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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14

the whole and acted on the following bills
s. +. 25-By Thomas. To allow street
railway companies to buy and sell inter
urban securities ana to operate, purchase
and lease interurban lines for passage.
s. +. 1OS-By Clarke. AbOlishing capital
punishment; indefinitely postponed.
Clarke's bill caused a heated discussion
over the question Of capital punishment,
Clarke. Randall. Burns and sackett speak
ing for the bill, and King, Epperson, Aid
rich and Patrick against IL. The vote was
overwhelming in favor of indefinitely post
ponIng the bill.
The following bills were introduced In
the senate Wednesday,:
s. f. SOe-By OConnell Reduce interest
on county warrants from to per cent
s. F. s0T-By sackett of Gage. Placing
Gage county In the same class as Douglas
and Lancaster and providing for the fixing
Of salaries of deputy county officials and
S. F. 5Os-By Aldrich of Butler. Regu-,
soeRs Bonds sU or other sPpeTes bv r any
way companies or common carriers operat-
ing or doing business In the state of Ne
braska. Requiring authorization by state
railway commission of stock or bond Is
sues.
s. F. Soe-By Clarke of Adams. Providing
that where a child is transferred from the
school district In which II resides to an
other, the parents or guardian may vote in
the district to which It is transferred, ex-
cept on questions Of bond issue.
8. F. 210-By Wilsey of Frontier. Grant
ing to the state railway commission power
to provide for and regulate the crossing of
electric and other wires over or under rail-
road tracks.
S, F. 311-By Sackett of Gage Authoriz-
Ing mutual fire. lightning and tornado in
surance companies to deposit money or
securities with the state auditor for the
protection OF policy holders
8. F. 82-By Wilsey of Frontier. For
the protection of tranmen by regulating
the construction and maintenance of tele-
graph, telephone. electric light or other
wires over railroad tracks.
s, F. S18-By King of Polk. A Joint reso-
luton, making application to the congress
Of the United States for calling a conven-
ton for proposing amendments to the con-
stitution of the United States.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14
HOUSE PUTS IN BUSY SESSION
Large Number of Bills Acted on in
Committee of the whole.
(From a STAFF Correspondent

CFrom staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Feb. 13.-(Special.) 1.-THE house
voted on the following bills on final pas
sage:
H. r. 6O-By McMullen Of Gage Estab-
fishing meteorological laboratory under
the direction of the State Board of Health
Killed.
H. r. 163-By Henry. Providing a way
for women suffrage; killed.
The speaker appointed the following COM
mittee to investigate the feasibility of a
binding Irvine plant at the state peniten-
tiary: Quaokenbush, Jennson, Eller and
Stolz.
In committee of the whole the following
bills were passed on:
H. r. 75-By Davis OF Cass Taxing mort
cages; recommended for passage.
H. R. 125-By Fries of Howard Levying
special voting tax of 50; recommended for
passage.
h 4, 1Ss-By Eller Of Washington De.
filming embezzlement of funds of fraternal
recommended for passage.
H. VI. 177-By Leeder of Douglas. Two
platoons for Omaha fire department; rec
H. r. ls2-By Blier Of Washington. Pro
viding for redemption of real estate sold
#. r. 1s2~By Brown Of Sherman IEi p' Two.
column ballot; recommended for passage
Fl. r. 17S-By McMullen OF Gage. Open
iNOtiASS VI bOdIu VI ISeBeubSs recon-
inended for passage
H. r. 202-By e. p Brown of Lancaster
Taxpayer may appeal from excessive levy
without having appeared before the board
recommended for passage
IL. X: 149-By Baker of York. Real estate
taxes become a lien on the property No
vember l; recommended for passage.
The following bills were introduced:
II. r. 3S2-By committee on corporations
10 prevent corporations from watering
H. r. S33-By Cone of Saunders, Per
hitting the parole of dipsomania patients
II. X. 334-By Cone of Saunders Makins
II criminal offense to sell, give or furnish
Intoxicating liquors narcotic drugs tC
any person under sentence as a dipsomaniaC
or as an excessive user of narcotic drug
and to provide penalties for the violation
OF said act.
II. r. Ss5-By Neff of Franklin. (By re
quest) Making juvenile court law apply t.
all children under 16. whether inmates o.
institutions or not.
H. r. S36-By committee on judiciary
The uniform divorce law, endorsed by tn,
national congress on divorce.
H. r. S37-By Armstrong of Nemaha II
repeal maximum freight rates law
H. r. S3S-By Eller of Washington. Tt
license itinerant vendors OF drugs medi
cines, etc.
H. r. Sss-By Killen of Gage. Salaries o
county officers.
H. r. S4O-By Blystone OF Lancaster
Soldiers relief commission shall receiv
expenses IN addition to salary.
II. r. Billy Doran OF Garfield. To re
peal present certifcation law and reinstat
old law repealed two years ago.
| Fl. r. 442-By Davis of Cass. To regulat
stallion service and the registration o
such animal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14

Where county attorney has been en-
gagged in the courts Of another county on
suits in which the state county Is a
party, which have been transferred by
change of venue from his county to an
other he shall be allowed travelling and
hotel expenses while so engaged. The bill
as amended Is that the act shall not af-
feet the salary of any county attorney now
in Office.
The committee favored the increase in
salaries on the ground that good talent
cannot be secured now for the salaries
paid at present. In many counties, II is
said considerable money is paid every year
for the services OF special counsel in i'm
portant cases.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14
"WHITE BREAD"
Lacks Things the Body Needs.

The valuable food elements required
TO build up the nerves and brain are
found up under the shell OF the wheat
and these parts the white flour miller dis
cards, because they slightly iarken the
nour. 1t makes a big difference in tho
body whether it is fed the proper food
elements or not.
A Mo. woman looked into the matter
and found her weak stomach came from
too much mice white bread" She writes
about yearSago my health was very
poor, appetite all gone, my stomach too
weak TO digest what little I could eat
everything soured. my nerves were weak
and my heart skipped beats.
THE doctor treated me for liver trouble
without much beneft and finally / had
nervous pnOstration. l was very much
discouraged and feared l would never he
well again.
Deciding upon a reform at once and
having heard so much about Grape-Nuts
food for strengthening and building uI
broken down system, ] began to eat II
and left on my white bread. II did moi
four on my stomach as the white bread
had done.
my stomach soon got better. my nerves
stronger and I commenced TO gain every
way right along. 1t was a boon TO me
truly a nerve and brain builder. / have
many thanks to give to Grape-Nuts and
its originator for good health In my ole
age.
II am 70 years old and ever since tn,
first time we placed Grape-Nuts food OF
our table Ave years ago. II has always
been there. Our family like the rich mutt,
taste and often eat II dry as well as will
cream. But there are many other ways Of
preparing Grape-Nuts, and we never fai
to recommend this food to those with
tired and worn out brains and nerves
Name given by Postum Co. Battle Creek
Mich. Read the little book THE Road L
Wellville" in pkgs. There's a Reason
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14
PLATTE ON RAMPAGE
Continued from First PageJ


for considerable time Wednesday and
Wednesday night. When the flood embargo
was temporarily lifted a freight wreck
blocked the track for several hours, and
the train due from the west in the morning
arrived in the evening twelve hours late.
The water was running over about a
quarter of a mile of the Union Pacific
tracks, but there was no indication that 1t
was going 10 take away any of the track.
Two Burlington bridges we're washed
away during the day, the enc at Schuyler
and the one at Columbus, both on branch
lines. The river was out of Its banks for
miles and farmers along the lswlands were
fleeing for their lives. for never In recent
years was the river 50 high. The trouble
started with the ice going out Of the Loup
river and the ice in the Platte was break
ing Wednesday night, forming gorges
which would crowd back the water until
Il flowed all over the surrounding country.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14
BAD RIVER is TRUE TO ITS NAME

Ice Breaks Up and Causes "a Serious
Overflow at Pierre.
PIERRE, 8. D., Feb. 1s-(special Tele
gram.)-Bad river, which empties into
the Missouri at Fort Pierre this after
noon broke up and started to pile ice
upon the nee in the Missouri, soon form
ing gorge at the mouth OF the stream
which is backing water up into the lower
portions of Fort Pierre Attempts are
being made tonight to break the gorga
with dynamite TO allow the water from
Bad river to run out into the Missouri
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14
How to Start
Off the Day
Students of hygiene Agree On the hight
kind OF q breakfast

Kind OF q breakfast
Thinking people are giving earnest
thought how to start of each new day
physical and mental condition for their
work A host OF the worlds leading
scholars and authors on hygiene have
written for our guidance ana oil agree
the fght kind of a breakfast ts essehtial
Ayperfect breakfast - impossible with
ouX Malta vita, the deliciously crisp, vi
tahizing whole wheat food Malta-VitA is
&he whole OF the wheat. cleaned, thor
Hnghly steamed. then mixed with malt
eHtraet which converts the star n OF the
wheat Into mAltose, or malt sugar. then
rolled into wafer-like fakes End baked
crisp and bTowh-tile most delicious. most
healthrui food in the world. Maltese Is
mighty recommended by doctors as OK
tremeiy nutritious and the weakest stom-
ach dleests and assimilates Il without eff
tort Malta-Vita 10 rich in maltese. All
groceTs, NOW 10 cents.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14
GOSSIP OF THE LEGISLATURE
Some Notes Caught in Corridors and
Cloak Rooms at Capitol.


(From STAFF Correspondence
LINCOLN, Feb. 1S-(Special.) -Consider-
able sympathy has been expressed for r. D.
Pollard the hard working tax commissioner
OF the Burlington, who for seventeen years
or more has strivep to convince the people
of Nebraska In general and the members
Of the State Board OF Assessment In par
tcular. that the Burlington railroad is not
worth near as much as II is cracked up 10
be, over the admission of p. f, Eustis that
the returns made to the board for assess
ment were not the value placed on the
road for fixing freight rates. Naturally
this remark will be remembered when the
board meets next spring and Mr.. Pollard
will be under the painful necessity of prov
ing Mr. Eustis, passenger traffic manager,
doesn't know what he was talking about
or make the Same admission himself
! Notwithstanding the railroad men from
their standpoint put up plenty of figures to
back up the assertions they made about
the passenger departments being a losing
proposition, at the conclusion of the as
! cusslon two men who have been opposed
to the passage of the 2-ceut bill remarked:
II was against this bill, but since heard
! the talk am fer It."
Both said the fact that the railroads had
consented to sell mileage books at cents
a mile, caused them TO charge. however,
more than the arguments of the railroad
men. inasmuch. they argued, that II they
could sell to travelling men at 2 cents, they
/ could sell to all at that rate.
! reason for the introduction by Senator
Randall Of bill to compel the State
Board OF Regents 10 obey the law and
furnish text books to the students of the
| State university at cost. is found in the
biennial report of the State Normal board,
| which does this which the regents refuse
to do. The Normal board got its arst in
stallment of books on credit and since
that time out of the rental charged the
students and out of the money paid by the
students for books this debt has been paid
and the state has not been out one cent.
The report contains the following financial
statement of the text book library fund:
Balance on hand December 81, 1904. s 42.3i
Retail Of books TO students spring.
term, 1904. ............... lIOOo
Rental Of books TO students, spring
Rental OF hooks to students. summer
pale OF books to students. 2s. 10
Fines for damaged books ..........E AZ
Rental for school years. l905-1906.... 7S2lS
Sale TO students for years l905-l906.. PSI y.
Text book rental, summer term, 1876. 2451C
Sale 10 students, summer term 1905. llAT
Text book rental, first semester, fall
Sale OF text books, frst semester.
| fall 1906 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
Total .......................... 50. 7sl Sc
1t also contains statement from the board
regarding the renting Of text books which
the board does without law com
ezn-H -.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14

Headache and Neuralgia from Colds
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. the world
wide cold and grip remedy removes cause.
Call for full name Look for signature e.
w Grove. Csc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14

Varnishes stains and enamels at Is per
cent discount from regular prices. Ken
nard Glass and Paint company, 18th and
Dodge streets.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14

1t also contains statement from the board
regarding the renting Of text books. which
the board does without a law COM
peling it TO act. This statement, together
with an interesting line about fees charged
the students. is timely just now:
Renting OF Text Books-The experiment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14
D1AMoNDs-Frenzer. 18TH and Dodge.
Missouri Eigh,-Hour Law.

M1SEOuri EiEht-HOur Law.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo- Feb. 18-The
house today passed the bill applying the
eight hour law to all train dlspatchefs and
telegraph operators who handle the run
ming OF railroad trains. The vote was VI
TO &
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14
Now Gnme Law,

The game law, known as II. r. 49, which
passed the senate today, is a very stringent
measure and is designed absolutely to cut
out commercialization In the killing OF
game. Tho bill forbids the sale at all
times OF game and Ash protected by law
and prohibits any person having such game
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14

the Larchmont died in groups and in the
helpless drift in the bitter cold, It became
the old story of the survival of the
httest" ...
Surviving woman Talks.
Mrs Feldman OF Providence, one OF the
survivors, Is quoted as follows:
MY Godi shall never forget that mo-
ment. We all seemed so helpless so ut
terly> beyond human aid In the agonized
cries of frightened women and the shouts
of men 1 suddenly felt my husband seize
my arm and force me to where they had
started to lower the captains boat. Men
were climbing IN but my husband and
some man / don't know lifted me In
II can never forget those cries OF anguish
and terror that arose from those who sank
with the ship that disappeared like magic
under those white-capped waves. AS the
steamer sank l could hear some sweet
voiced woman singing a gospel hymn. II
was Onward, Christian Soldiers
Just as soon as We got away from the
lost ship the waves began to break over
us and we were drenched to the skin. The
salt water froze on us and ] began to
prav that l might die, but God was very
merciful to me. My husband and another
man would slap me and kept rubbing my
arms and body. ! think 1t saved their
lives as we'll my own. for It kept our
blood in circulation.
After untold sufferings we finally got
ashore"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14
County Attornex,s SALARY.


The senate judiciary committee reported
back S F.. 1S9, by Aldrich of Butler, an
act providing for the election, salary, de-
filming the duties of county attorneys. with
a substitute for the entire bill. The orig
inal bill provided for the election of county
attorneys by the county boards and was
a companion bill to the bill TO create the
office of district prosecuting attorney,
which was indefinitely postponed this
morning.
The new bill provides that the county
attorney at the time of his election shall
be a person Of not less than 30 years of
age, who shall be practicing attorney
for at least five years previous to his
election. In counties having not more than
1900 inhabitants no election of county at
torney shall be had, but the county board
is authorized to appoint a county attorney.
The new bill contains the following salary
list graded according to population of
countless
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14
Purner,s storr nI.ioInted.

Purser Young can tell only a disjointed
story. He stated he was below in his
room going over the freight bills when the
shock came, He hurried to the deck, only
to be caught in indescrlbable confusion.
Running below again. he found nearly all
the rooms and the saloon filled with steam
from the broken pipes. Passengers rushed
out of their staterooms half dressed, or
with only their night clothes on. The
water was rising rapidly and soon the
beds on the saloon deck were ahoat. The
rising water caught many Of the passen-
gers who were unable to force their way
up the already crowded stairs. zoo.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14

in his possession except during the open
season or five days thereafter. The bill
will prevent hunting for the market which
the present law cannot reach. The senate
changed the bill slightly, but the change
did not affect the provisions in any way,
so II is probable II will pass the house
within few days. AS there is an emer-
gency clause attached to 1t, 1t will become
a law as soon as 1t is signed by the gov
ernor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14

81 am Just looking over the republican
state platform" remarked Sackett Of Gage
county. as he placed the platform in his
pocket. II was Just seeing now near we
were to carrying out it's pledges. 1 want
to see every pledge kept, even to the tax
alton OF railroad terminals and believe
IL is about time It was being read to the
members in both houses"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14

Clarke Of Douglas county had a long
conference with Governor Sheldon this
morning and the two discussed terminal
taxation. There Is every reason to believe
the governor will lend his great influence
to seeing that this pledge In the republican
state platform is carried out to the letter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14
Two Survivors on Wreck


On a piece Of the after deck OF the
steamer were picked up two survivors and
a dead man, all that remained OF sixteen
who had sought refuge on the frail support.
Little hope was felt that occupants OF
the missing lifeboats and RATS had sur
vived the fearful cold. which moderated
but slightly during the night.
Nearly all the surviving passengers in
terviewed agree that the crew and officers
behaved well. With the first shock and
the thrush of water and escape Of steam
from the broken main steam pipe, Captain
McVey realized the scope OF the accident
The crew was called to quarters, each man
springing 10 his station as the call 10 desert
the ship was taken. Panic-stricken pas
sengers, aroused from sound sleep, rushed
wildly on deck and mobbed the boats and
RATS, men and women fighting each other.
forgetful OF all but the primal instinct OF
seIf-preservation Some OF the male pas
sengers recovered from their first fright
and assisted in the work Of caring for the
women and children first. Many were
sufIocated below In their quarters by the
steam OF drowned beneath the deck.
Within ten minutes the boats were away
from the ships side, just as II settled low
IN the water with the waves dashinE over
| IL. The bitter cold and high seas COM
pIeted the work OF destruction and the
little band Of people who got away from
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14

The Northwestern run in a new man
this morning in the person of r. r. Dixon
OF ONeil. "A, week ago Gus Humphrey
Photographed the o'Neill man to be sure
and be here on Tuesday morning. What
he is doing here mixing with the legislators
can only be surmised, or course, even
though he is the Northwestern local at
torney.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-29
NAVAL PLANS UNCHANGED
Japanese Programme Not Enlarged by
Recent Events. ~.

Paris, July 2L-Gil Bias publishes
AN interview with Vice Admiral Ijuin,
commander Of the Japanese squadron
now at Brest, on the Japanese Iavy.
Asked II Japan had not decided in
view of recent happenings to enlarge
her programme of naval construction
the vice admiral replied:
I'VE have a naval programme for
several years ahead and we shall exc
cute It punctually and vigorously, az
do the great Nations of Europe. But
this programme has not been enlarged
by recent months and it stands as it
did when originated by the admiralty
last year."
Continuing, the vice admiral said it
was inexact to declare that the Japa-
nese loan would be used for the in.
crease of naval power and explained
that this money would be devoted to
the construction of railroads and other
communications in Manchuria.
I'VE are satisfied with the navy"
Vice Admiral Ijuin went on, land we
believe this branch will be able to
cope with all eventualities. The Japa-
nese parliament, while refusing moth.
Ing for national defense, holds us rig.
orously to the naval appropriations
and these we never exceed. We are
to build three warships of the type OF
the Tsukuba, but more powerful, and
they are to be constructed in Japanese
yards from material furnished by
Japanese induStries."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-29
Biq Drive Near Farley.

John Wilson went to Farley this
morning on business for Walker &
Akeley.
Mr.. Wilson states that Walker &
Akeley now have a drive of over one
million logs in Three Island Lake, a
short distance from Farley. This
drive will be taken down the Turtle
river to Turtle River lake, at Farley,
and will probably be hoisted from
the lake and taken by rail to Akeley,
to be sawed at the Red River
Lumber company's sawmill at the
latter place. - &-.L -. -'.~
w. T. Blakeley has charge of the
drive. .... -........ .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-29
KOSHER SHOPS CLOSED.
Jewish Section Of Philadelphia Pa
7-% trolled by Police. 2~s

Philadelphia, July All of the
kosher butcher shops in this city are
closed as a result Of Thursdays dis.
order end all meat not spoilea-by the
crowds was returned to the whole
salers for storage. The entire Jewish
section is being strongly policed.
mounted men being brought in from
the suburbs to reinforce the district
patrolmen. The police keep the
streets free of crowds and there was
no disorders of any consequence. All
of the prisoners held for a hearing
were discharged from custody by the
magistrates with the exception of one
woman who was held in bail charged
with melting to riot. The retail kosher
butchers have appointed committee
to call upon the wholesalers and en-
deavor to obtain concession in the
wholesale price of meat The kosher
butchers say they sympathize with
their customers, but claim the prices
maintained by the wholesalers COM
PEELED them to increase the cost OF
the meat In order to make q fair profit