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- TTTE OMAHA DAILY BEE; TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 22. 100. . . NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL BLUFFS Office 15 Scott Street Both 'Phones 43. MI.IOR MKTlOK. Da-la, drug. Btockert sella cirptti. d Rogerl, Tony Faust beer. School Supplies, Alexander's, 133 Bw.y. Lewis Cutler, funeral dlreotor. 'Fbona 11. Wood ring Vndertel-lng company. Tal S3. Excelsior Masonic lodge will meet this evening for work In the second degree. We know we have the best flour. Earo Is the name. Kartell & Miller. 'Phone Alarm clock sale Monday; fl.Sfi alarm clocks for Si oenl. Petersen & Bchoening company. Must be sold st once; new, seven-room, strictly modern house; centrally located. Owner leaving city. Address, , Omaha tce. Council Bluff", la, . ' The Misses Ousts and I.eana Wallway of 439 South First street are homo from a three months' tour of Europe, ''"hey were accompanied by their uncles. Anton wllkie and William Wallway of Kmerson. Neb. The funeral of Jovo ttasara, the Austrian railroad laborer who committed suicide by shooting himself, will be held this sftei noon at 2 o'clock from Cutler s undertaking rooms. Burial will be In Walnut Hill ceme tery.. The premium committee of the National Horticultural congress Is scheduled to meet today to revise the premium list In accord ance with the suggestion made by Prof J. Wilkes Jones, manager of tha National Com exposition. Jay Hathaway and Miss Alle Holder of Oils city surprised their realtlvea and frlenos' or going to Plattsmouth and get ting married. They have returned to the cU but W1H leave the middle of this week for Fremont. Neb., where thy will make their home. Today being Bt. Mathew'a day there will be services at Bt. Paul s Episcopal church at 6:30 a. m. and :J0 a. m. There will be A meeting of the Sunday school teachers at he rory Wednesday venln; at . o clock and of the Junior Brotherhood of Bt. An drew at the chapel at 7:30 o clock. The South First Street chapter of the Woman's guild of St. Paul's P church will meet thrs sfternoon at the home of Mrs. O. H. Jackson. 517 First street The Oakland Avenue chapter will meet this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Towsley, 332 Sherman avenue. Th- Monday noon lunch for the men of the First Congregational church will lie resumed today The annual thank offering snd social of the T-adles' Missionary so Tletv will be held Thursday evening at the home of Mrs F 1 P. Wilson, 81 Third sve SuS! A mil steal program will be given and refreshments served. Complaint was made to the pc-lle yp"'"1: dav afternoon that a number of ny pld. with shotguns and rifles were shooting at pigeons n?ar the Proge elevator on Ninth avenue and Eleventh street, much to the P of the residents of that vicinity An officer was sent to the. place, but by the time he reached there the boys had disap peared. , Mrs N J- Swanson will entertain the women' of.Stf John's English Lutheran church tomorrow afternoon st a missionary fea at her home. B?0 Franklin avenue. The Tulles' Aid society will meet ursda Afternoon ut the residence of Mrs. Rose Brovles 312 Little Curtis street. The choir will" meet Friday evening at the church for rehearsal. fir. ntterheln O. Smith, pasor of the First Congregational church, and Mrs. Smith Rev. O. O- "Ice. Mr- F- M Wnl"1' C . 8. twson and City Solicitor C F. Kim ball will attend the Council Bluffs Associ ation of Congressional churches at Dun tan. Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Pr. Smith and Mr. Kimball are on the pro gram for addresses at the meeting. Drink kndwelur. K-lna of all bottled beer. I Rosenfeld Co., distributors. Both 'phones, 332X K. T. Plumbing Co. Tel, 250. Night, L.69S. 1 . I -.7 . PRIZES OFFERED TO THE BABIES First Christian Church the .Scene of lj JJV1 Contest. . Babita will be the center of attraction to morrow evening at the First Christian church and Incidentally the youngsters will ba contestants for a long array of prizes, which bave been donated by the merchants of the city. The awarding of prizes will be. determined by ballot, as It was feared by the management -of the entertainment that -If the decisions were left to Judges, the latter might possibly meet with rough ' treatment at the hands of some of the mothers who necessarily must be disap pointed. This is the premium list: First division, for babies under 6 months old: For the baby with the most friends, solid silver spoon, Lcfferts. Prettiest' baby, toilet set, Clark Drug compuny. . . Healthiest looking baby, pair of shoes, M. Marcus. Ht-st behaved baby, baby plate, W. A. Maurer. . Cutest bby, ring, P. C. DeVol company. ' Baby with the, prettiest eyes, Jacket, A. E. Hunter company. . , Baby with the prettiest hair, bonbons. ' Second division, babies over 6 months and under I year: For baby with the most friends, bonnet, i,.Un nnn rAmnanv. Prettiest baby, baoy toilet set. Camp Drug company.- , Healthiest looking baby, talcum powder, Fred W. Wesner. Best behaved baby, pair of shoes, S. A. Pierce company. Cutest baby, ring. P. C. DeVol company. Baby with the prettiest eyes, baby pins, Jacquemlns. . Third division: The baby that .cries the most, box ot stationery. D. W, Bushnell. Youngest baby present, baby hair brush, S E W'lialey. ' Heaviest baby for nge, baby dinner set, Paddock & Hundschy. ,,,.- , Lightest baby for age. doll, Petersen & 8choenlng.' Night school Western Iowa college open next Monday everdng. College office open venlngs this week. CITY DEBT ON THE INCREASE Thirteen Thousand Dollars More Than it Was a Month Ago. EXPENSES MORE THAU RECEIPTS Total Anoint of Cash In Hands of the City Treasnrer at Present Time is Handred and Fifteen Thousand Dollars. The monthly statement of the financial condition of the city. Issued Saturday by City Auditor J. F. McAneney, shows an Increase In the net debt of the municipality of tl3.HO.86. The net debt on August 1 was $33,667.66, while on (September 1 it had grown to II06.Wj8.22. During August warrants to the amount of $18,811.63 were drawn while the cash received by City Treasurer True amounted only to J6.670.97. The gross In debtedness of the city on September 1 was $197,131.25 with the following cash funds on hand: Amount General 1 6.3M.71 Police lfi.KM Ki General sewer 8,098.76 Bridge S.OM.Bfi Road 2.291 8:! Judgment 43.W Lighting 2.358.87 Water KIMMOR Funded debt 14.9.T7 ?a Bond loan, interest..., l.S'.D.a) Waterworks, sinking 18.712.17 Indian creek 4,4'J5.U Total $90,323.03 On September the .total cash held by the city treasurer amounted to $115,396.73, made up as follows: Cash balances In .city funds, $90,323.03; Improvement funds, $18, 858.33; library fund, $6,215,37. The net Improvement bonds outstanding t.n September 1 amounted to $91,686.39, the balances In the various Improvement funds being as follows: . , , . Amount. Intersection paving and grading.... $ 4.0.10 29 Intersection sewer 4,163.11 Special assessment paving f 912 28 Special assessment grading ' 62.77 peciai assessment sewer 1,806 37 Curbing and sidewalk ln4 91 Improvement 2J06 61 as to the contents of the booklet has been vouchsafed and none will be. It Is under stood, until the work comes from the hand of the printer. It Is pretty well understood, however, thst the committee hss been care ful to exclude anything that Is not fsvor sble .to municipal ownership of the water works plant. F.ana Hearing; Concluded. SIOCX FALL8. . P.. Sept. 21.-(Speclal.) The work of taking testimony In the dis barment proceedings against George W. FvKan, an attorney of this city, who for merly resjded at Logan. la., and who Is the republican nominee for state's attor ney of this (Minnehaha) county, has been concluded before Commissioner George Hlghy, who was appointed to take the testimony for the state supreme court, be fore which body the disbarment proceed ings are pending. A day or two ago it was agreed by the attorneys In the disbarment proceedings that Commissioner Higby should telegraph to Oklahoma and ascertain If Mrs. O'Grady et was In an Insane asylum In that state, Bnd that the answer, whatever it was, should be made a part of the case. A reply now has been received, to tho effect that the woman yet Is In the asylum. ' Opinion is sharply divided as to which side to the disbarment controversy has made the best showing In the hearing Just concluded. The testimony will not be ready to be submitted to the supreme court until early In October, and naturally there Is the keenest sort of Interest In what that court will do. 1 TRICKS OF OYSTER TRADE Iowa Food Commissioner Takes Fall i Out of "Bloating." PEOPLE TO GET WHAT PAY FOB Total $18,868.33 The gross Improvement bonds outstanding are as follows: . . ., Amount. Intersection paving bs.ooO.00 Intersection grading 19.000.00 Intersection sewer 8 000 00 City Improvement :6 524 72 Wilbur Carr Indicted. FORT PODGE. Ia., ept. 2l.-(Spe7iial.) The grand Jury reported Its findings to Judge R. M. Wright late Saturday after noon. Wilbur Carr, a young man living at Gowrie, was Indicted on a charge of killing Marshal Thomas Nicholson at Gowiflc July 11. William Saunders of Omaha was Indicted for assault with at tempt to do great bodily injury to Andrew Lunifcen a short time ago. Lundecn was stabbed In the abdomen and was nearly killed. Herman Lang and Samuel Year ance had Indictments of grand larceny and forgery, respectively, placed against them. Judge R. M. Wright, who opened the fall term of district court at Eldora Fri day, received the report of the grand Jury because of Judge W. P. Evans' resig nation from the district bench to take his place In the supreme court. Judge Wright will hold court all next week at Eldora, with the exception of Saturday, when he will arraign the prisoners under Indictments here. ELDER XORTO.X HEMAIXJ 11 JAIL Son la Released as Not Having Any Part In Killing. G. ' R. Norton of Onawa, charged with shooting Eugene Fyock, a 16-year-old boy who; with other lads, was raiding Norton's melon' patch near Onawa on the night of September It, is still In the county Jail here. Ills son, Robert Norton, who was brought here with the father for safe keeping the night following the shooting, was released yesterday afternoon and re turned to his home at Onawa. Instruc tions were received from Sheriff Rawlins of Monona- county to release the young man as no charge had been filed against him. No word has been received here as to when the elder Norton will be taken back to Onawa to answer to the charge of killing young Fyock. " It la understood that Norton's defense will be that the shooting was accidental, that he fired merely to frighten the boys away from his melon patch. Young Fyock, It will be claimed, had wandered some dis tance away from the other boys and hap pened to gst In the range of the shot fired. Mrs. George Ferguson of Des Moines, an aunt of the boy killed, called at the county Jail Saturday afternoon and talked with the two Norton. Mrs. Ferguson was In clined to tha opinion that young Norton (lred'the shot which killed her nephew and was anxious that ha be held. It Is understood here, however, that the coro ner's J ivy at Onawa exonerated the younger Norton. Total $110,524.72 COCXCIL HAS FI.A!CIAL PROBLEM Several Large Bills, with No Fund on Which to Draw. The city council Is expected at its meet- Ing tonight to wrestle with the problem of discovering funds with which to pay cer tain heavy expenses Incurred by the com mittee on water works, of which Council man Jensen is chairman.. Something over $1,000 will have to be pro vided to meet the expenses of the special election called for October 27, at which the question of the Issuance of $600,000 bonds for the purchase: and construction of a municipal water wbrks system will' be' sub mitted to the voter of the city. When tho appropriations were' made for the. present fiscal year there was no thought of a spe cial election, at least not at the city's ex pense, and no provision wag made for one. All of the revenue from the 10-mlll levy for the general fund as well as that from other sources, such as police fines, forfeitures, saloon licenses, etc., was appropriated for the maintenance of the several municipal departments. The law specifically prohibits the drawing of a warrant on any of these funds In excess of the amount appropriated. The special election- cannot be held without money with which to pay the Judges and clerks and the rent of the voting booths, and it is up to the city council to find the cash. The bill ot W. H. Bryan, the St. Louis ex pert hydriulio engineer employed at the suggestion of Mr. Christiensen's committee to check over the plans and specifications made by City Engineer Etnyre for a muni cipal water works system. Is still waiting to be paid. It amounts to $784.50. City Solicitor Kimball has stated that this bill cannot be paid out of the water works sinking fund and the entire revenue from the 6-mill levy for the water fund has al ready been appropriated for the payment of hydrant rentals. Mr. Bryan, It is presumed, will want his money, and the city council will have to find It. Mr. Jensen's committee at the beginning of the present month was authorized to employ an expert hydraulic engineer to "revise" the city engineer's plans and speci fications for a municipal water works plant, but the question has arisen since the city solicitor announced that the water works sinking fund could not be used for such purposes, as to where the money to pay the expert with Is to come from. Another expense for which the city coun cil will be called upon In a few days to provide funds. Is the cost of publishing the booklet which Mr. Jensen's committee deemed necessary to educate the voters of this city on the water works question. The contract for printing this "booklet," as the committee designates it. was awarded to the Franklin company, which Is to receive $1.01 per page for 1.000 copies. It is said that the Franklin company originally of fered to print the booklet for 81 cents per page, but the price was raised 2H cents on the committee deciding to make the work somewhat more elaborate than first in tended. Although there are over 4,000 voters In the city, Mr. Jensen's committee decided to only have 1.000 copies of the booklet printed. Mr. Jensen stated yesterday that It was the plan ot the committee to place one or two copies of the work in every store In the city, in each of the lodge rooms and club houses of the several fraternal or ganlzationa, the public library and other places. This, he said, would take about 800 copies and the remainder would be kept at the city hall for distribution to any person who might call for one. William Fisher, manager of the Franklin Printing company, said he was not losing any sleep over the chance of getting paid for the printing of th booklet. "There Is money In the Judgment fund." he said, "and It will be an easy matter to bring suit and secure a Judgment If the committee does not find some means whereby to pay my bill. I im not wuttyfiig. the. city 1 good for the money, anyhow." The booklet. It is said, will contain 126 to 150 pages of printed amtter. No lnfornfatlon, however, Sixty-Sixth Wedding; Anniversary. MARSHA LLTOWN, la.. Sept. 21.-(pe-clal.) Sixty-six years ago today, in St. Andrew's Episcopal church at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, Joseph Kelly and Eliza beth Rumford were married. Today they quietly celebrated the anniversary of the event at the home of their daughter, Mrs. M. E. Whitehead, In this city. Mr. Kelly is now 86 and his wife Is nine months his Junior. Mr. and Mra. Joseph Kelly were married by license, and in England that is a significant fact. Without a license, the bans were called In the church for three Sundays previous to the marriage. When married by license this was not necessary. The license, however, was high. Mr. Kelly paid 3 17s 6d for his. which In American money Is $18. Today Mr. and Mrs. Kelly received a letter from the pres ent, rector of St. Andrew's church, where they were married. . Posse Pursues Craay Man. CREStON, la., Sep. 2L-t(8peclal .) Thomas Jones, aged 60 years, and thought to be crazy. Is being hunted by an armed posse of men from Winterset, accompanied by Sherlrf Bocksteader and bloodhounus. Jones, who recently escaped from Knox vllle. Is heavily armed with a .38 caliber revolver and plenty of cartridges, and does not hesitate to use them whenever an op portunity presents. He warned the parly after him that he would not be takt-n alive, and that he would kill the first man who laid hands on him. Shots have been fired by both the pursued and the pursu ers, and In trailing Jones the posse found a handkerchief soaked with blood, which convinces them that Jones had been struck and wounded by some of the bullets fired at him. Democrats Are Apathetic. CRESTON, la., Sept. 21.-(Speclal.)-A democratic mass meeting, noted for Us small numbers, was held here yesterday and selected delegates to the state con vention to be held at Des Moines this week. Ten delegates were selected: Dr. J. W. Reynolds, H. P. Armltage, W. H. Robb, Thomas Maxwell, D. W. Hlgbee, L. J. Pollock, P. C. Winter. J. D. Hlllman, L'r. O. 6. Barber and C. M. Jeter. Iowa News Notes. MARSH ALLTOWN The third annual Marshall county fair, which has been In progress here this week, closed late this afternoon. The total paid admisHions for the week were 26.762, exceeding the record of both last year and the year befoiv. President C. E. Cameron of the State A811 cultural society, which has charge of the state fair, said today that It was the great est county fair in Iowa. CRESTON A little child of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dhone of Corning met with a peculiar accident recently that resulted in the end of Its tongue being bitten entirely off. 'Inn little one was standing on a chair, when it fell, striking against the corner of a stove with the result stated. CRESTON The two brothers, Sanford and Luther McQuillon, who were Jailod last week at this place for creating a reign jf terror at a local boarding house, were released yesterday by Sheriff Mason upon condition that they leave town, which they agreed to do. and accordingly shook the dust of this city from their feet. MARSH A LLTOWN Two were injured and the chemistry class of the Bryant High school was thrown Into a state of intense excitement by an explosion of chemicals with which the clans wan experi menting. The Injured are; Reinhold Heise, cut by fragments of gfM in forehead, eve and eyeball; will probably loso his sitht. Miss Anna Rouseh, struck In the eye by a fragment of glass, which punc tured the eye; sight of eye Is lost. A mis understanding as to the proportions of chemicals being used was the cause of the explosion. The chemicals were In a heavy glass mortar, with whic h Helse was wont ing. The explosion shattered the mortar and hurled pieces of the glass all about the room. Interesting: Savinara Bnnk Case Will Come Ip Before Supreme Conrt n Petition for Re hearing. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Sept. 21.-(Speclal.) There are tricks In all trades and one of the tricks Is In the oyster trade? where water Is converted Into oysters at the rate of 25 per cent of the weight of the oys ters every twenty-four hours. Then the oysters are left In so much loose water that (he customer buys about halt oyster and about half water. If you buy oysters that are half water notify the state food and dairy onmls slontr and ho will have the dealer ar rested for violating the state law. State food commissioners all over the country are getting busy onr tho oyster business and the dealer who has been mak ing a fat thing In oysters is In a way to have hard, sledding during the coming win ter months. The state law says that oys ter that have been doctored In water or when & large part of the bulk 1 water are adulterated, which Is against the state law. There are really two tricks In one In the oyster business. Food Inspector John Tate of the state commissioner's office went to a Des Moines market a day or two ago and bought a quart of oysters. Then this I what happened to those oysters after they got into the hnnds of Chem ist Chittlck in the office of the state food and dairy commissioner. First, It was found that the quart was an ounce and a half short of being a quirt. Then the oysters were poured into a solve and 44 per cent of the quart ran through the selve, leaving but 55 per cent of oysters. Gained Quarter In Weight. Then the chemist department secured a lot cf fresh oysters from the wholesaler right fresh from the coast. One pint of the oysters were genuine oyster after being put through the selve and all wa ter drained off was put In fresh water and left over night. In the morning they were drained off and weighed and were found to have gained 25 per cent in weight. The trick In the oyster business are that oysters left in water will absorb water very rapidly. So the oysters are shipped In water. The wholesaler drains off what Is left and put In fresh water and Ice, and the oysters absorb still more. Then the dealer again puts them In fresh water and Ice, and they gain still more. It Is claimed that all last winter, when oysters were sell ing wholesale for $1.40 a gallon, they were being retailed at 35 cent a quart. Puzzle: Find the retailer' commission. Answer: Water. The rest of the trick Is that the oysters are left In water when sold and besides the water that they have soaked up they are floating around In still' more water, which 1s sold to the customer at the same rate per quart a the oysters bring. Many people have been accustomed to buying oysters floating around In water for so many years they have come to con sider the water a being part of the oysters, the Juice, soi.to, apeak, and have been by custom lead to 'believe that this was a necessary part of oysters.' Btate Food and Dairy Commissioner H. R. Wright, who has been making a study of the matter, say this Is not so. Now It is proposed to make the oyster dealers ship their oysters packed In Ice, but with no ice or water coming In contact with the oysters. They must be put In small casks with the ice on the outside, of the cask. 1 1 Savings Bank Case. The Corning.. Savings bank is to come before the supreme court this week on a petition for a rehearing. The supreme court by actual count grant one rehearing in every 400 cases, and therefore the chance are not large that the case will be reheard. However, the fact that the point will be finally passed upon Is of decided Import ante to the banking and commercial Inter ests of the state of Iowa, makes the pet I tlon for a rehearing of considerable Im portance. The case is that of State of Iowa, ex rel, B. F. Carroll, auditor, against Corning Slate Savings Bank ct al., appellants. The bank went broke because of one of the officials forging paper. He said forged paper, with 'the endorsement and guaran tee of the bank. A considerabls part of It was sold to the Iowa National bank of this city. In the litigation Charles W. Johnston represented the Iowa National, and the en tire question atf issue was whether or not a savings bank could guarantee commercial paper. If It could not, then no bank or com mercial agency or Individual would ever buy commercial paper of a savings bank. The district court and supreme court held that the guarantee of the savings bank was good and that It must make good the forged paper. This makes the claim of the Iowa National a preferred claim. When the supreme court passes on the petition for a rehearing , if It refuses the rehearing It will settle for all time this Important banking legal iiuestion. A Strong Todic - Without Alcohol Builder without Alcohol Purifier . Without Alcohol Altergtivt Without Alcohol ifmfmilumJL A Doctor's Mcdtcio . Without Alcohol i Aym't SmnapanlU. fc wrf aaaf Ayer'a Smprill . Without Alcohol avuii Alcohol stS! PREACHER SIDEWITH BOARD Recommends Pnrenta Applv Barrel Stave to the Rebellions Pupils of High School. CHICAGO. Sept. 21. A war which Chicago High achool pupils have been waging against the Board of Education's attempted abolition of school secret ocletles and fra ternities, was enlivened tonight when Rev. Frank G. Smith, speaking In a Congrega tional church, charged the parents with being too lenient and recommended the use of the barrel tave. Hs said: "If parenta side with pupils In lh defiance of school regulations, how csn we expect other than that our future cltlsens will become habitual deflers. paint the town red and violate automobile ordi nances and engage In rowdyism during strikes Just as they please. I believe thst generous application of an' elastic barrel stave will have a wholesome and sobering influence on rebellions In schools." tsegssesotif- 'Ha nttat ft ?5l.';'t?: i:iii;ii.FN iUtWt" Bulletin of Opportunities Opportunity knocks at your door every day you read Bee Want Ads. You will find opportunities to better yourself and make extra dollars. The Housewife can make money in so many ways, she can sell old furniture and clothing at good prices. 1 The butcher barber druggist can make and save money during dull moments. The clerk can make money evenings. If you are a teacher you can find pupils through Bee Want Ads. You should read them every day. Opportunity waits for you in Bee Want Ads. !,! :f nx-')!oi I.- Bee Want Ads : : 1 . FOIt EXCHANGE New No. 8 Rotary Neo- ;' ( style toward Oliver typewriter. R. 114, ' - ,,.; --sil--iTn.,wni..i. .is. .r--r-nn n- irr .1 i. w.im trisiw .usi " ' 'jjaa DRY TIME IN SEW ENGLAND i i the flames In cluck and protect the threat ened settlements. -Thousands of dollar worth of valuable wcodland are still being Many Factories Compelled to Shut Down for Lack of Water. PEOPLE AND LIVE STOCK SUPFER Forest Fires Dolnv tirent UaniaKC nnd Nothing; But n Xieneral and Ilcaty Itnln C'nn Suve the Mtuutiun. A Fortunate Texnn. E. W. Goodloe, lallas, Tex., found a sure cure for malaria and biliousness In Dr. King's New Ife nils. 25c. For sale by Prug Co, Headquarters fur Darn I'osts nnd rules. We have a large stock of the above and will make you very close prices in order to move them. The stock consists of red cedar, white cedar, mulberry, locust and cypress. If you are in need of any of lh;s material let us quote you prices. We can save you money. C. Hafer Laimber com pany, 138 Broadway; both 'phones, Council Hluffs, Ia. One of -the of the happy homes of to-tlay is a t-asi fund of information as to the best methcxls of promoting health and happiness and right living and knowledge of the world's best product:. Product oi gj'.ual e:;::Ilen?e and reasonable claim truthf ull 'f18011 and which have attained vo world-wide acceptance through the appioval of the Well-informed of the World; not of indi viduals only, but of the many who have the happy faculty of selecting and obtain ing the best the world affords. One of the productj of that class, of known component parts, an Ethical remed7, "oved by physicians and com mended by the Well-infornied of the World as a valuable and wholesome family laxative is the well-known Syrup of Fig. and Llixir of Senna. To get its beneficial effect alway buy the genuine, manu factured by the California Fig Syrup Co., feuly, and for sale by all le-ditg drugg -IA BOSTON. Sert. 21. Anxiety is filling the heart of tne New England farmer, for a drouth which Is pronounced to be nn of the severest In many yars has spread iuelt over the New England states, cunning suf fering to its piople and cattlo throughout the section. On August Hi the hist gencrul rainfall came to New England. In many il.ices the wells are running dry. Water in the lakes has bet n receding at the rate "t '-! ' Inch a day. Numerous fount tins have started. Many mills Ijave been crippled by the lack of water auj.ply and others have been compelled to shut down. I'.UUo have been suffering and the milk -apply 1- he coming limited. In Vermont i.ulU have been seriously irippKd or shut Uiwu, tli.OA ing hundred- out of employment, ijuarr.e about Montpvlier were closed during thu last week. Yur several days past t!,o water has been tho lowest blnee IsM In I-skc Champlain and steamers have uibLoiuiuud touching at bt. Albans bay. Hmoku from the burning forest of Malm-, Canada and northern New York has hun;; over New England fur the la.n wcik, ob scuring the rays of the san and tiin atciihiB to rival the famous "yellow days of ISjI." Shipping all along the New Enslan 1 coaxt has been se riously hampered. ALBANY. N. Y.. Sept. 2a Although New York state has one of the best eiiuipped forest fighting organizations In the country, fresh fires are bring reported dally from the Adirondack! and Catsklll region. Un less there Is a heavy rain suon, the damuge may approximate thai of the destructive fires of 1W3, when over 450.OUO acre were burned over, entallng a loss of liiXI.OO') in standing timber, logs and pulp wood. Evrry effort Is being made to hold the present fires In check. In I'Sl tjwns In the Adiron dack and Catsklll regions "4:1 fire wardens and deputies are at work. Al'Gl'STA, Me., Sept. 2D. Although forest fires continue in many sections of Maine, the situation was much Improved tonight. By taking advantage of the Vght wind which prevailed and concentrating their forces, the fire-fighter wre able to hold destroyed, however. GREAT MILITARY TOURNAMENT l'lve Thousand Soldiers to Participate and Governor Sheldon to Attend. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Sept. 21. The biggest military tournament ever attempted by the War department of the I'nited States will brfiin in St. Joseph tomorrow and con tinue a week. Tor nearly a week fc.OOO icg ulars have been encamped at Camp Everett Peahoily, on the banks of Lake Contrary. Brigadier General Charles Morton, com mander of the Department of tho Missouri, is the commanding officer. Secretary of War Wright. Major General Bell and other prominent unny men will be here. Cap lain C Deforest Cjiandler, Lieutenant Frink 1'. I.ahm and Lieutenant H. D. Fou lois will bo in charge of tho aeronautic experiments, to bo conducted diily In con nection with the tournament. The Baldwin illi Ujihle balloon v. ill be used. Tne soldiers will compete for prizes aggregating SO.toO Cllbll. At the seine time the Interstate Live Stock rhow, with mnie than 2,e en'.riis, will be held here, with pri-cs amounting to fl8.0.0. LINCOLN, Neb.. Sept. 20. (Special Tele gram.) Governor Sheldon and his staff will be guests at the military tournament In St. Joseph Wednesday evening and will be fciven a baniuet. Through Adjutant General Schwar the governor has sent Invitations to the mem bers of his staff to join him for the trip. The party will leave Lincoln In full dres. Tuesday cvtntng and attend the maneuvei Wednesday, finishing with the banquet In the evening. ANTI-GERMAN DEMONSTRATION t Police Fire on Crowd of Slavonians, Killing; Two nnd Wound ing Pour. VIENNA, Sept. 21. Anti-German demon strations at Lalhach, in which a large body of 'Slavonians have been taking part for several evenings, culminated tonight in an attack upon the police, who were made the targets for stones and other .mis siles. Finally the police fired a volley, killing two of tho rioters and wounding four. They then charged the crowd with drawn sabers and sue reeded In putting them to flight. Later the rioters wrecked rlis Gsrmao lonnaholle and the German school. SAILORS, CALL ON THE POPE Men from American Battleships Itecelve lileastnw of the . Pontiff, ROM K, B)t. SI. The pope today rece.ved in audience seventy sailors from the Amer ican batth-shlps Maine and Alabama, which air al Naples. The pontiff, wiio Is always interested In seagoing men, expressed pleas ure at their smart appearance. Kach of the men kissed, the pope' ring and received from him a rfcedal. The pope, standing among them, made a most kindly speech, In which he thanked them for their visit and prayed that God would rewarj them with His grace. He then gave them his apostolic benediction. MOW No woman can be happy without children; it is her nature to love them as much iHni s0 as il is thc teautiful and -ft Pure- Tne ordeal through '-' which the exDectant mother l r. .11 Afraod that th thmiorit fills her with flnnrehpnsion. must i)i ia o i uii ui ui in ui twv ity-- V i e Y . , There is no necessity for the reproduction of liTe to be either very painful or dangerous. The use of Mother s Friend prepares the system rw- .ho rn.nino- pvrnt nnd it is nassed without any danger. This remedy is applied externally, ind has carried thousands of women through the crisis with but little suitenng. h - 1 B mm Book containing Infort nstloa of ! til sxpectaut ootirs nsiicn iiw. BHAOnelO ftFOUtMTOH OOm AUmmim. Um