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VOL. XXXIX-NO. 3.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 4, 1900 FIVE SECTIOXS-TH1HTY-TWO PAGES.
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TAFT HONORS
OLDSOLDIER
Granite Monument at Washington to
Commemorate Major Stephenson,
Who Started Q. A. R.
I RESIDENT CHI EI SPEAKER
Shallenberger's
Life Threatened
from Omaha
EAGLES' PLIGHT
TOWARDS OMAHA
Grand Convention Will Be Kadtf
Most Notable Occasion in
Order's History. ,
, "i
PREENTNa WINGS FOR THE TRU
Ill ffk -.
tli'jij
Someone Writes Governor, Saying He
Will Be Shot on
Sight.
(From a Staff Correspondent )
LINCOLN, July 1 (Speclat.)-Governor
Joins in Tribute to Veterans of the
Civil War.
RECALL EARLY'S FAMOUS RAID
Celebration on Street Where He
Advanced on Washington.
GRAND COMMANDER'S SPEECH
'n F.loqaeat Phrase He Kefers to
Hemic Drrda of Those Who Suf
fered ana Died for the V
I n I on Cause.
WASHINGTON, July 8. -Declaring lhat.
i nlike the Pretorlan guard of Rome, the
men who made up the union forces during
hip civil war were In favor of free Institu
tions, that they fought for them and did
not Intend to sacrifice them to anything
tine. President Taft today, as the principal
tpeaker at the unveiling of a memorial to
Ir. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson, founder
of the Grand Army of the Republic, paid
a glowing tribute to that organization.
Conrcress contributed to the coat of the me
morial.
President Taft said h was present In his
official capacity. He spoke as follows:
tt e are met to dedicate a memorial to
a union soldier, who served four years In
.the civil war, and also who nullt an Insti
tution by which there should be united In
the bonds of fellowship and sweet associa
tion all the deep lessons of loyalty and all
inu iriu oi patriotism that such a war
as thxt could aiouto in millions of hearts.
Formative Peril l's Memories.
"Whrn men at t!ie formative period fif
life-from 18 to 22-ore associated In any
v. ork, whether It be In college, In society,
In church or otherwise, they carry with
then afterward the fondest memories end
associations for each other because ihey
nve passed through a common mold.
Hut how much greater must be (he
weet association and the bond of union
between men who for four years passed
through the dangers of the civil wa those
v ho survived thinking of the tender mem
orle of of those who savo" up their lives
,for their country. Ihoe surviving carry-In-
w"h iVn t!i sweet as-oclitlon, the
s'orlrs of rrvrace and tnlcs full of humor
and of pnthos.
"I can conoelve no bond of union stronger
than that tvhieh unites ffi ' rti mr tartm
fought from "61 to '' In the Grand Army:
nd it was to thn credit of the founder of
the Grand Army of the Republic that he
saw the solid basis r.pon which such a
structure as that .great. .society could be
erected.
Prophet of Rvll.
"You 'will reeolleet thst there wers
prohphets of evil with respect ta the fate
or the United States aftr the war should
c- a". aftr th en sho 'I'1 hi oo0"npllh d,
fT which the north was fighting, and It
was said that the Beregntlon of 1,000.00)
en In arms threatened our free Institu
tes. They recalled that' the pretorlnn
guard of Rome was an Instrument In
furthering the ambition of those who would
suppress free Institutions and who were
to assumn despotic power.
"Hut 1) those prophecies faded Into
ni ihlngness. The men who composed that
n-lillon were men In favor of free Institu
tions, who had fought for them and did
nit Intend to sncrlflce them to anything
else. There was no man with the ambition
to use that army as an Instrument of
despotism even If It had been willing to
furnish Itself as such, and so It was the
marvel of othrr countries that this great
body of orrrnnlxed force, than which there
never was a stronper or better disciplined
army, faded out and disappeared Into the
piths of peace, preserving nothing but the
sweet memory and association they had
formed dining the war and the consclous
nesn that they had In their own hearts,
having rendered that greatest service, to
v. It: The preservation of their country.
Tribute to Stephenson.
'Rtephenecn organized this Grand Army
of the Republic to preserve the essence of
'.bat armv In Ha finest characteristic, In Its
democracy, snd in its patriotism.
"Far be It from me to criticise In the
sightest such organizations as the Cin
cinnati and Loyal Legion. They are great
organizations, and those who belong to
thara may well have pride In them. But
the Grand Army of the Republic knows no
limitation but service to the government In
the civil war.
,'There it Is that congress, recognizing the
UBiulne" of such an organization In pre
serving patriotism. In maintaining it In Its
hitensltv during these years when commer
cial areed seemed to make many people for
get tt. properly contributed $10,000 to this
memorial, and recognized tne urana Army
of the Republic as an Institution which
may well have national gratitude and na-
. tlonal recognition.
"More than that, the Grand Army of the
Republic is most useful In this: It repre
sents the opinion of the men who fought In
the war to preserve the union, and It
therefore msy five authoritative expression.
which no other body and no other part of
the people can give, towlt: Forget fulness
of the bitterness of the strife which ex
tend during the four years of the war,
Bltternewt Is Past.
'I am gUd to say while that bitterness
may In a few Instances obtain? you will
never find it to exist between the men who
actually exposed their lives on cne side
nd the men who exposed their lives on the
othar. The union of the two sections has
been molded strongly and more strongly
by those meetings which ought to be en
couraged between the blue and the gray
to occur as often as possible.
'Even within my recollection on occasions
like this and on Memorial day and on
Fcurth of Julv. I have seen the ranks of
Ihe Grand Army thinned. I know there
are many who with jaunty step and keep
ing their hats on rather tend to deceive the
people as ta their age; but the fact Is, that
those ranks are thinning from day to day;
perhaps a hundred a day are going to
their long home. It Is fitting that such an
association which In the course of the
neat gtneretion at" P" away, should
have such an enduring monument as this
t testify not only to the patriotic aervlce
that the rendered during the war. but
also to the service to the country that they
sCaotlmwd o Beoond Page.
Shallenberger has received a second notice
threatening him with death at the hands
of an assassin. His latest letter read's as
follows:
"Omaha. June 27, 1909. A. C. Shallen
berger: This being the last week possible,
I work. If 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 mote for me."
The letter was printed in a fairly good
hand and was unsigned. It was addressed
to "A. C. Shallenberger, Lincoln, Neb." It
was stamped with the Omaha postoffice
stamp June 2S, 12:30 p. m., and with the
Lincoln stamp June 28. 6:30 p. m.
The first letter received by Governor
Shallenberger reached his office shortly
after he had signed the 8 o'clock closing
law. In this letter tho writer threatened
to shoot the governor on sight or use a
knife on him. Both letters were mailed In
Omaha. '
Oil Men Still
Hope for Duty
Will Make Another Effort to Have
Their Product Taken Off
Fre 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 1e made when the tariff
bill shalPMave 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 hill so as to provide for a counter
vailing duty on orude petroleum. Unlike
the provision of the existing lnw. 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
lrom the United States.
Senator Curtis has been selected to In
troduce the new amendment, which dif
fers from the countervailing provision In
that It relates only to the crude petrol
eum. Instead of crude and refined petrol
eum and the products, thereof, and that
one-half of the duty imposed by a foreign
country is levied Instead of the full
rates.
Mexico, which will be affected more
than any other country if the counter
vailing duty U maintained. Imposes a
duty of nearly 49 cents a barrel on the
crude product. This Is estimated to be
equivalent to an ad valorem rate of be
tween 300 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, It Is said, sev
eral of the members who voted against the
Penrose amendment, placing a duty on
crude petroleum, have signified their In
tention of voting for the countervailing
duty.
Live Wires Injure
Woman Aeronaut
Body Catches Among Power Wires
and She is Badly
Burned.
LOWELL. Mich., July S. Mrs. Pell
Melxell, a 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.
Melxell 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.
FRANCE SLIGHTS B. FRANKLIN
Savaats Claim that Parles-Voos Sci
entist Invented Lightning;
Rod.
PARIS, July .-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 Ie Romas, who In 1700, two years
before Franklin, announced a means of
diverting litchtnlng. The French Academy
of Science In 17HT recognised U mas' claim
to priority, and now President Fallieres has
accepted the presidency of a committee
formed to erect a monument to Romas as
the real Inventor of the lightning rod.
Suffragists Throw Out
Delegates of Hostesses
SEATTLE. Wash.. July . 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 to the national conven
tion. 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.
D. C. Coatee, formerly lieutenant gov
ernor of Colorado, presented the case fur
TRAMPS-
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Farm, -xiis Wife, Daughter and
Hired Man Murdered, Appar
ently for Money.
IS SHOT DOWN WHILE MILKING
Coldblooded Pistol Attack Made on
Unarmed Victims.
MAN OF FAMILY DIES FIRST
Then Desperadoes Go to House and
Slay Three More.
WERE SEEKING CASH PLUNDER
Countryside Is Aroused, and If Gnlltr
Men Are Coonrnt They Will Prob
ably Be Lynched' Is Sooth
Dakota Tragedy.
ABERDEEN, F D., July S.-tSpeclal Tel
egram.) The bodies of John W. Christie,
Mrs. C. Christie, their daughter. Winifred,
and Michael Soyinalne, a young man em
ployed by Christie, were found dead at Ru
dolph, eight miles from here, this morning.
The murders, supposed to have been com
mitted by tramps, were discovered this
morning when John Soymainc, father of the
young man, went to Rudolph and discov
ered 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. ChrlBtle and her . daughter
and the Soymalne boy, prepured to fight
them. The assirllant 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 tho Christie family, and their
habits, for few people knew Christie kept
large sums of money In his house. It
Is believed he had several thousands of
dollars In his home at the time of the
murder.
The entire countryside la aroused. Bands
of farmers were Immediately organised
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 if they are caught
Mr. Christie was about 52 years old, and
one of the most prosperous fanners In
the northwest.
It Is supposed that the murder was the
result of an attempt to get a large sum
of money supposed to have 'been In the
Christie home.
... One inspect Arrested.
Emll Victor, a young farm hand, who
has been working for John Morrow at
Rudolph, wai arrested this afternoon at
Northvllle, R D., brought to Aberdeen and
lodged In the Brown county jail at 7:20 this
evening. He Is suspected of being the
murderer of the Christie family. H 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.
Yankton Ready
for River Men
City is Prepared to Take Care of Big
Crowd Congress to Meet,
in Tent.
YANKTON. 8. 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 It. All advance Information In
dicates Yankton will have to take care
of the biggest crowd In its history, with the
exception of the great rush of the Rose
bud reserve registration days. It 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 6,000 people. It 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 will be a big
parade Wednesday night.
CAR CRUSHES FAINTING MAN
D. P. Cooper Falls on Track and
Is Probably Injured
Fatally.
ST. LOUIS, July S.-D. P. Cooper of
Struthers, O.. was perhaps fatally injured
here today by being run down by a street
car. He fainted on the tracks, and the car
bore him to the ground. His skull was
fractured and his light hand will be ampu
tated tomorrow If he lives. He also suf
fered Internal Injuries.
Mr. Cooper Is president of the J. A. A
IV P. Cooper company, manufacturers of
carriages, at his home, and the Cooper
Carriage Woodwork company here. He Is
wealthy.
. the unseated Spokane delegates. During
I the debate a 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,
Nutlonal President Anna P. Shaw broke
Into the debate to say that the national
body had Jurisdiction, and protested hotly
against "lnsulta offered by those who de
nied such Jurisdiction."
The state of Washington now baa no
vote In the decision, and the regulars are
In control of tbe state organisation but
under censure by the national body.
Mrs. Rachael Foster Avery, who has di
rected the work of obtaining 1,000.000 alg
natures to a petition to congress asking
for submission of a sixteenth amendment
enabling them to vote, reported her work
nearly completed today.
"What yer goin' to do on de Fourt',
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From the Cleveland Tlaln Denier.
EIGHT WOUNDED IN BATTLE
aaaunnBaM. '
Ex-Convict Fights Pursuers and
Marks Six of Them.
INNOCENT BYSTANDER MAY DTE
Aged Man Is Mistaken by Poaae for
Its Quarry and Filled with Lead
Man Pursued Finally Sur
renders Himself.
IONE, Ore., July . Eight men were shot
In a battle between a sheriff's posse and
T. G. Farheart, said to be an ex-convlct,
at this place early today. W. P. Escue,
an aged man of Portland, was shot by
members of a posse by mistake and Far
heart was wounded in the back, after hav
ing shot Big pf his pursuers. None of the
victims, ' with the axceptlon of Escue, is
seriously Injured. Farheart surrendered to
the posse after his ammunition was ex
hausted and ha was taken to Heppner.
The wounded: 1
William Clark," shot tn shoulder.. V
Joseph ! ley, shot In face and legs.
F. T. Perkins, postmaster, shot In foot.
John Johnson, shot In leg.
Deputy Sheriff Walter Carson, shot in
back. ,
Charles Ritchie, shot In leg.
W. P. Escue, shot In body, perhaps fa
tally, by members of the posse.
T. Q. Farheart, shot in back.
Farheart got Into trouble with F. F.
Miller' and Is alleged to have drawn a
knife on the latter. Farheart afterwardH
broke Into Walker's genera! store and
stole a shotgun and a quantity of ammu
nition. It is asserted. In the meantime
Deputy Sheriff W. C. Casson was sum
moned and, gathering a posse about him,
commanded Farheart to surrender. The
reply was a shot and then Farheart
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 sev
eral. Escue, who was sleeping on the
ground near the depot, was aroused by
the shooting and got up. Some members
of the mob mistook 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
Heppner for safe keeping. Farheart evi
dently 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 a few months ago, having
served a sentence for attempted murder.
NEW TEST FOR AEROPLANE
Signal Corps-' May Offer Prise for
Machine for Croas-Country
Flight.
WASHINGTON, July S.-The officers of
the army signal corps are considering the
feasibility of Issuing proposals for bids
for an aeroplane capable of fulfilling more
difficult requirements than those which the
Wright machine Is under contract to ac
complish. Because A. M. Hening has not
complied with his contract tha signal corps
has )20.000 additional at Its disposal. It In
conceded that the Wrights are able to
meet all the Imposed conditions, and It is
the desire of the signal corps officers to
offer- a further Incentive to Inventors to
develop the aeroplane to even greater pos
sibilities. The new specifications will not be Is
sued by the Wa. department for some
time. It may be decided to Inorease the
rate of speed from forty to fifty miles and
to require the machine to remain in the
air for two or even three hours. The aero
plane may also have to make a cross
country flight between two cities.
What are you
going to do Monday?
The Fourth of July will come on
the fourth but Independence 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 Tha Sunday Bee,
July 4th.
Keep It In mind read tbe real
estate dealers' offerings Sunday
thep co look, at theu Monday
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Taft Family
, Departs For x
Summer Home
President, However, Will Return
This Week to Await Action
of Congress.
WASHINGTON. July S.-The president
and his family started this afternoon for
Beverly, Mass., where Mrs. Taft and the
children will spend the summer. President
Taft. after speaking Monday at the cele
bration of the 250th anniversary of the
founding of Norwich, Conn., and partici
pating In thg. tercentenary celebration of
the discovery of Lake Champlaln, will re
turn to Washington and await the adjourn
ment of congress. Then he will Join Mrs.
Taft for a few weeks at the "summer
White House."
In the presidential party were Mm. Louis
T. Moore of Cincinnati, a sister of Mrs.
Taft, who will spend some time at Beverly,
and Charlie Taft. Assistant Secretary
Mlschler and two secret service men accom
panted the president. Mrs. Taft was at
tended by a maid.
BEVERLY, Mass.. July 1 Decked In
patriotic colors, Beverly awaits the arrival
tomorrow morning of President Taft and
family. The president and family will be
formally welcomed by Mayor Trowt and
members of the city government. , It Is
probable that other summer residents. In
cluding Congressman and Mrs. Longworth,
will also be at the station.
Pedagogue Says
He Was Swindled
Prof. Ayres, Formerly of Nebraska
University, Has Land Pro
moter Arrested.
CHICAGO, July I. William N. Smith,
promoter of an alleged I a no company, with
alleged holdings near El Malz, San Luis
Potosl, Mex., was arrested on a federal
warrant here today, charging him with
the use of the United States malls In fur
therance of a fraud.
The nlvestlgatlon of Smith's methods fol
lowed a complaint of Prof. Georga Ayres,
formerly of the University of Nebraska,
who Is said to have Invested -.n the scheme.
The case was continued to July 6 at the
request of Smith, who was released on
S5.000 bail.
DENVER AUTO RACER KILLED
Loses Control of Machine, Dashes
Into Fence, Striking; Head and
Shoulders.
DENVER, July ,1-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 turp and crashed through a
fence.
The accident occurred In the first lap of
the five-mile race. Michaels, who was
riding third,, lost control of his machine
for an. Instant when nearlng the three-quarter-mile
turn. Before he could regain con
trol he crashed into the fence and was
hurled fifty feet, striking on Ills head and
shoulders and dying before assistance could
arrive.
Mkjiaels was well known as a motor
cyclist havlnawon the Brighton races a
year ago.
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, It Is said, was
provoked by a 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 wag re
ported to be In favor of putting a flat tax
of t 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 colored product. Because
of the activity of Treasury department of
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listen 10 an auiuiuouiie tire uiow up:
ANOTHER MILLION BUILDING
Burlington Announces New Mam
moth Freight Depot.
WORK WILL START IN SHORT TIME
Land nought and Only Walt Is on
Plans for Structure, Which Will
Cost Between ' f .aoo.OOO
nd 91,O00,OOO.
The Burlington has arranged for the
erection of a new mammoth freight depot
In Omaha to cost between 1800,000 and
11.000,000. It will be built as soon aa 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 mora
than double its present space. The pres
ent location Is on Eighth and Jackson and
the building and loading platforms extend
to Howard street.
The new structure Is to be ninety feet
wide by 900 feet long, which will make
It extend from Jackson street to Parnam
along Eighth. Additional, land has been
bought to provide room for the new depot
which Is to be modern In every way.
Plans wera prepared by the Chicago of-
floe 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
resentatlves to Chicago to talk over the
situation. The present and future needs
of Omaha were gone over and Mr. Wil
lard was convinced that Omaha needed
something big. He therefore appointed a
committee to visit several cities which have
J 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 beoame 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
lington to move. The present depot will
be torn away and the present site with ad
ditional ground used to give the Burlington
modern facilities.
FIVE ARE FREED BY PARDON
Governor Hadley Celebrates Fourth
by Liberating; Prisoners of
Long; Service.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., July S.-Four
wrnie men and one negro will be released
from the penitentiary as a result of nw.
ernor Hadley s first holiday pardons. The
convicts whose sententces are commuted
are Andrew J. 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
CorbeC.St. Charles county, fourteen years
of a forty-five-year sentence, the oldest
ons In the penitentiary In point of service,
and Charles Ittvts, Jackson county, a
negro, eight years of a twenty-year sen
tence for murder In the second degree.
ficials, 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.
Tawney says that the president had not
taken a 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 authorised me to say, are wholly in
correct. I did not see the representatives
of any New York newspapers, and to ths
representatives of the press that I did see
I merely said that I was authorised by
the president to say that this oleomargar
ine legislation Is not an administration
measure, but that It vm1v Treaaurv
department mat! ,
Plumage is Being Prepared in Every
Aerie in Country,
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OFFICERS ALIVE TO THE OCCASION
Session at Kansas City During Weelg
Proves Interest.
LOCAL COMMITTEE GETS WARNING
Secretary Ryder Called Into Confer
tnes and Told of tho Immense
Crowd, that la Sure to Bo is)
Omaha la September.
While the grand officers of tha Eagles
were In session at Kansas City last week.
Secretary Ryder of the local committee
was summoned for a conference touching:
matters pertaining to the September con
vention. He returned Saturday morning
and reports that the grand officers have
given their full endorsement to all that
has been done up to- this time,
"Grand President Monaghan and tha
grand trustees are our enthuslastlo
friends," said the secretary. "We went
thoroughly Into' the question of the Audi
torium and its arrangement, our ability
to care for a large gathering In the way
of housing and feeding them, and the ques
tion of entertainment. The grand presi
dent Impressed on me that the grand of
ficers and delegates will ee here for busi
ness, and that while business Is at hand to
be transacted they, will have no time for
accepting social attentions. 'If we find
the time for being entertained, all right,'
said the grand president; 'but you must
nob lay out any set program for us. Be
good to the women who visit your city,
and to the Eagles who will not sit In the
convention. When you have done that,
you will have done all that we can ask.
We know of Omaha's reputation .for hos
pitality, and we will take the will for the
deed, if business keeps us too busy to
mingle In your Joy doings.' "
New Itltuallstle Work.
President Monaghan also announced that
the new ritual, which has been In prepara
tion for two years, under the supervision .
of Grand Vice President Herlng, will be
given Its first exemplification In the Omaha
Auditorium on Thursday evening, Septem
ber 16. The grand .officers. In full dress,
will put on the work on an elaborate scale,
some feature of which the local commit
tee has been authorised to provide. To
this exemplification of the new ritual alt
Eagles will be admitted oh showing proper
receipt, and every man that the Auditorium
can hold, will be given a chance to see
the work. It Is expected that at least
5.000 men will witness this notable event
in the progress of the order. All who have
been privileged to see the new lectures
and floor work have assured Secretary
Ryder that It will be soniethlng of 4 rev
elation. Crowds Are Cora I a at.
"While In Kansas City."' said the secre
tary, "I learned something of the private
Information the grand officers have rela
tive to attendance, and from all of them
the warning was that we will have our
hands full taking , care of the visitors.
Captain John F. Pelletler, past grand
worthy president, one of the very best
posted men In the order, who has attended
every convention held by the order, asserts
that JW.OOO Is a very conservative estimate
of numbers. And that Kansas City bunch,
by the way, la boosting for Omaha cluha
In a most thorough fashion. 'It is up to
us to do so almost as much as It Is up to
Omaha.' said Captain Pelletier. W of the
central west must show that we can do
all we promised, and more. Hence Kansas
City stands ready to do every, possible
thing to make Omaha a winner In Septem
ber. Omaha people must realise that they
can make a reputation with this convention
that will do her good for years to come,
or can fall down. But we know she will
not fall down. Western people are not that
kind.'
Expressed la Ral Money.
"Another point that the grand officers
and Captain Pelletler emphasised was put
In about these words: 'If the bank clear
ings of Omaha do not show an Increase
of at least $500,000 that week over the week
previous, then the previous history of
Eagle conventions will be upset. The figure
named Is a modest one, and surely that
ought to mean to your business men that
It Is worth some hustling and some sacri
fice to draw ot their city a gathering that
will bring about that result In a week, and
probably very much better."
The Kansas City "Omaha club la busy
with all kinds of entertainments and plcnlca
to raise the large sum of money necessary
to bring them here In grand style. Their
last effort was a baibecue and picnic,
tickets for which were sold at S2, and It
was a huge affair.
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Hyde is Trying to
Keep Out of Jail
Former President of Equitable Seeks
to Square Himself . with
Court.
PARIS. July 3.-Jame Ha sen 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 t on
the charge of running down a taxlcab
with his automobile and ordering his
chauffeur to speed away after the ac
cident. ',.
Mr. Hyde declared that' he did aot take
flight, but, on the contrary, left his ma
chine and procured the 1 number of the
car with which he had collided. This tes
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 t was one month's Imprisonment
and a fine of $100. His chauffeur was
also sentenced to ' 1igrnTfmnrnt
and a fine U tt