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Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04

Life Threatened
from Omaha
Someone Writes Governor, Saying He
Will Be Shot on
Sight.
(From a STAFF Correspondent

LINCOLN, July 3-(Special. )-Governor
Shallenberger has received a second notice
threatening him with death at the hands
Of an assassin. His latest letter reads as
follows:
Omaha, June q. 1904. c. Shallen-
berger: This being the last week possible,
work II So? If my family comes to
want I a committee Of one will kill you
on sight. A life long w. J. Bryan dem,
but no more for me-"
The letter was printed in a fairly good
hand and was unsigned. 1t was addressed
to "A. c. Shallenberger, Lincoln, Neb." 1t
was stamped with the Omaha postoffice
stamp June rs, 1880 D. m, and with the
Lincoln stamp June 2s, $3.50 p m.
The first letter received by Governor
Shallenberger reached his office shortly
after he had signed the o'clock closing
law In this letter the writer threatened
to- shoot the governor on sight or use a
knife on him. Both letters were mailed in
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
ANOTHER MILLION BUILDING
Burlington Announces New Nam
moth Freight Depot.
WORK WILL START IN SHORT TIME
Land Bought and Only Wait II on
Plans for Structure, which VIII
Cost Between 100000
and S1,OOO,OOO.

The Burlington has arranged for the
erection of a new mammoth freight depot
in Omaha to cost between $4,000 and
81, 900, 900. It will be built as soon as the
plans can be prepared.
Business has outgrown the present freight
station and to keep pace with the increas-
ing freight traffic, both incoming and out
going, the Burlington is forced to more
than double its present space. The pres
ent location ls on Eighth and Jackson and
the building and loading platforms extend
to Howard street
The new structure Is to be ninety feet
wide by 800 feet long which will make
It extend from Jackson street to Farnam
along Eighth. Additional land has been
bought to provide room for the new depot
which is to be modern in every way.
Plains were prepared by the Chicago Of
flee for a new depot, but these did not
provide enough additional space and on
recommendation of local representatives Of
the road these were cast aside and ar
rangements are now under way for a still
larger building.
When complaint was made against the
plans which had been prepared, Vice Presi-
dent Willard called some of the local rep
situation. The present and future needs
Of Omaha were gone over and Mr.. Will
lard was convinced that Omaha needed
something big. He therefore appointed a
committee to visit several cities which have
modern terminals and to recommend plans
for Omaha.
The Great Western was the first road to
provide freight terminals In Omaha which
did not require a long drag up the hill and
these became extremely popular The
Northwestern followed with modern freight
facilities almost in the heart of the city
and it has been noticed that these assisted
materially in getting business because
they did away with the up hill crawl from
the river level.
These considerations and the lack of room
In the present depot have forced the Bur
lngton to move The present depot will
be torn away and the present site with ad-
ditional ground used to give the Burlington
modern facilities
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
Coldblooded Pistol Attack Made on
Unarmed Victims.
IAN OF FAMILY DIES FIRST
Then DesperadOes Go to House ant
Slay Three More.
WERE SEEKING CASH PLUMBER
Countrywide is Aroused, and IL Guilty
Men Are Caught They VIII Prob
ably BE Lyncbed--is south
Dakota Tragedy.

ABERDEEN, s. D.. July ESPECIAL Tel
egram THE bodies of John w. Christie,
Mrs. c. Christie their daughter, Winifred,
and Michael Soymaine, a young man en-
ployed by Christie, were found dead at Ru-
doph. eight miles from here, this morning
The murders supposed to have been com
mtted by tramps were discovered this
morning when John Soymaine, father of the
young man. went to Rudolph and dscov-
cred the dead bodies The authorities are
investigating.
Mr.. Christie, who was a man OF con-
siderable wealth and a grain buyer, was
milking a cow in his barnyard this morn
ing when the unknown person or persons
shot him dead.
The murderers hurried to the house, and
finding Mrs. Christie and her daughter
and the Soymaine boy, prepared to fight
them. The assailants began firing. The
first shots took effect. and the two women
and the boy fell dead.
Robbery Probable Motive.
It is supposed the men who committed
the crime were acquainted to a certain
extent with the Christie family, and their
habits for few people knew Christie kept
large sums of money in his house. It
dollars in his home at the time of the
murder.
The entire countryside is aroused. Bands
OF farmers were Immediately organized
and a pursuit of the murderers was begun.
The authorities in Aberdeen were notified
and the sheriff and his deputies started
at once to the, scene of the crime. The
farmers are threatening the murderers
with lynching IL they are caught.
Mr.. Christie was about 50 years old and
one of the most prosperous farmers in
the northwest.
1t is supposed that the murder was the
result of attempt to get a large sum
of money supposed to have been in the
Christie homo.
One Suspect Arrested,
Emil Victor, young farm hand, who
has been working for John Morrow al
Rudolph, was arrested this afternoon at
Worthwhile, s. D.. brought to Aberdeen and
lodged in the Brown county Jail at 7:sO this
evening. He is suspected OF being the
murderer OF the Christie family He quit
work several days ago, but was seen in
Rudolph last night. He has a gold watch
in his possession which is believed to be
the property of Christie. He denies any
connection with the crime
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
Ready
for River Men
City is Prepared to Take Care of Big
Crowd-Congress to Meet
in Tent.

YANKToN. S. b.. July s.-(special.)-
With the big Missouri River Navigation
congress just four days away. this city is
in the midst of the most active prepara-
tions for II. All advance information in
dicates Yankton will have TO take care
of the biggest crowd in it's history, with the
exception Of the great rush OF the Rose
bud reserve registration days. 1t was
thought the new auditorium would be
built for the occasion, but this was later
found to be out of the question, so that
a monster tent has been procured which
will take care of 5000 people. 1t will be
erected at the south end of Broadway and
all the sessions will be held in it. as there
is no building large enough for such gath
erings in the city. There viii be a big
parade Wednesday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04

fioials, the impression prevailed that he
suggested change had the support of the
administration and Mr.. Tawney sought to
make It clear that the president had not
endorsed the MacVeagh proposition.
In an interview given out today, Mr.
Tswney says that the president had not
taken stand on the question at all.
Mr.. Tawney's statement follows:
The statements published in various
New York and other newspapers, purport-
ing TO be interviews as to what the presi-
dent authorized me to say, are wholly in
correct. did not see the representatives
Of any New York newspapers and TO the
representatives OF the press that / did see
merely said that was authorized by
the president TO say that this oeomargar-
Inc legislation is not an administration
measure but that fl iS os-eiv a Treasury
department matt
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
Suffragists Throw Out
Delegates of HostesSeS

SEATTLE, Wash, July 3-Although the
National Equal Suffrage association is
holding its annual convention here at the
invitation OF Washington suffragists and
despite the fact that the delegates are be-
ing entertained by local disciples OF the
cause, all the delegates from this state
were today denied seats in the convention
The National Executive committee, to
which the Spokane delegates who were un-
seated by the state convention appealed,
tried for three days TO effect a comprom-
ise between the factions and, failing. re-
ferred the contest 10 the national conven-
ton. The question came up in the form
OF a motion by Miss Alice Stone Black
well OF Boston. that the convention with
draw from the Washington delegates the
privilege OF voting.
ID. c. Coates, formerly lieutenant gov
crnor OF Colorado. presented the case for
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
FIVE ARE FREED BY PARDON
Governor Hadley Celebrates Fourth
by LiberRtinE Prisoners of
Long Service.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, July S-Four
white men and one negro will be released
from the penitentiary as a result of Gov
ernor Hadley's first holiday pardons. The
convicts whose sententces are commuted
are Andrew ]. Carnes, Ray county, who
served ten years; Fred Shipley, Polk
county, five years; Charles Crawford,
Gentry county, nine years OF a fifteen-year
sentence for second degree murder; Joseph
Corbet st Charles county, fourteen years
OF forty-five-yeaF sentence the oldest
one In the penitentiary in point OF service,
and Charles Davis, Jackson county, a
negro eight years of a twenty-year SEN
tence for murder in the second degree.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
What are you
going to do oMonday?

The Fourth OF July will come on
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Day
will be celebrated on Monday, the
fifth.
If you have in mind buy
ing a lot for a home it will be
a good way to spend the day
by looking over the many de-
sirable ones that will be ad-
vertised in The Sunday Bee,
July 4th.
Keep II in mind-read the real
estate dealers offerings Sunday
then 20 look At them Monday
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
Taft and MacVeagh Are Not
at Outs on Oleo Question

WASHINGTON, July S-steps were taken
today to correct the impression that a
conflict has arisen between President Taft
and Secretary MacVeagh Of the Treasury
department over efforts TO adopt an amend
ment to the tariff bill revising the law re-
lating TO the manufacture and sale OF oleo-
margarine.
The seeming conflict, Il is said, was
provoked by misinterpretation OF a state
ment given out by Representative Tawney
OF Minnesota, following a conference he
had with the president on the "oleo" ques-
tion.
The secretary Of the treasury was re-
ported 10 be IN favor OF putting a flat tax
OF 2 cents a pound on all sorts OF "oleo"
in place of the tax OF one-quarter OF a cent
a pound for uncolored and 10 cents a
pound for the eolored product. Because
OF the activity OF Treasury department Of
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04

the unseated Spokane delegates. During
the debate Washington delegate declared
that the national convention should mind
its own business and said that the woman
suffrage had been lost in Oregon through
its interference.
National President Anna p. Shaw broke
into the debate TO say that the national
body had Jurisdiction, and protested hotly
against insults offered by those who de-
MED such Jurisdiction"
The state Of Washington now has no
vote in the decision, and the regulars are
in control OF the state organization hut
under censure by the national body.
Mrs. Rachael Foster Avery who has d.
reeted the work Of obtaining 100000 sig-
natures TO a petition TO congress asking
for submission OF a sixteenth amendment
enabling them to vote. reported her work
nearly completed today.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
EIGHT WOUNDED IN BATTLE
Ex-Convict Fights Pursuers and
Marks Six of Them.
INNOCENT BYsTANDER MAY DIE
Aged Man is Mistaken by Posse for
Its Quarry and Filled with Lead
Man Pursued Finally Sur
renders Himself.

lone. Ore, July S.-Eight men were shot
in battle between a sheriffs posse and
T. G. Farheart, said to be an ex-convict,
at this place early today. w. p Escue,
an aged man of Portland was shot by
members Of posse by mistake and Far
heart was wounded in the back, after hav-
ing shot six OF his pursuers. None of the
victims, with the exception of Escue, is
seriously injured. Farheart surrendered to
the posse after his ammunition was ex-
hausted and he was taken to Heppner.
The wounded:
William Clark, shot IN shoulder.
Joseph Beesley, shot in face and legs.
f. II. Perkins, postmaster, shot in foot.
John johnson, shot in leg.
Deputy Sheriff Walter Carson, shot in
Charles Ritchie, shot in leg
". Escue, shot. In body, perhaps ia
tally, by members of the posse.
T. g. Farheart, shot In back.
Farheart got into trouble with F. f.
Miller and is alleged to have drawn a
knife on the latter. Farheart afterwards
broke into walkers general store and
stole a shotgun and a quantity of ammu-
milton, It is asserted In the meantime
Deputy Sheriff w. C. Casson was sum
moned and, gathering posse about him,
commanded Farheart to surrender The
started to run. The posse fired several
dozen shots after the fleeing man, who re-
turned the fire
After taking refuge under a warehouse
Farheart fired at his, pursuers, hitting sew
eral. Escue, who was sleeping on the
ground near the depot, was aroused by
the shooting and got up. Some members
Of the mob mlstook him for Farheart and
fired at him, inflicting injuries from which
he may die.
When Farheart's ammunition was ex-
hausted he surrendered and was taken to
Ieppner for safe keeping Farheart evi-
IDENTIFY had been drinking. After his ar
rest he declared that a conspiracy was
on foot to murder him and that he had
armed himself and fired at his pursuers in
self defense. He was released from the
penitentiary few months ago, having
served a sentence for attempted murder.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
Oil Men Still
Hope for Duty
Will Make Another Effort to Have
Their Product Taken Off
Free List.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The placing of
petroleum on the free list by a substan-
tial majority of the senate apparently
has not taken all the fight out of the
independent oil producers and another ef-
fort in the direction of protection for
this industry will be made when the tariff
bill shall have been perfected in the COM
mittee of the whole and reported to the
senate
At a conference of the representatives
of the Independent oil producers, who have
been in Washington practically all of the
present session of congress, IT was decided
today to make another effort to amend
the bill so as to provide for a counter
vaillng duty on crude petroleum. Unlike
the provision of the. existing law, how
ever the proposed amendment will pre-
scribe that the duty to be collected will
be only one-half of the duty collected
by any foreign country upon oil exported
from the United states.
Senator Curtis has been selected to in
troduce the new amendment, which diff
fers from the countervailing provision in
that II relates only to the crude petrol
cum, Instead Of crude and refined petrol
cum and the products, thereof, and that
one-half of the duty imposed by foreign
country is levied instead of the full
rates.
Mexico. which will be affected more
than any other country if the counter
vailing duty is maintained imposes a
duty of nearly 40 cents barrel on the
crude product This is estimated to be
equivalent to an ad valorem rate of be-
tween 800 and 400 per cent, and the in
dependents assert that this duty is pro-
hibitive.
When this amendment is offered In the
senate an effort Will be made to get a
roll call upon it. Already, 1t is said, sew
eral of the members who voted against the
Penrose amendment, placing duty on
crude petroleum. have signifed their in
tention of voting for the countervailing
duty.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
Hyde is Trying to
Keep Out of Jail
Former President Of Equitable Seeks
to Square Himself with
Court.

PARIS. July S-James Hazen Hyde OF
New York, former president OF the Equit-
able Life Assurance society. appeared in
court today in appeal proceedings against
his conviction by default on May on
the charge Of running down a taxicab
with his automobile and ordering his
chauffeur to speed away after the ae-
cdent.
Mr.. Hyde declared that he did not take
flight, but, on the contrary. left his ma
chine ana procured the number Of the
car with which he had cSillded. This tss-
timony was corroborated by two passen-
gers who were with Mr.. Hyde at the
time. The court reserved decision.
The sentence imposed upon Mr.. Hyde
on May was one months Imprisonment
and a fine Of 500. His chauffeur was
also sentenced 10 ? months imDrisOnment
and = fine Of 80.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
Live Wires Injure
w oman Aeronaut
Body Catches Among Power Wires
and She is Badly
Burned.

LOWELL Mich, July S.-Mrs. Dell
Meixel woman balloonist of Grand Rap
ids, was severely injured today before a
Fourth OF July crowd while making an
ascension here. Her body caught among
some high tension power wires as the
balloon rose and was torn away from It.
Before the current could be shut off Mrs
Meixell had been severely shocked and
burned and her body had dropped to the
ground.
Both the woman's husband and her son
are aeronauts and she had made many
asoensions
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
Pedagogue Says
He Was Swindled
Prof. Ayres, Formerly of Nebraska
University, Has Land Pro-
moter Arrested.

CHICAGO, July 3.-William N Smith,
promoter of an alleged lano company, with
alleged holdings near FL Maiz. San Luis
Potosi, Mex, was arrested on a federal
warrant here today, charging him with
the use of the United States mails in fur
therance of fraud.
The investigation of Smiths methods fol-
lowed a complaint of Prof. George Ayres,
formerly of the University of Nebraska,
who is said to have invested IN the scheme.
The case was continued TO july at the
request of Smith, who was released on
IS, 600 bail.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
CAR CRUSHES PAINTING MAN
ID. p. Cooper Falls on Track and
is Probably Injured
Fatally.

ST. LOUIS July sd. p. Cooper OF
Struthers, o., was perhaps fatally injured
here today by being run down by a street
car. He tainted on the tracks, and the car
bore him to the ground. His skull was
fractured and his right hand will be ampu-
tated tomorrow II he lives. He also suf-
fered internal injuries
Mr.. Cooper is president OF the ], A. &
d. P. Cooper company, manufacturers of
carriages, at his home and the Cooper
Carriage Woodwork company here. He is
wealthy.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
DENVER AUTO RACER KILLED
Loses Control of Machine, Dashes
Into Fence, Striking Head and
Shoulders.

DENVER July S-George Michaels. en-
tered in the five-mile motorcycle race at
Overland park, was killed late this after
noon when his machine skidded while
rounding a turn and crashed through
fence.
The accident occurred in the first lap of
the five-mile race. Mchaels, who was
riding third lost control OF his machine
for an instant when nearing the three-quar-
ter-mile turn. Before he could regain con
trol he crashed into the fence and was
hurled fifty feet, striking on his head and
shoulders and dying before assistance could
arrive
Michaels was we'll known as a motor
cyolist having.-won the Brighton races
year ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
FRANCE SLIGHTS 3. FRANKLIN
Savants Claim that ParIes-VOus Sci
enlist Invented Lightning
Rod.

PARIS, July S-France has declined to
recognize Benjamin Franklin as the in
ventor of the lightning rod, claiming that
honor belongs to a French physician named
jacques De Romas, who in 1850, two years
before Franklin. announced a means OF
diverting lightning. The French Academy
of Science In 1867 recognized Romas' claim
to priority, and now President Fallieres has
accepted the presidency OF a committee
formed to erect monument to Romas as
the real inventor Of the lightning rod.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska-Fair.
For towa-Fair.
Tor weather report see page :.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
THE OMAHA BEE

a Slsan, reliable newspaper that is
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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-07-15

A meeting of the first American
Congress of Road Builders was held at
the first erected Good Roads Building
on the A.-Y.-P. e. grounds July 81.
About fifty were enrolled as official
delegates, there being one each from
Alaska, England, Hawaii and Ontario
Several states were represented by
State Highway commissioners or en-
gineers, or by papers prepared by
them. The meeting was devised by
Samuel Hill, of Seattle, who has done
so much to promote highway improve
ment and education, including the TAX
ing of Prof Samuel Lancaster and
r. H. Thomson to Paris and England
last year to study road questions. At
the close of the meeting he was elect
ed as president of the society for the
ensuing year and was presented with
a fine gold handled cane, Messrs. Ter
race of Orillia and Godfrey of New
York making the presentation re-
marks.
A considerable number of the top
les considered pertain to the prob
lens connected with city street and
expensive bridge construction, but
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-07-15

number of good talks and papers had
to do with country highways. Among
these were papers by Hon. James j.
Hill on Primary Transportation, .
and one by Horatio Earle, state high
way commissioner of Michigan, on
Sensible Utilization of Convict
Labor" These were not read, but
will appear in the published proceed
ings.
e. l.. Powers, of New York, gave a
very interesting History of Road
Building in the United States" be-
ginning with the passing of an act by
the MASSACHUSETTS Bay Colony in
1889, authorizing two or three men
from adjacent towns to unite in laying
out highways" He traced road i'm
provement operations through the
stage coach and freight wagon days
into the days when road and turnpike
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-07-15

into practical operation plan for
state aid in the improvement OF the
highways. This was the first appli-
cation of the principle and thus in
augurated a new era in road build
ing"
A. w. Campbell, of Ontario, had a
splendid paper on Successful Macad-
am ROadWays." In it he said: ut
makes no difference of what your road
is built, stone, vitrified bricks, asphalt
macadam or what not, the drainage
of the foundation is of basic impor-
lance" To insure the proper drain
age three conditions muse be fulfilled:
the foundation must be of kind of
material to shed the water, the road
must be so slOped as to shed the
water and the covering surface must
be of some hard material such as will
withstand traffic and wear.
LET me emphasize this point that
ideal material should be used in the
been in the habit of using the kind of
rock near at hand and plentiful, al
though 1t was not of the highest quail
ity, realizing all the time that the cost
of repair, necessitated because OF the
use of inferior material, would be
greater than if we used ideal material
in the first instance.
"But this matter of road building is
a matter of evolution; you can accom-
plish nothing by revolution. The
progress will be SLOW and it should be
our constant effort to educate people
up to the point where they will real
ize that the use of the ideal material
in the first place is far more profitable
than using an inferior quality and
then repairing.
"The cities ought to furnish object
lessons in the science of highway con-
struction for the rural districts to OBJ
serve and follow, but unfortunately
that is not the case. Think of the
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awful taxation the people are sub
jected to and the money buried in
the mud because of the ignorance and
incompetence of so many officials. 1t
is a fact that principles more reckless
and extravagant are followed in the
city than in the country"
Prof. Henry Landes, of the Univer-
sity of Washington, spoke on Char
acteristics of Stone Suited for Use as
Macadam or for Paving Blocks" In
part he said:
"Our best roads can be made only
by the fulfillment of the following re-
quirements: Selection of proper grad
lent; good drainage of road beds; use
of first-class material in construction;
highest engineering skill at every
Concluded on page 16.)