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i THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 18, 1320. DECLARATION OF . INDEPENDENCE IS I GIVEN AN AIRING I Parchments Brought to Light : ' For First Time in Last 18 Years and Photo t , ' graphs Made. ' Washington, Jan. 17. Recent ac i' tivities of railroad propagandists led ij Secretary Lansing this week to dis i play for the first time in 18 years the original parchments of the o Declaration of Independence and the constitution of the United States. In the oresence of a' group of of ; ficials,1 the parchments were removed from the protecting walls of a steel safe enclosing them and placed on view in the State department for an jt . hour, while motion picture cameras recorded their appearance for the fc.nofit f h 1fn.n0fl.000 nersons liv- , ing ttnder the principles enunciated . by them. Will Exhibit Films. ' Theaters from Maine to California and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada will exhibit the films in the coming weeks' in an effort "to re move from the public mind in every city, town and village any possible effects of recent 'red' activities." Owing to their age, exhibition of the parchments is a rare event. Ex posure to light, even though each . sheet is protected carefully from ' air by hermetically sealed glass plates, causes additional fadihg of the ink inscribing the immortal words which brought the republic into being. t It was only the hysterical clamor of radical agitators, which caught the ear of many local citizens be cause of the reaction after the war, that induced Secretary Lansing to enlist the co-operation of the prsss and motion picture industry to re- , mind the people of this country of their debt to the land in which they live. Fearing a great crush to see ..the precious sheets if the plan be came known, with the possibility of serious damage resulting, announce ment of what was done was not made public until today. In Excellent Condition. Both the declaration and the con stitution were found in excellent ' condition. The former for many vears has been very faded, due, to . the fact that a "letter press" copy, fr&m which reproductions have , S mm wit marie about 70 vears &BO and in the wetting necessary, much. ' of the ink was lost, ine signatures ' are very indistitnet except for the .famous "John Hancock,' writeen .extra large with flourishes and right in the most prominent place, so that his advocacy of the document's principles should be known to all the world. In an address to the company witnessing the exhibition of the doc- uments, Secretary Lansing said he had found the constitution safe so far as the forces of nature were con - cerned and that the American peo pie should protect it equally well in their minds and hearts. "Four great documents," Mr. ,' Lansing said, "mark the progress of ' the struggle of a thousand years to : attain the civil liberty which has found expression in American citi zenship Magna Charta in 1725, the -English bill of rights in 1689, the Declaration of Independence in 1776 . and the constitution of the United State r( America in 1798. . Enoch making as each of these documents , is, it is the constitution whicn repre sents the hi ah expression of the sov- ereignty ot a tree people. , . All Have Equal Voice. I "Gleaned from the collective wis- dom of the ages and forged into a ? pertect whole in tne nres oi genius, the-constitution, consummating (the I hopes and aspirations of generations ; brought into being a nation founded i r.n ihm nrinrinle" that all men are equal before the law and that all are entitled to an equal voice in the gov- ernment under which they live. S , "This great instrument, whose ex- lellence, has been proven in war as rll as in neare. in the channel -through which our national life finds true exDression. It is the bul- Swark' of our individual rights and the guardian of the destinies of the re- public. With reverence we stand 4'' in the presence of the constitution of 5 ' the United States-beholding in it the I symbol of democracy victorious after I centuries of conflict, the visible evi i dence that thjs nation is builded on V the eternal rock of human liberty. Mav we never surrender this great I birthright of American citizens. May .we give to it our undivided allegiance. 1 ' May we defend it, even with our live frnm everv enemv who seeks i to destroy it in principle or, power. As it shielded our forefathers and has shielded us let us. always shield It from profaning hands." I uTob Much Married" Breaks Attendance 1 , Records at Gayety mm ' The Butterflies of Broadway in ' Too Much Married" at the Gayety & iave a laugh-producing sketch that broke all matinee records for at tendance yesterday. . The comics in . -this, production are above the av- : rrage and exhausted their repertoire owing to continuous applause. Sam Howard as Joe Fininsky '" leads the bill -and is assisted by Sam - l-Tnu-ard hrnther of Willie and Eu- . ' gene Howard of "Passing Show" Fame. With their "auto go" (but won't) they have a laugn specialty Ur'A t Kent Tn addition to V 1 1 a i u Hmu .v - - being funny these comedians take their turn in the musical numbers. Helen Tarr, who again plays the jrima donna role, was given a great ovation by the many admirers she has made in past' seasons. Helen is too much married to Howard, who plavs the character of a son of Fininsky's. Hattie Beal is also mar ried and adds to the amusing situa tions. ' Florence Mascott, the soubrette, "is not married, but anxious to be, and she manages to put the pep in the show. In leading the chorus her numbers are snappy and made a dis tinct hit. - ; , ".. The chorus is a typical Sam Howe , bunch of American beauties, cos tumed in elaborate style. They sing and dance above the average, DEMON RUM DIES HARD DEATH IN NEW YORK CITY Nearest Relative, Near Beer, , Under Ban in State After January 31, Offi-Y cial Rules. Former Omaha Woman Travels 160 Miles By Sled In. Alaska at 47 Degrees Below Zero to Head Off Influenza Epidemic .1 New York, Jan. 1 Demon rum died hard in New York, but he died, and even his distant relative, near beer, will be no more in this state after January 31, according to an announcement by Deputy Excise Commissioner D. Harry Ralston. Mr. Ralston asserted that no pro vision had been made for licensing alcoholic drinks of any kind after this month, and that unless the legis lature rushes through a measure, sa loonkeepers who hope to sell near beer and light . wines will have to shut tip shop. Four Stills Raided. Chicago, Jan. 17. Four stills were raided and two men driving motor trucks loaded with whisky were ar rested in the government's crusade against violators of the constitu tional prohibition amendment in the Chicago district Reports of the raids and arrests were received by Maj. A, v. JJai rymple, head of the central west prohibition forces. The first arrests in Chicago since constitutional prohibition went into effect were made today when deputies under Major Dalrymple raided a saloon. One hundred gal lons of whisky and brandy were con fiscated and the proprietor and a bartender held. Machinery in Motion. Washington, Jan. 17. With the appointment of the 10 department commissioners for prohibition en forcement, the government's ma chinery to be created under the 18th amendment to -the constitution wa's practically completed. A few state directors have not been named, but their duties are being performed by internal revenue officers. Prohibition Commissioner Kram er's office had an inkling in its first day of operation of the multiplicity of problems that it will face until the public gets acquainted with the law. Telegrams and telephone calls poured into the various members of the enforcement staff and there were almost as many different subjects to be discussed as there were messages. Officials believed when Secretary Glass approved the final draft of the enforcement regulations that they could meet any controversy with a definite answer through those rul ings. But it was admitted freely thit the first day of prohibition under the nation's basic law had proved there still were technicalities to be inter preted. Much Liquor Left. San Francisco, Jan. 17 The com ing of constitutional prohibition has left 1,300,000 gallons of whisky and 5,000,000 gallons of wine to be dis posed of by the internal revenue offi cers here,- according to an an nouncement from the officers today. The final disposition of the liquor still is to be determined upon, but it was believed by revenue executives it would be distributed among hos pitals and charitable institutions. Judicial test, of the operation of constitutional prohibition enforce ment will be made Monday before the United States district court here, following the prearranged ar rest here of J. J. Dillon for. attempt ing to deliver wine. Safety Council Head loLauncn Campaign In Omaha This Week R. C. Richards of Chicago, presi dent of the National Safety council, will be the principal speaker at a meeting to be held at 8 next Friday night in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room. - . ' Mr. Richards will come to Omaha under the auspices of the Omaha Safety council, which is launching an educational campaign looking to simulating public interest in their endeavor to avoid accidents, accord ing to H. A. Johnson, president of the local council. The safety council is a philan thropic organization with subsidiary councils in the various sections of the country. Its purpose is to im press upon the public mind the im portance of taking proper precau tion against accidents of every char acter and to teach the simplest and best methods to adopt in order to prevenf accidents. Fifty 'of the larg est industrial companies in Omaha are identified with the local organ ization. " Mr. Richards will show moving Pictures to illustrate his address, Mr. ohnson declared. E. E. Judd, sec retary of the Omaha Safety council, and F. A. Kennedy, state labor com missioner, are other speakers who will occupy the platform with Mr. Richards. Two Boys Caught in Warehouse Confess Theft of Many Sacks Two 12-year-old negroes were captured by police at 10 last night in the act of looting the warehouse of M. Meiches & Co., dealers in burlap sacks, at 1008 North Twenty fourth street Early Crumm, 2011 North Twenty-fifth street, and Walter Grimes, 1617 North Twenty-ninth street, were found hiding beneath piles of sacks in the warehouse by Police man Buglewicz, who answered a call turned in by neighbors. Two other lads,, both white, ran when the police entered the ware house and succeeded in escaping. Police say that more than 4,000 sacks valued at 8 cents 'each, have been stolen from the warehouse during the last week. The boys admitted breaking into the place on previous occasions and taking many sacks which they said they sold for a penny each to a man living near Twenty-third and Paul streets. The boys were charged with breaking and entering. 1 Japanese educators are planning the establishment of a wild-life ex periment station on a large scale. rip a i f n' y Nm Mrs. Ada Evans, Formerly Mrs. W. G. Clements, Now Known to Natives of North Coast of Alaska as "Doctor Kickapoo" for Her Effective Quarantine at Shis maref, Which Was the Direct Cause for Saving of Thousands of Lives in North, According to United States Commissioner, Describes Thrilling Race Through Land of Ice and Snow to Beat the "Flu." Credit for saving thousands of lives by the establishment of a strict quarantine at Shismaref, Alaska, which prevented the spread of in fluenza all along the north coast of Alaska, is given by G. P Lopp, United States commissioner, to Mrs. Ada Evans of Csndle, Alaska, form erly Mrs. W. G. Clements of Omaha. Shortly after the influenza epi demic broke out at Nome and the surrounding country the people of northern Alasla became alarmed through strange tales of how the people, both natives and whites, were dying like flies brought to them by people who were fleeing north. No one seemed to know the cause of so many deaths. As soon as au thentic news of the 'epidemic reach ed Candle Mrs. Evans went to Deer ing, 60 miles farther north, where she established a quarantine and trained some of the younger women in sanitation and hygiene. Shortly after she was well estab lished word came that all the natives of Prince of Wales were dead, and that the disease was rapidly spread ing north. In answer to a desperate call for help from the United States secretary of education, Mrs. Evans left her work at Deering in charge of her "trained nurses," as she likes to call them, and started over the ice and snow for Shismaref, 160 miles overland, with the thermometer at 47 degrees below zero. Overland, By Dog Train. ' "It was hard to get anyone at Deering to take me on account of the difficulty of the trip and the ex posure to the influenza. At last one big fellow, J. Bert Brown, volun teered and a driver was sent mc from Candle. With nine dogs, a tent, a stove, medicine and pro visions we. started north. That was last November, and you must re member we have only four hours of daylight during the winter. We left Deering at 10 a. m., intending to go only as far as the first outpost, a distance of 18 miles. "The trail was very bad and a nasty head wind was blowing. . We had not gone very far when the snow began to blow and we were unable to find the outpost cabin. After traveling on for six hours longer, we found a sheltered place 'on the Arctic sea coast and put up our tent by fastening our snowshoes to the back of the sled and tying a rope through the center of the tent. "It was only four feet high, but after the men had started the fire it seemed like the Waldorf-Astoria to me. I didn't mind if the coffee, made by melting snow from the beach, (lid taste a .little salty. "We had to stay there nearly all next day on account of a snow storm. The guide went on foot to find an outpost, while the driver gathered wood. Wood was hard to find, but we had to keep the fire go ing or freeze to death. "When the guide finally got back at 7 that night with the news that there was a cabin five miles farther on we moved our camp there and stayed two days, Snowbound." Lost Their Compass. 1 When the party was again able to move on they found that they had lost their compass and were obliged to follow the coast line to keep from getting lost. For 48 hours they traveled without a stop". "Atlhough the thermometer kept dropping every minute and we were getting very short of provisions, we were obliged to stop, as our guide had hurt his leg during the day and could walk no farther. "While the driver put up the tent I 'rustled wood' and got the fire go ing. We were. using one of those small sheet iron stoves without legs, not the easiest thing to start a fire in when one has to use wet vood. "The fire had not been going long when I heard a strange swishing sound and, looking around, found that my stove, with its precious beans and coffee, had sunk out -of sight. The driver had pitched our tent on five feet of snow!" " The next day the party, 90 miles from their destination and with their supplies exhausted, was met by a native who had been s.eht out by the secretary of education to meet them, i He had a letter saying thai the in fluenza epidemic was sweeping up the coast and had almost reached Shismaref. Farther south, the let ter said, most of the natives and many of the whites had died and the tew that were left, were traveling north, spreading the disease. With new determination the little party moved on, stopping at Tap kock, a native village, only long enough to give out medicine and to ask the natives to stop all trapping and travel. "When we at last reached Shis maref I at once established a strict quarantine, lectured daily on sani tation and hygiene, gave out medi cine and visited the native . igloos," said Mrs. Evans. "The native igloos are very much like Our old Nebraska cyclone cel lars. They have one window at the top covered with walrus intestine. The walls are four feet high and built of logs. - I said high, I should have said four feet low, as all but the roof is underground and during winter that is usually covered with 10 or IS feet of snow. "Sanitation?" she laughed. "The natives don't know what it means. Why, I have seen as many as 14 natives with almost as many dogs, several frozen seal, walrus and fox with long strings of fish hanging from the ceiling in a room 10x12. "I felt quite like a medicine faker as I went from place to place with my sanitation committee peddling pills, salts, soap and baking powder. I was tagged 'Dr. Kickapoo' by the secretary of education at Shismaref and last Christmas I received pres ents;from all over Alaska marked, 'For Dr. Kickapoo the natives be lieve that is my 'outside Indian name'! Poor dears, many of them have never been 20 miles away from where they were born." Mrs.-Evans is the daughter of the Late Col. F. H. Swanback of Green wood, Neb., and mother of Colin Clements, the dramatist, who is now with the American commission' in Mesopotamia. Start New Drive for ; Expenses of Air Mail Hangar February 1 Approximately $15,000 has been raised to' defer immediate expenses incurred in preparing to install air mafl service here, it was announced at the Chamber of Commerce yes terday. A new drive to complete the payment on the newly constructed hangar at the Ak-Sar-Ben field will be started on February 1, when reg ular air mail service from Chicago is scheduled to start. The failure of the house of repre sentatives to make appropriations for further extensions of air mail service will in no way deter the in stallation of service to Omaha, ac cording to members of the aerial navigation committee of the cham ber It is pointed out that service to Omaha is actually installed, even though regular trips will not start until February 1. Second Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Praeger predicted difficulty in securing proper appropriations for the service during his recent visit here, but declared that Omaha-Chicago air mail would be a reality by February 1.. Harry A. Koch Company Holds Annual Banquet The Harry A. Koch company held its third annual banquet at the Hotel Blackstoqe Saturday evening. Mr. Koch reviewed the growth of the company' from a two-man firm three years ago. Those taking part in the program were Mike Chaloupka, of fice manager; Paul O'Hanlon of the automobile department: Joseph Friedel, Blaine Young, E. A. Mc Glasson, Joseph Adams, Meyer Klein, Edgar Eddy, H. G. Bell, James Connolly, Paul Hutchinson and Charles Peterson. Credit for the success of the program was given to the girls, . Details Essential To Success of Movie Sales Manager Says Felix F. Feist, promotion and sales manager of the Goldwyn Pic ture corporation, speaking before members of the Goldwyn local of fice at the Hotel Fontenelle yester day afternoon, declared that the successful movie drama in the fu ture must have feature's and de tails which appeal to all, the peo ple in every community. "In the past details have been omitted in many of 1 the popular productions," he said, "arid it is in the corrections of these minor de tails, such as background, settings and scenery that a picture will be made great. "Plays which depict personality entirely are soort to be replaced by more philosphical themes, such as 'The Street Called Straight.' which was only recently released." Mr. Feist expressed great en thusiasam at the growth and present standing of Omaha as a motion pic ture center. Omaha has a keen ap preciation of high class pictures in his opinion. Former Member Editorial Staff of Bee a Financier Edward B. Perkins, formerly of the editorial staff of The Bee, is now affiliated with Feuchtwanger, Cahn & Co., 'members of the New York Stock exchange, 51 Exchange Place, New York City.. Mr. Perkins spe cialized in finance for years before entering his present work. Entire Crew Joins Legion. Los Angeles, Tan. 17. Every of ficer and enlisted men on the bat tleship Mississippi has joined Los Angeles Post. No. 8 of the American Legion. , The post officials said this is believed to be the first instance of an entire ship's personnel joining the legion. Women Speakers Will Feature Weekly Meet ( Of Advertising Men Omaha women who have made successes in the advertising and sell ing ends, of business houses will be the principal speakers at the meeting of the 'Advertising-Selling league Monday night at the Hotel Fonte nelle. ' Miss Mary Marston, advertising manager of the Burgess-Nash com pany, will speak on ''Accomplished Results." She will tell the story of her own ideas and efforts that in 30 months permitted her to rise to her present position. ' Miss Mary Sturgeon, sales man ager and assistant general manager of the Eldridge-Reynolds company, will speak on "Passing the Buck." She has some startling ideas on the subject, as through her ability to analyze human beings she has made a success of her work. "Art in Advertising" will be ex plained by Miss Winifred D. Elrod, advertising manager of Orkin Bros. She has had experience in news paper, department store and print ing plants and will demonstrate how she puts the punch in copy. Red Cross Is Searching . For Missing Soldiers The home service section of the American Red Cross is desirous of information regarding the following persons. ' Anyone having any in formation is asked to call at the Red Cross office, 1205 Farnam street, in the Wilkinson building, or telephone Tyler 2721 : - Edward E. Gorman, Clarence Weatherbee, Sante Consalino, Will iam R. Lages, Leslie Walters, Clem ent M. Kngle, Reliance Meaner, Chester Decker c M" J. li. Decker," REDS DEPORTED FROM U.S. LANDED IN ARCTIC REGION - Berkman and Emma Goldman Assert They Will Return To America to Aid in Revolution. By The 'Associated Press. . Hango, Finland, Jan. 17. United States army transport Buford, hav- ,ncr nn hnarrt 24Q radicals deDOrted from America, arrived here at 3 6 clock this afternoon, rinnisn pi lots could not dock the vessel and a German pilot was summoned. Alexander Lerkman and Emma nnldman. whn have been considered the leaders of the deportees, have de clared they will not remain in Rus- sia, nut win return io .nucm. iu save it." . ' Th rr-At nn board the Buford Will be taken to the Russian frontier by United States labor bureau ana im migration officials. After the Buford had been docked Berkman and Miss Goldman led a procession of radicals down the ernnrt nlatlL A lrffj flllfTlllff of Oer- a 6 - - - . sons assembled on the wharf, gazing a ... . rr l curiously at tne lanoing. ine reas made up a motley throng, their faces full n( rnrinsitv as to what their fu ture might be, while there were traces ot anxiety lest they mignt De attacked after they had left the pro tection of their American guardians. Finnish authorities will look after the safety of the deportees. After they had landed, Berkman and Miss Goldman talked willingly with newspaper men. Asked to give her opinion of her deportation, the latter replied: "It was melodrama to keep it secret." Finns Ask Safe Passage Of Soviets for Deportees Helsingfors, Finland, ; Jan. 17. Finnish authorities have informed the soviet government of Russia of the plan to send 'Alexander Berk man, Emma Goldman and their comrades across the, border, but no reply has as yet been received from the bolsheviki. The Finnish com munication requested that the bol shevik troops cease firing when the party makes its appearance. Ihe Russians deported trom America will be placed on board locked cars and taken to Terijoki, about two miles from the frontier, accompanied by a Finnish military guard and a detachment of Ameri can marines. There are two ways of entering soviet Russia. The first is across a bridge near Terijoki, where the bolshevik and Finnish lines are drawn along the banks of a little river. The other is further north to ward Ratau, where the lines are separated by a thick forest. The former is the more direct route and, if used, the American reds will safely reach soviet territory. The other is known as "the route of death," owing to the large number of political prisoners who have been dispatched in the forest after having been deported. People of Finland, acquainted with the history of deportations are keenly . inter ested to learn which route will be chosen. Quarrel Over Wraps Results in Suicide Attempt by Mother Mrs. Catherine Lombardo, 30 years old and mother of six. chil dren, attempted to take her own life last night at her home, 3309 South Twenty-eighth street, following a quarrel with her husband, Chris Lombardo, according to a report made by police. Police say the woman became angered when her husband criticized her for going out doors without wraps on and that as soon as he left the house she took bichloride of mercury tablets. She then called her children around her and told them she had taken poison and wanted to die, ac cording to the police. The children called her brother, John Albino, who lives at the house, and told him of her action. Police were summoned and Police Surgeon Shook revived her and reports that . she will re cover. - . , The brother, police say, said that quarrels between the two over triv ial matters were frequent. Probe of Soviet Rule in Federal Pen is Ordered Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 17. Prep arations for carrying into effect or ders of Federal Judge John C. Pol lock that a "sweeping and compre hensive" investigation be made into conditions at the federal disciplin ary barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., were begun today by Fred Robertson, United States district at torney for Kansas. Mr. Robertson said he expected to go fully into charges made yesterday at the trial in Kansas City, Kan., of 11 former inmates of the barracks that for several months in 1919 the institution was governed by a "so viet" committee of prisoners. Three New Directors Are Elected by Omaha Club At the annual meeting of the members of the Omaha club last night, the following new directors' were elected for a term of three years: H. A. Tukejv A. C. Potter and N. P. Updike. These men suc ceed E. W. Gaunett, W. A. Pixley and E. M. Fairfield. About 65 mem bers of the club attended the meet ing which followed a banquet given at 7. The nine directors of the club will meet Monday to elect officers. Community Expert to Urge Memorial Building Here James E. Rog"ers, community serv ice expert of New York City, will urge the construction of a commu nity memorial building in Omaha at the Chamber of Commerce Monday noon. Mr. Rogers is campaigning in the larger cities of the country in behalf of memorial buildings and perpetuation of the community serv ice plan, BROGN ELECTED COMMERCE BODY HEAD FOR 1920 Lawyer Shosen C. of C. Presi dentOther Officers , Also Named. Francis A. Brogan was elected president of the Chamber ot Com merce at the annual meeting of the board of directors yesterday. Mr. Brogan, of the firm of Brogan, Ellick & Raymond, is a well known Omaha attorney. He has been chairman of the executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce during the past year. He replaced John W. Gamble, vice president of the First National bank, who was re-elected as a nfembcr of the executive com mittee. Clarke G. Powell of the rowetl Supply company was re-elected sec retary, and Thomas A. Fry of the F. A. BROGAN. Nebraska Savine and Loan associa tion was re-elected treasurer. An executive committee of 24 men was selected from the various eroups as follows: Bankers: J. W. Gamble. First Na tional bank. Financial: Paul W. Kuhns, Conservative Savings and Loan association; H. O..Wilhe!m, H. O. Wilhelm & Co. Automobile trade: Guy L. Smith, Guy. L. Smith com pany. Publicity bureau: Harvey E. Milliken, K-B Printing1 company. Traffic bureau: F. S. Knapp, Omaha Box company. Professions: Alvin F. Johnson, attorney; T- T. Dysart, at torney; Dr. E. C. Henry, surgeon. Grain dealers: F. P. Manchester, Omaha Grain Exchange. Railroad and public service corporations: J. E. Davidson, Nebraska Power com pany. Stock yards, packing and live stock: Everett Buckineham, Union Stock Yards company. Manufactur ers: W. R. Wood, People's Ice and Cold Storage company; A. C. Scott, Scott Tent and Awning company; Guy C. Kiddoo, M. E. Smith & Co. Real estate: C. C. Georpre. George & Co.; John L. McCaguc, McCague In vestment company. Retail trade: L. C. Nash, Burgess-Nash Co.; T. L. Combs, T. L. Combs & Co.; Harley ........... . . VV...U11 . . 11 , , . . wnoiesae, joDDers ana Drovers: Randall K. Brown, Coal Hill Coal company; Robert S. Trimble, Trim ble Bros.; C. H. Pickens, Paxton & Gallagher Co.; David Cole, King Cole CoJ '' Omaha Insurance Agent Brings Prizes to Nebraska Joseph J. Dorward, general agent for Nebraska of the Belt Automo bile Indemnity Co., won first in dividual prize in a salesman's con test conducted by his company among its branches alt over the country. Dorward also captured the first prize for the state. Both prizes silVer loving cups. The Belt cornpany opened the contest on October 1, offering a sil ver cup to the individual agent sell ing the greatest number of policies during the following three months. Another cup was offered for the state selling the greatest number. Dorward sold 297 during the three months' contest. His record helped put Nebraska at the head of the list of states with 2,700 policies. Tennessee was second' with 2,570. The second individual salesman was John G. Monnen of Detroit, Mich. i Health Commissioner Fears Mild Outbreak of Smallpox Twenty-three cases of smalloox reported to the health office during tne last w?ck equal the number re ported during three previous months. v Seven cases were reported last Thursday, five on Fridav and two this morning. lhese iigures indicate that we may have a mild outbreak of small pox," said Dr. J. F. Edwards, health commissioner. WEST URGES BIG PROJECT TO AID DRY FARMING Problems in Nebraska Found To Be Different From . Other States, Repre sentative Says. Washington, Jan. 17. (Specia( Telegram.) The committee of gov" ernors and members of the execu tive committee of the western statel reclamation association which have been holding meetings with the sev eral committees of congress dealing with irrigation matters met with the steering committee of the house this morning, presenting their claims tG consideration at the hands of con gress at this session. J. T. Whitehead of Mitchell, Neb., who is on this special committee, said that in a general discussion of problems growing out of reclama tion and irrigation he had learned that Nebraska's worries over wa ter questions were different from those of most of the western states. This difference lies in the fact that other state have public land ques tions immensely important to them, but in Nebraska this question is al most nothing in view of the littlt public land left. "We are thoroughly together, how ever, on the question of irrigation un der government direction," said Mr. Whitehead, "and we are going U ask of congress either an appropria tion of ?250,OO0,0O0 or the right ta issue bonds of that amount, which 000,000 per year. While we are not receiving a very great deal of en couragement from Majority Leader Mondell, who is always talking about the deficit that is facing tha treasury on July 1, our belief is that in spite of his doleful tittterances we will get some money from congress and what is more vital, settlement of a definite policy that will result in getting the aid we are demand ing. "The presence of a number oi western governors in Washington has had great weight with members of congress and as a consequence we are being received with every con- ' sideratioir at the hands of the law makers." The governors who ae lobbying for the, reclamation fund are: Carcv of Wyoming, Bamberger of Utah. Davis of Idaho, Hart of Washing ton, Campbell of Arizona, Lazzarc of New Mexico. Lieutenant Gov ernor Stephan of Colorado and ex Governor Spry of Utah are also o the party. CLEMENCEAU IS DEFEATED FOR THE PRESIDENCY Paul Deschanel Is Elected tc Succeed Poincare as Chief. Omaha University Students Favor Treaty as Written Ratification of the peace treaty is strongly favored by students at the University of Omaha, according to the results of the intercollegiate vote taken last week. Favoring the passage of the pact without rati fication or amendment were 75 votes and 72 favored a compromise on the Lodge amendment?. Eleven op posed any form of ratification and 18 favored ratification with the Lodge amendments. ' Georqe T. Wilson Leaves On Well-Earned Vacation George T. Wilson, ceneral man ager for Rrowning King & Co. stores at Omaha and Kansas City, left last week for Los Angeles. This is the first vacation since assuming the management in 1912. He has taken an apartment at Los Angeles and will spend his time visiting points of interest in and thereabouts. N. H. Pyson Is Re-Elected To Head Bank of Benson N. H. Pyson was re-elected presi dent of the Bank of Benson at the annual meeting of the bank stock holders Fridav niaht. T. T. Fickard was re-elected vice president; Carl Madsen was promoted from assist ?nt cashier and C. A.' Ryars and D. A. Tracy were elected assistant cashierf , Versailles, Jan. 17. Paul Des chanel was elected president o! France by the national assembly here today. M. Deschanel received 734 votes of the 889 cast. The session was called to ordet by Leon Bourgeois, president of tlu assembly. It was declared shortly after th session opened that the socialist decided to vote for M. Deschanel, which assured his election. There were 940 senators and dep. uties entitled to vote. Lloyd George Present. Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain came to Versailles for th ceremony, which was quite elabor ate and. smacked of a huge social function. When M. Deschanel's name wai called there was a moment of great tension, but he did not present him self to vote. Deschanel is Author. Paul Eugene Louis Deschanel, statesman and author, 13 known as one of the most brilliant Dubli speakers of France. He was bora in ifrussels in 1657, during the exiU in Belgium of his father, Emil Des chanel, senator and professor of th College of Paris. Paul Deschanel entered ooliticai' life in 1876 as secretary to M. D( Marcere, then minister of the in terior, and in the following year wat secretary to Jules Simon, presideni of the council. In 1885 he. wai elected to the Chamber of peputies becoming vice president of thai body in 1896. FIRST ARREST IS MADE AT 12:05 FOR LIQUOR SALE Brooklyn Cafe Owner and Bar tender First to Fall for Vio- lating Dry Act. New York, Jan. 17. Four minutes after the 18th amendment became effective in New York this morning 12:05 o'clock to bo exact 3 Brooklyn cafe owner was arrested by an internal revenue inspector foi selling a glass of brandy. A bar tender in the same establishment was arrested a minute later. This news traveled in under ground channels faster than prairit fire fanned by a cyclone, and in ; short time the merry-making over the demise of John Barleycorn came to a more or less abrupt end in the greater c' v's cafes, restaurants and hotels. The presence of 100 revenue inspectors in the white light district and the knowledge that the city's 15.000 policemen were watch ing for violations of the new law caused the saloonkeepers and oth ers to close their doers somewhat unceremoniously. The final celebration of the pass ing of the wet era did not come up to predictions here. In some of the better known establishments the revelry resembled the traditional New Year's eve celebrations, but for the most part the interested ones declared the "last flina" wai rather tad affair-
