THE OMATTA DAILY REE: SATPKPAY, .1UTA 18, IPOS. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA 12 COUNCIL Office 15 Scott Street. MIXOR MEXTIOX. Davis, drugs. Btookfrt sells carpets. , ; Ed Refers, Tony Fault boer. Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 97. ETE8 EXAMINED FREE LEFFIRT'S. Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel t.19. 8nd your children to Western lowa Col Jess summer school. Guarantied watchoa from I3CQ up at O. Mauthe. T2H Broadway. We know we have the heat flour. Eaco la the name. Bart ell & Miller. 'Phone k. Borrj, to Mr. and Mri. II. Q. Van Winkle of Myntrter street, yesterday, a daughter. Tlie bent season for wall paper la right no-w. It Iiorwlck figure with you. HI South Main. Wanted 1'lace for young- man to work after school and on Saturday. Western Iowa College. An oixrution for appendicitis was suc cessfully performed upon K. It. Shoemaker at the Wise Memorial hospital In Omaha Thursday. .KENS KM DUPLICATED AND FRAMES REPAIRED WHILE YOU WA'T. 1U. W. W. MAOARHK1J, OPTOMETRIST, 10 PEARL rSTKEET. All ths latest music and souks at Botf rlclus' piano House: prices popular. SK Broadway, Council Bluffs, la. Where the organ stands upon the building. At the vesper service at the Broadway Methodist church next Sunday evening Charles M. Hurl will deliver an address on "The Ideal Citlisen." The meet Inn will be In the assembly room and will begin at I o ClOCK. W. F. Carney, taken off Milwaukee train Wednesday afternoon, was taken bnck to Spirit Lake, la., yesterday evening by Sheriff Jones of Dickenson county. Carney Ik charged with the theft of moving picture films a Mi with beating a, bnurd blii. ficorge League was arrested yesterday afternoon rn complaint of I). 8. Frank of the firm of Frank Cumpbell, who charged biro with the embezzlement of $47.90. League gave bonds for his appearance be fore Justice Greene next Thursday, James F. McCargar and Miss Lulle Chambers, beth of this city, were married jesterduy ulternoon at the Broadway Methodist church, the pastor. Rev. J. M. Williams, officiating. After a shott wed ding trip to the west Mr. and Mrs. Mr Cargar will return to tills rlty to make their home with the groom's mother, Mrs. W. E. B.iinbridge, 215 Glen avenue. Mrs, Carrie Knglund, wife of I-ouls Eng land, 914 Avenue D, died shortly before mldnlifiit Wednesday, aged 44 years. Be sides her husbaud she leaves two sons and one daughter. The funeral will be held this afternoon at tM o'clock from the Swedish Baptist church and Interment will be In Fairvlew r-emetery. Rev. H. A. Rclchenbitch will conduct the services. Rev. Mr. Huonug of China will preach at the Jtroadway Methodist church next Sunday morning arjd at the Fifth Avenue Methodist church In the evening. .Hev. Mr. Iluongg was a delegate from the Chinese conference to the general conference of the Methodist church, recently held at Balti more, lie Is now on his way home to Chlija, but has Ijcn Indnced to stop over in this city next Bunday. Ed Erlckson-, a lineman In the employ of the street railway company, who resisted the efforts of ratrolman Peterson to send him home late Wednesday night and got into a nrJxup with the officer, was fined 110 and costs In police court yesterday. In ad dition Eiickson was ordered to pay for the replrs to the officer's coat, which was torn In the struggle. Erlckson appeared In court with his head bamlgaged. tie had to be clubbed Into submission and several stitches were necessary to close up the gaps In Ills scalp. J Candidates for Reform School. An effort will be made to send Emmi Thompson, aged 18, of 115 Franklin ave nue, and Mamie Strang, aged IS, of 2ii Fourth street, to the Girlt' Industrial school at Mltchellvllle. Informations charging them with Incorrigibility .were filed yesterday in the Juvenile division of the district court, that against the Thonip. son girl by her mother, Mrs. Mabel Thompson, Bad that against the Strang girl by her sinter, Miss Sudie Strang. Tha two girls were brought back late 'Wednesday night from Missouri alley by Deputy Sheriff Matlnck and were placed In the care of the Sisters of Mercy at St. Bernard's hospital pending the hearing before Judge Wheeler In the district court. . Jack Rich and Frank Gray, alias ."Reddy"' Gray, were placed under arrest In Omaha, having been charged with at tempting to criminally assault the two girls In Missouri Valley. They were taken back to Missouri Valley last even ing by a deputy sheriff from Harrison County, where It Is expected they Will Waive a preliminary examination and al low their cases to go directly to the ;rancl Jury. The two girls, who have been under po lice surveillance for some time, decided to go to Missouri Valley a few days ago, .Where one of the two said she had rela tives living. While waiting for the train at the local Northwestern passenger depot they were, they say, accosted by Oray and Rich, who stated they were also going to Missouri Valley and knew where the relatives In question lived. On arriving at Missouri Valley the men are said to have conducted the girls to an unfrequented place south of the town, where the alleged attempted criminal as sault waa committed. The men were fright ened away by the screams of the girls and by the approach of people on the highway, it is said. . The absence of the girls caused their rel atives to notify the local authorities and the latter had commenced to make an In vestigation when word was received Wednesday evening from Missouri Valley that they were there and had made com plaint against the two men. The parents of Mary Strang are dead, but her elder sister has been making a home for her and for a still younger sister, and with the assistance of a brother has done all In her power to keep the girl from the dangers of the streets, but without success. Several compl lints have been fnade to the police recently ah ut the two girls. Real Katnte Transfers. These transfers were reported to The Bee July Is by the Pottawattamie County Ab stract company of Council Bluffs: lean L. ' Rudolph and htmband to Amelia M. Vance and Mtrliil V. Perkins, lot 2:1, Auditor's subdlv. of se awli 12-76-40. w. d S.'.OOO Htiny A. v insny to i-naries Kingman, lots 13, 14, 15. 16 and 17. block 19. Meredith's add., Avoca. w. d 1.600 flurry r fierce ana wire to George W. Holdrege, lot 1. Auditor's subdiv. of swW nw 29-75-43, w. d 1,600 t,ora tt. i ii rion ana nusnami to Charles Erlckson, lots 4 and 6, block 9, Cochrane add., w. d 225 Four transfers, total. $5,325 ew Park Board Opened. Ths park commissioners are Improving a tract of 115 acres on the west side of Harrison street between William and Jor dan streets. Tnls tract was dedicated to the city as a public park at the time Gadeaburg addition was laid out. It tscaped notice, however, until recently, wr.en the park commissioners decided to c'rar the brush and undergrowth off it. Part of the tract la heavily timbered and It has been necessary to thin out the tries. A driveway Into the tract will be graded and the board Intends to place a Dumber of seats under ths trees. Ths tract will , be knou henceforth as Prospect park. tolsterla. Oeorgs W. Klein, It South Main slxevl Both 'phooea. "Have It don right" BLUFFS Both 'Phones 43. RAISE IN TELEPHONE RATES Two-Party Lines the Only Ones to Be Increased Up to the Present. FIFTY CENTS PER MONTH MORE t-di nance Permits the Increase. Pro vided flafflrient omlirr of Snu ' serlbrrs Have Been Ob tained. The Independent Telephone company ot Council Bluffs has already commenced to raise Its rates. This It has the right to do tinder the ordinance granting It a franchise In this city, but Is not in accordance with the promises made by the officers of the company at the time it was seeking a franchise from the people of Council Bluffs. At that time It was Intimated, If not actu ally promised, that ths company as soon as the patronage warranted It, would re duce the rates. In flie schedule of rates Included In the franchise ordinance two-party business 'phones are placed at 2 per month. Re cently the company has announced that the rate for the two-party business 'phones has been increased to $2.60 per month, s rulse of 16 a year. Present subscribers, however, will rot be called upon to pay more than the J2 until their existing con tracts expire, when, It is announced, they will have to pay at the higher rate. The schedule of rates In the franchise ordinance lists two-party business 'phones at 1- a month and Individual business 'phones at 13 a month. The ordinance. however, gives the company the right to raise the rates in the schedule ZS cents for each 600 customers above 2,000. As the company has now announced an Increase of 50 cents a month on the two-party bust ness 'phones. It Is taken for granted the company has now S.OO0 patrons using its 'phones. o More at Present Rates. No public announcement of the raise in rates has been made, but a well-known Broadway merchant who was figuring on putting In a two-party 'phone in his store was informed by F. J. Day, president ot the company, that the rate for such service was now 12.60. The buwlness man In ques tion demurred to the rate, telling Mr. Day that his nelglfbors were only paying 12. "That may bo so." replied Mr. Day "but as Boon as their present contracts expire they will be required to pay $2.60, No two-party business telephones will be Installed henceforth except at the $2.50 rate." Frank Klger, who conducteu a res taurant on West Broadway but recently sold out, had been puylng at the $2 rate for a two-party business 'phone. A few days ago he opened another restaurant on South Main street and on applying to the company for the installation of a two-party line such as he had had in his former place of business was Informed that he would now be required to pay $2 60 for the same service. As a 'majority of the business houses have the two-party 'phone service, the raise of 60 cents a month will mean a considerably Increased revenue to the In dependent Telephone company. When asked yesterday If It was the fact that the rate for two-party business 'phones had been increased 60 cents a month. Manager C. A. Laubach of the In dependent Telephone company said it was. "We have '3,600 subscribers." said Mr. Laubach, "and under our franchise we are authorised to increase our rates 25 cents a month for every 500 subscribers over 2,000. The only Increase so far is on the two-party business 'phones." Building for Horticultural Display. T!ie extreme heat was probably le- sponslble for the small attendance at the weekly meeting of the National Horticul tural congress last night. The tempera ture of the Commercial club rooms. In which the meeting was held, was not con ducive to comfort, so an early adjourn ment was taken. Secretary Reye brought up the mutter of erecting a temporary building In a central location for consolidating the dis plays at the congress. He made a con- tentative suggestion that the south sec tion of Bayllss park would be a con venient location for a temporary struc ture such as he proposed. The idea ap peared to meet with the favor of most of thor.e present, although Charles A. Ileno expressed the opinion that It would be more advisable to erect some permanent building which could be used for public meetings, convention and other gather ings. The matter was finally referred to the newly appointed committee on build ings and grounds to report back at the next meeting. Chairman Painter Knox of the new mem bership committee reported that his com mittee had made a canvass of a portion of the city yesterday morning and had succeeded in enrolling about 100 new members. Mr. Knox suggested that when the pub lic, schools reopened In September a Junior organization be formed among tho school children with a membership fee of not ex ceeding 60 cents. The tuggestlnn met with approval, but no action was taken. l.anadon Kalis from Grace. W. W. Langdon, a graduate of the state hospital for dipsomaniacs at Knoxvllle, was sent to the county Jail for ten days last evening by Justice Cooper on a charge of Intoxication preferred against Langdon by his wife. When Constable Baker and D 1 uty B. u field went to serve the warrant on Lung don they discovered him asleep In the underbrush between Indian creek and Gelse'a brewery with a half empty bottle of whisky by his side. When taken before Justice Cooper Lang don asked the court to dispose of the cast) there and then, merely suggesting that It make the sentence a light one. Justice Cooper said be believed ten days la the count? Jail would about fit the case. Gasoline Stove Starts Klre. In the absence of other members of fie family, W. F. Hosebrook, -.eslding at y.7! Avenue C, started preparations tor supper by lighting the gasolene rtove. The oil overflowed at.d flartd up. Ro.-ebrook de cided that tha beat thing to' do under the circumstances was to carry the atove cut Into the back yard. He succeeded in doing so, but li hands were radly burned aud some of the burning oil b. t fire to the kitchen, the interior of which was bally scorched beore the fire department tuc ceed,ed In extinguishing the blaze. Corncrlb Removed from Street. The corncrlb which Droge Bros, -had erected on Eleventh street between Ninth and Tenth avenues was yesterday remived by Street Commissioner Timothy Flood and his force of men Ths street is now open to travel. Eleventh street at that point affords the only mean ot access from Ninth avenue to Tautn avenue and W. L Walker ot the Walker Manufacturing company, whose factory Is on Tenth avenue, petitioned the council some time ago to have the street opened and a crovslng ordered on the tracks of the Great Western railroad. JJroge Bros, offered no opposition to the removal of the corncrlb, although they de clined to do It themselves. The cost of removing it will be taxed against the prop erty. WESTS IDE It 9 ARB 11 IX ARMS Condemn Action of Council on Street Hnllwar Matter. Despite the Intense beat which forced them to hold the proceedings in the open air outside the county building at Avenue B and Twenty-fourth, about twenty-five residents of the western part of the city were present at the Joint meeting of the West Council Bluffs and West End Im provement clubs last evening. W. II. James, president of the West End club, presided, and C. E. Sparks of the West Council Bluffs club, acted as secre tary. Speeches were made by Mr. James, Mr. Sparks. General E. F. Test, W. C. Boyer and W. M. Kilmer. All of the talks were on the subject of the refusal of the city council to entertain the petition of the West Council Bluffs club that the city solicitor be Instructed to Investigate and report as to what franchise, if any, the street railway company was operating under In this city. The speakers com mended Councilmen Bellinger and Younk erman for the stand they had taken and generaly poured some hot shot Into Coun cilman Jensen, on whose motion tho peti tion waa tabled. ) . The following resolution, dratted by a committee consisting of W. C. Boyer, E. F. Test and C. E. Sparks, was adopted: This meeting, composed rf the repre sentative members of the West End Im provement club and the West Council Bluffs Improvement cluh tenders Its warmest thank to AMei-mrn Ib-Hinger and Youiikerman for their earnest labor to rrveiii laying on the table the request of the clubs representing the people of the western set i inn or mis city; to the mayor and the council to instruct the city solicitor who is raid In part by the tax pavers for such purposes: to publish a sunimary or statement In the dailv nr fnr ih. in. formation of the people, showing by what Buiiiorny or hick or autiioilty, the motor company is operating its lines upon our stretts. By what authority the company charges a 6-cent fare, and a K-cent fate between Omaha and Council Bluffs both ways, and why the very limited 6-cent fare tickets to and from Omaha are not good for local fares within the limits of this city. The meeting docs not understand wbv other aluermen were not In favor of th'r req est or whv their votes were recorded uralnst It. Their action Is not progressive and not in touch with the wishes of the people they represent. As to Alderman jensen: 1111 remarKS tnat we wer out- smeis: mat our request was ridiculous and our Intentions wanting in good faith were uncalled for and out of place The niecting condtmns his language as I.i k Ing In the knowledge of his dutv as a repre sentatlve of the tax payer, residents, prop- "'vraiio uhu voters or. council Bluffs Marriage Licenses. Licenses' to wed were issued yesterday to tne following: Name and Residence. Xr? james t. Alctjargar. Council Bluffs '27 Lutio E. Chambers, Council Bluffs '. 27 Lewis A. Stone, Milwaukee, Wis 37 Llllie M. Slilrkey, Hancock, la 28 Photograph frame sale. Alexander, 233 B'way. Very special, cm itc 11 PA1U.OHS NURSERY Boone Pastor Takes Novel War to Attract Mothers to Chnrch. BOONE. Ia July 17. (Special Tele- riev. j. 1. Houser of the Christian church of this city will have a large congrega tion next Sunday morning if prospects at the present time count for anything. All mothers are Invited to his service Sunday morning to hear him.'preach on the topic: "What to you need most In your home?" and he has Invited them to bring their babies ano children. They will not be taken up Into tho auditorium of the church, but at the door the mothers will be relieved of all care and the babies will be taken to the parlors which are being fitted up as a nursery for the young sters. They will be cared for during the services by young women of the con gregation who In turn will be chaperoned by some mother. Postal Clerks at Cedar Rapids. CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia.. July 17.-Tho an nual meeting of the South division. Rail way PoRtul Clerks' association, waa held here today with an attendance of about 100 delegates from five states. Iona News Notes. WOODBINK The Odd Fellnwn Inatotlnri their officers Wtdnesday evening. The following is a list of the officers: C. J. Tuttle. Noble Grand; Floyd Michael, Vice Grand; George Coe, secretary; Lewis Hass, treasurer. Ice cream was served after the installation. ATLANTMC-It is barely possible that a lawsuit may result from the firemen's tournament recently held here, owing to the fact that Corning has not yet paid back $25 paid to them by Secretary James Simon- ion ny mistake. AMES Work on the now athletic field Is progressing rapidly. Tile drains are being put in every forty feet, thus Insuring a dry field at all times. There Is silll a large amount of leveling to be done, but it is hoped that the field may bo in shape to use y uie time scilool Degins. ATLANTIC About twenty men nrnml. nently Identified with the proposed exten sion of the Atlantic North & South railroad left this morning for Vlllisca. where they held a meeting this afternoon In the in terests of the southern extension. It Is now a certainty that the road will be built to the south. ATLANTIC A representative of the At lantic Canning company stated recently that the pea crop for this year Is prac tically a loss, as that part of it which was not destroyed by the floods Is being taken by Borne bug or Insect. The pack for this season Is nearly completed and Is falling far Bhort of tho regular aimiiiu. MARSHA LLTOWN Rov. John Calvin Abels of Moscow. Idaho, has been called and has aec-.pted the pastorate of this First Presbyterian church ut Washington, la. Rev. Mr. Abels succeeds Rev. I- D. Young, who has accepted a call to the Presbyterian church of Beatrice, Neb There were sevetit v-five applicants for the place, as the church is perhaps the largest of the denomination In Iowa. MARSHA LI .TOWN Fred W. Hargrave, a former well known Marshalltnwn man and at one time auditor of Marshall co'.inlv, who has been agent for the American Ex press company at Cedar Rapids for three years, has been ordered transferred to Deadwood. S. D. He will also have charge of the office at Lead, in I-awrence county. Mr. Hargrave goes to Dcadwood to assume his new office the first of next week. AMES Prof. F. W. Bouska has resigned his position as dairy bacteriologist at the college here in order to devote his time to looking after private land interests In the southwest. Prof. Bouska Is an exiert In his line, having made a number of Im portant discoveries since he has been con nected with the college. His resignation, together with that of Prof. McKay, will mean an almost complete reorganization of the dairy department. M ARSi I A LLTOWN With sixty delegates from all parts of the state in attendance, tlie fifth annual convention of the Luther league of Iowa befan at the Elim Nor wegian Lutheran chu-oh Wednesday morn ing. Meetings were held In the afternoon and evening and the convention clused with the Thursday evening session. The officers who attended were: President, Rev. H. F. Martin. Muscatine; recording secretary. Mrs. Mary Fiesler, Iowa City: correspond ing secretary. O. J. V'iland. Slater; treas urer, Miss Clara Vallmer, Burlington. MARSHALL TOWN A state fathering of holineks workers, known as the annual atate holiness camp meeting, will he held in this city during eleven davs, beginning July 24. A. 8. Cochran of Kansas City, president of the state association, will be here during the entire meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ellis of Marengo will have charge of the singing. Another well known worker who is i-rtet to be here is Mrs. Phoebe Epperson of Hollywood. CaL TWO YEARS FOR APPOINTEE No Provision in Law for Nomination of Supreme Judge. NO VACANCY ON THE TICKET Law Provides for Filling! Snch. bat Not for Making; Nominations After the Convention lias Adjourned, (From a Staff Correspondent.) DEf MOINES, July 17. (Special.) Law yers are nearly agreed that there Is no means by which party nominations can be made for the coming November election to fill the vacancy made by the death of Judge Charles A. Bishop. At first there was some confusion on the matter. Now some attention has been given it by law yers and they feel that there is no question but that the appointment by the governor when made will be till the November elec tion n 1910. The new primary law provides the means by which all party nominations ran be madet There can be no nominations ex cept In accordance with Its provisions. It provides that Judges to the supreme court shall be nominated by the state conven tions. The delegates to the state conven tions are selected by the coupty con ventions and the delegates to the county conventions must be elected at the primary election. The primary election, according to the provisions of that law," must be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday In June in the even numbered ycara. It has been held for this year and there Is no provision for calling a special primary elec tion. Furthermore, the date of the state conventions are fixed by law and they have been held, and there Is no provision by which they can be reconvened. The only other means by which a nom ination could bo mado would be by the state central committee. But the law pro vides only that they shall have power to fill vacancies among the nominees. The vacancy in question Is not of the nominees, and hence It Is taken that the state com mittees cannot fill it There Is no doubt but ffiat the governoi fills tho vacancy by appointment till such time as It can be filled by election, and there Is now little doubt but that his ap pointee will serve till November, 1910. Ills; Contract Goes Begglngr. A $300,000 contract Is going begging. Ths city of Dea Moines voted to spend $300,000 In improving the Dos Moines and Raccoon rivers to. prevent future noods. The city advertised for bids and not a bid was of fered. The city advertised once before and the bids received were beyond the limit of the amount appropriated and the plans and specifications were then reduced to get within the limit, but still no contractor ap pears. Democrats Close Deal. George F. Rlnehart Is expected back fra-n the west tonight and with his arrival It Is understood that the deal for the purchase of the Daily Tribune will be closed and the paper turned into a democratic paper to be known as the Iowa Democrat. Petition for Jievr Depot. East Des Moines business men hove peti tioned the Railroad commission for a union depot to" be erected on the east side. Des Moines now has a union depot on the west side which Is entered by all lines except tho Rock Island and Northwestern. Frelarnt Cars Jump Bridge. MARSHA LLTOWN, la., July 17 (Special Telegram.) Eight cars of time freight of the second section of No. 61, southbound, on the Great "Western went off a bridge over North Skunk river between Melbourne and Baxter end were wrecked in the river bed. Details are meager owing to tele graph lines being down, put the property lrs will be neavy, all trains being de. tourtd over the Northwestern. Luther League Election. MARSHA LLTOWN, la., July 17.-(Spe-I11I.) The following officers were elected: this afternoon by the annual convention of the Iowa Luther league: President, Rov. F. II. Martin, Muscatine; record ing secretary, Miss Ine Hauge, Badger; corresponding secretary, O. J. Vlland, Slater; treasurer, O. E. Schlambush, UagM Grove. The convention adjourned tonight. POWDER MAGAZINE EXPLODES Nine Persons Instantly Killed by Accident at Cleelum, Near Tacoina. TACOMA, Wash., July J7. An explosion In the powder magazine of the Northwest ern Improvement company at Cleelum, near here, at o'clock this afternoon, killed nine persons and aerlously injured a num ber of others. The dead: GEORGE MEAD, manager of Northwest ern Improvement company store. GILFORD M DONNELL8, clerk in store. ANDRY GRILL, clerk in tore. MRS. PERRY MOFFAT, wife of brick maker.' INFANT CHILD OF MRS. MOFAT. JOE ROSSI miner. JOE POOKIAPPI, miner. TWO MINERS, names unknown. Shortly before 5 o'clock Manager Mead and the clerks from the store went to the powder house to assist In unloading a car load of powder. How the accident hap pened la not known. The magazine Is three-quarters of a mile from the center of the town, and the explosion shook the town llko an earthquake. Windows for a mile around were shattered and rocks and brick from tho powder house were thrown hundreds of feet. Mrs. Peter Moffat, wife of a brickmaker, waa living In a tent near the magazine with her two children. The tent was blown to pieces and Mrs. Moffat's body has not yet been found. Muffled cries were heard soon after the explosion, but they have died down. Fragments of bodies were scattered for half a mile from the magazine. GRAZING UPON WATERSHEDS Its Kffrct on Navigable Strraras to Ba I.ookrd Into hy Federal Officials. CHICAGO. July 17 An agrrpment has betn macln between the secretary or the Interior and the secretary of agriculture for an InvestlKutlon Into the eff ct ot the prarlng ot sheep and goats rn tho wjt -r-ahciis important to navigation. A. K. Pott, r, thief of th sranns hranch or the forestry service and I. D. Ihonaon, of that b'T-au wll to-oterte In tr.ene Investiga tions with officiuls of the reclitnut on t r vlce. The Water I'sers' asaoclatlun, and the Cattle Growers' and She-p Growers" asso ciations In Arizona, have ben invite I to have represent atlvri of their several Inter ests accompany the representatives of the government. Iiivrstigatlona of the relation of atcck grazing to waicr ui ply and other national forests mil b curritd on Jointly by 'ho reclamation ser.ne and tha forest servicp. Mr. Potter I'.'ft 'Washington for Bant Fe. N. M., to confer with Governor Curry regarding the proposed alditlons to lb Pecos national loresu t yfli a1 111 wt you are earning no interest unless it is a low rate on time deposits Why not make a safe investment that guarantees' a good rate of interest? Here is something as safe as a farm mortgage and paying a better rate of interest. a of Omaha, Seven per cent on sums of $100 and over This company owns one hundred grain elevators in Iowa and Nebraska, and large terminal elevators in Omaha, Mo Cook and Missouri Valley. It owns and controls the Updike Lumber and Coal Co., the Updike Milling Co. and the Updike Commission Co., of Omaha, aleo valuable real estate and other property. Its assets and resources at the end of its last fiscal year amounted to $1,686,061.88. The Updike Groin company of Omaha, offers f 200,000 of its oumutatlv preferred stock, ' 1 bearing seven percent Interest In shares ot flVO each, to the people of Omaha and Netoraaka. ' This stock 1b secured by the entire assets of the company, its hundred grain elevators nd the land on which they stand; its great terminal elevators in Omaha, MoCook aa4 Mlasowt ' Valley, and the valuable land on which they stand, side tracks, eta.. Its lumber and coal yards and stock on band, and large flour mill plant, all In ths city of Omaha; Its train la ele vators and In transit, and other personal and real property Tarued at more tnaa One audi one-half million dollars The interest on this preferred stock must be paid before any dividends can be deolared ox paid on any of the common stock. This $200,000 of preferred stock is off ened" first to the people of Omaha and Nebraska for two reasons, 'A large sum of ready cash is needed each year to move the cropa of these two states. The west has plenty of money, much o if Idld in banks, drawing no interest. Tne Updike Gram Cfcvpref era. to borrow western meney to move the crops ot the) -west, Jts second reason for offering stock to home peopki ra ihaS It wants to establish closer relations githf tnem. tSbmnron , interest will prove profitable to alloonoernod. tWrifaforfur ther information.- I 1 The Update Bee BlcPg. FLEET REACHES HONOLULU Arrival of Battleships Hade Holiday at Island Fort. N VOYAGE IS WITHOUT INCIDENT Nebraska Rejoined the Fleet at 630 Wednesday Morning?- Health of Members of tha Crtni la Good. . HONOLULU. July 17.-Tha Atlantlo bat tleship fleet arrived at noon yesterday. Hy universal consent the day was made a complete holiday, all business was sus pended and thousands of people from the different Islands of the territory assembled on Diamond Head and other heights and points of vantage southeast of this city to view the approach of the armada. Early in the morning the crowds begata scrambling up the bluffs to catch the first sight of the ships above ths southeastern horicon and the first realization of the long cherished hope came at 7:30 In the morn ing, when a message came from the leper settlement on the Island of Molokal that the fleet had been sighted there, steaming In line of squadron formation at a speed of ten knots. An overcasted sky prevented the watchers near here from seeing far t out to sea, but the patience of the lookouts was rewarded by a sight of the Connecticut off the channel at noon. The flagship was followed by the other vessels in regular order and twenty minutes later all but the third division, composed of the Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio and Missouri, were In sight. After passing Molokal tha third division proceeded to Lahlna on the Island of Maul for coal. t'ounectU'ut Kilters Harbor. At 1J:50 the Connecticut entered the harbor and was saluted from the naval station and at 1:28, followed by the other ships. It rounded the lighthouse buoy and all came to anchor Inside the harbor, while the pen tup enthusiasm of tho islanders found vent In whistling sirens and the bursting of daylight fireworks. As soon as the Connecticut had come to anchor It was boarded by the reception committee, which formally invited Bear Admiral Sperry and his officers and men to partake of Hawaiian hospitality. Later in the afternoon Admiral Sperry made a visit to Governor Frear, who returned the visit. During the entire run to Honolulu the fleet ezperienced pleasant weather and smooth seas. For two hours or more daily, except on Bunday, the fleet haJ tactical evolutions and at the sa.ne time routine drills were curried on. No noteworthy Inci dents occurred on the entire voyajee, and us a matter of fact this, the f.rst leg of a long cruise, was rather more uneventful than usual. Tho fleet never had to stop or slow down, nor did any of the ships have to fall out of formation through accidents to steering gear. Mebraakm Overtakes Fleet. The health of the crews has been good and there have been no deaths or serious accldeats since leaving San Francisco. The Nebraska, which was left behind when the fleet sailed from the Golden Gals on ac taw mmtf n T1 mm The Updike Grain m.Va Nebraska, will pay Or at count of scarlet fever cases among its crew, overtook the fleet at 6:30 a. m. yesterday. The third division, which went to Lahlna for coal, will come to Honolulu on July 19. Bear Admiral Bperry Is In excellent health. Tonight the city, dressed In bunting, is illuminated with thousands of electric Urhts and the streets are filled with a holiday making crowd. Out in the harbor the men of war are outlined in Incandescent bulbs, their masts huge crosses against an equa torial sky. NEW THEORYJN DREW CASE Belief that Girl Waa Ron Down by Aatomoblle and Body Thrown Into Pond. TROT, N. T.. July 17. That Hazel Drew came to her death as a result of an auto mobile accident instead of being the victim of a foul and deliberate murder la one of the theories put forth tonight as a solution of the Teal Pond mystery. After five days of careful Investigation, In which many theories have been advanced, a motive for the murder Is lacking. Nothing has been learned that would warrant the authorities in making an arrest In connection with the crime. This being the caee, the accident theory Is advanced. The nacadam road between Troy and Averill Park Is popular with automobillsts. A reckless chauffeur speeding along at night may have struck the girl with his car, cauaing her death. Bather than face the consequences, and knowing the country well. It would havs been a comparatively easy matter to have taken the girl in the cur up the lonely road toward Tabourton, and to havs thrown her body Into the mlllpond. To give color to a suicide theory, the hat and gloves were left on the bank. Through a postal card received at the Drew home from New Carlisle, O., on the duy of Hazel's funeral, addressed to the dead girl and signed "Carrie Weaver," it was learned tcday that Hazel and Carrie were good frienda and that they went to New York together to spend Memorial day. Miss Weaver Is employed In the house hold of A. M. Green, a professor In the Bensslaer Polytechnic Institute. BOYCOTT AND BLACKLISTS Justice Brewer Says Both Are Kuoallr Damnable and Mar Rndanaer Republic. MILWAUKEE. July 17.--That the black list and boycott are alike and equally damnable waa the sentiment expressed by Justice David J. Brewer of the United States Supreme court In an address before a large number of agents of the North western Mutual Life Insurance company in this city this afternoon. The foundation upon which all the gov ernment, of and by and for the people must rest la our declaration of Independence. He believed this government will only surely endure, as we hold fast to these princi ples laid down In that wonderful document. But, he said, when sny body of men say "You must Join this organization or you can't be permitted to work anywhere," that organization ia cn enemy to personal lib erty, that such conduct Is disgraceful. The truth is that the blacklist and boycott, tha use of which prevents men from getting employment, be said, are alike and equally damnable, and when practiced endanger tha future and (lory of the republic. Company s AT Co. r CnAFIN AND WATKINS NAMED Prohibitionists Nominate Illinois Man for President. CHOICE MADE ON THIRD BALLOT Ohio Man Named for Vlcst President After Palmore of Mlaaoart Had Declined It Planka of tha Platform, TOM yBESIDEJTT Sngsns W. Chafln. ChloaffO. TOM VICE PRESIDENT Aaron 0. Watklna, Ada, O. COLUMBUS, O.. July 17. Tha aboT ticket was nominated today by tha prohibitionist national convention, bo tit men being chosen unanimously. Th( full endorsement of the convention was not given to Mr. Chafln until after threa baU lots had been taken.' On the first two bafe lots Mr. Chafln did not show a great amount of strength, receiving but 195 out of 1,0x3 votes on the first and 378 out o 187 In tho second ballot. His nomination was practically assured, however, when th roll call begun for the third ballot Hit own state, which had .voted largely fol Daniel R. Sheen of Peoria, and the New York delegation, followed by Indiana ami Wisconsin, came over to Mr- Chafln anil on the third ballot he received a total oi tX votes. The strongest competitor oi Mr. Chafln was Rev. William B. Palmor of St. Louis, who received 27i votes osj tha first ballot and 118 on the second ballot and a comparatively small vote after it was apparent that the nomination of Mr, Chafln could not be prevented. STOCK DEALER IS BOYCOTTED Trader Hays Omaha Mem Refused to Hell to Him Because of Objeo. tlon from Kansas City, KANSAS CITY, July 17 Evidence of a boycott was brought out In Kansas City, Kan., when depositions were taken In prep aration for the ouster case of the state of Kansas against the Kansas City Live Stock exchange. W. G. Dolll, an Individual -live stock trader, told of buying cattle In -tha market here and of luter being warned agains dealing with a certain firm by a members of the traders' exchange. He said that he afterward went to Omaha, but was informfd there that he could not buy cattle on that market because of un favcruble reports from hers. To Cure DIARRHOEA Dysentery, Cholera Morbus or Cholera Infantum Uk WAKEFIELD'S Blackberry Balsam You better get bottla today. ' you may nted it tonight. It is a mot rsllabla rem' dy for alt loot conditions of tha bowels. Ail druggists tell it. Full sJm boUlt Sfe ii