Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-05
OLDHAM TO FILE PETITION
Supreme Court Grants Permission to
Test His Appointment.
WAVES COMPETENCY OF COURT
Congressman Gardiner Of Michigan ia
he the Orator Rt the Young
Mems Republican Club
Banquet.
From a staff Correspondent

step was taken in the plans of Frank Ran
som and his democratic fellows to dis
rupt the supreme court late this afternoon
when the supreme court gave permission
TO Judge Oldham to file his custer suit.
The petition, as printed in The Bee sew
eral days ago. was filed by J. w. West OF
Omaha, who is attorney for Judge Oldham.
Judge Oldham filed a waiver of any dis
qualifications of the present court sitting
on tho case by reason Of its members hav-
ing accepted the increased pay or by reason
of Judges Root and Fawcett having been
appointed by Governor Sheldon and re-
quest was made upon Judge Dean to get
him to sign such a waiver, but he refused
to do so.
No order was made as to when the Ease
Is to be heard and it is probable 1t will
take Its regular place on the calendar.
Ex-senator Van Dusen, it is reported here.
will represent Judge Dean in the suit.
Michigan Man for Speaker.
Congressman Gardner of Michigan will
he the principal speaker at the banquet
OF the Young Mems Republican club on
the night OF the Lincoln centennial. Details
were arranged at the meeting OF the COM
mittee Of the club Wednesday night at
the Lindell ohtel. Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Martin, A. w. Jefferis OF Omaha and
representatives of the University Repub-
lican club will be the other orators. The
banquet will begin at Z O'Clock so the toast
list can be completed in time to let the
guests go home on the cars.
The banquet will be similar to previous
ones given by the club, except that II will
be on a larger scale. Judge G. II. Riser,
who is at the head of the committee,
counts on a much larger attendance at this
banquet than usual. Both the significance
o fthe celebration and the large scale on
which the arrangements are being made
are expected to attract a much larger at
enhance Of republicans from all parts of
the state than at previous banquets.
Cement Users Convention.
The fourth annual convention of the Ne
braska Cement Users association will be
held at the Lindell hotel, Friday, February
10 to 10. Arrangements have been made for
the largest convention held since the asso-
citation was ofrmed and a large attendance
Is expected. There were more than 1900
present at the convention last year and the
attendance this year will be considerably
larger. The promoters of the convention
have established headquarters at the Lin
dell hotel, where invitations and notices
are being mailed to the members of the as
ISOLATION, and others interested.
The convention Is to be quite an educa-
tional affair to the users of cement and
oen of the chief features of the meeting
will be the exhibit OF everything in the
cement line. The entire floor of the audi
torium, opposite the hotel, has been rented
and is now being made ready for the ex-
hibition. The program will consist of ad-
dresses by many we'll known speakers.
Various topics will be discussed.
Cement makers and users are requested
to bring specimens of cement for the ex-
hibit. e
At an executive session held Tuesday it
was decided to notify the county surveyors
and commissioners Of every county in the
state TO be present. The convention is ex-
pected to result in a combined movement
for better roads, and the idea in asking
the commissioners to be present is to show
them the varied uses of cement in the con-
struction of roads.
Durham Acquitted of Assault.
Frank H. Durham, tried on the charge of
assault upon Arthur Tangeman and of stab
bling him with a ~screwdriver, was acquit-
ted by a jury in Judge Stewards division
OF the district court Wednesday night. The
Saso went u inc jury ABOUT D p M ana
the verdict of aoquittal was returned after
three hours of elaboration.
Durham is a business man of Roca and
Tangeman is the postmaster at that place.
The trouble arose over the loss of a key in
Dunham's postoffice box. The evidence OF
parties ~squarely conflicted on the question
as to who started the fight in which Tango
man was stabbed. Tangeman declared that
he was stabbed over the heart by Durham
and that the weapon used by the latter was
a screwdFiver. Dunbar said that Tango.
man attacked him and that the wound
Tangeman received was inflicted by a
poker which the complainant himself