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6 MARKETS PIVOT Oil GROPREPORTS General BirJa:ss Awaits Agri ciilt'jral Basults. MRS, J. S. SHERMAN, Vice Presidenfs Wife Seriously III In Baltimore Hospital. INDUSTRIES LACK BUOYANCY. Is Several Important Trade Centers, However, Send Very Satisfactory Re ports Quiet Conditions In Iron and Steal Extensive Curtailment Noted In Textile Production. New York. Julv 9. R. G. Dun & C.a.'a Weeklv Review of Trade says: From several Important trade centers verv satisfactory reports aa to geu- eral business are received, but on the other hand there is entire lack of huovancv in several important Indus tries. All markets pivot on. crop re- Dorts. Oulet conditions in Iron and steel am to be exDected at this season. The reduction In output of pig iron since February is nlaced at 15 per cent. Production of dIk iron during the first half of the year is estimated to be a I new high record, however, but stocks have accumulated at many points. Extensive curtailment of production, amounting In many instances to me rlnsfn? of larea dants. is noted in textile lines. Demand for merchandise at first hands is very limited. Spring line In cotton are attracting more at tention, and underwear and hosiery houses are doine better business, in woolen eoods. buvine so far is on a I limited scale, many agents endeavor ing to postpone an early opening to enable buyers to dispose of stocks on band. CORN ACREAGE INCREASED Area Is Nearly Five Per Cent Greater Than Last Year. Washington, July 9. The July crop report of the department of agricul ture shows the estimates of the acre age and condition on July 1: Corn area planted is 114,083,000 acres, an increase of 5,312,000 acres, or 4.9 per cent, as compared with last year's final estimate. The average condition of corn was 65.4, as com pared with 85.1, the ten year average. The amount of wheat remaining on farms is estimated at about 38,739,000 bushels, as compared with 38,708,000, the ten year average. The average condition of winter -wheat was 81.5, as compared with 81.3, the ten year average. The average condition of spring wheat was 61.6, as compared with 87.1, the ten year average. The average condition of spring and winter wheat combined was 73.5, as compared with 84.0, the ten year average. The average condition of the oats crop was 82.2, as compared' with 86.6, the ten year average. EVENING UNN WHEAT PIT Only Government Crop Report Has Weight With Traders. Chicago, July 8. Only the authorita tive figures of the United States gov ernment had any weight today with speculators In wheat. Crop news from the northwest was more calami tous than at any previous time, but the trade had become bo calloused that an estimate of 25 per cent for the North Dakota crop seemed' to cause no agitation. Business consisted chiefly of evening up. The close was un changed to c higher than last night's figures. In corn the finish was c to I lVdc up and for oats Vsc to c. Net Iobsps of 5312MiC to 40c were ' scored In provisions. Closing prices: Wheat July, $1.03; Sept., $1.01 1.01; Dec, $1.02Va 1.02. Corn July, 68',ic; Sept., 6061c. Oats July, 40c; Sept., 39140. Pork July, $24.10; Sept., $21.924- Lard July, $11.80; Sept., $11.92j. Ribs July, $12.40; Sept.. $11.97' Omaha Cash Grain. Omaha, July 8. Wheat Unchang ed'; No. 2 hard, 97c$1.01; No. 3 hard, 9497c. Corn Vic higher; No. 2 whltr, C0l,60ytc; No. 3 white, 60 60',jC; No. 2 yellow, 57'4c; No. 3 yel low. 66;i57c; No. 2. 57c; No. 3. B6! 56c. Oats i.c higher; No. 3 white, 37p37'(: No. '4 iwhlte, 36 36"?ic; No. 3 yellow 2t.Z6c. 1 South Omaha Live Stock. South Omaha, July 8. Cattle Re ceipts, 9."0; steady; beef steers, $4.25 7.40; cows and heifers, $3.00 5. id; storkers and 'feeders, $3.005.00; calves, $4.757.00. Hogs Receipts, 7, 000; 20923c lower; prices ranged from $S.20 to $S.82Vi. selected lights bringing the top and extra heavies moving at the bottom; mixed sold around $8.50, Sheep Receipts, 3.730; dull; few ems sold as high as $4.25 and range lambs changed hands at $7.35; yearlings, $5.50. fa' ) -ft " ;v..jSw L,v : - ,' $ -. ' m 1 V 4 HEW AVIATION DURATION RECORD 01:eslasers S:ts to lo Time and Distance at Rhaims. TO OPEN NEW NORMAL IN FALL Vayne Schaol Start Mads Pos sible by Decision. CHANGE FOR CHADROM ALSO. RAISING PHEASANTS Board Will Meet at Peru July 27 to Elect Faculty Members and Open Bids for Chadron Normal Will Lay Cornerstone of Administration Build' Ing July 23. Lincoln, July 8. The Wayne nor mal school, purchased by the state, will be opened Sept. 19. This is made possible by a decision from Attorney General Thompson Just filed with the board, in which he holds that it is legal to use the remainder of the $90, 000' appropriated for the purchase of the school, to maintain it. State Auditor Barton and Treasurer Brian both have approved the da-, cislon, bo there will be no hitch. There will be $20,000 for the maintenance of the school, which Is sufficient, Sec retary Ludden of the normal board said, to keep it aolng until the legis lature makes an appropriation for Its maintenance. The board will meet July 27 at Peru for the purpose of electing the rest of the faculty and completing the de tails of the work In opening the school, At this meeting it will also open the bids for the Chadron normal. On July 28, at 10 a. m., the grand lodge of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons will lay the cornerstone of the new Adams County Men Report Seventy. ' Three Eggs Are Productive. Corning, la., July 8. Considerable interest is manifested in the experi ment of raising ringtail pheasants by placlug eggs under domestic fowls early in the summer. Game Warden Hilliard secured ten settings of the birds' eggs. These were distributed to Mart Miller, Marlon Gladstone D. H. MeyerhofT. Ralph Gibson. Walter Newcomb, C. C. Norton, Charles Thomas, S. M. Ritchie. Bert Beutley and Charles Harper. These men re port that about seventy-three birds were hatched. Since then a few of them have been lost, but most of them are doing nicely. As the fowls In crease rapidly, it Is thought If these birds can all be preserved there will soon be a large number of them in Adams county. NO FIGIlfON IOWA JUDGES Judicial Conventions Are Held In Five Districts. PRESENT JUDGES RENOMINATED Albrook, Lee and Wright Named In Eleventh Oliver Nominated Over Boies on First Ballot at Fourth Dis trict Republican Convention Gay. nor. Hutchinson and Mould Win. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, July 8 Cattle Receipts, 2,000; steady; beeves, $3.358.50; western steers, $3.23?7.25; stocker and feeders, $.1.73ff?5.73; cows an heifers, '$2.83(7 6 91; calves, $6.50(0 8 50. Mors Receipt, 17.000; 10c low er; llfiht, WMft9.2a; mixed, $S.9O0 9 20; heavy, $5.S0fl 9.05; pUs. $9,000 9.30; bulk cf s iIps, $S.85(fT9 05. Sheep 'Rpr, ts. 10, ,1 iv 15c lowr; natives, $2.gof; 4 r,:,: westerns, $2.S04.6O; yearlings, l.73f 3.'i0; la.nbs, $4. 75(3 8. Bethany Plains, Rhelms, July 8. M. Olleslagers broke the records for duration and distance at the aviation meeting in progress here. He re mained In the air two hours, thirty nine minutes and thirty-nine seconds, and covered the distance of 158 55-100 miles. During the speed contest Leon Morane, the French aviator, covered 12.42 miles In thirteen minutes and forty-two seconds. During one of the flights, Weymann, an American aviator, fell. He was un injured, but his machine was wrecked. M. Petrowskle of Russia also met with an accident, being precipitated to the ground by the rush of air from the motor of M. Klnef of Belgium, who passed within fifteen feet of his ma chine. Ewing Watterson in. Jail. Kingston, N. Y., July 8. Ewing Watterson, son of Henry Watterson, the Louisville editor, waived examina tion before Police Judge P.owe at Sau gertles, on a charge of shooting Mich ael J. Martin, a saloonkeeper. He was committed to jail to await the grand' Jury's action on a charge of as sault In the first degree. CONDENSED NEWS Fire destroyed' the business portion of Des Las, S. D., burning nineteen stores. Loss, $100,000. A general railway strike is threat ened in France. The men, who de mand an increase in wages, have al ready voted to strike In principle, pending the result of negotiations with the companies. Negotiations between the coal oper ators and miners of the southwest were declared off temporarily by the operators because Alexander Howatt, representing the miners In Kansas, ordered the firemen and engineers at the mines In his district to quit work In sympathy with the miners. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League. At New York: R.H.E. New York 0 0110002 0 4 10 C Boston 1 0 203 51 2 013 10 4 Vaughn-Sweeney; Karger-Carrlgan. At Washington: R.H.E. Washington ... .10010020 4 6 3 Philadelphia ....0 0000000 11 3 4 Gray-Street; Coombs-Donohue. National League. At Chicago: R.H.E. Chicago 0 0 00 000000 2 1 Cincinnati 0 000 1 00001 4 0 Cole-Archer; BurnB-McLean. At Boston First game: R.H.E. Boston 0000500005 4 2 Now York 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 04 7 3 Curtis Graham; Drueke-Myers. Second game: R.H.E. New York 10 1 0 0002 7 0 Boston 02 3 00005 10 0 Rayniond-Schlol ; Ferguson-Rarlden. At Philadelphia First game: R.H.E. Philadelphia .. ..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Brooklyn 0 0100000 12 6 0 Moren-Dooln; Rucker-Bergen. Second game: R.H.E. Brooklyn ...0111100000 37 11 1 Philadelphia 0020100100 04 11 2 Barger-Krwln; Foxen Dooln. . Western League. - At Dcs Moines: R.H.E. Dee Moines. ..0 1 01 0 0000 2 6 7 Omnha 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 2 011 14 1 Catesllawlilns; Melter-Gondlng. At Sioux City: , R.H.E Lincoln 02202021 4 ' 3 18 1 Sioux City. ...00 4 1 00 20 1 8 13 3 KnappKruger; Wilson-Millet. At Wichita: R.H.E. Wichita 15110 1 02 11 12 3 Topka 1 00 1 20 2 00 6 9 4 AHcb'son Shaw; Kaufninn-Kerps Des- Moines, July 8. Judicial con ventlons were held in a number of administration building, Henry Gibson districts of Iowa and in every instance of Kearney, the deputy and acting the conventions were harmonious and grand master. In charge. It is also the short. In all cases the present Judges closing of the large summer term, were renominated. Senator E. J. Burkett will be the At the Fourth judicial district He speaker and, by request, will give his publican convention at LeMars F. R. well known letter, "The New Woman Gaynor of LeMars, W. H. Hutchinson and' the Young Man." of Alton, D. W. Mould of Sioux City The board has under advisement a I and J. F. Oliver of Onawa were renom plan by which It may be possible also inated. The first three were nominal to onen the Chadron normal this fall, ed bv acclamation and Oliver was nominated on the first ballot over W M. V. VETS ELECT OFFICERS d. Boiea of Sheldon. At Boone, the Kievenia district con' Dr. B. F. Kaupp of Fort Collins Is the vention renominated D. E. Albrook, tt, New President. Omaha, July 8. The Missouri Val ley Veterinary association has added 125 new members during the last year, according to the figures given out by the retiring secretary-treasurer, Dr. B. F. Kaupp, and is now the second larg est organization of its kind. The national organization meets in San Francisco in September, ana at that time the delegates from the Mis sourl valley, Dr. P. Juckiness, state vererlnarian of Nebraska, and Dr. W. MRS. E. F. YOUNG IIEADSTEAG1IERS Chicago Woman Elected Presi dent ot National Association, FIRST TO HOLD THE POSITION Report Nominating Z. X. Snyder, Prir cipal of Colorado State Normal School, Rejected by Decisive Vote, Teaching in Lower School Die cussed by Well Known Authorities, Boston. July 8. Mrs. Emma Flagl Young of Chicago defeated Z. X. Suy- der, principal of the Colorado stat normal school, for president ot th National Educational society by vote of 617 to 376, the question belug on the substitution of Mrs. Young'i name for that of Mr. Snyder in the re port of the committee on nominations. Mrs. Young Is superintendent of tin public schools of Chicago. She Is tin first woman ever elected president ol the National Educational association. When Mrs. Young was declared th winner the convention Immediately ac cepted the other names presented bj the committee as follows: Treasurer,? W. Springer, Michigan. Va.; vice presl dents, Samuel Avery, Lincoln, Neb.; Miss Julia Rlchman, New York; G. L Cook, Spearfish, S. D.; George A. Mo Farland, Valley City. N. D.; Homer F. Seerley, Cedar Falls, la.; F. O. Hayes, Alva, Okla., and E. T. Fairfield, To peka, Kan. At the meeting of the convention special attention was paid to children and teaching in the lower schools. Kindergarten work, various branchel of child study, music and physical education were also discussed by well known authorities. The officers of the association gav up all hope of obtaining the present of former President Roosevelt, and the convention will cloBe In Tremonl temple this evening with an addresj by Mrs. W. N. Hutt. chairman of th women's branch of the farmers' Insti tute work of North Carolina, Raleigh N. C; President Emeritus Eliot ol Harvard and the new president of th association. IXIOX. (Ledger.) Miss Jessie Todd departed yester day forenoon for Kearney to make visit with an aged aunt who U se riously ill. Dr. M. Hoops and wife departed the first of the week for Wewela, D., where they will make a visit with Mrs. Hoop's parents. Robert McQuinn and wife living few miles southeast of town, are the happy parents of a daughter bora Tuesday morning, July 5. Mrs. John Pearsley departed on the) Wednesday forenoon train for Ster ling, having received a message say ing her father was dangerously ill. Miss Etta Ntckles of Rock Bluffs precinct, accompanied by her Bister, Mrs. J. D. Wurdeman of Leigh, Neb- as calling on her Union friends last Friday. Charles Ratltff, who works for Jas. Reynolds Is carrying his arm In sling not the result of a 4th ot July accident, but on account of a mule landing a Johnson blow on his arm, causing a very painful break. John R. Plerson, who was badly njured In the automobile accident last week, Is getting along nicely and was able to come home Sunday even ing from tne Avery home near Aub urn. Mr. Plerson says he does not care to go trrough such an experience again soon. M. Wright and C. G. Lee. At Calmar, the convention renoml nated L. E. Fellows and A. N. Hobson At the Twelfth Judicial convention, held at Charles City, Joseph J. Clark of Mason City and Charles H. Kelley of Forest City were nominated' for Judges without opposition. At Cedar Rapids, the convention chose F. O. Ellison, W. H. Trelchler and M P. Smith. A number of other conventions will be held next week. R. O'Neill of Lyons. Kan will try to MAN NEGLECTED FIVE DAYS gel repi esrii'.aiimi 111 iuc iuiiuaujuai committee for the study and preven tion of tuberculosis in animals. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, B. F. Kaupp of Fort Collins, Colo.; first vice president, C. A. McKlm of Norfolk; second vice president, C. E. Stewart of Charlton. Ia.; secretary-treasurer, H. C. Simrson of Denlson, Ia. The board of cenmrs will consist of Rich ard Ebbltt of Grand Island. S. H. Johnson of Carroll. Ia., H. Jensen of Kansas City, J. W. La Croix of Hia watha, ,H. E. Kingman of Fort Collins. WORK ON FLEDGE MURDER Officers in Charge of Inquiry Expect to Make Arrest Soon. Ponca, Neb., July 8. The Investiga tions in the Fledge murder case are going on quietly and with some suc cess. Detectives Smith and Daven port were here consulting with Coun ty Attorney Kingsbury and they feel hopeful that soon they will be able to let the public Into their confidence, It is believed that robbery was the motive, and that the criminal belongs to the locality of the crime. William Fledge, brother of the murdered wom an, brought the detectives to Ponca for the interview with Kingsbury. It Is expected an arrest will be made soon! Seen Lying by Track by Score of Peo ple, William Cook Left to Die. Rock Rapids, la., July 8. William Cook, who was found on the Illinois Central right of way near George In an unconscious condition, with a bad wound in the back of his head, died while being taken to the hospital. The man was first seen by section men five days before, and every day six trains passed. Word was finally given to the local authorities by a fireman that some one should go to the man's aid. The coroner's Jury was unable to find how the man was Injured. The wound on his head appeared to have been Inflicted by Borne Instrument, which had cut through a heavy felt hat. No money was found on his per son. He had worked at a livery barn at George. MISSING B0YJLIKELY DEAD Coon Rapids Youth Believed to Have Drowned Self. Coon Rapids. Ia., July 8. What Is supposed to be a case of drowning with suicidal Intent caused much coin ment here. Staley Clemmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Clemmer, Is miss lng and circumstances point toward drowning. He left his home sometime Wednes day and has not been found since. His coat was found on the bank of the Raccoon river and his hat float ing on the surface. A note to his girl friend was found near his coat, saying PIERCE PAYS LARGE FINE il Magnate's Company Makes Peace With Oklahoma. Enid, Okla., July 8. The signing ol stipulation, by which the Waters- Pierce Oil company Is to pay a fine ol $75,000 and be restrained from enter in? Into any contract in restraint ol trade, resulted In the dismissal ol the quo warranto suit brought by At torney General West against the com pany. The fine Is to be payable as follows Twenty-five thousand dollars In srxty ays; $25,000 in six months, and $25, 000 In nine months. It was agreed that the defendant company should maintain unirorm prices upon petroleum products lo Oklahoma. Hartlgan Issues Order, Lincoln, July 8 Adjutant General Hartlgan has Issued the following or der: "The rifle and revolver teams authorized by general order No. 2 will report at the state range near he wa8 golng t0 drown himself. Asniand on July 18, 1910. Company IIe trled t0 purchase strychnine at commanders will send with rifle teams the ioca, dru Bort but was refused 1. 1 1 i a m irom uieir commanus a ueiau 01 one ,y,a ,n.,n,i ht. was not of aee. It enlisted man as marker, and all will be equipped for field service. Tentage and subsistence will be provided' at the rangV General Rain Helps Crops. Omaha, July 8. Omaha was visited by a shower, which extended over all of Nebraska and parts of South Da kota and Missouri. The rain Is very general In most parts of the state, al though an electrical storm, which cut off telegraphic communications be tween Omaha and' Kansas City and points in that vicinity, Is reported In southeastern Nebraska. Trial of Ward Mower Begins. Knnsas City, July 8. Ward Mower of Falls City, Neb., was placed on trial In the district court of Wyan dotte county, Kansas, on the chnrge of murdering Neal McColg In Kansas City, Kan., last December. McColg's body was found In an unfrequented spot, where he had been robbod and killed. Is thought he was mentally unbalanced as a result of becoming overheated on July 4. WOMAN FAINTS ON STAND president of Kansas Oil Company Col lapses After Grueling Examination. Independence, Kan., July 8. Miss Hernamla Kaesmann, president and eeneral manager of the Sunflower State refinery, alter being on the wit ness stand In a bankruptcy case two days, collapsed under the fearful BTuelllne of creditors' lawyers and swooned from the witness chair In nervous wreck. After about an hour she revived sufficiently to be carried to a car and Bent to her home. , Dr. Prentiss In Hospital. Iowa City, Ia., July 8. Dr. Henry Prentiss, who occupies the chair of anatomy nt the Htut university Iowa; was onern'ed on for append! Itls. His oMiirkn Is alii'mliig. To See His Old Town Folks. James Patterson Journeyed to Om aha this morning to spend several hours with the Elks of his home town, San Bernardino, Cal., who will pass through Omaha today en routa to Detroit, Mich., for the grand lodga- which Is to gather In a few days. San Bernardino has a large and en thusiastic lodge with fine club rooms, and all the accessories which go with, the order. Mr. Patterson has been a. member of the lodge In that city for about a year and a half and his son James, Jr., Is the cub member, being but twenty-one years of age. Mr. Patterson expects to have a fine time) with the Bills on their way east for the few hours they will epend In Om aha. 1 .-t ., To Hai-17 Hoon. Cards have been received In the city announcing the engagement ot Miss Patty Frances Mathews, former ly a teacher in the public schools here to Gustave Karl Wlencke, pas tor of the Lutheran church. Tha date for the wedding Is not announ ced. The home here the coupl will reside after the performance ot the nuptials will be at Hooper, Neb. Miss Matthews has many good friends In this city who will hear of her en gagement with the greatest Joy and who trust that her married life will be one of unalloyed bliss. FOR SALE-A few choice farma In the clover and corn belt of pstera. Minnesota. No drouth. For partic ulars enquire of J. E. Tuey, Platta- mouth, Neb. ELKS WILL MEET AT CAPITAL Delegations WIU All Stop at Moines En Route to Detroit. Dei Jolly Klght Picnic. Several young ladles known as the) Jolly Eight" Journeyed to the woods. In the vicinity ot the Burlington, Des Moines, July 8. A great herd hrl . Th,ir.iBv evpnlmr for the nur Of lowa Elks win marcn iuriu8u . h...,nl, -nd streets of Des Moines Saturday and " Sunday of this week, when they will Ing a meal on the river bank .Mrs. o h7 ann al 8 Long chapereroned the young ladUs tlonal gathering In Detroit, which be- and the few hours spent there wer glas 8unday, July 10. very piasanuy passu m various The Council Bluffs, Atlantic, Perry, door sports ana aoing ampie justice) Iowa City and MarBhalltown lodftJ, to the delicious supper, which u the Fifty-third regimental band fronigerved jn regular picnic style. The) Fort Dodge, and the Coioraao ana . nlcnlckers returned to their homes Joseph Elks will all arrive either Sat- at du8k reporting a most delightful urday night or Bunaay, ror a n" outng. Th0se who comprised th stop-over before continuing company were Mrs. S. Long. uejr. ir. ". . .,, t,. rinrfnn nf ITnlon. Ruth, bouse to all the visiting " " " ' Z hold open brothers. The Iowa Elks will go from Chicago biia venner to Detroit over the Michigan Central In a special train. The Iowa delega tion will number about 400. BLAME ETUE FOR DEATH Johnson, Stella and Fern Long, De- Man Who Shot Roy Hodges at Kene- saw Named by Coroner's Jury. Wm. Puis, one ot Murray neigh borhood's beRt citizens, Is spending today with friends in the city and; attending to business. Ferdinand J. Ilennlngs is among; the good men qf Eight Mile Grov Hastings, Neb., July 8. A coroner's nTtt..npt ln the city today on bust- Jury returned a verdict holding Frank neHg an(, tQ v,bU wRh hlfJ manv goo4 Etue responsiuie ior me aeam or uuy Hodgeg of Kenesaw. Hodges was shot trlenas three times by Etue during a fight ln Adam Hlld Is among the many e- Kenesaw last Sunday. He was brought cellent citizens of the precinct in tne) to a sanitarium here, where he sue- city today looking after business mat- cumbed. The dispute which led to the shoot lng Ftarted when Etue askod to be trusted for a meal In the boarding house conducted by Hodges' aunt. The proprietress agreed, but Hodges com manded the man to pay and threat ened to "take It out of his hide" If he didn't. A complaint charging murder ln the first degree was filed against Etue. ters and visiting with relatives and friends. George S. Smith, the well known and popular Rock Bluffs citizen, Is among those In the city today brought ln by the Democratic convention and other business. ENQUIRE .NOW Ozark fruit lands, ranches, farms and summer homes. Best and cheapest ln th world. Free literature. K. E. Worley, 733 N. Y. Life Bldg., Omaha. Miss Frances Weldman went to Des Moines, July 8. Four hundred nnlon carpenters were locked out by fhe Master Builders' association of Des Moines because the carpenters re- Omaha yesterday to meet her Bister. fused to work with nonunion struc tural iron workers. All big building contracts of the city are tied tip. Oth er affllllated' unions will not strike un luss the master builders employ non union carpenters, they say, lowa City. la-. J"'f 8. The fortieth Mrs. Fred Eblnger and daughter, Miss Louise and son Carl, who cama In last evening for a visit at the Weld- man home. Fred will come In ln a I few days, when ho and Mrs. Eblnger will take a trip In the west, leaving; r flrnndma Iowa U In session here. An address " " by George E. Roberta was the feature J sence,