Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-13
REPUBLICAN CLUB BANQUET
Young Republicans of Capital City
Pay Tribute to War President.
MOVE TO AMEND PAROLE LAW
Bryan Clubs Propose 90 Have n BiE
Dollar banquet ON Birthday of
Peerless Leader. February
the Nineteenth.
tFrom a sad correspondent.l

tEI0ul a GldIA correspondents
LINCOLN, Feb. 12-tSpecial Telegram)-
The Young Mems Republican club OF Lin
coin observed the Tooth anniversary OF the
birth OF the martyred president tonight at
a banquet at the Lindell hotel at which COW
ers were laid for $50. Thu speakers were
Congressman Washington Gardner OF Mich
igan, Deputy Attorney General Grant Mar
tin and A. NJ. Hare OF the State university.
Relief for sick Convict.
Finding II impossible to let a tuberculosis
patient out Of the penitentiary without
granting him absolute freedom. Governor
Shallenberger will request the legislature to
amend the law so that the convict may be
paroled In such a contingency, no matter
whether he has served the minimum time
or not As the law now stands. the gov
ernor would have to turn the man free for
all time in order 20 allow him present lib
erty, and this is farther than the governor
cares to go.
The case is that of Antoine Christainson,
an Omaha wife murderer. serving a life
sentence. He has been in the penitentiary
since 1902. For several years past physicians
employed TO attend the c~onvicts have been
certifying that he is afflicted with tubercu-
losis. The disease has now reached an ad-
vanced stage. where il is not only neces-
sary for. Christianson himself to be taken
away TO make his recuperation possible.
but so long as he remains the health OF
other inmates is endangered.
The present law provides that no parole
shall be granted in any case until the min
imum sentence for the crime has been
served. Christianson has not been in long
enough to meet this requirement. The Law
allows the governor to commute a sentence
In such an emergency as this one, but to
do so would be equivalent to granting a
pardon.
c. Christensen. a brother Of the convict.
was here from Omaha during the week and
said he would take the latter home and
care for him II released. 1t is possible that.
once outside of prison, the wife murderer's
health might be restored. Governor Shall
ienoerger has instructed his private secre-
tary, W. ]. Furse. to draw up a bill for
Introduction IN the legislature authorizing
a parole 20 be issued under such circum-
stances.
Cement Users Convention.
The second days session OF the Nebraska
Cement Users association, which is being
held at the Lindell hotel. was attended by
members and delegates from nearly every
section of the state. oAfre than 200 dele
gates have registered up to date and as
many more are expected to arrive in time
for the meeting Friday night. The exhibit
held-in the Auditorium opposite the hotel
is proving an interesting feature OF the
meeting and is quite an educational affair
in itself. At the meeting Thursday night
c. A. p. Turner of Minneapolis delivered
an address illustrated by stereopticon views
on reinforced concrete construction. The
address of Mr.. Turner was listened to with
Interest and the speaker was frequently an
piauded. Prof. Grove e. Barber gave an
address on the material used in the con-
struction OF the building of Rome. Peter
Palmer OF Oakland. Neb.. whose subject
was Things I Am Up Against spoke in
a general way OF the value and Durability
of concrete and its advantages over other
kinds OF materials in all kinds OF building.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Palmer's address
C. A P. Turner urged every member OF the
association TO put forward efforts in trying
to induce the government to adopt concrete
for all forms of construction.
Governor TO Entertain judges.
Governor s%hallenberger will entertain the
members OF the judiciary at the executive
mansion from s to 10 o'clock on the night
Of February 1s. Invitations have been sent
not only to the members OF the state
courts. but to the judges on the federal
bench.
OpseF'ance OF bryans birthday.
In honor CT w. ]. Bryan's forty-ninth
birthday. February ~. the Lincoln Bryan
club will give a banquet in the Lincoln
Auditorium. to which win be invited all
the Bryan organizations of the state. The
president OF the Lincoln Bryan club. Frede-
rick Shepherd. will be m and
speeches will be made by Mr.. Bryan. Gov
ernor S~hallenberger and one speaker from
abroad who has not been chosen. Senator
Elect Shively of Indiana and Ex-Governor
Folk of Missouri have been suggested for
this position. Representatives of the Bryan
Volunteers and the Students Bryan club
Of Lincoln will be on the program II. A.
Meier of Lincoln is chairman of the COM
II ittee on arrangements. The plan is TO
make the event a dollar dinner.
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