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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
Officials Have
Narrow Escape
from Car Fire
Awakening to Find Special Car in
Flames, They Signal Crew
with Difficulty.

CHICAGO, May 7.-High officials OF the
Pennsylvania lines experienced thrilling
escape today from fire which destroyed
the special car on which they we're travel
ing from Pittsburg to Chicago. The Of
ficials we're First Vice President Joseph
Wood, Second Vice President J. J. Turner
and Chief Engius er Thomas Rodd. Mr.
Turner escaped through a window.
The Pennsylvania special. to which spe7
clal car No. 1906 was attached, was bowl
ing along at merry clip between Hanna
and Davis Station, Ind, when the fire
was discovered by Mr.. Wood at 6 a. m
He signaled the train to stop. shouting an
alarm to Messrs. Turner and Rodd. The
latter and Mrs. Wood we're near the doors
and escaped in the extreme negligee as the
train came TO a stop. Meanwhile Mr.
Turner, occupying a compartment near the
center OF the car, aroused by the hest and
the shouts OF his companions opened the
corridor door only to find his exit blocked
by the flames. He promptly turned TO the
window and smashed the glass with his
fist. no other instrument being at hand
but the sash refused to bulge. The train
obeying Mr. Woods signal with prodgious
Jerks which alarmed the entire passenger
list presently came to a standstill. Then
the train crew from the outside succeeded
raising the sash and Mr.. Turner was as
sisted to safety with no injury more
serious than a slightly cut hand.
The burning car was then shunted onto
a siding and left to its fate.
The fire is believed to have been due to
crossed electric wires
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
State Canvassing Board Acted Within
Its Rights Last Fall,
CANVASS NO GOOD
Joint Convention Possessed No Power
to Canvass Vote.
OCCUPATION TAX ACT GOOD
Supreme Court Uph oIdH Action OF the
Lincoln city Council In LevyinE
such n Tax on the Public
Corporations
CFrom a STAFF correspondentO

LINCOLN, May 7.-(special.) )--The SUI
preme court Friday afternoon filed a de-
lcision in the suit OF Oldham hgaiust Dean,
holding that the appointees Of former Gov
ernor Sheldon on the supreme bench are
legally entitled to their seats; that the APP
pnlntments of Governor Shallenbereer to
the same positions are illegal; that the
State Board OF Canvassers had power TO
canvass the vote on the constitutional
amendment increasing the number OF SUI
preme court judges from three TO seven,
and that the canvass attempted by the
legislature was without effect because the
Joint convention has no power to canvass.
and that the acts of the legislature relating
to the canvassing OF votes cost for con
stitutional amendments were legally
adopted. The present law relating to can
vassing this vote is upheld.
As there is no specific provision for the
canvassng of the vote on amendments and
no provisions for such returns to be trans
mitted to OF lodged elsewhere than with
the State Board of Canvassers, the count
holds that 1t was the duty of this board
to canvass the returns last fall. The court
also holds that the joint convention did not
hbve before IL the returns on amendments
and that the law does not permit the re-
moval Of the returns Of this kind from the
office of the secretary of state.
The court says any one who reads will
concede the truth of the statement of Rep
resentative Taylor of Custer when casting
his vote that the canvass by the joint con-
vention was not in accordance with the
constitution.
The opinion was written by Chief Justice
Reese. Judges Dean and Rose not sitting.
Governor Sheldon named Jesse l.. Root.
j. s. Fawcett. w. b. Rose and j. r. Dean
as judges. The legislature challenged this
right, claiming that the State Canvassing
board had no right to declare the amend
ment carried. and that II alone had the
power to canvass and declare the result.
1t proceeded to do so. and Governor Shall
lenberger named F'awcett. Root. W. ID. Old
ham and j. j. Sullivan as judges. EN-
Governor Sifas A. Holcomb was offered
one of the places but he refused to make
a fight for the place and Oldham, who was
willing to scrap, was named in his stead
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
BURKETT TO TACKLE TARIFF
Nebraska senator VIII Plead for Free
Lumber-DeIeEhtes to scOtGs
BIaH.
lFrom a staff CORRESPONDENCE

lfTon n bldll correspondent
WASHINGTON. May 7-(Special.) SEN
ator Burkett, just so soon as he may he
able TO gain the flor has a speech which
he will deliver in reply to Senator Piles
on the lumber schedules Of the pending
tariff bill. Senator Burkett is one of the
strong advocates of free lumber throughout
rough and dressed products. but may also
touch upon iron and steel schedules and
lay before the senate in advocacy of a
further reduction of the duty on barb
wire
Plans for the location Of the new agri-
cultural experiment station at Scotts Bluff
Neb., have been perfected so far as pos
sible. The secretary OF agriculture told
Senator Burkett this morning that the
men who are to meet with the parties To-
cally interested have been selected and or
dered to go to Scotts Bluff about May Is.
The representatives of the Agricultural de-
partment are DIR. Chilcott. who is head OF
investigations relating to dry farming and
Mr.. Scofield, who has charge of western
agricultural work. A representative OF the
reclamation service has also been appointed
Mr.. Means engineer OF the Truckee- Carson
project. These three mon are to meet with
Director Burnett OF Lincoln agricultural
experiment station on the day selected.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
Government is Urged to Take Steps
to Crush Rebellion.
ONLY PART OF GENERAL PLAN
Federation of Labor Intends to
Organize All State Employees.
PROVISIONS OF THE STATUTE
Law of 1854 Limits the Organization
J of syndicates 20 Professions and
Trades in Competitive
Industry.

PARIS. May Both public sympathy
and the law seem today to be clearly
against the posts, telegraphs and tele-
phones employees association, which yes
terday threw down the gage OF battle to
the government by Transforming itself into
a syndicate or union under the laws OF
1884 This action placed the union on the
same footing as the workngmen's unions
and was calculated to give II the right to
strike against it's employer, the state. The
newspapers this morning, with the excep-
tion of the extreme socialist organs, are
unsparlng in their denunciation OF the
stand taken by the association as an act
Of rebellion, and they urge the government
to proceed with energy and crush the in
surrection before the movement engulfs
the other categories Of state employees.
Evidence accumulates today that the
formation of this union yesterday was only
the first step in a far-reaching plan Of
the General Federation of Labor to. place
the entire machinery OF the government
at it's mercy.
The law Of 1884 limits unions to profess
sions and trades engaged in competitive
industry" and the attorney general of the
republic is expected to decide summarily
that the syndicate is illegal and order its
dissolution.
AS soon as'this is done the organizers OF
the movement will be subject to heavy
fines and imprisonment If they persist in
meeting.
The congress OF railroad men, at secret
session today, decided to submit the ques-
tion of a general strike TO a referendum
and appointed a permanent strike com
mittee
Dispatches from Havre. Lyons and other
cities say the posts, telegraphs and tele-
phone employees association has voted in
principle for q general strike.
The Postmen's syndicate today refused
to give any further communications to
the press. having decided to keep their
plans secret
The attorney general began proceedings
today in the tribunal Of the Seine for the
dissolution OF the postmen's syndicate.
AJACCIO. Corsica. May 1.-The railroad
employees on the Corsican lines today voted
to commence a general strike Sunday
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
ABUSED MOTHER RESCUED
Rich Kansas City Man Finds Her in
an Iowa Poorhouse.
CHEATED OF FARM AND CHILD
Rcpcntant Sister-in-Law, on Death
Bed, Clears Up Mystery of "Crazy
Mag" Who VIII End Days
in Comfort.

CREsToN, Ia, May 7.-(special9-About
forty years ago up in Madison county,
there lived a woman, Mrs. Blythe, who.
while not actually insane yet was weak
minded. and at times quite "flighty." She
was possessed Of some property and owned
an eighty-acre farm. Relatives of her
husband got control of this in some way
and also took from her her little son,
Charles, who was then lad of about 5
years old, and led her to believe he was
dead. Dazed and grieving, the mother
wondered away. coming later to this place,
where she earned the name of Cray
Mag" and finally became county charge
Her husband married again and the son
1t seems, was brought up without ever
knowing what had became of his mother
He prospered and became wealthy, and
finally married and went to Kansas City
to 1.-Two Here rumors reached him that
caused him to send his wife here twenty
two years ago, to the county farm, to learn
If possible whether Crazy Mag" was his
mother A sister-in-aw of Mrs Blythe.
who was interested in getting hold of the
property which would go to Mag and her
son. II the truth were known at that time
made the young wife believe that the
second Mrs Blythe. whose name was also
Margaret and not her husbands mother;
that she was dead.
Returning to Kansas City with this
story, the young wife and her husband.
Charles Blythe. abandoned the search for
the lost mother as ,hopless and believed
her dead. few weeks ago this sister
in-law who deceived the young wife. on
her deathbed gave out a confession that
she had lied about the story Of Mag and
her death to the Kansas City woman
and asked that the son be notified of the
true state of affairs.
AS soon as he could verify the story
the son came here and went out TO the
county farm TO see his old mother, who
is now almost so years of age He no
titled the authorities at the infirmary
to get her ready as soon as possible and
send her to Kansas City, where he pro-
poses to care for her in his own beauti-
full home. He brought with him pictures
of the room which she will occupy, and
with an attendant especially for he he
win endeavor to partly atone for the
neglect and sorrow OF years which his
mother has suffered.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
Wheat Condition
is Reported Low
Average Estimated by Government ID
Two and Half Per Cent Be-
low Year Ago.

WASHINGTON, May IAN average con-
dition of S3.5 per cent for winter wheat and
sS.1 for rye on May last, against a ten
year average on that date of SO and SCI,
respectively, was announced in today's crop
report of the Department Of Agriculture.
Area of winter wheat to be harvested was
about 27s71,oOO acres
The area of winter wheat to be harvested
was about 2,47S.Oo0 acres less. or 81 per cent
less than the area harvested in 1905, and
2,163.oOO acres, or ~ per cent less than the
area sown last fall.
The average condition OF winter wheat a
month ago was s2.2 and a year ago SO per
cent. Rye averaged s72 a month ago and
9O3 on May /, 1903
The average condition on May 1last and
ten-year average on May /, respectively, OF
certain states for winter wheat and the
same, respectively. for rye;
Kansas: Winter wheat. 81 and IS; rye,
So and 90
Nebraska: Winter wheat, So and S; rye,
90 and 81.
Missouri: Winter wheat 80 and 50; rye
81 and 81.
Illinois, Winter wheat. IS and So; rye
81 and 30
Oklahoma: Winter wheat, 81 and 81; rye
Sc and Sc.
The average condition Of meadow (hay)
lands on May l was A.5. compared with
9S.5 on May L. 1908, and a ten-year average
on May / OF sg5.
The average condition of pastures on
May was SOL, compared with s26 on May
l, 1903, and a ten-year average on May I
of IS; CAL per cent of spring plowing was
completed up to May 1, compared with So
per cent on May ], 1905 and a ten-year
average on May 1 of 65.4 per cent; 5l7 per
cent Of spring planting was completed up
to May /, compared with 5I.7 per cent and
a per cent on May l. 1908 and 1907
respectively. .....- ..,.....
The percentage of winter wheat aban-
doned was 7,2
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
Horses Trample
Man to Death
Josiah Carmean, a Wealthy Farmer
of Furnas County, is Victim of
Vicious Animals.

BEAVER CITY, Neb.. May 7.--(special)
The almost lifeless body OF Josiah Car
mean was found early this morning In
the horse barn at his farm, three miles
south OF eBaver City. Mr.. Carrnean was
horribly margled- and bruised, evidently by
kicks from a horse. The base of the nose
near the left eye was torn loose and the
forehead mashed in. Eight pieces of bone
were removed, leaving the brain exposed.
There was also a cut on the right cheek
and the chest Of the injured man was
bruised. 1t is thought he was tramped on
by a horses hoofs
Mr.. Carmean was lying across the
manger when found by Mrs. Carmean at
Z o'clock. The stall is occupied by two
horses, which were known to be vicious.
The pole between them was smeared with
blood. Mr.. Carmean has but one arm
What occurred with never be known. as
the doctors give no hope for his recovery.
He is one OF the wealthiest farmers of
Furnas county and brother-in-law of
Judge Harlin of York.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
Big Battleship
Lies at Anchor
at New Orleans
Mississippi Inspected by Many In
terested Visitors-No Fear OF
JEFF Davis Picture.

NEW ORLEANS, La, May Lying at
anchor in the great stream whose name II
bears, after having jonrneyed through the
passes and UP the river without untoward
happening the battleship Mississippi was
boarded and inspected by throng Of In
terested visitors today.
Among those who went on the big ship
were a hundred or more Louisiana editors
passing through New Orleans on. their way
to their respective homes from the annual
meeting of the Louisiana Press association.
Numerous tenders of hospitality have
been extended to the Officers and crew
of the vessel during it's stay in this, port.
The principal feature of entertainment
will be a banquet next Tuesday night.
Prominent officials OF several southern
states and of the Lakes-to-thd- Deep
Water association are expected to be pres
ent.
At the several places where the Mis-
slssippi will stop on its journey up the
river elaborate preparations have been
made for the reception of the officers and
men.
Little interest was taken among the Off
GERS of the battleship in the resolution of
Congressman Hollingsworth of Ohio, ques-
tionlng the placing of the picture of JEFF
ferson Davis on the silver service to be
presented to the Mississippi at Horn ISL
and next month While the officers were
adverse to making statements for publica-
tion they left the inference that they were
not at all i'm accord with the terms OF
the resolution. All endorsed the generally
expressed sentiment
Sectional feeling among the officers of
the navy has entirely disappeared"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
Boy Fears Rebuke,
Hangs Himself
Sixteen Year-0ld Youth of Gowrie
Commits Suicide After
Slight Runaway.

FORT DODGE, Ia. May 7.--Cspecial 1ele-
gram) )-Fearing his father would scold him
because he had allowed the horses he was
driving to run away, Elmer Soderbeck. l6
years old son of Heter Soderbeck of
Gowrie hung himself to rafter In the
granary last night.
His father was in town when the runaway
happened and the hoy was afraid he would
be angry when he returned His mother
was in Murdock, MINI, and the lad was
alone with the younger brother Tho
brother found him hanging to the rafter
The dead boy had not been in good health
for some time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
J. GUERNEY CANNON, ALIAS
UNCLE JOE, OBSERVES BIRTH
Speaker Seventy-Three Years Old
and is Presented with GOurd
Dipper by Friends.

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Joseph Guerney
Cannon, speaker of the house, more IA
miliarly known as Uncle Joe" is 70 years
old today. Reminiscent and epgrammatic
as usual Mr.. Cannon received the congrat-
ulations and good wishes OF his friends
and political enemies in his office at the
capitol.
The republican members from North Car
olina, where the speaker was born, pre-
sented him with an unusually large dip
per made Of a gourd from that state. This
brought recollections of Uncle Joe's" boy
hood days, when he said they used dip
per of the same character in making maple
sugar Every visitor" today remarked upon
the good health and spirits of the speaker
who was recently referred to on the floor
Of the house as 1.-The iron duke Of American
politics"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
EVELYN THAW PAYS FINE
Threats of Jail Sentence Causes
Her 40 settle Part
of Bill.

Thaw did not go TO Ludlow Street jail to-
day Instead, her counsel paid over to
George B, Hayes, the receiver appointed to
take charge OF Mrs. Thaw's affairs. the
amount of $3.50, the fine imposed upon her
for contempt in failure to appear in sup
Elementary proceedings This sum is to
be applied to the extinction OF the judg-
ment for se5s obtained by Elsie Hartwig.
a mllliner. There stlll remains to be paid
nearly 500 made up of costs in various
courts and the receivers fees. before Mrs
Thsw can have her affairs taken out of
the hands of the receiver.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
Airships Will Not Be Great
Danger to Fleet Says Fremont

NEW ORLEANS. La, May captain
John C. Fremont OF the United states bat
tleship Mississippi now in New Orleans
harbor is not believer in the theory
that the battleship is TO be relegated by
the adoption OF aerial navigation. In dis
cussing the matter he said:
did you ever try TO drop marble from
the second story of building into a hat
on the ground. Well, that is just about as
easy to do as II is to drop lyddite shell
from an airship upon a battleship or a
Dreadnaught. The currents OF the air Will
cause the shell to fall in some place other
than that designed. Invariably. There Is
nothing OF sufficient carrying power yet
10 bring about the navigation Of the air
by any sort OF a ship which will carry a
gun OF instrument which would direct the
fire accurately Of a downward projectile.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
Woman Caught by Rope on
Wagon and Dragged a Ways

tracted the attention of passersby as she
was jerked from her feet. number OF
men caused the driver to stop his team.
while others helped Miss Riley to her feet
and removed the rope. She was able to
walk with slight assistance to her place Of
business. a block away.
1t is thought no serious results will arise
from the accident as Miss Riley's condi-
ton promises 10 be normal, aside from her
bruises, as soon as she regains nervous
balance.
Several policemen, including Sergeant
samuelson, Emergency officer Nielsen,
Patrolman Jensen and Detectives Mcdonald
and Walker. were at the scene almost I'M
mediately after Il occurred They secured
the name and address OF Blake, the driver
Of the wagon, also that Of Miss Riley. A
large number OF people, on their way TO
work, witnessed the affair.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08

1T would be many years before aerial
navigation becomes source Of extreme
danger to the navies OF the world, and It
will never be until there is some better
propelling power than gas engine. In
stead OF force which generated one-horse-
power 10 the pound. there must be some
thing which will be able to generate
horsepower to an ounce Of comhustible
gas. There must be something which will
sustain weight in the air and which cannot
be found and shot to pieces by guns from
the earth. At present from recent ex.
periments. IL has been shown that an
aerial vessel Is helpless and can be shot
to pieces at an altitude of several thousand
feet. more than two miles. before it can
reach position anything like directly over
the object II seeks 70 attack
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08

While crossing Farnam street on the
west side of Sixteenth at 9 o'clock Friday
morning. Miss Agnes Riley of the Riley
Sisters, milliners at Sl7 South sixteenth
street. who lives at ASS Chicago street. in
Dundee, was caught by one foot in loop
of rope that was dragging from delivery
wagon driven by Frank Blake of 6s North
Twenty-third street She was thrown to
the ground and dragged cast from the foot
crossing almost TO the car tracks. she
escaped with only bad scare, general
shaking up and a number of minor bruises
The wagon was going at an ordinary
gait. About twenty feet OF light rope.
looped at the dragging end, was trailing
from the rear OF the vehicle. and il was
into the loop that Mss Riley unconsciously
stepped
piercing scream. audible for blocks, at.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
GERMAN AMBASSADOR SPEAKS
Count Won BernstOrH Addresses the
Deutscher Club of Milwaukee,
Following Luncheon.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 7.-Count
Johann Won Bernstorff, the German am
bassador. was the guest of honor at lunch
con today at the Deutscher club, an arfs-
tocratic German organization.
At the luncheon the count spoke in a
happy vein.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
SESSION ON COUNTRY LIFE
Western Men Discuss Matters of In
tereSt TO Farmers at Guthrie
Meeting.

GUTHRIE, Okl., May 7.-Yesterday hav-
ing witnessed the forming OF a permanent
body. today's session OF the Southwest
Interstate Commission on Country Life was
given over to further papers and speeches.
Among the Speakers. all OF whom are west
ern men, was r r. Cousin OF Austin, Tex.
whose theme was The Mission OF Schools
in Improving Country Life Conditions"
Good roads, irrigation and the parcels
post were other subjects discussed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-08
Two Pnrdons Granted.

PIERRE. S. D., May 7.-(specia Tele-
gram.)-The State Pardon board today
recommended pardons in the cases of
Joseph Harness. sentenced from Custer
county on a charge of forgery, and Edward
Tobin. sentenced from Minnehaha county
on a charge of burglary