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Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-05
FATAL WRECK NEAR TULSA
Passenger and Freight Trains Collide
and Two Trainmen Are
Killed.

TULSA, okla. Jan. 4. A passenger train
and freight train on the st. Louis & San
Francisco railroad collided head-on, near
Fisher, small station twelve miles west
of Tulsa, this morning. One engineer and
one fireman were killed and a score of
others we're more or less seriously injured
None of the passengers was fatally hurt.
The trains were what is known as the
Meteor, a fast passenger train, southbound,
that left Kansas City last night for Okla
homa and points south and a northbound
freight train.
The dead:
w. A. MILLER Of Enid, okl., engineer.
FIREMAN, name unknown.
The seriously injured:
Fireman Hancock, arm, leg and back
crushed; may die.
Conductor Barnard leg broken
c. f. Hosey, passenger, address not
known.
Frank weddle, express messenger, knee
crushed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-05
DETROIT BANKER KILLS SELF
Continued Ill Health is Cause of Sui
eide of Henry c. Pot
ter. ,Jr.

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 4-Henry c. Pot
ter, jr.. of this city. vice-president OF the
Peoples State Savings bank of this city.
committed suicide at his home shortly be-
fore 10 O'Clock this morning. Mr.. Potter
had been suffering from nervous prostrs-
tion for some time.
About a month ago Mr.. Potter was found
in the bathroom OF his resi-
dence on jefferson avenue. Gas was es-
Gaping from an open jet II was stated
then by members of his family that the
gas had been turned on accidentally, as
he was overcome by an attack of heart
trouble. This morning a shot was heard in
the bathroom OF Mr. Potter's residence.
When the family and servants entered the
room he was found dead on the floor with
a bullet through his head
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-05
.ures at Omaha yesterday

Omaha and Lincoln Commercial clubs
present memorials to congress asking
subsistence allowance for postal clerks
more pay for federal judges and for
tariff commission. Page /
Supreme court hands down decision re-
fusing to review governments appeal
from the United States court of appeals
reversing fine OF $29,0OO,0OO against
Standard Oil company. Page 1
Congress appropriates $s.OO,OOO for the
relief of Italian earthquake sufferers.
Page 1
President Roosevelt sends message to
congress giving detailed information as
to why secret service bureau is neces-
sary Page s
Climax in Haines murder case is reached
when Thornton Haines, the author, takes
witness stand in his own behalf. Page 2
FOREIGN.
Earth quake experts predict more heavy
shoks at Messina this week and inhab-
itants are terrorized. Page
Former President Castro of Venezuela
underwent an operation in Berlin. Page
NEBRASKA.
Case on trial in the federal court at
North Platte involving question whether
the Union Pacific right of way is 200 or
500 feet wide. Page 3
coGnzERCIAL AND MDusTRIAL.
Live stock markets. Page 2
Grain markets. Page 7
Stocks and bonds. Page 2
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-05
WIRELESS TO COVER SEABoARD
Tower Five Hundred Feet High VIII
BE Erected in wash
inRtOn.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Bids for the
OF a steel tower. about 800
feet high. to be used as station for the
wireless telegraphic system at Washington
will be opened tomorrow. When this sta
ton is in operation it is said by officers
who have charge OF the wireless service
OF the navy. that the department will be
in constant communication will all vessels
on the Atlantic seaboard. 1t is believed
that It will be possible TO communicate
directly with ships within 1000 miles Of
Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-05
NEGRO SOLDIER LOSES SUIT
Supreme Court Refuses 40 Interfere in
Case Arising from Browns
willie Riot.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The supreme
court today dismissed the case OF Oscar
Reid, one ot the negro soldiers summarily
discharged by the president on account of
the Brownsville riot. holding that the
amount involved was not sufficient 10
Justify the bringing OF the case to the SUI
preme court
Today's decision leaves In effect the de-
cision OF the district court for the south
ern district OF New York. which was
against Reid He sought to compel the
payment of his salary since his dismissal.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-05
GAS RATE LAW DECLARED VALID
supreme Court UphOIds Eighty-CeRt
Measure Passed by New York
Legialature.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The supreme
court of the United States today re-
versed the decision OF the United States
court for the southern district OF New
York IN the various cases against the Con-
solidated Gas company of New York City.
The cases involved the validity OF the New
York state laws OF 1905 and 1906, the latter
OF which fixed the price Of gas in New
York City at 50 cents per 1000 cubic feet
The effect OF the decision Is TO declare the
law uncOnstitutionA
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-05
THE WEATHER,

FOR OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS AN y
VlClNITY-Fai Tuesday decidedly colder
Tuesday with cold wave. ..
FOR NEBRASKA-Tuesda cold wave.
Tuesday.
Temperatmres aI Omaha Yesterday:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-05
SUMMARY OF The bee

Tuesday, January ., 1909.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-05
MuIIin Refuses TO subside.

Arthur Mullen who gave UP his large
law practice TO be oil inspector under
Governor-elect Shallenberger, reached Lin-
coin last night, and after casting crit
ical eye over the work Of his ieutenants
had a conference with Governor-elect
shallenberger. At the conference Mr.. Null
len was informed that Il was considered
very reprehensibie In the eyes q the Soy-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-05

CONTINUED or Second Page-l
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-05

THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The White House. Jan. L. 1903. 4"
House Passes Resolution.
The members Of the committee on ap-
The Lamar register., 1909-03-03
BRINGING PEOPLE TO
COLORADO.

There Is talk of trying to organ
boom; and while this may not re-
ceive the approval of conservative
and cautious men, all will Join in say
ing that everything practicable should
more capital to the state. A Typical
boom has a speculative character
which does rot tend to permanent
improvement, although it must be ad-
.iake practicable the launching Of
enterprises which would not be un-
dertaken If exceptionally favorable
conditions did not exist.
What Colorado wants and VIII
every other state wants is enduring
growth. 1t wants people to come who
will make homes and become part Of
the abiding population 1t wants
capital to develop its resources. to
build railroads where they are need
ed, to erect factories, and to make
countless other Improvements.
The best way to secure this is to
tell the plain and simple truth about
the state. The way to secure a
speculative boom is to tell more or
less exaggerated stories and to pre-
sent nothing but the bright side OF
local conditions. By the latter meth
cd many people could be induced to
come without adequate equipment for
the venture; but the disappointment
of these might do the state far more
harm than all the good to be derived.
from their presence.
Colorado people can afford to con-
fine themselves to the truth wheii
they write about the state and the
opportunities it presents to home
seekers and investors. Throughout
the country. and especially In the
Middle West, thousands Of men are
looking toward the newer states with
a view to establishing homes where
opportunities are greater than in the
communities In which they reside.
It should be practicable to induce
many of these to come to Colorado
and help open up new sections and
build new towns. Capitalists with
idle money are always looking for
good investments, and there are so
many opportunities of that kind here
that, properly presented, Colorado
should prove attractive to men of
means-Ex.
The Lamar register., 1909-03-03
PROGRESS OF SCIENTIFIC
FARMING.

That the movement for the cult
walton of the semi-arid lands Of the
United States Is making steady and
substantial progress is evidenced by
the meeting Of the Dry Farming con-
gress at Cheyenne this week. Al
though there is some objection to
the present title of the association.
dry farming" has a definite and
accurate meaning in the popular mint
and it probably conveys a better
meaning of what is being attempted
and accomplished than "scienfi1fc
farming would convey.
The success that has been gained
along this. line is dependent upon the
introduction of drought resisting var
ieties Of plants and upon methods OF
cultivation that retain the moisture
IN the soil. thus making 1t available
for plant growth. According to the
reports Of government experts and
practical farmers at Cheyenne. the
plant that has proven to be Of the
greatest practical value In the dry
farming experiments is durum wheat
while the object sought in all the
various systems of dry farming culti-
walton is production of a covering or
mulch Of dust upon the surface which
checks evaporation
Results Of numerous experiments
in Colorado and neighboring states
have proven beyond question the
possibility of producing profitable
crop providing the right methods
are used, and they have also confirm
ed the impossibility Of success upon
these semi-arid lands with the ordin-
ary farming methods.
There Is no reason to believe that
the limit of progress in dry farming
has been reached. On the contrary.
it is altogether probable that new var
ieties Of plants will be discovered oil
developed better able to meet dhe
arid conditions, while continued ex-
perience and experimentation will
probably lead to more success
full methods of cultivation-Ex.
The Lamar register., 1909-03-03
sHoRTsleHTED sTATEsMANsHiP

Amy man with the record Of long
public service which belongs to Sem
ator Henry NJ. Teller is entitled to
the name of statesman, but it is un-
fortunate for the Teller name and
fame that In the closing days OF MS
public career he should identity HIM
self with a policy that is anything
hut statesmanlike.
In a speech In the senate on Fri
day. condemning the forestry bureau
system, Mr.. Teller said: Il would
rather have an American home and
an American family than to have a
forest as big as all out-of-doors.
do not believe that there is moral
or any other claim upon me to post
pone theuse Of what nature has CIV
en- me-
It is extremely unfortunate that
the state Of Colorado Is represented
The Lamar register., 1909-03-03

in the federal senate by any man,
Democrat or Republican. who holds
that the issue of the forestry service
is an issue between the forest and
the home. 1t is because the home
Is dependent upon the forest. that
forest conservation, as a part of the
great and far-reaching policy OF the
conservation OF natural resources. hat
won the approval Of broad-minded
and reasonable Americans.
The policy that Senator Teller de-
fends Is not policy of the home. but
the policy of spoliation. He speaks
not for the development Of the nat
ional resources but for their destruc-
ton. and when he says there is no
moral obligation to postpone the use
of natural inheritance. he denies a
duty that is admitted by every states
man of conscience and clear vision
of the future.
The result of the forestry policy
Is to increase the annual product OF
the forests and to continue that an
nual production indefinitely. The pol
Icy Senator Teller defends would sat
isfy Immediate needs at the cost OF
destruction and leave future genera
tions without any resource. The men
that swept he hillsides bare Of tim
ber in the neighborhood of Colorado's
mining camps were not public robber
for they violated no law, but they
followed a method that was woefully
wasteful and utterly disregardful OF
public interest, and they inflicted un-
necessary injury that at best will
cost many years to repair and is in
many cases irreparable.
The loss Of such statesman to
the senate and to the state Is not to
be regretted. Would that The Chief
tain could speak more favorably Of
his successors.-Pueblo Chieftain.
The Lamar register., 1909-03-03
Stealing Public Lands.

The American continent was stolen
openly from the Indians by piece
meal by the white men and they
have been stealing lands acquired by
the government ever since. Men
who are looked up to as possessing
under ordinary circumstances scorn
to do an unworthy or criminal act
will plumber the government of its
public lands with impunity. In fact
men lave come to hold to the idea
that it Is no crime to defraud the gov
ernment Suits have been begun by
the secretary Of the interior to re-
cover lands, which, 1t is alleged. were
obtained by land companies through
illegal entry, the value of such lands
running to over $110.0OO.O00.
During the period OF II months
from July 1. 1907. to Dec. l. 1908.
appropriations amounting to 100000
were spent by the interior depart
ment, and as a return 629.O00 acres
Of timber lands worth over $4.3OO,-
900 were recovered, s136.700 was col
lected from timber trespassers. and
fines amounting to nearly $60O.OOO
were collected, making a total Of over
100000 money value in excess OF
the appropriations spent in the work
These land fraud cases were work
ed out to an important degree
through the secret service. Power
full constituents of members of con-
gress are involved thereby, and this
fact accounts for much Of the bitter
opposition to the employment OF sec
ret service men outside the treasury
department Men engaged In the
business Of defrauding the govern
ment resent being interfered with
and in many instances as has been
shown, they have a strong pull
with congressmen.-Natton Farm
er.
The Lamar register., 1909-03-03
20 YEARS AGO
Notes from The Lamar Rsaistsr OF
March 2, 1889

The Continental Oil Co. has made
Lamar its Arkansas valley headquar-
ters and is putting in several large
tanks here. Mort Strain is the local
agent
The Mennonite colony made large
number of filings under the Amity
canal north of Granada and Holly.
Lamar had a bad small pox scare
on and the Register was busy trying
to explain that there was only one
light case Of varioloid in town. CThat
"one" case cost Bent and Prowers
counties $4,000
Candidates for appointments TO
county offices were getting plentiful.
The Lamar register., 1909-03-03
THIS BOOK FREE.

An interesting book which gives
a brief sketch of the lives of many
prominent Americans together with
an excellent likeness Of each has just
been issued by Booths Hyomei Co.
Any reader OF the Register who de-
sires a copy of this book can obtain
it free by writing Booths Hyomei
Co., Buffalo, N. Y. A postal card
will do. Just ask for Booths Sket-
dhes Of Famous People.
The Lamar register., 1909-03-03
Things For
Babies

Say. How many things does
a baby needY Shoes, socks,
frocks, frills, bonnets, coats,
blankets etc.,-right down the
line and what a pleasure to select
them at the same place without
having to shop here, there and
every where.
A complete showing of Laces,
Embroidery, Persian lawns, Main
sock, India Linens, plain and en-
broidcry Flannels, White Mohair,
Stork Pants, Underwear of all
kinds and in fact everything that
the baby needs.
The Lamar register., 1909-03-03
Enbroideries

Swiss, Hamburg and Nanisook
Embroidery and insertion, Front
ings Flouncing, braiding, etc.
Whatever you want maybe
you'l II find it here at nc and loc
a yard.
The Lamar register., 1909-03-03
Dress Goods and Silks

this a
and
H in o touard
y and wool IIenretas in var aio%s % widths, widths at o prices
The Lamar register., 1909-03-03

The New Spring Millinery for
season of 1909 is now on display
in the millinery parlor. There
are many new and beautiful crea-
tions this season. We cordially
invite all to look over our large
line.
The Lamar register., 1909-03-03

FO. Men-IHt w. Il. lVuB
las shoe for men continues to be
the most popular. The reason
!. that it is far and away the
best for style, the best for COM
fort and the best for wear of any
of the shoes that sell at this price
or even higher prices. Oxfords
$3.50 and $4.0O, Shoes $3.50 and
81 90.
We have already received a
number of the new spring styles
in both the above in oxblood, tan
and black.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-23

Eskimo Methods o. Dealing VITA the
Wary Creatures,
Writing OF rar northern hunting
methods uarrl Whitney thus de.
scribes in Outing now Eskimos Kill the
wary seal:
MANY seals were seen un the fresh
made ice. and 1isrcgou. my head nan
expressed a desire that take charge
Of his dog team 81 lille ne ~tulkcd Sru,r
Of them. Seals are extremely 81, agd
great caution must be pracIicrd IN nI.
proaching them The l1SEiluu. u,r y
blind In the form Of miniature
sledge. about eighteen iuch,.,, tp ."rr'r
by six In width with bears KRIS tarE.d
on the runners Fore and aft are two
upright crotched sticks. upon which
the rife rests and TO which It Is msh.
ed. On the front Of the sledge Il cross
bar sustains two long perpendicular
sticks, over which piece of white
r!oth is stretched. or when that is not
attainable hareskin is substituted.
Through hole in this cloth screen
the muzZle of the rife protrudes.
Holding his blind before him. he
was enabled to walk within 300 or 400
yards Of seal without startling It.
Then he dropped on his hands and
knees and pushed the little sledge be-
fore him Thus hidden behind the
cloth screen, which so blended with
the ice as to arouse in the seal no sus-
picion of danger, be approached with
in fifty yards before shooting. Seals
is necessary to bit them in the head
or under the shoulder and have the
bullet penetrate the heart and kill
them instantly; otherwise they will
flop into the hole and sink before it is
possible to reach them"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-23
Tiny Work.

Mark Scallot a blacksmith, IN 1873,
I'm the twentieth year Of Queen Eliza
beth's reign, made a lock consisting
Of eighteen pieces OF steel, iron and
brass. with a hollow key to it, that al
together weighed but one grain Of
gold. He also made a gold chain. com
posed of forty-three links, which he
fastened to the lock and key. In thf
presence Of the queen he put the chain
about the neck Of a flea. which drew
it with ease, after which he put the
lock and key, Gea and chain into a
pair of scales, and they together
weighed but one grain and a half
This IS vouched for by an old writer
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-23


whom. but they were people who sad
ly needed them, who didn't expect
them and who couldn't make any re
turn except broken gratitude that
hurt you to listen to.
why, no, certainly I'm not crying"
and the bachelor girl smiled dashiugly
through moist eyes But don't mind
telling you it was the happiest part of
my Christmas And hereafter those
are the sort Of people I'm going to give
to.
Il think | shall write jolly little
note to each of the relatives and friends
with whom l usually exchange pres
ents. shall send these notes long
enough before Christmas to forestan
anybody's buying presents for me.
in the notes | shall convey my best
love ana my Christmas wishes shall
also explain why ! intend TO send no
present this year that purpose max.
ing all my gifts To those whose only
claim upon me is their need. | shall
add that am certain they will like
this original method of disposing of
their gifts And shall further say
that il they want TO make me hap
py and to enjoy the jolliost kind OF
Christmas themselves they will please
take the money they had intended to
spend on me and do likewise with it.
In this way every dollar we give will
be well spent and make somebody
really glad
$50 that's my New Year resolve. Tn.
selfish? That's all you know" The
bachelor girl laughed. ITS horribly
selfish. Didn't tell you ! was going
to do it merely because it made me
E. happier?'-Ph Philadelphia Bulletin.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-23
A Week Of Blunders,

Sir William narcourt once told me
that be had dlned out every night for
whole week in advance OF his inyi-
tation He discovered his mistake only
on the last night. when on going 10
dine with some people who gave long
invitations and large dinners he found
them alone After a very pleasant
evening he thanked them for asking
him in 50 friendly a manner, where
upon they explained that the invitation
had been for a week later, but that
they had been only too delighted at
his mistake. On hearing this Sir VII
liam looked ut his engagement book
and discovered that this was the last
Of a number OF invitations which he
had anticipated by a eek-"Memo-
ries Of Fifty Years" by Lady St.
Heller.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-23

F0I2
{lRANEEi
AND
AUN tie

Grandmother Will appre late a sew
ing basket OF the straw variety. which
Win save her the trouble Of hunting
about in the depths Of a bag for her
sewing materials This convenient
model is carried out with straw bas-
ket somewhat on the order of n mat-
ting tray, which Is 10 be pure hused IN
,he shops for fitting with utensils. The
basket has an openWork rim of straw.
through which ribbon an iucu and
half is threaded. On the inside ut in
tervals the ribbon is passed through
spools of silk and then threaded in and
out of the straw beading until the next
position IS reached. About six spools
of silk or cotton are supplied. and n
paper Of needles is attached in the
same fashion The ribbon threading
ends at the sides OF the basket in
prettily tied bows. The bottom of the
basket is fitted with n sachet pad Of
silk and I'm the center is a tomuto-like
pincushion Of the same silk. TO the
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-23
NORWAY'S BILL OF FARE.
Fish and Boiled Potatoes Served Day
After Day.

Fish and Boiled Potatoes Served Day
After Day.
LAS we sat coziIy before the cheer
full blaze" writes Caroline Thurber In
delightful account of "A Motor In
vasion of Norway" In the Century.
1--WE INDUCED In mathematical cacula-
tons and found that we had eaten
forty-two consecutive meals OF fish.
with potatoes never otherwise than
boiled one OF the women of our party
once cried from her soul to a sympa-
thetic looking host, why, oh, why,
are there no chickens in Norway
"There are. madam. but they are
for laying purposes
Then why. oh. why, do you always
boil your potatoes?
We are different from you, mad
am. We don't like them messy. We
prefer to know potato as q potato
when we eat It
"In our passage through the country
we had certainly encountered new
and unpalatable foods, but we were
always uourished, for good milk, but
ter and eggs were everywhere at hand,
and we developed powers OF digestion
previously undreamed of. Even so, one
supper menu staggered us-nota bene:
Sausages. three kinds; raw salmon,
picked anchovies, shrimps, cold frie6
fish, cold fish pudding, cold meats. five
varieties of cheese, pickles, oranges
and gooseberry marmalade, tea. four
kinds of raised bread, fiat bread with
caraway, English biscuit. Norwegian
rusks. fried eggs. hot stew variety
unrecognizedl and boiled potatoes"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-23
When Grandma Goes VISITING.

Grandmother will appreciate sew
ing bag as a Christmas gift perhaps
more than anything else you can give
her This bag IS especially suited for
a sewing bag. us it is easily folded and
can be carried In small hand bag
when she goes visiting. one yard and
a quarter each OF plain pink taffeta and
Dresden silks are required Both silks
are cut on the bias and divided into
three pieces, then sewed together alter
nately, thus-frst pink, then Dresden,
then pink, and so on. The foundation
of the bag is a circle OF soft cardboard
five inches in circumference. This is
covered neatly with pink taffeta silk
on both sides, for which a quarter yard
Of pink taCfeta silk is required. After
base is covered gather silk and sew
on to base. This forms the bottom Of
bag. To make top, turn in silk about
two inches from the top and stitch
down neatly, then make another row
Of stitching one-half inch above this
row. This forms place through
which the running string is run. one
yard Of narrow soft taffeta ribbon is
used foI Il running string.