CORN HUSKS THICK;
MUSK RATS RUSY
Snow Banks Higher Than Fencf
Posts and Rivers Frozen
to the Bottom.
Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 24.—"The
!snow will drift higher than the fence
posts, and many rivers will freeze to
“the bottom of their courses," is the
prediction of Rufus Hamlin, the "musk
rat and cornhusk seer” of Lake City,
la., in a letter received today by TJ. G.
iPurssell, section director of the weath
er bureau. The local weather depart
•ment, however, does not place mucb
confidence In his predictions.
"I have noticed that all nature It
preparing for a cold winter, and there
is no more reliable weather bureau
than nature,” he wrote in his letter.
"I have noticed that the cornhusks are
“heavier this year than in many sea
sons, and that the muskrats are build
ing their homes three times as thick
and three times as large as formerly.
Tiie black walnut shells are thicker
and the squirrel's cache of nuts larger
than I have evere seen before. I pre
dict a white Thanksgiving and a white
Christmas and the coldest winter in
many years.”
But the weather man will not be
lieve that the seer is right. "The fact
that the squirrels have gathered more
nuts than usual simply shows that the
iseason has been better for them, and
the same is true as regards the larger
houses built by the muskrats,” said
Mr. Pursseli. “I hate to predict so far
in advance, but I cannot see a bad
winter in store for us. We certainly
■have been fortunate, so far, and I can
not see why the present conditions
should not continue."
For 31 years the average tempera
ture for November is 31 degrees, and
for the first 19 days of November of
this year is 7 degrees above the normal
for the month. If the present warm
spell continues, November, 1908, will be
[a record-breaker for high temperature.
ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL
MARRIAGE IS HEADED
TOWARD THE COURTS
New York, Nov. 24.—Another inter
national marriage romance promises
rto end in the divorce courts In a short
time, according to recent gossip in
Newport. Social circles of New York
also, according to the opinion of a
relative of the wife, are concerned.
The report has to do with Count
Alexander Von Beroldingen, of Austria,
,who four years ago married Miss Mar
garet Stone, daughter of Mrs. Joseph
Stone, of New York and Newport, and
cousin of the social favorite, former
Miss Greta Pomeroy, now Mrs. Philip
Clarke.
Mrs. Clarke said today: "All that I
know is that the. count and countess
“have been practically separated for 18
months. During that time the count
,has acted badly toward his wife. I
should not be surprised if permanent
separation and probably a divorce, be
(agreed upon.”
QUARREL BREAKS UP
YOUNG RYAN’S MATCH
New York, Nov. 24.—A lovers' quar
rel, according to Mrs. George F. M.
Bond, of Yonkers, caused the breaking
of the engagement that existed be
tween her daughter, Lillian B. Crali,
and Joseph J. Ryan, youngest son of
Thomas F. Ryan. Mrs. Bond says there
is no foundation for the report that
the engagement has been broken be
cause of the difference of opinion be
tween her and the Ryan family over
*ho character of the wedding. Mrs.
Bond said: "The severance of engage
ment was brought about by the young
people. Mr. Ryan is only 19 years old
and is in his third year at George
town. My daughter is a few- months
older.”
PRINT PAPER FAMINE
IS SERIOUS MENACE
Appleton, Wis., Nov. 24—Unless suffi
cient rain falls within the next six
weeks to enable the pulp mills to ob
tain enough water from the streams to
furnish power to run the mills the
country will face a serious print paper
famine. According to the best Judg
ment of the largest paper manufactur
ers of Wisconsin, never before have
conditions in the paper industry been
more dubiqus. They predict that If
relief is not soon forthcoming the met
ropolitan newspapers will be forced to
curtail their size and the smaller pa
pers suspend publication for lack of
print paper.
CARR PLEADS GUILTY
TO Min CHARGE
Shot Marshall at Gowrie and
Will Receive His Sentence
Next Wednesday.
Fort Dodge, la., Nov. 24.—Wilbur
Carr was arraigned in the district
court this morning and entered a plea
of guilty to the murder of Marshal Tom
Nicholson, of Gowrie, last spring. The
Judge will announce his sentence next
Wednesday morning.
WEEMS, A “LIFER,”
GETS HIS LIBERTY
Des Moines, Ia„ Nov. 24.—Governor
Cummins today reduced the sentence of
George Weems, a famous life convict,
to SO years, giving him his freedom im
mediately.
TWO KILLED IN MICHIGAN.
Howell, Mich., Nov. 24.—Two train
men were killed and three fatally in
jured earl" today in a collision be
tween two freights on the Toledo &
Ann Arbor railway near Lakeland.
Following a change of orders it is un
derstood one of the trains ran by the
signal.
MAN BURNED TO DEATH
WHILE RESCUING HORSES
Worthington, Minn., Nov. 24.—Fire at
S:30 last night destroyed three barns
and a number of outbuildings here. Al
bert Lestleo, overcome by the flames
while trying to rescue four head of
idooded horses, was burned to death.
The loss is $10,000, partially insured.
The power plant is being repaired and
consequently was crippled, causing de
lay in getting water on the flames. A
strong wind threatened the north end
of town with destruction.
TWENTY WORKMEN i
ROASTED ALIVE IN !
EXPLOSION OF GAS
■' ■ ..- ■—
Victims Are Buried Beneath
Tons of Debris in New
York Street.
New York, Nov. 23—The explosion of ■
a gas main In an excavation at Gold j
and Front streets, Brooklyn, today tor* ,
the street to pieces for rods on either j
side. Twelve men who were working |
in the excavation for a big sewer plpo j
were buried by the debris which fell In
upon them.
So great was the mass of broken tim
bers and mud in the bottom of the
trench that four hours after the explo
sion the police and firemen had been
unable to find any other than one body,
which was found in the street. It la
believed the bodies of nearly 20 work-t
men and-an unknown woman and twoi
children are buried In the debris.
Four of the buried men are reported j
to have escaped by crawling through1
the sewer. It Is believed the others
have been smothered or burned to
death in the fire that followed the ex-i'
plosion.
Tries to Save Woman.
Samuel Trout lost his li j in attempts I
ing to save a woman who was passing
Ithrough Gold street at the time of tho| |
'explosion. Trout fell into the trench,
,and was roasted alive. The woman
[was dragged out of the trench and
■saved by a boy. A
The workmen were digging a trench
through Gold street for the installation ‘
!of a 36-inch sewer pipe. The excava
tion was to be nearly 40 feet deep, j
Where the laborers had removed the!
earth the walls had been shoved up j
by large timbers. The men were work
ing at the bottom of the trench when;
’an accumulation of gas from a main
which had been accidentally broken,
during the course of the work ex
ploded with tremendous force.
Geysers of Water.
The supporting timbers were ripped
away and the high dirt walls toppled
over oh the men. A large water main
also was broken by the force of the ex
plosion, and a perfect torrent of water
began to spurt up through the mass of
wreckage.
Almost side by side with these gey
sers roared flames from the gas es
caping from the broken main. Fire
men and workmen worked desperately
together In an effort to check the
flow of gas and water and to relieve
the men who had been Imprisoned.
There seemed little hope, however, that
any of those who were at work at
the bottom of the trench could have
escaped death.
DECLARES COLLEGES
MAKE DRUNKARDS
“Wine, Women and Song” in
Student Life Send Men to
Slums, Mercer Says.
Chicago, Nov. 23.—Higher education was
given as a cause for the filling of prisons
by E. C. Mercer, a reformed drunkard, now,
engaged in evangelistic work, who ad
dressed the students at Northwestern .Uni
versity yesterday.
“During the last few years I have been
working in the Water Street Mission at
New York." he said, "and I have learned
that one-third of the men who came there
ragged and dirty and begging for food
Were college-bred. I have found them on,
the Bowery making up beds or waiting on
table, and I have even met them in the
street-cleaning brigades. During Febru
ary of last year more than 400 of themj
stood in the “bread line" at our mission.;
Seventy-five per cent of the prisoners ati
Sing Sing prison are college-bred men. '
“ ‘Wine, women and song’ In college life
are responsible for this condition. I could
name man after man who because of that
desire for strong 4rink cultivated while at,
college ha3 pursued a downward course.'’
MISS ELKINS SAID TO
HAVE REJECTED RING
Pittsburg. Nov. 23.—From the best of
authority the story comes that It was
Miss Katherin Elkins herself who
turned back the $5,000 ruby ring sent;
her from abroad, presumably from the
tiuke of the Abruzzi, and on tvhich the
duty had not been paid. The postmas
ter at Elkins, W. Va., is said to havq
taken his orders from the Elkins fam
ily regarding the ring, it having beeq
considered at least “queer” on the part
of the duke to attempt to ship such a,
costly thing through without paying
the duty, which is now being estimated
at from $1,800 to $3,000,
The ring has practically disappeared
from here. It is supposed to be on its
way to New York to be handed over to
customs inspectors, who will fix the
rate of duty. No one in the office of
the Pittsburg postmaster or of the col
lector of the port here will discuss the
Jnatter. But the belief Is general that
the Jewel was sent as an engagement
ring.
Miss Elkins Asked Too Much.
Rome, Nov. 23.—The Italian press is
daily growing more resentful against
the newspapers of America for their
comment on the affairs of the Duke of
the Abruzzi and Miss Katherine El
kina. the daughter of Senator Elkins,
of West Virginia.
The latest Italian contribution ap
pears in Italy Abroad, a review editor
by Sig. Plllegrlni, who was secretary
to former Premier Zanardeiii
It is written by Signor Mantegazza,
.a stanch monarchist, who is supposed
to be the mouthpiece of the court, and
says in part:
“The Duke of he Abruzzi already
would have married Miss Elkins with
out giving her the rank of royal high
ness if she had been satisfied simply to
become his wife. This, however, she
refused, not understanding that a girl
in her position in Europe would not
have objected. Americans are con
vinced that their dollars can buy even
relationship with one of the oldest!
reigning houses of Europe.”
KANSAS BANK CLOSES.
Fort Scott, Kan., Nov. 23.—The First
National bank of Fort Scott, one of the
oldest banks in the state, closed its
doors tills morning. The bank had de
posits of 372,000.
The closing followed a run on the
bank yesterday. President Hornadav
ittated the failure was the result of
malicious reports spread by enemies of
the bank, and said that the bank as
set* exceed the liabilities by 317,000,
Depositors will be paid in full.
Even with nogs variety is one of th*
greatest essentials in feeding success
fully.
WHO WILL BE NEXT
GENERAL OF “ARMY?”
William Bramwell Booth Is
Scheduled to Receive the
Mantle of His Father.
London, Nov. 23.—"Who will bo the
next general'?” Is a question which
has been pretty frequently asked of
late. and. although the answer Is com
mon property among the rank and file
of the "army." the views of the gen
eral public—so far as one can gather
(n the course of casual conversations—
are foggy. Although the name of the
general’s successor has never been of
ficially divulged, It Is almost univer
sally accepted by those who are In
touch with these matters that the
Imantle will fall on the shoulders of
his eldest son—W'llllam Bramwell
Booth—who already bears a consid
erable share of the general's burden.
•With a diplomacy and self effacement
,that Is as praiseworthy as It Is un
common, the chief of the staff—to give
ihlm his official title—keeps himself In
the background as far as possible.
The Armstrong Case.
. But on more than one occasion
•Bramwell Booth has' been forced to
'stand under the fierce searchlight of an
unfriendly and very critical public.
■He was one of the defendants In the
■unsavory “Armstrong" case, wh.ch re
sulted In W. T. Stead being sent to
'prison, and Incidentally In the passing
'of the criminal law amendment act.
Young Booth—he was not then 30 years
of age—was discharged, but the un
popularity of the cause for which he
stood at the time resulted In the loss
jnf a number of warm friends from
the , army—although practically all
withdrew their support at the time aft
erward returned, and became staunch
er friends of the cause than ever.
! Bramwell Booth has, as a matter of
iact, a wonderful combination of gifts.
He appears to have Inherited his fath
er’s Bhrewdness of business perception
and aptitude for organization, with the
ideep sympathy and character reading
Ability of his mother. He feels acutely
the buffetlngs which have fallen upon
his father of late years—the with
drawal of his two brothers and a sis
ter from the Salvation army, and the
'death of another sister In America
more particularly. His hair, unlike his
father’s, is very sparse and thin. He
Is clean shaved, stands nearly six feet
high, and is of military and command
ling carriage. The fact that he Is un
fortunately very deaf tells against him.
■being reflected In his mannerisms. Al
though only 50 years of age, he la
’quite grey.
fn Uniform at Coronation.
With the rank and ne of the army,
and especially among the young people,
he Is exceedingly popular, mainly be
cause of his unswerving loyalty to his
father and strong “Salvatlonism.” It
is said that when he was invited to the
coronation of King Edward VII. he re
plied that unless he was allowed to be
present in full Salvation uniform he
would be unable to attend. “Unless
you wear court dress you will not be
admitted,” came the official supply. A
missive was then forwarded to his
majesty, regretting that the army
would be unable to send a representa
tive, but explaining that it was not for
Jwant of loyalty on their part. In
quiries resulted, and Bramwell Booth,
in full Salvation kit, attended the ser
vice in the Abbey.
From the army’s headquarters in
Queen Victoria street the whole of its
operations throughout the world are
directed, and the man at the wheel
of the whole machine—the "power be
hind the throne”—Is the prematurely
grey-haired “chief.” He has a hand
upon the minutest particulars of the
^Salvation war, and is acquainted with
' practically Its every movement
throughout the world. From the num
ber of spoons necessary for the furnish
ing of a field officer’s quarters to the
' disposal of £ 20,000 self-denial cash he
is fully Informed. No wonder that
Arnold White’s opinion of him is to
! the effect that his services to the state
j in one of the great administration de
| partments would be well worth £4,000
| a year.
1 BIG TOBACCO DEAL
IS PULLED THROUGH
Txmisvllle, Ky., Nov. 23.—The big deal
between the American Tobacco compa
ny and the Burley Tobacco society for
| the 1906 and part of the 1907 crops of
tobacco, which has been hanging fire
i for several weeks, was closed here late
| yesterday.
The price agreed on in the transac
1 tion, which was said to be the largest
of its kind ever put through, is an av
erage of 20H cents for the 1906 crop and
17 cents per pound for the 1907 product,
i The deal involves nearly 80,000,000
l pounds of tobacco held in the pool by
the Burley Tobacco society and an out
j lay of something like 114,000,000 on the
part of the American Tobacco com- i
pany.
! According to many who are in a po
sition to know, the sale of the pooled
crop will mark the end of night riding
| in central and eastern Kentucky, at
least for the present.
SOME OF MORSE LETTERS
TO A. HUMMEL MISSING!
! New York, Nov. 23.—An entirely new
■ and startling chapter In the Dodge
I 'Morse-Hummell scandal was uncovered
[today In connection with the 340,000 suit
brought against Charles W.' Morse by
|Edward M. Brackett, his confidential
: .agent—the delivery of a package of let
ters wiltten to "Abe" Hummel by
;Morse to four New York lawyers who
!represented the then wealthy financier.
This transaction took place at the In
ception of criminal proceedings against
■Hummel. The scene of the transfer
back to Morse of the letters which
would have riddled the testimony of
Captain “Uncle Jim” Morse Into bits,
was the Metropolitan club. Fifth ave
nue and Sixtieth street. The majority
} of the letters were signed "Wyman," a
I name under which Bracket declares
| IMorse conducted hts business with
Hummel. When the package was
' opened and the letters were counted,
a number were found missing. These
! missing letters never have been recov
ered, either by Morse or Hummel.
I Placing one of these missing letters in
I the hands of a fearless and energetic
| district attorney would mean the re
i opening of the entire Dodge-Morsc
J Hummel scandal.
! SEVEN TRACK LABORERS
KILLED BY A TRAIN
j Chicago, Nov. 23.—Seven track labor
ers on a hand car were run down by a
Burlington passenger train between
. Highland and La Grange, 111., today
and killed. Three others escaped with
. slight injuries.
The Young Men s Christian associa
tion of Chicago, the second largest in
the world, has a membership of over
13,000, sustains 18 branches and owns
property valued at 32,022,000.
MRS. CONGER TELLS
OF LATE EMPRESS
Wife of Former Minister to
China Says Tsi An Was a
Remarkable Woman.
Pasadena. Cal., Nov. 19.—"I look
upon the death of the dowager empress
of China as a personal Ions." said Mrs.
E. H. Conger, widow of the ex-minister
to China, E. H. Conger.
•‘When my husband was United
States minister to China I had special
opportunity of becoming acquainted
with her. Since I have returned to
this country and since Mr. Conger's
death I have frequently received mes
sages of friendship from her. I ad
mired her greatly. She was a truly re
markable woman.
“We went to China In 1898 and
shortly after our arrival in Peking, the
dowager empress gave the first audi
ence to foreign women ever given In
the kingdom. She had never seen for
eign women and the audience was nat
urally very formal. I saw nothing
more of her until after the return of
the court from exile In 1902. At that
time I was dean of the women of the
foreign embassies, a position which 1
held until we left China In 1905. The
poeltton gave me occasion to see a
great deal of the dowager empress, an
advantage to which her friendly re
gard for this country gave added
force. 1 was allowed my own private
Interpreter and my interviews were
frequent and In a sense, quite intimate.
She was anxious to learn and showed
a wonderful knowledge of outside af
fairs. particularly as relating to this
country.
“She showed the greatest respect for
the United States. I remember at one
time when she had been assailed most
bitterly, I had an audience with her,
General and Mrs. Nelson A. Miles and
Mrs. Admiral Evans being with me. I
made so bold as to ask permission to
bring an American painter, a woman,
with me for the purpose of getting her
portrait, to be exhibited at the St.
Louis exposition. She quickly con
sented. asking only that the work be
done in such and such a month, that
being counted a propltous month. I
Immediately sent for Miss Carroll, sug
gesting that she stop with me until the
dowager empress should summon ,'ier.
“She did so. The portrait was
painted, exhibited at the St. Louis ex
position and by the dowager empress
later presented to the American 'peo
ple as a token of friendly feeling for
the people of this country.”
BRIDE OF FORTNIGHT
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Pittsburg, Nov. 19.—Mrs. Minnie
Thomas, a bride of 12 days, on her 13th
night of wedded life attempted to sui
cide by taking bichloride of mercury,
after a quarrel with her husband be
cause he insisted on sitting up to read
a book.
The beautiful young woman, after
kicking about this thirst for literature
at unseemly hours, retired to her room
and locked the door against her hus
band, John, who was reading bliss
fully.
Finally John finished the book and
went to their room, only to find the
door locked. He knocked and wall
answered by a moan. He became
frightened and, breaking In the door,
found his wife on the floor. A physic
clan got there In time and the young
wife will live.
John, It Is understood, has promised
to go to bed at 4 p. m. dally If It will
keep Minnie from trying suicide.
ABRUZZI, REJECTED
BY ELKINS’ DAUGHTER,
BECOMES “GAY” DUKE
New York, Nov. 19.—A New York
paper prints the following dispatch
from Turin: ‘‘The duke of the Abruz
zl's action confirm the report that he
has given up all plans to marry Miss
Katherine Elkins, the American heir
ess. He has gone In, within the last
few days, for the gayest of gay bach
elor life.
"While no direct statement has come
from the duke himself as to his renun
ciation of Miss Elkins—or vice versa—
members of his suite, who hitherto tac
itly have admitted the engagement, to
day said Senator Elkins was telling the
truth when he announced that no en
gagement existed between his daugh
ter and the duke. This is the way the
duke's friends expressed the situation:
“ ‘The marriage has been abandoned
on account of insurmountable dlfflcult
ties raised by the Elkins family.’ ”
RAILROADS WILL INSTALL
CLEANING AND PRESSING SHOP
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 19.—The fas
tidious traveler who whirls across the
continent will no longer fear that he
will have to meet friends at the other
end of the Journey looking as If he
had been tossed about In a cyclone.
Ho may look as spick and span as when
he entered the train 4,000 miles distant.
The Union Pacific has Installed tailor
shops on all of its overland trains for
the accommodation of Its customers. Of
course nominal charges will be made,
but the principal reason for the Inno
vation Is to make the service more
complete. More than one traveler who
had apprehensions that his coat was
too wrinkled or that the stains of travel
were too evident on his lapel has writ
ten the officials of the road and thanked
them for the new plan of keeping their
clothes In shape.
TWO LABORERS PERFORM
A DANGEROUS STUNT
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 19.—Two em
ployes of the gas company, John Erwin
and I. F. Yauney, performed a feat of
heroism yesterday that prevented a
tragedy of big proportions. A spark
from the chimney at the gas plant
happened to drop in a spot on the side of
the holder where gas was leaking. The
result was a burst of flame that began
to mount the side of the holder. Erwin
and Yauney hurriedly climbed a lad
der, and with a hand chemical kept the
blaze in check till the fire department
came and extinguished it. The dam
age was slight, but If the flames had
been permitted to reach the holder top
or had melted a plate, there would
have been an explosion that would
have shaken the town.
RECKLESS AUTO RACER
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 19.—In a car
making a speed of more than 60 miles
an hour In an effort to lower the 24
j hour automobile record, Emile Strieker
I was killed early today on the fair
grounds track here. Leon Barrows, of
Birmingham, was seriously Injured A
tire exploded while the machine was
going around a curve. The machine is
| a total wreck.
SAYS ABE HUMMEL GOT
MILLION FROM MORSE
This Sensational Declaration (
Regarding Divorce Mixup I
Is Made by Detective.
New York. Nov. 21.—That Abrulmm
•Hummel received $1,000,000 for acting
as the scapegoat of the Dodge-Morse
divorce sensation was one of the alle
gations made in open court today by
Edward M. D. Racken, a private de
tective, formerly in the employ of
Charles W. Morse, who has brought
suit for $40,000 against the convicted
ex-banker and Ice man. This $40,000 is
claimed to be due him for services ren
dered in connection with the divorce
complications. I
Even more startling will be Brack
en's sworn revelations that Hummel
went to Jail to save Morse and two
prominent downtown lawyers from dls
Igrace and possible imprisonment foe
?thelr part in efforts to allow Morse to
put aside his wife in order that he
jmtght marry another woman.
CHAIN OF COLLEGES
TO BE ESTABLISHED
IN THE COUNTRY
Boston. Maas.. Nov. 31.—Alarmed at
what he considered the dangerous
growth of socialistic teaching, Ed
mund D. Barbour, a retired merchant,
Is about to arrange for a chain of 30
colleges throughout Massachusetts, all
directed by one administration. Mr..
iBarbour believes that most college ed
ucated persons flock to cities. His
.plan seeks to counteract this tendency:
by affording persons in the country
training in the liberal arts. College
professors In existing Institutions will
be employed for lectures, and for the
buildings the vacant hours of public
schools, lecture halls and libraries will !
:be utilized. Such instruction will cost I
each student $138 for an entire four
year's course. ;
Mr. Barbour believes his plan will ;
develop the type of country gentlemen i
of England and France.
CHINA SENDS NOTE
TO FRIENDLY POWERS
First Aets of the New Govern
ment Show a Spirit of
Progressiveness.
Pekin, Nov. 21.—Prince Chin*, presi
dent of the board ot foreign affairs,
has forwarded direct to President
'Roosevelt a personal letter in the name
ot Pu Yl, Infant emperor of China,
setting forth the crisis through which
'the throne has passed during the last
week.
Similar letters have been sent to all
ithe other powers friendly to China.
: The communications make an appeal
for sympathy for and an understanding
of the new rulers of China, and em
phasize the efficiency with which the
'events of the past week have been con
ducted.
Several foreign legations here have
expressed their surprise and gratifica
tion at the manner In which the gov
ernment Is managing the situation.
DENVER EXTORTIONIST IS
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
Denver, Nov. 21.—Information charg
ing Mrs. Allen P. Read with assault
with intent to commit robbery and as
sault, with intent to do great bodily in
jury, in the alleged attempt made by
her to blackmail Mrs. Genevieve
Chandler Phipps, were filed In the
criminal court today by District Attor
ney Stldger. Mr. Stidger discredits the
theory that Mrs. Read was drugged or
'hypnotized by another with powerful
(Influence over her. Ho claims the ac
,cuBed woman Is not as sick as she has
ibeen represented._
MR. STILLMAN TO RETIRE
FROM NEW YORK BANK
New York, Nov. 21.—James Still
man's retirement from the presidency
•of the National City bank again is re
ported In Wall street today, it being
asserted that he plans to withdraw
as head of the institution January 1.
and he will be succeeded by Frank A.
'Vanderlip, vice president of the bank.
The report Is regarded In banking
circles as more likely to be fulfilled
than previous ones. For a long period
Mr. Stillman, who spends many months
of the year abroad, has not given any
attention to the details of the bank's
affairs. _ _
PROFESSOR WILL
SPY ON MARTIANS
Baltimore. Md., Nov. 21.—R. "W.
Wood, who occupied the chair of ex
perimental physics In Johns Hopkins
university, has worked out a mercury
telescope by which It is hoped that life,
if It exists, may be seen on the planet
of Mars. Professor Wood reported the
invention today to the National Acad
emy of Science.
Professor Wood refused to make any
definite statements as to the future
possibllltes of the Instrument. It Is
possible, he said, that a mirror 15 or
20 feet In diameter, mounted In the
tropics at the bottom of a deep pit,
might enable people to observe details
on Mars and other planets which can
not be seen with smaller instruments.
AMERICAN CONSUL’S WIFE
DIES IN SWITZERLAND
Omaha. Neb.. Nov. 21.—A cablegram
from Berne, Switzerland, announces the
death there last night of Mrs. George
Helmrod, wife of the American counsul
at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Helmrod
were former residents of Omaha.
There is no important seaport be
tween Portland, Me., and Portland,
' Ore., that has not one or more through |
railway passenger trains from Chicago
dally. _
BIG BROKERAGE FIRM
GOES TO THE WALL
Philadelphia, Nov. 21.—The firm of
John A. l’oardman & Co., stock brok
ers, made assignment today to Lin
coln L. Eyre.
The firm has a chain of 19 offices In
I Eastern cities. The assignment is vol
untary and caused by the bull move
ment In the stock uifiMcet.
While no figures are yet available. It
.Is believed the failure will not prova
au ippqytant one.
LOG GUT LESS BY
119,000,000 FEET
Minnesota Lumber Authorities
Say Forest Activity Will Be
Comparatively Slight.
Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 21.—The cut
of logs In Minnesota will be 119,000,
000 feet less than It was last winter.
That Is the opinion expressed by
Deputy Surveyor General C. E. Sin
clair.
A like opinion was expressed by
other logging authorities, Including R.
H. Chute, representing the Weyer
hauser interests in Minneapolis, as well
as the Mississippi and Rum River
Boom company.
. The reason Is twofold; a large sup
ply of logs on hand, and an unusually
light demand.
A great part of the loss will come
on the farmers, for whom last winter
the surveyor general’s department
scaled between 75,000,000 and 100,000,
000 feet, but for whom this year, Mr.
Sinclair thinks, not 10,000,00 feet will
be scaled. In addition, certain sec-,
tlons have been exhausted. In the
Htbblng district, according to the sur
veyor general’s office, where 18,000,006
feet of logs were cut last winter, there
Is practically nothing left, although
this exhaustion of one source of sup
ply would mean only Increased cut
elsewhere If the demand were high or
even normal.
"In a general way," said Mr. Chute,
|"I think the logging season will be un
usually light, except where contracts
?ire already In force. A good many
ogs have been carried over and then
the demand for lumber is not at all
.•what It has been.”
"The cut will be considerably lighter
than last year’s,” said Mr, Sinclair. "I
should say lighter by 25 per cent any
way. In the three Minnesota districts,
where there Is much cutting, we scaled
’1475,000,000 feet last year. While a
good many up-river concerns will cut
possibly as much as usual, there will
|be a decided falling off elsewhere.
There is practically no market now for
logs.”
LARGE REDUCTION IN THE
FREIGHT RATE8 ON LUMBER
Washington, D. C.. Nov. 21.—One of
the most Important railroad tariff re
ductions filed in the past year with
the Interstate commerce commission
will be that for which special permis
sion has been granted by the commis
sion to the Southern Pacific company
and Its connections. It is a direct
result of the order In the north Pacific
lumber cases, wherein the freight
rates on lumber and lumber products
were ordered to be reduced from
points In Washington and Oregon to
destinations In the east, particularly
Missouri river crossings.
The Southern Pacific tariff now is
In preparation, and when completed
■will be filed and become effective on
[three days' notice. It provides for re
duced rates on all lumber, including
timber, poles, shingles and building
■materials in carloads from points in
California, Nevada and Utah to desti
nations In Canada and that part of that
United States east of the Missouri
river and north of Tennessee and
North Carolina, and also to points in
Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kan
sas, Arkansas and Texas. The rates
■will be substantially In tine with those
(fixed by the commission from nortH
Pacific points. They will provide for
a reduction of from 5 to 10 cents per
100 pounds on rough lumber, lath
and general lumber from points of
origin to Chicago. To points east of
Chicago as far as New York the gen
eral rate will be about 16 cents less
per 100 pounds than It now Is. All
Intermediate points between the south
Pacific Coast territory and the Atlantic
seaboard will be affected by the new
rates.
GOVERNMENT WILL SELL
$30,000,000 CANAL BONDS
Washington, D. C., Nov. 21.—Secre
tary Cortelyou has made public an
nouncement that he would receive bids
up to the close of business on Decem
ber 5 next for $30,000,000 Panama canal
bonds or any part thereof, to bear 2
per cent interest. The bonds will be
dated November 1, 1908, thus making
this a new Issue, and interest will be
gin as of that date. The bonds, by
the terms of the law authorising their
■Issue, will be redeemed In gold In 18
■years from their date. As an evidence
of good faith the secretary reqheste
each bid to be accompanied by a cer
tified check payable to the secretary
of the treasury for 2 per cent of tho
amount of the bid.
The bonds will be Issued In denom
inations of $20, $10* and $1,000 of cou
pon bonds, and $20, $100, $1,000 and
$10,000 of registered bonds. They will
be exempt from all taxes or duties of
the United States as well as taxation
In any form by or under state, munici
pal or local authority. They will be
available to national banks as security
for circulating notes and receivable
as security for public deposits In na
tional banks. The law forbids their
sale at less than par and provides that
citizens of the United States shall have
equal opportunity to subscribe therefor.
.In considering the bids the secretary
will award the first allotment ta the
bidders offering the highest price; of
•two or more bidders offering the same
prices, those asking for the smaller
■amounts of bonds will receive priority
allotment.
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RICH YOUTH, A COLLEGE
GRADUATE, ENLISTS AS
PRIVATE, MARINE CORPS
Chicago. Nov. 21.—Opportunity cam*
last night to Walter Howard McGar
vey, aged 25, a graduate of Columbi*
university, to choose between inherit
ing the wealth of his father, a retired
New Jersey banker, or enlisting in th*
United States marine corps as a pri
vate. Ho chose the military service^
then sent this telegram to his parent:
“Have enlisted in marine corps and
know what to expect from you. Hop*
you may change your mind—I can’t for
four years. With Jove, Walter."
McGarvey presented an order for *
suit of clothes on a New York tailor to
Sergeant Holman, who had taken the
enlistment, and left last night for the
marine barracks at Mare Island. Cal.
Previously he resigned his position aa
manager for the Detroit Electrical Cw.
MRS. ELIHU ROOT HAS
INHERITED RICH ESTATS
New York, Nov. 21.—Mrs. Elihu
Root, wife of the secretary of state,
comes into possession of a fortune es
timated at from $250,000 to $500,000
through the death of her mother, Mrs.
Salem H. Wales, whose will has Just
I been filed at Rlverhead. L. I. Mrs.
' Root’s father died in December, 190?,
I leaving the estate in a trust fund ta
I be divided at the widow s death equal
1 ly between the children, Mrs. Clar*
Wales Root and Edward H. Wales.