH. Ia., Feb. II. (Spe
cial. ) Georga II. White of Malvern was
elected president again of the South
western Iowa 8hort Hhlp Fair circuit at
the meeting here yesterday. J. C Beck
ner of Clarlnda will succeed Edward
Hlrklnier sa secretary. itiallland and
Maryrllle, Mo., wera added to the cl
cult this year, while Bedford dropped
out and Corning failed to send a repre'
sentatlve. The fair datee follow:
Malvern. A u rust T to 10: Hhenandouh
.usust 14 to I. Clarlnda. August HI lo
:V Maltland. August ZK lo beplemDer i;
tur)Mlle. bepiember to I.
Shenandoah, Clarlnda and Mary villa
will have night shows during tha fairs
and the others are conaldenng Inaugurat
ing them. It was voted to make all the
race purses (M) each.
dew fordTcetoseak
AT THEY. M. C. A. SUNDAY
Ir. Charles Fordyce, dean of ths col
lege of education of tha I'nlveralty of Ne
braska, will be the speaker at the men's
m-ftlng at the Young Men'e Christian
asoclattoo Sunday at 4 p. m. ills sub
ject will be "Watch Him Grow." and
be will 111 ut rate It with stereoptlcon
sildcsv Desn Ford yea Is recognised as aa
spert In boys' work as well as In educa
tion.
"Am I My Brother's Keeper?" will be
the topte discussed by lr. W. O. Henry
at the association's discussion group for
men at t o'clock Sunday afternoon.
HARTFORD AND THOMAS
SIGN DES MOINES CONTRACTS
I.KS MOINES, la.. Feb. It-Two niore
vetarana of les Moines Weetern league
championship team of last year today
i lined contracts for ths coming season.
They sie Bene lis M ford, shortstop, and
Clauds Thomas, pitcitr.
UP FATHER
YOOVt COT THE
ViEbT ROOM
IH THE HOTEL!
Hans Schmidt Dies
in Electric Chair
for Murder of Girl
OSBINTXG. N. V.. Feb. It -Hans
Pchmldt was electrocuted at Bins King
prison this morning for the murder ef
Anna Aumuller September S, 1111
Bchmldt went quietly to the death
chamber, accompanied by ths principal
keeper and Rev. Father Caahln, the
prison chaplain. leaving the death
house he said goodbye to those who re
mained. When he entered the chamber ths
guards attempted to direct htm toward
the chair, but Bchmldt gently shook
them off and Insisted upon sddresslng
the seventeen witnesses. The guards de
sisted from their efforts and with Father
C'ashln standing st one side and ths
Seeper at the other, Schmidt said:
"Gentlemen. I aak forgiveness of all
those I have Injured or scandalised. I
forgive all who have Injured me, My
last wish Is to say goodbye to my dear
old1 mother."
Bchmldt . then seated himself In the
electrto Chair and the current waa ap
plied three times. Within a minute he
was dead. lis had spent ths night up
to midnight in 'praying and talking with
Father Cashln and slept from midnight
to 6 o'clock, when he wss awakened for
breakfast. Its would take only a cup
of oof fee.
Steel Combine
Buys Own Bonds
NTCW TORK. Feb. 1.-The British gov.
ernment has sold the United States Bteel
corporation $53,8no,ono of the first mort
gage 5 per cent bonds of that corporation,
It waa announced here today. The bonds
were held In Carnegie foundations In frot
land for trust fund purposes and were
sold by the foundations recently at the
request of the British government under
Its security mobilisation plan.
Advertisers and customers profit by the
Classified Ad" habit.
Native Sons Bat Per.
PWtlTt XT. K V-nK W O I - I 1
gram.) The Ban Francisco Native Sons
won from the Nebraska Htata normal In
basket ball last nlsht, II to 17. Li,t
nlRht s game waa the first defeat of Uie
season for the normal team. The Ban
Frannlsco team has played fifty-nine
games since leaving California.
Crete Frriimri Win Honors.
ORKTF5. Neb.. Feb. M. ISmetal TVIe-
gram.) In the final game of the Inter
claas tournament hem In the Doana rol
lese gymnasium this afternoon the fresh
men defeated tha sophomores, 13 to 10.
The prise they won was a felt pennant
awarded by the athletic association. Lies
ytundelt of the hlsh school referred.
(IfSf.Ta Defeats Hebron.
OBNBVA. Neb.. Feb. 11 Bneclal. A
special train from Hnhron brought over
1 people (o the naaket ball same last
night The score at the end of tha first
v... irirw WtU. I
i jp j v. , .
j
MnfSitllt Ui, Manako ....IS. 141 lfrt 41s
ADVOS ' Hushnelt ...1 1 221 610
1st 2d Sd Tot. Westereard..2 1T 170 M
Stlllwon .. lt0 lil lJ S Handicap
rirady 11 141 12S 4.to
lempel . 14 14 I 44 Totals . .
Zl.a J71 IKS 17s tS THOMAS
Drum nd ,. 1S lat l 4i
f.ann utv
U McManus.:)
Thorup 1S7
. McManus.lls
Totals ... 771 T41 747 ZJS1
BROWNING KING.
1st. Id Id. Tot.
fiiiw i ua ir.u 171 f.n
Itnen
Hoover .... 141 14 121 Handicap
Hales 1.4 vl V3 i
ltryaon .... 107 lot 1 M
Totals ....M1 7i 737 2300
FORD MOTOR.
1st. Sd. Sd. Tot.
Smith 21 14H 17S 611
Wilson 141 1HI 1.1 6)6
Sample 1 146 12 4.0
tlsunt IIS l.t? 131 441
htanfield .. 144 1!7 14 4t7
Handicap .. 43 43 43 1
Totals ... 7T C3 761 tSi
1st. M Id. Tot
Story . .
A'atrons
lTJ InO 163 474 Copenharve
ITS 111 123 414
Thomas .... 160 14 li4 417
Totals ....
Ossaha
Iahy 144 I'M 166 4.J
l'rel.1 146 lta ltW 44
BTORZ.
Handicap .. S :t
Bclple
a I usl WrS ei rate 4
1UUI.... I IW lid aevr l&ln
OHCHAHD-WlIJfKLM.
Msrtln .
1st. ad Id Tot.
Toman .
Cochran
Totals
C. Smith... 161 I4 12S 4
Radlgan .. Ill 1 7 ia .
Malm ...... l."4 liu l-i 47
Hla.le Vvt 16t VU 446
WaUIn .... 1d 145 174 4k4
Totals.... 744 76 71 t21
NEB. CLOTH I NO CO.
1st. 2d Sd. Tot.
Huntley ... 1S9 is 141 6l
Toman ....1 16 13 4-!7
Vetter 176 1.41 l.J
Harrison .. l-i SID 142 bJt
Hul holm .. I IWt l.'H k
Hauiilcap ..12 IS 11 43
...
Neal .
Conrad
Totter .
Jaroah
Huntington
Totals
1 N DEPEN
Teal ...
K.kn .
Totals ... ITO 0 761 112 Tanner
WORLD-HERALU. Hansen
1st. S.I Id- Tot. YVekea
Forsythe .. 17 174 SJ
Asor 1 1V0 131 Totals
Tyra 1 16 14
I .am in S'J a (
bu-aw US 111 US.4US Kennedy
Petersen
Totals ... 741 63 D3S S44S person
441 HXU-HAMMKK. Iwvlne .
1st. 2-1. 3d Tot. Lefler .'.
.Nelson lao I' IV on
Turnsky ...lal ITS 147 3
Khanakey ..147 M 1 0 4-n
McNhane ...W 14 111 442
Murphy a2 ijS iw 4-w
Totals S10IS&4
JETTtTRS.
Hlsnd
Schoenman
Halser
7arp
rim
Totals .
m:
Welch ...
Meek .....
..Stf MR 74 1620
R SMITH
1st. 1-1. Id Tot.
IwJ 1 17
...lil 1J0 1J0 J'l
Totals
THK BKK: OMAHA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1910.
Copyright. 1M.
I CAN'T HELP
THAT - INM5T
ON HAV1NC MX
WELL OF COURSE -IF
TOO INST-I'M
ONLT TOO CLAD
room chanced:
1 vj ACCOMMODATE
IOWA FIRM FILLS
WAR ORDER HERE
Buyi Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Bushels of Corn from One Firm
to Be Sent to Europe.
STARCH 13 USED FOE MUHOTONS
One of the big deals on the Omaha
Grain exchange was the purchase of
0,000 bushels of Nebraska corn by
the Douglas company of Cedar Rap
ids, Ia. The purchase waa through
the Frank Brown Commission com
pany and calls for the delivery of
the corn prior to March 1. The price
paid for the cereal waa not made
pvbllc. '
The Douglas company Is one ef the
lsrgest manufacturers of starch In the
United States and right now. Instead of
the . bulk of the output being used In
connection with the laundry business. It
goes to Europe, where It becomes one of
the component parts of war munltlona.
It la asserted that when mixed with
chemicals and compounds, starch quickly
becomes one of the roost active and pow
erful explosives.
For several weeks the Douglas firm
has been sending around 100 ears of its
starch to Europe, most of It going to
England, from whence, when converted
Into munitions of war, It reaches the
armies of the allies In the field,
Omaha grain receipts consisted ef
eighty cars of wheat. 1U of corn , and
twenty-eight of oats. After the bulge
of the last three or four days, prices
were off.. Wheat declined a eent. Some
of the beet grades of com ware slightly
higher but the poorer stuff waa down
4 to ( rents. Oats, were to I cent lower.
Wheat sold at $1.14 to tl.xi, with a car
of Montana hard at tl.K. Corn sold at
M to (t cents, with the poor stuff down
a low as 35 cents. Oats sold st 42 to
M cents per bushel.
Boy Electrocuted
At Missouri Valley
LOO AN, la., Feb.. ll-(speclal Tele
gram.) Miles Kerlln, aged 17, wae ln
stantly electrocuted at Missouri "Valley
late this afternoon. Toung Kerlln, who
was In the employ of the Missouri Val
ley electrto light plant, was working near
the top of a pole, when his head acci
dentally came In contact1 with a wire
carrying 16.500 volts. Ills body dropped to
some wires below, where It wse caught
by fellow employee. Toung Kerlln was
the'son ef Mr. end Mrs. M. Kerlln of
Logan. The body, probably will be brought
here for burial. ' :.
r i i i
It takes but. a mlnue of time ta save
. . , . L.Lt'B.
.. Jst. Id. Sd Tot
Goff 223 una rs 4l
..4 t u
. .75 TT1 7 5448
KIUPAT1UCK.
Doherty ....Ulu 16 164 623
V. Jarosh....17l 1X1 66
Wartchow ..11' SOI 6K6
Usrs 1W 188 1 bb
isu so. sa. ".
iv il
i'a 44
17 l!l 4X3
lus 121 S4
Totals 963 9M (64 SS
Swift Leasrae.
KMriRra.
. 1st. 2d. 3d. Tot
161 HI Hi
n m u 1st
Olkast.sr ..163 1 let 521
w. Gik'par.l4 ll 121 S44
Hay 1 i:iu 130 !tw
:well 114 111 1ft 177
delate 163 135 447
Handicap ..23 XI 23
Total ,...r 745 710 Jl',1
.Hi 17 177 4,4
BROOK FIKLiDS.
1st. 2d. Id. Tot
704 tX HZi
Lessst.
'Turing
Ga snick
Mehl ..
Keefer
Haskina
ToUl
. l-ift lf lt3 6M
. .1SS 166 1M 47
..L'.l IM 17t 47K
..147 U ITS (CM
..1.T0 1: 129 i
1st. Sd. Sd Tot.
11 170 6-
lng im M
!4A lt 1M 661
h If l.HJ 6"0
in tis it m
7U 787 SDS S37S
Uat Cltr I-eagae.
HARNBT HOT El,.
ro tB4 W7 rsi
1st. Sd. Id Tot.
.14 146 IKS 43
.171 ltt 1H3 4M
.1"1 4 170 666
.1(3 214 't 47
.ITS 214 M
MUTZ. Mitchell
let. Sd. Sd Tot. Johnson
....lil 16a IPS 6- Bttn ..
....171 lxo 161 M Herer .
....161 1M I'M e Kldson
.11 It 1H6 4.-4
.16S 1 17 44 Totals
na an t rn
MURPHT-D1D-IT8.
afs Ms Ki 371
1st. 2d. 3d. Tot.
.17 ll 14 664
.ITS 1X3 41
.Si 4 23k Sod
.124 214 4
.171 17 163 6J4
DF.NTS. McCaba
1st. ta. i Tot. Younaer
..rn i 11 4ms mj,d .,
..171 170 1M 44 mber .,
..171 iss S"l M4 v-ia ....
..IS l. lie S73
..144 IS 147 467 Totals
sn ti7 seo Sbts
Hn m m M IUER o Tot
BRXPa. Reiwer IS lis 146 h4
-sa "sal's s.fcBsas
Jif its iZ. Handle. ... IS
Totals ....SU 1004 St SMS
LEWIS IUTTBT.
1st. M. 3d Tot
1st. Id. Sd. Tot.
M 10 14 6 Miaw .
.17 1W 171 4 7 Radford
tO 133 S47 iJndsey
ITS 2't 1" 661 Crena .
174 106 SIS M Wiley .
.. 161 14 i4
..110 221 170 All
..17 14 641
..176 14 IWt 6.i4
..Us 1 17 6U
:.H0 W . 271 Totals
U' t33 12 1704
International News Perries. All Rights
THANK i
VE MUCH
Germans Finance
Revolt of Natives
in Madagascar!
PARIS, Feb. II The Parts Journal's
enrreepondent at Tananarive ssys that
German agents financed and otherwise
encouraged a native plot to overthrow
the government of Madagascar on De
cember 51 last. The seat of the conspiracy
wss at Flanarantaoa and It waa planned
to poison the French officers and soldiers
on New Tear's and either gain the na
tive troops to the cause of the conspir
ator or obtain from them their military
weapons.
The white officials snd colonists were
then to have been massacred. Ths plot
was revealed to the authorities and al
ready over S00 persons have been ar
rested and ether arrests are expected, as
the Investigation la still proceeding. The
great bulk of the population remains
loyal to Frajice and has not been affected
by seditious propaganda. -
The correspondent edds that the docu
ments discovered at the German consulate
show that ths plans were made for fo
menting an insurrection even before the
war broke out.
The great Island of Madagascar In the
Indian ocean, lying off the east coast of
Africa, was officially recognized as a
French colony In 18M, after a war of oc
cupation. Iowa Progressives '
Open Conference
With Long Wrangle
DBS MOINES, Ia.. Feb. ls.-After bat
ting sill morning the Iowa progress re
state central committee did ' not decide
whether or not a full progressive ticket
would be pieced in the field this year, or
what Instruction should be given to dele
gatee to the Chicago convention. Another
meeting will be held later today.
The conference waa expected to ieolde
definitely whether the progressive party
will put a full ticket In the field In Iowa
this year. Indorsement of delegate to
the Chicago convention In June was ons
of the reasons given for the calling of
the state central committee.
J. W. Wylle of Blgourney, chairman of
the committee, issued ths call for to
day's meeting.
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. Fraaeti Kneaa.
B1HJAR, Neb, Feb. li. (Speclal.)-The
bod ' of Mrs. Frances Kneau, who died
at 'lier home southeast of Deweese lest
Moriday, aged 73 years, was brought to
Bd;ar Thursday afternoon for Interment
In ithe Edgar oemetery. Rev. F. S. White,
pastor of the Church of Christ of Kdgar,
officiated. -. '.
More. FlHage la Hamlltoa.
AURORA. Neb.. Feb. lS.-Seelal.
Walter S. Day. former editor of the
Hamilton County Register. Is the latest
filing In thlfl county for representative.
Mr. Day has served the. city In various
publlo capacities and has also attended
several sessions ef the elate legislature
an employe of the house. He Is the
only candidate so far for Uie position on
the d em 00 ratio ticket.
Alfred Anderson ef Monroe precinct
filed yesterday for county clerk on ths
democratlo ticket. He will contest with
V. C. Genoways for the position. County
Clerk Juns Klumb Is the only prospective
candidate for the place on the republican
ticket.
Charity Worker Robbed.,,
AURORA. Neb., Feb. IS. (Special. I
J. A. Murray, superintendent of the, Ne
braska Children's Horns society, came to
Aurora this last week to collect funds tor
his society and after he had collected
a considerable amount, some light fin
gered gentlemen relieved him of tZ.
CLEANSE THE BLOOD
BANISH RHEUMATISM
Rheumatism Due to Bad Blood
Thousands have been made well. Peo
ple In ths poorest health, suffering from
Rheumatism, with whom pain waa con
stant Who believed that their vitality
was sapped beyond repair. It was proven
to' them that the cause of their trouble
was the blood; that t'rto Acid, the moat
faithful ally of Rheumatism, had gripped
them. Tha poison In ths blood had Ban
ned Its strength. The weakened blood
had allowed poison and Impurities to ac
cumulate, and all energy was gone. They
felt "poorly," were listless, pain waa
ever present with poor digestion and
dyspepsia. They tried B. 8. BL nature's
blood tonic They gav up drugs. This
compound of nature's remedies of root
snd herbs did what drugs faUed to do.
It literally washed the blood free from
poison, snd with the Tow ef pure blood
came bark health, strength, vigor and
happineoa. Get 8. 8. &. from your drug
gist. Insist upon 8. 8. 8. If yours ta a
long standlns rase, write for medio
advice to BWtft Bpoclflc Co.. Atlanta, Ga ,
i j t fi i
but bef In taking 8. 8. 8. at one.
Drawn for The Bee by George McManus
Reserved.
BT THfWA-MR.JlCGV
w lOU MINO TELLINC
nc HT YOU fcONT
THAT rvrv
vvjr i
COOLER. WEATHER
SAYING BRIDGES
Warm Temperature! Thursday
Melti Snow and Filli Streams
to Orerflowing.
RAILROAD LINES ARE BLOCKED
Slightly cooler weather Thursday
night and Friday checked the flood
waters of the streams out In the
state and as a result railroad officials
ire resting easier as they receive re
ports of the water receding.
The high temperatures Thursday
melted tha snow rapidly and all
through the eastern part of Nebraska
the small streams were swollen to
the flood stage before night. In a
number of them the great volume of
water pouring In from the hills and
surrounding country broke up the
ice and started It moving. Later in
the day It gorged and for a time
threatened several bridges.
Over in Iowa, along the line of the
Wabash, between Blanchard and
Coin, a email tributary of the Tarklo
river Is reported to have risen twelve
feet inside of six hours, carrying out
a bridge and delaying all traffic. Tha
Wabash train due early In the morn
ing did not arrive until late In tha
afternoon.
The Missouri Paclflo morning trains
were considerably delayed by a rise In
the Pappio, .between Fort Crook and
La Platte. An Ice gorge formed against
the bridge, and In a short time the
track for half a mite was under water.
The bridge was saved by quick action
of tne dynamiting crew. The Pappio
bridge at Ralston went out.
The Pappio Is reported still out of Its
banks In the vicinity of Fort Crook and
In some places close to a mile wide.
Several farms are under water one to
two feet.
Platte, Owt ot Its Basks,
At Oreapolla the Platte river Is out of
Its bans and water la flowing across
the Burlington, Missouri Pacific and the
wagon road north of the bridges. Up
stream a quarter of a mile or so an ice
gorge formed during the night. Crews
of railroad men and men from Cass
county went at ths gorge with dynamite
and had the gorge loosened before noon.
In Nemaha county. Mud creek, near
Johnson, Is giving the Burlington aoma
anxiety. This Is on the line between
Auburn and Lincoln. T.ie water Is over
the grade on either side of the bridge,
with the gorge above.
Omaha creek, up on the Indian reser
vation In Thurston county. Is on a tear
and is out of Its banks and spread over
n ME VH YOU DOAJT LIKE FIRE.. I V
Vr V THAT ROOM P I
One Special Model in very good quality taffeta generously de
signed with a full skirt, shirred at the waist; a collar of white
Georgette crepe and a wide cape or pelerine of the taffeta; it
has a pretty self-button trim; tailored sleeves, with rippling
wide open cuffs. Colors, pearl gray, Copenhagen, rose and navy
About 20 other models just arrived, with hundreds of de
lightful style fancies, at $12. 75, $14. 75, $19. 75 and $25
New coats and suits arrive every day and we advise our trade to make an early visit.
All Women's aajl
CbjSdxea's rats
al IMoe.
IT6
LIKE
FIRE!!
j
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the valley on either side. Near Winne
bago City the water Is over the trscks
of the Hurllngton's Ashland-Bloux. City
Jnc. threatening the bridge over Omaha
firccic.
According to the morning reports to
the railroads, the weather turned con
siderably colder during the night, get
ting down to freeilng. In the morning,
however, there was a sllftht warming up,
but the wind remained In the north.
While the snow melted. It did not go as
rapidly aa Thursday, and this fact held
the waters back. Otherwise, sccordlng
to railroad men, all of the lines would
have sustained considerable damage.
Garcia Defends
Traffic in Stolen
Gold and Cattle
EL, PASO, Tex., Feb. 11 -Gold and sli
ver bullion of an estimated value of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars, said to
have been confiscated and burled by
Francisco Villa, Is being sought by Mex
ican government authorities, according
to Andrea Garcia, Mexican consul here,
who stated further that If recovered,
the treasure would be forfeited to the
de facto government. "We have done
all the work and taken. all tho risk to
secure It, ' therefore It is ours," Garcia
said.
American mining men Interested In
Chihuahua state properties, construed
Garcla's statement to mean that confis
cated bullion that might be recovered
In, the future would not be returned, re
gardless of ownership.
Garcia defended the action of the de
facto government officials in Chihuahua
In selling for export hides bearing the
brands of American and other owners,
who declared they had not been con
sulted and had received nothing from
the sale. '
"The shipment of hides' or beef Is a
right of the de facto government of
Mexico," Garcia said, "and cattlemen
on the American side of the border have
no right to Interfere." Several carloads
of hides are on their way to juares for
export to the United States, Garcia said.
Houston Probably
: Will Take Charge
of War Department
WJASHINOTOW. Feb. li-The impres
sion grew In official circles today that
Secretary Houston would be transferred
to the War department to succeed former
Secretary Oarrison.
On the way to the cabinet meeting to
day Mr. Houston smilingly refused to
answer questions on the subject, but vol
unteered the Information that he had
completed presenting the needs of his
department to the house committee on
agriculture. The Impression was given
that his sffalrs were In such a condition
that he could make the change.
1516-18-20 Tarnam Street.
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ON
i
Declining Birth
Rate in Germany
Cause of Alarm
BERLIN, Feb. 17. (Via London. Feb.
lS.)-The declining birth rate In Germany.
which was attracting attention before
the war, is receiving more serious con
sideration at the present time. In view
of the losses sustained In the field, this
subject was brought up today In the
budget committee of the Prussian Diet.
A representative of the ministry .pre
dicted that unless a radical change should
be made Germany would soon be In the
position of France, with deaths exceed
ing births.
The speakers also referred to the high
rate of infant mortality. He also said
one of the grave hindrances to the
growth of population was the Increase
in the number of premature birth,
caused deliberately, an evil which waa
not confined to the poorer classes.
The minister of education said. .he.
reeoarnlied the seriousness of the situa
tion. He informed the committee tha.t
the government already had taken the
matter under consideration and was eon-fnrrlns-
with arjeclallsta In an effort
to dex-lse wsys of remedying the evil.
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