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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
HOUSE COMMITTEE AT WORK
Drastic Measures Relative to Secret
Service Controversy Considered.
REPORT WILL BE MADE THURSDAY
Presidents Friends VIII Resent Any
Extreme Action and Warm
Debate Is Expected on
the Floor.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Drastic meas
ures were considered today by the Perkins
special committee of the house, appointed
to recommend action in defense Of the
body In reply to the criticisms made by
the president in his annual message in re-
ferring to secret service legislation.
After a meeting of the committee a re-
port spread that the committee would
recommend to the house that the portion
of the message referring to the secret
service be expunged from the record. An
other report was that the recent message
in reply to the request for more informa-
ton on the subject would be returned
to the chief executive. Neither report
could be confirmed.
A report probably will be agreed upon
by the committee tomorrow, but Chairman
Perkins said today that no report would
be submitted to the house tomorrow. II
is believed the house will be called upon
to take action Thursday.
One OF the most interesting debates OF
the session is expected when the report is
brought into the house. Friends of the
president will resist any drastic action that
may be recommended. On the other hand
Representatives Tawney, Smith, sherley
and Fitzgerald are preparing to defend
themselves against the references to
themselves in the message. Their remarks
however, will not be personal defense, as
they maintain they should not attempt to
divert attention from the controversy
which Is between congress and the presl-
dent, and not between themselves and tho
president.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
TRAIN HURLED FROM TRACK
Engineer and Fireman and Several
Passengers Are Reported
Killed.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Jan. 5.-A num-
Der of passengers are reported to have been
killed when the fast Flying rglnlan No.
1 on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, due
in Cincinnati at 8 a. m, ran into an op, n
switch early today near Capertown, seventy
miles east Of here. The train went hurting
into the side of a steep embankment and
Thomas Edwards OF Barboursville, the
third Oldest engineer on the Chesapeake &
Ohio, and Fireman Peter Trent of Russell.
Ky were instantly killed. Wrecking crews
have been dispatched from this city and
Handley to the scene OF the wreck.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 5.-Advices 10
the local offices of the Chesapeake & Ohio
are to the effect that only the engine of
the fast flying Virginian left the track in
the derailment near Caperton. No definite
information as to the death or injury of
any passengers has been received, but It 10
stated that the engineer and fireman were
killed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
MOTHER STAYS THREE SONS
Then Turns Gun ON Herself and
Inhicts Wound that Proves
Fatal.

LAKE CITY, la, Jan. 5.-(Special)-
Mrs. Jack Powell shot her three little
boys, aged s. and years. and then
turned the gun on herself Monday after
noon. The two older boys are dead and
the mother also, while the other boy is not
expected to live
Mr.. and Mrs. Powell were well-to-do peo-
pie living five miles northeast of this place.
Mr.. Powell was away at a neighbors help
irg to shell corn when the news reached
him.
While the shooting was going on a neigh
Dor and his wife drove into the yard and
hearing the shooting, rushed into the
house, but were too late, as all four lay
In one room with the blNod oozing from
the wounds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
ENACTS FATAL SCENE IN COURT
Mrs. Beisel Gives Dramatic story OF
the Shooting of j. Clay
ton Erb.

MEDIA, Pa, Jan. 5.-Mrs. Catherine
Beisel, who was on the witness stand yes
terdaY when court adjourned in the trial
In which she and her sister, Mrs. NJ. Flor
ence Erb, are charged with the killing of
the latter's husband, ]. Clayton Erb, con-
tinued under direct examination today her
story of the shooting of Erb. The witness
told of having been summoned by tele-
phone from a nearby hotel by her sister,
who said that Captain Erb had been beat
ing her. when 1 got to the house." she
continued, I'VE went to my sisters room
and minute later my sister went to the
bathroom, saying that she would tell me
all about Erb beating her since he came
home. Then 1 heard Mr.. Erb's voice."
Mrs Beisel covered her face with her
hands and shook with emotion. She went
on:
II ran into the hall I saw him with a
revolver. I'll get you now he said, "and
came toward me. AS he came I sprang at
him"
The spectators in the room gaped open
eyed at the witness as she enacted In the
witness box the tragedy of Erbs death.
She said she did not know whether she
got the revolver then or during the strug-
gle afterwards. She told of the tussel with
Erb for Iife how he held the pistol toward
her face; how she knocked 1t up, braced
herself against the door, and released her
self from his grasp and how he caught
her again.
"I fired at him"
Mrs. Beisels voice rang to the farthest
corner OF the court room. She fired and
fired, she said. Then all grew dark before
her and she did not know what happened
next. She had tainted.
The witness told of events subsequent
to the shooting and was then cross-ex-
amined by District Attorney McDade. This
brought out nothing new.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
PROCLAMATION FOR ITALY.
ople Of Omaha;

To the People OF Omaha;
A few days ago the whole world
was shocked at the terrible disas-
ter that came upon the people Of
italy.
The press dispatches tell us that
over 100000 lives were lost and
whole cities wiped from the face Of
the earth. Those that are living
are mourning for the dead, but they
themselves are begging for food
and shelter-they are dying by the
hundreds. They must depend for
the present on those who are able
to give. Everywhere the people are
responding to their appeal
The italians OF our city are doing
what they can. The three daily
papers are receiving contributions,
large or small. I hope that the
people of Omaha will give what
they can, 80 that we may in . small
way assist in alleviating the exist
ing distress and help in providing
homes, food and clothing for the
destitute and needy.
JAMES O. DAHLMAN, Mayor.
Tuesday, January 8, 1909.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
PACKING INQUIRY BRoADENS
Claim Agents of Two Cincinnati
Roads Ordered 40 Produce
hooks and Records.

CINCINNATI. o., Jan. 5.-Many of the
leading railroad men Of the United states
are to be called to appear before the fed
eral grand jury investigating the pack ng
house situation in Chicago, according to a
witness summoned here today. Subpoenaes
were served here on F. II. Boisseau Of the
Big Four railroad claim agents department
end T. II. Noonan OF the Continental lines,
Mr.. Noonan said he was not at all sur
pr sed that he was called. Men connected
with the claim agents office said none
knew the nature of the books and papers
which Mr.. Boisseau was officially o, dersd d
to produce in Chicago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE
Number of Minor Bills Passed with
out SembIance of Quorum,

Number OF Minor blllS PaSbed "lth-
out SembIance of Quorum.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5-rransacting
business without even the semblance of a
quorum, the house OF representatives today
passed several bills of a miscellaneous
character, but Of little general public i'm
I-Ortance. The only incident worthy of note
during the consideration of these measures
was a heated discussion among the mem
bers of the Indiana delegation over a bill
90 provide for the establishment of ju-
dicial divisions in, the district of Indiana.
The measure failed of passage through the
refusal of a majority to order its third
reading, and its being subsequently laid
upon the table. Over two hours were de-
voted to consideration OF the bill providing
for the erection of embassy and legation
buildings abroad without any conclusion be-
ing reached with regard to It,
Among the bills to successfully run the
gauntlet were the following:
Authorizing the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western Railroad company and the
Lackawanna Railroad company to con-
struct bridge across the Delaware river
between Columbia, N. j., and Slateford
Pa, and providing for the granting OF
leaves OF absence with pay for thirty days
to- employees on the Panama canal injured
In line OF duty.
At p. m. the house adjourned.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
MIcHIeAN'S OLDEST MAN DEAD
Father, Son and Seven UncIes Had
Lived Beyond Century
Mark.

JACKSON, Mich, Jan. 5.-Phinip Brus-
hart, said to be the oldest man In Michi-
gan, died last night. aged 10 years His
father, who fought in the battle OF Water
loo. lived to be over 100 years old. and he
has seven uncles who lived beyond the
century mark.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
FORAKER BACK TO PRACTICE
senator May Represent Brownsville
Soldiers I'm Test OF Presi-
dents Action.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-After March
Eext the activities Of Senator Foraker OF
Ohio Will be transferred from the United
States senate to the courts.
While no definite understanding has beer
reached concerning his course. il is be-
lieved he will become attorney for some Of
the Brownsville soldiers In an effort "a
test the constitutionality OF the president
action in discharging them without honor
before the end OF their enlistments
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
THRICE CONVICTED. GOES FREE
John Martin sPeyer, Who Kills own
Son Turned Loose by SUI
Dreme Court.

KANSAS CITY. Jan. 5-John Martin
Speyer OF New Orleans, who on July H.
1902, murdered his 5-year-old son Freddie
by cutting the boys throat. was released
from the county jail here today. speyer
had been convicted three times OF murder.
but each time the supreme court reversed
the decision and remanded the case.
speyer, who was a member of a carnival
company, cut his little sons throat in the
performers tent while outside a mob was
attempting TO secure speyer for an alleged
assault upon a young girl.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
Number OF Nominations Confirmed In
Executive Session.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-The business OF
the senate today consumed less than an
hour, nearly half OF which was devoted to
the consideration Of nominations In execu-
tive session, OF which large number were
confirmed.
motion by Senator Gore of Oklahoma
to print the inaugural addresses and the
proclamation of emancipation by President
Lincoln in the Congressional Record in
celebration of the centenary year of Lin
coins birth, brought Senator Bailey OF
Texas TO his feet with an objection to the
printing of the proclamation Of emancipa-
tion. Further discussion was stopped by
a reference Of the entire matter to the com
mttee on printing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
FLEE FROM SUPPOSED QUAKE
of Big OIL Tank Throws
WOodrIver People Into
Panic.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Jan. S.-An explosion
which shook houses and shattered windows
five miles distant occurred at Woodriver.
Ill, today when an oil tank OF 10000 gal
Ions capacity caught fire. Henry Johnson,
a watchman. was burned to death. Almost
every window in the vicinity was broken
and the residents fled from their beds fear
ing that an earthquake had taken place
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
THIRD INAUGURAL FOR JOHNSON
Governor OF Minnesota VIII Take
Oath of once and Read
Message.

ST PAUL. Mimi, Jan. 5.-The thirty
sixth session Of the Minnesota legislature
opened at noon today. Governor johnson
will take the oath OF office for the third
time tomorrow and will then read his an
nual message 10 the legislature
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
BOTH HOUSES READY ron woRN
Democratic Caucus NOmIneea ChoseSa
without a Hitch.

LINCOLN, Jan. 5.-(speoiaL) 1.-THE thirty
first session OF the Nebraska legislature,
the first In the history Of the state wherein
the majority Ia democratic convened at
II o'clock today. After the perfection OF
permanent organization Adjournment was
taken until 10 o'clock Wednesday. at which
time Joint session will be held TO canvass
the votes cast in the last election The
election Of all officers was by unanimous
vote or republicans and democrats.
The weather was cold and as a result
only few people witnessed the opening ia
the house and even a smalled crowd was
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
brakeman Fatally Injured.

IOWA FALLS. Ia, Jan. 6.-(special Tele-
gram Roy Mccullough, a Rock Island
brakeman OF this city. was fatally injured
last night by the breaking OF the driving
rod on the engine pulling special freight
near Cleaves. He was riding in the cab
which was badly wrecked He was brought
10 the hospital here alive this morning
but the surgeons say he can live but few
hours.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
DOMESTIC.

Congressman Smith Of Council Bluffs is
on the warpath and proposes to reply to
structures of the president. Page
Thornton j. Hams goes on the witness
stand in his own behalf and is subjected
to severe cross-examination. Page 2
Auth oritative statement is made that
Standard oil cases are not ended and Dis
trict Attorney Sims says $4,000 900 may
be collected in fines under car lot order.
Page 2
Engineer and firemen are killed and
several injured in wreck of fast train
near Huntington, w. Va. Page /
FOREIGN.
Epidemic of typhoid fever is now threat
ening Messina and strenuous measures
will be taken by authorities. Page /
LOCAL.
Coolest weather in two years comes with
the north wind Tuesday. Page /
Hill lines to make fight for the wheat
traffic of the northwest. Page s
Building permits issued show there is a
persistent demand for residences in
Omaha. Page 8
Two more stories may be added to the
south portion of the Schlitz building and
the top one utilized as a roof garden
Page 5
Kansas City man makes a humorous plea
in discussing the grain rate case.
Page 4
coS1l6ERCIAL AND INDUsTRIAL.
Live stock markets. Page 8
Grain markets. Page 9
Stocks and bonds Page 8
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
Port Arrived. Sailed
NEW YORK. Ryndam. Bsrharossa.
HOTTEhDAM.... .Statenuatn
NAPLES. Nord Amerika.
CHERBOU .Phtladelphia.
HABlfAA..-.s.. '..... -.-....-..... Unitarian
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06
SUMMARY OF The BEE
wednesday, January g, 1909.
THE WEATHER.

FOR OMAHA, COUNCIL FLUFFS AND
NICINITY-Rising temperature Wednesday.
FOR NEBRA sKA-Snow Wednes day; Tis-
ing tempe nature.
FOR IOWA-W Wednesday fair in the east,
snow and warmer in west portion.
Temporature at Omaha yeste day:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-06

REGGIO. Jan. 5.-Earthquakes have oc-
Cured here today at intervals of twenty
minutes At noon earthquake stronger
than the others caused a number OF the
standing walls to collapse and created a
condition of panic among the survivors.
IT is not thought there were any
casualties.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1909-12-24
MORSE's VIEWS ON POSTAL
SAVING BANKS.

Most Of my people, other than the
bankers favor the establishment of .
postal savings bank, and notice that
President Taft is very much in favor OF
such bank. am inclined to think
this will also be enacted into law AZ
this session of Congress.
take it that the president will, in
his annual message, follow the recon
mendations outlined in his recent
speeches throughout the country, do
nos believe that there will be any
more tariff revision at this time. The
fact of the business is, it is utterly inn
possible to get an intelligent fair tariff
revision until we get an expert tariff
commission to make a careful study
of each schedule, find out what the
cost of production is here and what it
is abroad / am sick and tired of try
ing to revise the tariff without any
knowledge as to what the measure OF
protection should be. We took the
testimony of interested parties and in
many cases the testimony, even of
those making the articles and the most
deeply interested, was as far apart as
the poles. am, therefore, strongly in
favor of an intelligent able tariff COM
mission and then in favor of revising
the tariff in accordance with recon-
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able to report. OF course, that will
not be for some years.
OF course, the fight on the rules will
90 on and will undoubtedly be success
full at the beginning of the next session
of Congress. The insurgents are ask
ing no change in any of the Reedrules.
They are not asking for the change OF
single rule that will mean delay, but
are simply struggling for such a change
in the rules as will give the majority
party the power to do business and
will take from the speaker the tyran-
meal power he now exercises. | do not
suppose that any change will be given
or effort made to change the rules at
this session of congress. They have
already been adopted and are until
amended the law governing the body
adopting them. We have done lot OF
business under the rules and they reed
not worry anyone very much. Every
tilue an important measure comes IN,
we get around the rules of simply sus-
pending them. There has not been an
important bill passed under the rules
since have been in congress; it has
always been done by suspending the
rules. The fact is, they keep COM
mittee of experts, called the committee
on rules, on hand all the time to try
to steer the house through the dark
and hazy labyrinth of moss covered
useless rules, but they generally find
that it is necessary to suspend the rules
to get them out af the way before the
bill is passed BY E. A. Morse. rep
resentative Tenth District) from Mil
waukee Sentinel.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1909-12-24
The Close Of the Year.

The close of the year is always a
The past crowds upon us at such time
with far more than usual intensity
and especially forces upon our attention
orr faults, failures and mistakes Let
us look them squarely in the face and
profit by them. The wise man always
does this, but the fool never. The lat
ter goes on committing the same fol-
lies and making the same mistakes,
never profiting by his experience, to
say nothing of the experience of others
Every man makes mistakes. 1t may
not be his fault the first time, but it is
if he makes the same mistakes a Sc
cond time. We believe that the secret
of success with those that succeed, and
the cause of failure with those who
fail, will be eeund largely iu the abil-
ity and disposition to study the causes
of both success and failure. not only in
ones own experience but in that of
others. The farmer now has leisure
to review the operations of the year,
and he should do it condidly and crit
ically. Make complete analysis of
every important operation. Find the
weak places in it and trace them to
to their origin. Nothing will prepare
one thoroughly for the operations of
the year to come as this kind of search
ing investigation.
And while we are about this bust
ness we should look jvst as carefully
into our own record of moral response
to improve character, minds and morals
than to improve our farms: Serious
study of our weak points and of means
TO strengthen them is very profitable
business at any time, and If pursued
assiduously will strengthen and devel-
up all tina. is good and admirable in
our natures, and make US better,
stronger, nobler men and women a.
the years go by. And the time will
come In the life of every one when
such record of honest. easnest per-
sistent effort TO improve will afford
far greater satisfaction than anything
else in his account with this world.
We can wish no better thing for all
our readers than that they begin the
new year animated with firm resolve
to turn all its experience into profit
for themselves, mentally, morally SOC
tally and materially. and then TO faith
fully carry out the resolution.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1909-12-24
THE DELINEAToR FOR JANUARY

Women writer's make The DELINEA-
TOR for January the most important of
the midwinter magazines. Mrs. Philip
N. Moore, president of the General
Federation of Noman's Clubs, explains
what the clubwomen of the United
States expect to accomplish during 1910.
Marie Rappold, the grand opera star,
who achieved fame without a foreign
training, tells how, II Blazed the Way
for American Singers" Mabel Potter
Daggett gets down to bedrock in, ''Suf-
frage Enters the Drawing Room IN
which she giAes intimate pictures of the
leaders in the new women's movement.
Nine. Teresa Carreno, the celebrated
musician, gives her Interpretation OF
Edward Mac Dowell's "Barcarolle. "
The clever writer, Minnie j. Reynolds,
has study of the liquor question, and
in, s'Gone Dry puts down some rather
startling facts.
The January number is particularly
stong in fiction. Rudyard Kipling's
story, ssThe Conversation of st. Will
fred, z is the best of the series he has
written for The DELINEATOR. Grace
Mae Gowan Cookies serial, .'The Power
and the Glory becomes intense. Owen
Oliver contributes dainty lovable
story called, 1.-THE Understudy.u Per-
ceval Gibbon is up to his high standard
in ssThe Sense OF Climax" Jay Cady
has sylvester Abend.
The January articles fit in the whole
house. Rev. Edward Tallmadge Root
in the series whats the Matter with
the Churches?" takes up "The waste in
Church Property" sThe Home q Club
for Boys" and THE Dangers of Insti-
tutional Life gives suggestions on
children, while Training the Girl in
in the Home" tells us what to do with
the growing up daughter.
The fashions are especially replete.
Clara E. Simcox, the fashion authority,
in Her Infinite Variety" tells what
she saw at the opening of the New
Theater in New York Edouard La
Fontains gives all that is latest in Pasis
while Helen Berkeley Lloyd discusses
New Years Reckonings and Resolu-
tiohs." The fashions in the big cities
of the world are printed in colors, and
all that is latest in dress Is handled
with authority.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1909-12-24
woMANs WORLD FOR JANUARY.

1t is always excrtciatingly funny to
see a man wash dishes. Rex Beach,
who made fortune from his The
Spoilers, 1.-The Barrier" and The
Silver Horde, !" and who new resolves
upwards IF SC a word for his writings,
contributes the leading article in the
January WoMAN's WORLD, Chicago.
The title is "Homesless Housekeeping
in which Mr.. Beach graphically and
hunorously describes how mer kept
house in Alaska during the rush foz
gold. Every woman viii enjoy reading
Homeless Housekeeping" and she will
facetiously pass It along TO the men
members of her household.