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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-20
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE
Provision for Increase of Clerks Is
stricken from POstOfice Bill.

Provision for Increase of Clerks Is
stricken from POstOftce Bill.
WASHINGTON Feb 19-After passing
number Of bills under unanimous con-
sent today the house resumed considera-
ton Of the postoffice appropriation bpl.
During the general debate, which termi-
mated at 4 O'Clock, speeches were made by
Messrs. Gillespie Of Texas, Murphy of Mis-
souri,, Robinson of Arkansas, Pargett of
Tennessee. Lloyd of Missouri Stevenson or
Minnesota Finley of South Carolina and
Stafford of Wisconsin.
Shortly after the reading OF the post
office budget was begun Mr. Macon of
Arkansas made a point Of order against the
paragraphs increasing the pay Of clerks in
first and second class postoffices and carriers
in the city delivery service. A spirited dis
pute ensued between Mr. Macon and Mr..
Fitzgerald Of New York, wherein the latter
gave notice that he would see that a point
of order was made against the section pro-
viding for the increase for rural carriers.
Mr.. Macon refused to abandon his posi-
ton and the chair sustained the points of
order.
The house has passed a bill amending
the code of the District Of Columbia rela-
tive TO assessment life insurance companies.
The bill provides that such companies must
have $4,000 assets II they do not issue
policies above thousand dollars and 500,
900 invested assets If they do issue the large
policies and that these assets shall always
be at least per cent of the total risks of
the company.
The small sick benefit companies are re-
qulred to have a guaranty fund OF at least
$4,000 and that il be at least 8 per cent
of their outstanding life risks. 1t is also
provided that expenses Of such companies
shall not exceed 50 per cent of the pre-
miums and all forfeitures shall be paid in
losses or dividends or placed in reserve
for the benefit OF the pClicyholders. At
present less than one-quarter OF the pre-
IIxy fo
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of water from or contiguous to forest

Of water from or contiguous to forest
reserves.
Senator Spooner made a speech In de-
Tense of the forestry service and criticised
the action which had been taken as cur
failing its usefulness. Senator Lodge con-
cluded the debate by saying, while he had
high regard for the work of the forestry
bureau, he at the same time agreed with
the amendment which had been made pro-
viding that all expenditures must first be
directly appropriated by congress.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-20

WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-Assstant Pay
master w. p. sypher, U. s NJ. has been
dlspissed from the navy on account OF
technical embezzlement. Sypher was tried
at the navy yard in this city on the charge
of being unable to account for 1900 OF
funds entrusted to him. The board con-
victed him and the matter has been before
the secretary of the navy for some time
COR review. The law in cases of this kind
is mandatory, requiring dismissal on con-
viction. t.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-20

WASHINGTON, Feb. ls.-Lieutenant
Colonel James A. Irons. Fourteenth in
fantry. has been selected as military at
tache of the American embassy at Toxic
to succeed Captain John j. Pershing. pro-
NOTED to be brigadier general and now
commanding Fort Mckinley. Manila. Colo
mel Irons is now at Vancouver Barracks,
Wash. He was formerly an instructor at
the Fort Leavenworth infantry and cav
airy school.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-20
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL IN THE HOUSE
Littauer Measure VIII Probably BE
Considered at Night Sessions.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.-ship subsidy
will probably be considered by the house
at night sessions late this week. Speaker
Cannon and Representative Watson, the
republican whip, conferred with the presi-
dent concerning the matter today. and al
though no positive agreement has been
reached. Mr.. Watson said that il now
seems that the L1ttauer bill will be con-
sidered on the floor. In case the subsidy
measure is taken up by the house it will
probably be under a rule limiting the debate
to two evenings and the bill will be subject
10 amendment.
After the pOstOfice appropriation bin,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-20
VENEZUELAN REBELS ARE CRUSHED
General Parades shot After Being
Cnntured by Government.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-The state de-
partment has been informed by the Ameri-
can consul at Port of Spain. Trinidad. Of
the complete extirpation of the latest at
tempted rebellion in Venezuela. The news
is contained in the following Dispatch:
General Antonio Parades with seventeen
others were shot after being captured by
government troops near Barancas in the
state of Bermudez about the 18th inst"
Parades landed on the coast Of Venezuela
about two weeks ago with twenty follow
erO
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ter general, rank lieutenant colonel. Major
John b. Bellinger.
Quartermaster to be quartermaster gem
eral, rank of major, Captain Thomas
Swobe.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-20
FRENCH CABINET UNITED
NJ. C1emenceau Says He VIII Support
Action of BRAND in
Church Leases.

PARIS, Feb. 19.-The cabinet. at a meet
ing today. President Fallieres In the chair.
unanimously approved the agreement ar
rived at yesterday between Minister BRAND
and Premier Clemenceau relative TO the
form OF the leases Of the churches to the
parish priests, and NJ. Clemenceau con-
scented. If necessary. to support NJ BRAND
declarations before the Chamber of Depu-
ties this afternoon.
Although the danger of the fall of the
cabinet had apparently been avoided by
yesterdays agreement, there was great
crush in the Chamber of Deputies today in
anticipation of a renewal of the criticism
of the governments policy.
French Cabinet Sustained.
PARIS. Feb 1e.-The Chamber of Depu-
ties today sustained the governments pol
icy in the church and state matter.
DIAMONDS-Frenzer. 18th ana DodRe
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-20
Not Hortile to United states.

part Of the Mormon belief being vicarious
performance of ordinances and ceremonies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-20
snow and Colder In Nebraska Today,
Fair TOmOrrOw-COIder in
Iowa To-day.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. ls.-Forecast
OF the weather for Wednesday and Thurs
day:
day; Thursday fair.
For Iowa-Fair and colder Wednesday;
Thursday fair.
For Missouri-Partly cloudy Wednesday
and Thursday.
For Wyoming and Colorado - Fair
Wednesday and Thursday.
For Montana-P Partly cloudy Wednesday,
colder in east portion; Thursday partly
cloudy.
For South Dakota-Snow and colder
Wednesday: Thursday fair
For Kansas-PaTtly cloudy Wednesday.
probably rain in north and west portions;
Thursday fair and colder.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA. Feb. lS-Onciai record of tenn
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day Of the last three
years: 1897 1895 1875 1904
Maximum temperature. IS 81 80 IS
Minimum MINI i9n6 ts@P Ps,Ts g 3 g
Precipitation ........-..-.. 90 90 90 90
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March l
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature ........................ "a
Total excess since March 1................. 25s
Normal precipitation .............. .03 inch
Deficiency for the day............ .o3 inch
Precipitation since March 10y IS inches
Deficiency since March h.. 4 = inches
Deficiency for cor. pariOd in 1906 2.s1 inches
Deficiency for cor. period In 1876 II inches
Reports from stations at 4. NJ.
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FORECAST OF THE WEATHER

pIAMoNps-Frenzer. 18TH ana DouEe.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-20

N Indicates Trace OF proclpIfatIOT.-
l. A. WELSH. Local Foreea-ter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-20

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March /
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature ...................- - "a
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| OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
| OMAHA. Feb. ls.-Ohicial record of tenn
/ perature and precipitation compared with
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-20

Excess for the day
Total excess since \
Normal precipitation
Deficiency for the Z
Precipitation since J
Deficiency since Ma
Deficiency for cor. 2
Deficiency for cor. !
Reports from 5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Why the Actor Was Sore.

From the San Francisco Argonaut.
An actor without funds managed in some
way to get a second-class ticket on a line
of steamers running between Seattle and
San Francisco.
The voyage between these two points
consumed the better part of three days,
and in view of the fact that his finances
were at low ebb he solved the question in
this way. The first day out he slept all
day to keep from eating and remained up
all night to keep from sleeping. The sec
ond day he took physical culture exer-
cises. On the third day he could not stand
the strain any longer and went down in
the dining room and ordered the best meal
on board the boat. While eating this meal
he could see in his minds eye picture of
a cell in the bastile in San Francisco
After finishing his meal he said to the
waiter, How much do l owe your" Moth
ing" replied the waiter, your meals are
included in your ticket"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Outbreak of False Puffs.

FROM vogue
On every side one sees evidence of the
violent outbreak of puffs, curls and double
twists, which constitute the bulwark of
strength in the fashionable couture of the
day.
No longer is it in the least necessary to
confine ones self to the hair which nature
has seen fit to bestow, for all the world
has now acknowledged the desrab lity and
perfect propriety of eNtraneous additions.
Curls are no longer the dernier cri, how
ever for puffs have usurped their place and
offer possibilities in the way of natural
effect not to be obtained by any other form
of adornment. They can be bought separ-
atcly or in clusters.
They require very little skill in adjust
ment, and any with idea of har
mony of line can make them look though
they grew where they are placed. The
beauties of Charles II reign had a
great advantage in the couture of that
period, which consisted of a wonderfully
artistic massng OF dropping and flowing
curls, but not since then has there been
a tiatterng coiffure than that Of
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Costa RIGA and Britain.
From the London Chronicle

From the London Chronicle
T1e appalling news that Great Britain has
hurled an ultimatum at the head of Costa
RIGA over debt of four millions need not
excite the British navy. For that lonely
land. with face to two oceans, has a
standing army of only COO men, and popu-
lation no greater than that of Leeds. Why
it should have been able to accumulate
a national debt of such dimensions is one
of the problems of international finance.
The Rich Coast land-which is what
Costa RIGA stanG> for-ren,aned poor for
hundreds of years after Columbus dis
covered her. The name represents merely
the Imagination of his mariners. But since
1len much gold and silver has been found,
tnd fortunes in coffee made. Costa Rica
has, indeed, of late years become moro
familiar under her new name of the Coffee
Republic.
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new SIGNALS USED
PASSING OF FINGER CODE" ON
THE FALLS CHURCH ROAD.
Cars Now Use Green Flags to Indi-
cate That Another Car Is
Following.

Although no definite statement has ema-
mated from the officials of the Washington.
Arlington and Falls Church Railway Com
pany with reference to any contemplated
change in the signaling system on its lines,
other than the proposed substitution Of
written for oral orders, there was visible
'lndlcation yesterday that at least one Semi
automatic device has sprung into use since
the wreck last Wednesday.
Commonwealth Attorney Crandal Mackey,
who Is daily traveller over the company's
lines, said last night that he had several
times suggested to Superintendent Garrett
that green flag on the first section of
trolley train would indicate that another
section was following. and that this would
obVlate the danger incident to possible for
getfuiness OF motorman or conductor to
transmit such information in the shape of
an oral order to the crew of a car bound in
the opposite direction. Neither Vice Presi-
dent Hubbell. nor Secretary Treasurer
Hlnchman spoke of the green flag signaling
device In discussing possible improvements
since the catastrophe, but Mr.. Mackey said
one of the cars on which he was passen-
ger yesterday carried green flag. and the
car at the time was being followed by an
other. He assumed that Superintendent
Garrett had acted independently in adopting
the green flag idea, which is similar to that
employed on steam railroads to indicate
Win d nag ny uay ana q green light by
night that a second section is following the
train carrying the signal.
Praise for Garrett.
Mr.. Mackey had none but words of praise
for Superintendent Garrett who, he said,
always accomplished everything possible
upon very meager allowance for opera
ton of the road under his charge.
Mr.. Mackey said he had read the state
u. nf he
w. A. & +. c., printed in The Star yes
at the apparent apathy of the company in
offering protection to its patrons.
Who cares whether the company will
be protected from possibility of falsehood
on the part of an employe after an acct
dent has occurred" said Mr.. Mackey.
What the public wants is safety in travel
irSg, and the proposition to merely substitute
written orders for oral orders is about the
weakest excuse for an improvement In the
system mag nabIe. Still, l do not know
that l expected anything more from such a
source"
You can say for me- Mr.. Mackey con-
Guided, that l am engaged in careful study
of the statutes, and if 1 can find any law
which promises to form the basis for an
indictment that will stick 1 will have Mr..
Hinchman indicted
Wilbur Loveess, the injured brakeman,
whose condition has been regarded as seri-
Gus by surgeons of Georgetown University
Hospital, showed slight improvement yes
terday afternoon, and the operation for am
putation of his right leg was postponed until
today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
PILGRIMAGE OF
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Local Communicates Going to
Saratoga Springs.
TRiENNlLL CONCLAVE THERE
Arrangements fer Parade Of Caivalric
Branch Ct McscrCy.
PLANS FOR ENTERTAINMENT
Names Of Officers Of the Grand Com
mandery-Reunion of Elks at
Philadelphia.
PLANS FOR ENTERTAINMENT

The Washington communicates of Knights
Tempar are to start today for the trien-
NAL conclave, which will assemble at Sara
toga Springs this week. The communicates
will go this year by separate trains, and
each one will have an Independent itinerary.
Potomac Commandery. No. g. will not go
as body, but members will accompany
the sir knights of Washington No. l. and
Orient, No. g. The fraters of Washing on,
Columbia and Orient communicates will
leave the city this morning in separate spe-
cial trains of the Pennsylvania and Ralti-
more and Ohio railroads. De Molay Com
mandery will so tomorrow morning over
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Columbia Commandery, No >. Knights
Templar will enter its drill team in the
prize drill and its members have high
hopes of bringing back a banner and the
reward that goes with it. The other com
manGer:cs will not enter the competition,
but will do their utmost to assist Columbia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
CULTIVATING ABILITY,
What May Be Done by Parents to
Bring Out Good Qualities of Children.

Correspondence of Notes and Queries.
1t may be AN idle speculation, but it
seems to the writer that, given the requisite
conditions of environment, the cultivation of
distinguished abilities Of not precisely of
genius) is not SO difficult, after all. One
has but to recall the lives of many per-
sons who have left details of their child
life and of the influences by which it was
nurtured in order to perceive the force of
this remark. Montaigne, John Stuart Mill,
Sir +. II. Doyle, Lady Morgan and Miss
Mitford-to mention a few persons at ran
dom-have all told us how happy their child
hood was and how favorable occasions were
seized upon by their guardians TO bring out
their nascent powers. Wherefore we can
realize the loving oversight wherewith
the elder DIsraeli encouraged the future
statesman and novelist to read the books
in the Brakeman library, and to treas ure
up the brilliant repartees which fell from
the lips of his fathers friends, and of which
he was one day to make such excellent use,
in which act Isaac displayed a praiseworthy
regard to one of the 6l3 precepts of the
Old Testament, where the Jews are enjoined
to give personal attention to the education
of their offspring and not to delegate that
important duty to hired teachers. Speaking
of parental influence, one recalls the famous
lines of Horace:
Purus eft insons
81 ct viyo ct carus amicis.
Causa fuit Pater his:
wherein we see the piety of the ancients,
both Jews and pagans, in blending their
fathers memories with their own PERSONAL
ties, thus doubling their own utility and
power. Plutarch, Gibbon, Button and Pitt
all record Indebtedness to their fathers,
sympathetic interest in their childish likings.
Nor can maternal supervision and affection
be disregarded as powerful factors. Differ
ent orders of mind have testified to 1t. Cow
per, Kant, Sir William Jones and Burns
sang or wrote of such tendance and vigil
ance.
That special ability is continued in family
groups seems an inevitable corollary from
the following miscellaneous examples of
botansts; the Portas and the Villains &C
quired fame historians, the Scaligers as
scholars, the brothers Grimm as philolo-
gists, the Comedies as dramatists, the BuX-
torfs as biblical eXegeteS, the RoSSettiS as
poets and painters, the De Veres as poets,
and the Brontes as noveists; while Albert
and Horace Smith, authors of the Re
jected Addresses were humoriStS. And if
one may cite examples from ones own
nation, Jews can bring forward the Ibn
EZras as poets the kimchis as great exc
getes, the Ibn TibbonS transatorS, the
Luzzatos as itterateurs and diplomatists,
the RappaportS as scholars and doctors, the
Ascolis as philologiSts, and lastly the mag
nificent family of the Don YechayaS, who
held sway in Spain during the Moorish dom
nation, and who exercised $50 tradition
runs) almost imperial power through sew
eral generations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.
Sequel to Editorial in the Geiger Bank
Case

BALTIMORE, July 6.-Judge Morris, Sit
ting in the United States district court, to-
day issued an order to show cause why at
tachment for contempt should not issue
against Herbert c. Cupit president and
general manager of the World of this city
The order is the result of an editorial pub
lished in the World few days ago char
acterizing "a mass of technicalties' the
case against John w. H. Geiger, formerly
cashier of the Canton National Bank, who
is on trial before Judge Morris, charged
with fraudulent transactions.
A copy of the editorial in question was
mailed to each member of the jury sitting
in the case, which fact was brought to the
attention of the court by the foreman of
the jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07

Maryland and Virginia, partly cloudy Sun
day, probably showers. Monday partly
cloudy; light to fresh winds, mostly south
erly.
weather conditions and general forecast:
There have been showers and local thun-
derstorms from Montana and Wyoming
eastward into New England, except in the
northern upper lake region. and also in the
upper Ohio valley; elsewhere the weather
was fair.
1t Is warmer in the Atlantic states and
high temperatures continued in the central
valleys. the west and southwest. In the
northwest il is somewhat cooler.
There VIII be showers Sunday in New
England and the middle Atlantic states
the lower lake and the southern and west
ern portions of the upper lake region, and
probably in the Dakotas. There will also
be showers Monday from the lake region
eastward; elsewhere the weather VIII be
generally fair Sunday and Monday.
Temperature changes will not be marked.
The winds along the New England coast
VIII be light TO fresh and mostly southerly:
onvthe middle Atlantic coast light to fresh
and mostly southerly, possibly occasional
thunder squalls; on the south Atlantic coast
light to fresh southwesterly; on the gulf
coast light to fresh southeast to south; on
the lower lakes light TO fresh and vari-
able, possibly occasional thunder squalls
and on the upper lakes light to fresh and
variable. possibly thunder squalls on south
ern Michigan and southern Huron.
Temperature.
Midnight, 60 . am, 81; m, Co. 6 a m,
Ga; am, 20; 10 am, IS; II noon, 81; .
pm, So; pm, So; y pm, So; pm, SO; 10
pm, Il. Maximum, SO; minimum 63.
Relative Humidity.
am. 81; pm, 20.
Rainfall Is. pm. to PM, T.
Hours of sunshine, II.
Per cent of possible sunshine o.
Temperature same date last year-Maxi-
mum, "a; minimum, e.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1882 am. and pm;
high tide, $40 a. m. and go pm
TOmorrOw-LOw tide, 12:3S am. and III
pm; high tide. $50 a and 7:15 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, $40 am; sun sets, 7:2s
pm.
TOmOrrow-Sun rises. 4:40 am.
Moon-Rises, 2:33 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
fOTty-hye minutes before sunrise.
Temperatures in Other Cities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Population of Seoul.

From the Korea Daily News
A recent estimate of the population of
Seoul gives the total at 1919 305 In every
ward but the north one the number of
males exceeds that of females but in that
paYt of the city the number of males is
given as 1900. while the females are 90
coo. This would be hard to explain on any
ordinary theory of population. Seoul has
no quarter set aside for the exclusive resi-
dence of females.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Action by Former School Trustees.

CHICAGO, July 6.-Louis F. Post, Ray
mond Robins, Cornela de Bey, w. w.
Mills and John J. Semstaby, former school
trustees, who were ousted by Mayor Busse,
began mandamus proceedings today to
compel States Attorney John J. Healy to
begin quo warranto proceedings in their
behalf. They allege that they are en-
titled to the proceedings, but that the
states attorney has refused to bring them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Increase of Wages Posted

PITTSRURG, Pa, July 6.-Notices were
posted today by the Macbeth Evans Glass
Company of Pttsburg that beginning Mon
day, July s, an increase of % per cent In
wages will be paid in all the plants oper-
ated by the company. The advance will
restore the wages of the flint glass workers
to where they were prior to January
l, 1907, when a decrease of % per cent
was made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
DISAPPEARING HANDCUFFS.
Tucked Away in the Recesses Of the
Police Patrol Box.

A valuable addition to the equipment
the police patrol box, such one see,
along the streets of the larger cities, hai
been made by member of the Boston fire
department.
This Improvement consists of a pair OF
handouts. which are tucked awav in the re-
cesses of the box.
There are many times when police
man is hamrered by having to retair
hold of his prisoner after leading him t.
the patrol box and while the wagon ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Among the Gulls.
From the Mitigate Monthly.

From Inc Mitigate NlOIIIHIg.
There are several guleries scattered about
in Lancashire and Yorkshire which are well
worth visit by those off for a holiday in
the parts of the country they are situated
in No one can visit a place like this with
out adding to his stores Of information re-
speeding the ways and habits of sea-5ird
life which can always lie recalled with feel
inss of pleasure