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V TTTE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1000. , Council Bluffs Minor Mention Tha Council Bluffs office of the Omb Be It at IS Scott Street. Both pboaea 43. City Sollrllor C. F. Kimball left yester day for Nw York City on legal business. The Ladles of the Maccabees of the World will Rive a prlz masrpierad bail In Masonic temple iJecember 6. All members of Excelsior Masonic lodge are requested to meet nt Mssnnlc temple at 1 o'clock thin afternoon to attend the funeral of Ft. K. Wllnun, which will be held from the ren1lr-ncR, 3!:'5 North Twenty-second street, otnnlni. liurlnl will be In Forest Lawn cenv.-teiy. Jm Smith, a negro dlhwahr at the Grand hotel. sustained a fracture of hla right leg Just above the ankle In an elevator arcld-mt on the sixth floor of the hotel yrsterdHy morning. The elevator was renting a foot or two Move the floor at that point, when Smith attempted to climb Into It. Just an he did some one in the basement starw.l the elevator down mid Smith's l" w u (nuKht bet vein the rag" and the flour. The man's yells attracted the attention of one of the em-i plnyea and the f levator wan stopped. The I Injured man was removed to Mercy liospl liit In the illy ambulance. He had been working at the hotel about a month. l'MU10Tirii:il MAN KOt?iU UK All Body Discovered .Near North nntrra Tracks Near City. The body of an unidentified man, terribly mangled, wrwt found aaide the Northwest ern tracka afcout a mil east of the local yards at an early hour yesterday morn ing by Everett B. Sweet, a clerk In the Wabash freight office, who was returning from a hunting trip. Sw-t mteceeded In flagging a west bound extra freight ttaln, which waa in charge of Conductor Charles W. Stotts, who ho1 tiifr body taken on board and brouKht to the city, where It were taken In charxo by 1,'nderta.ker Cutler on Instruc- tlotia from Coroner Trey no,. Indications were that the body had been run ovor by mora than one train. There waa nothing n the dead man, who wns evidently of the laboring class, which could help to Identify him except possibly ii n empty pockelbook with the Inscription ) Compliments of 8. I). Gnetch, Fine Wines and Liquors. Dexter. Minn." on i'.. The man waa apparently about 65 yeai of age and had gray hair and a short beard. He wore a blue ahirt with whlto stripe, c mt of n.. r . n . a .1 .1 n.i 1 f ml.ln. kt..& ....... t .. . . sera, pink underwear and overalls. It Is thought likely that the man had been working In the. Dakota harvest fields and was beating his way back to Minne sota. 1 Heal Estate Transfers. These transfers were reported to The Bea November JO, by the Pottawattamie County Abstract Company of Council Bluffs: Chicago, Hock Island A Paclfl rail road company to Anna C. Mower. Northeast northeast . 6, 76, 39, iiilt claim deed I 1 Interstate Itealty company to Amelia J. Van Kurun. It 13 In block 23. Kvana' second Bridge . addition to Council Bluffs, warranty deed 150 Adam Kramer and wife to Peter H. Images. lxt 2 in block 16, Htuts man'a second addition to Council Bluffs, wananty deed 1363 C. U. i'urfee and wife to W. D. Dur fee. Lota 1U and 11 in block 17, Kvana" second Brldire addition to Council Bluffs, warranty deed 1800 C. M. Beat and wife to A. A. Faley. Lot 4 In block A, Allen and Cook'a addition to Avoca, warranty deed.. '1 Mary L. Kverett, widow to Calogero A lotto. Lots 10, 11 and 12, In block IS, Bryant and Chirk s addition to Council Bluffs, warranty deed .... ISO Fdward R. Johnson, widower to Curtis O. Johnson, southeast 14; east Vi. soUWreast and Southwest W. 6, 7S, 40, warranty deed .- 1 Anna C. Mower and husband to Fred J. Bole, Northeast 4, northeast V, 5, 70, 89, warranty deed , 1 Flora H. Mitchell and husbaid at al, to Lewis Wagner. East Vi'of lot 7, In block 3. Mynsters' addition to Council Bluffs, warranty deed 000 Total, nlna transfers SS.46" . Marriage Licenses. License to wad were issued yesterday to the following: I. Name and realdenoa. Age. Leeland Klchardson, Randolph, la....... 21 Alma Machael, Randolph, la 18 K. C. Colvar. Missouri Valley, la a Millie Spenoar, Mosaouri Valloy, la IS Hugh O. O'Naal. Missouri Valley, la.... 23 Lena Flossie Henderson. LovWand, la.. 24 Jena Jensen Klnnerup, Omaha. 21 Laura Maria Thomson, Omaha 21 Arthur N. Hanaen, Council Fluffs...... 22 Nellla Campbell, Counoll Bluffs... 22 Oa B. Relchart, Council Bluffs A. v. BeMonrtdga. Couacll Bluffs 22 tf rlene Raltnond, OrruUia.... 21 l;.ulsa Negro, Omaha..,......... . 21 R. W. Iaaper. Omaha ,,,,,, Frances Brown, Omaha. t Robert Sand ridge, Springfield, 111..,,..,. 44 Mary II. Hlndmarah, Arlington, Neb.... 62 vunerr k. tiering, cresco. Neo 21 ttta Gray, Cresoo, Neb .. 18 i noman in. raurier, umana 2S Irene Nellla Custer, Council Bluffs 21 Charlea M. Barber, Omih..,,. a Ethel M. Mannen, Omaha lg Tain for ladlaa Creek. City Bolloltor Kimball In an official opin ion given yesterday in response to enquiries from City Engineer Etnyra who has been instructed to prepare plana, plats and esti mates of tha coat of the proposed diversion of Indian creek says that the greatest sum tha city could raise by taxation for paying tha cost of tha contemplated improvement would ba about t&OOt a year for a period of tan years, or a total of ltiO.000. Mr. Kimball's opinion la based on his construc tion of tha statute under which tha council was asked to proceed by tha citizens who signed tha petition for the diversion of tha creek. Other lawyers, however, differ with Mr. Kimball and are uf tha opinion that the city wou.d haw the right to levy four mills on the property within the bene fited district and two mills on all property outside of such dlstrlot. This would ba about 110. 0O a year or 1100,000 In the ten years. Tha Royal ' Roaster, made of polished steel, has a stamped one-piece cover and wira rack that prevents tha roast or fowl from scorching. Prices. 6fc. 75c. Sic, $1. P. C. De.Yol Hdu Co., Solo Agents. F YOU ARE CURABLE WE CAN CURE YOU AVERAGE TIME TO CURE KnrrcRl One Vin llTOM.HSLl One VlMi VaKioH.st.BUne Vin y CtmiH !' Cthiib 3oD J "- WOusst. Etc - M Ii. oiy'loiTxa au ! PlLKa I to a Oraik SloMUsfk Offic Hours 4 ! 9 Oair -n if Write tooay to CK(V1AN DOCTORS Mmlm and rwiw Every Garaent That Bears the Mark of Workmanship of Martin Peterson possesses an Individual ity that Is notably distinctive and tha tail oring is itisurpaed. I handle only firs class goods at reasonable prices. Let me uJi1l5j)our w,ntff suit. fcVABTIH BTEOaT, 419 Broadway. .SI FA aa. w r l - in Council Bluffs FRUIT SHOW REMAINS HERE National Horticultural Congress Votes to Stay in Bluffs. J. P. HESS MADE PRESIDENT Vie Presidents are Named for All the Mate Date of Exhibit Net Year 'Wilt be o Tember. Council Bluffs will be the scene of the 1910 National Horticultural congretts. In the se lection of the next meeting place the Iowa city had two opponents In the race St. Joseph. Mo., and St. Paul. Minn. the latter withdrawing In favor of Council Bluffs and the MlaMourl city receiving but six votes when the ballot was taken. J. M. Irvine led the fight for the St. Jo seph delegation and made a strong speech for his home city, but the sense of the con gress waa overwrlmlngly against him. Election of officers for tha ensuing year renultrd as follows: President, J. T. Hess; first vice president. Captain J. H. Phawhan of Payette, Idaho; second vice president, C. P. Cloae of College Park. Md.; secretary- treasurer, George W. Reye of Council Bluffs; superintendent. Freeman L. Reed of Council Bluffs. Mr. Close succeeds Alexander Wood of Council Bluffs, who died the first day of the congress. Mr. Hess, who was elected president, was at the head of the National Horticultural congress the first year It was organised, and his re-election yesterday was unani mous. Ills failure to land the 19010 fruit expo sition for St. Joseph aroused the wrath of J. M. Irvine, publisher of the Fruit (Jrower. He contended that last year he had been promised that St. Joseph would be given the show In 1910 and he charged the directors of the National Horticultural congrees with bad faith. Mr. Irvine with drew his name from the list of newly elected directors as ha said he did not wish to serve unlees his heart was In It and it certainly would not ba after the un fair treatment which he alleged had been given him. Before leaving yesterday aft ernoon for his home Mr. Irvine dec'.ared that St. Joseph would have a fruit show of its own in opposition to that of the National Horticultural congress. Next Year In November, Tha fruit exposition next year will be held about the middle of November, the exact date to be determined later by the executive committee. The annual meeting of the National Hor ticultural congress yesterday morning waa presided over by W. S. Keellne, the re tiring president. Council Bluffs was placed In nomination for the 1910 meeting and fruit siow by Hon. Silas Wilson of Nampa, Idaho, and tha nomination was seconded by C. 8. Canada of Houston. Tex. St. Paul, Minn., was named by O. H. Sha'.lenberger of Boise, Idaho, but as soon aa Mr. Shal lenberger saw that the meeting was almost unanimous for Council Bluffs he withdrew, saying: "The city of St. Paul desires to get out from under the snowstorm and I withdraw tho nomination of St Paul in favor of Council Bluffs. J. P. Hess, Congressman W. I. Smith and Hon. Silas Wilson of Nampa, Idaho, were appointed a committee to draft reso lutions on the death of Alexander Wood, second vice president of tha National Hor ticultural congress, whose death occurred on tha opening of the fruit exposition last Monday. The exacutiva committee, which will .con sist of the chairmen of the several stand ing committees, will be appointed by Prece dent Hees. Each chairman will have tha naming of the members of his respective committee. Tha president will also nama a com mittee to prepare the draft of a law re quiring owners of orchards to take the necessary care of same by spraying, etc., for the prevention of scab disease and ex termination of insects and for the inspec tion of market fruit. ' With the election of officers the meeting adjourned. Exposition Closes Doors. The second annual fruit exposition of the National Horticultural congress closed last night with an attendance which easily broke the record for any night of the week. The announcement that a young couple, whose Identity waa kept a secret until yesterday afternoon, would be mar ried at the Auditorium attracted a larKe number and the big building was literally Jammed with a seething crowd two hours before the time announced for the cere mony, which took place at 9:30 o'clock. The groom waa Arthur Hansen, a young man f this city employed In Omaha, and Miss Nellie Campbell, also of this ctly, employed aa telephone operator by the Hafer Lumber company. The ceremony was performed under the floral bridal altar arranged In the Wilcox booth, Dr. O. O. Smith of tha First Congregational church officiating. The concert last night by the Llberatl band was one of the best of the week and every reserved seat In the balconies waa occupied during It. Aa a closing number tha band, which left last night for New York, played "Auld Lang Syne." The work of dismantling the exhibits was begun as soon aa the crowd com menced to thin out after the wedding cere mony. Manager-Mooney of the New theater will entertain the wedding party at a box party tonight, when "Woman's Way" will be the attraction. Some Belated Hrtirsi, Announcement was made last evening of a few belated awards by tha Judges. The silver loving cup for the best display of pears was awarded to tha North Carolina exhibit. This exhibit waa In charge of Prof. W. N. Hutt of the state department of agriculture and was conceded to be one of the most Interesting at the exposition. A display which attracted much favorable attention was the display of Jellies, pre serves of various kinds, pickles, etc., made by Mrs. J. R. McPherson of this city. Mrs. McPherron had 13) varieties of "canned" goods on exhibition and succeeded in win ning six first and five second prises. C. E. Mincer, the young horticulturist from Hamburg, la., who takes home with him the magnificent silver trophy pre sented by tha Stora Brewing company, be sides other prises, raises Jui-t as good corn as lie does apples. He and his grand father. C. R. Taylor, a noted Iowa corn grower, won several first premiums at the National Corn show In Chlcao. They have been showing corn since lv2 and have taken premiums at Chicago, Buffalo, Paris. Charleston and Omaha. Mr. Mincer la now preparing to make an extensive exhibit at this year's Corn Show In Omaha, where he expects to repeat his success at the Na tional Horticultural congress fruit exposi tion. The following new board of directors was elected: W. S. Kmilne, W. H. VanBrunt. E. H. Doollltle. W. U. Rich. Charlea A. Beno. R. H. Bloomer. George Reye. Georre F, Ham ilton. Frank T. True and J. P. Hees, Coun cil Bluff. O L. Barrett. McClelland. Ia. Wesley Green. Davenport, la. C. P. Close. College Park. Md. Y. P. Snt-ncer, Randolph. Ia. C. E Mincer. Hamburg. Ia. B. M. Chapman, t'ashmler. Wash J. W. Murphy, Glenwuod la. B. Stuart. Ik-s Motntx. Ia. Charlea O. Uarrrtt. Mitchellvllle. Ia Silas Wilson. Nampa Idaho. J. Edward Taylor. Salt Lake City, Utah. Council Bluffs G. A. Marshall. Arlington, Neb. W. N. Hutt. ItalPigh. N. C. II. L. I'rlrf. Hlu Ksburg. Va. C. S. Canada. Houston, Tex. K. Storkwell. Alvln. Tex. G. H. Itllss, Ames. la. John W. Llod. I rbana. 111. '. II rinrnard. Lincoln. Neb. H. A. Richardson. Delta. Colo. E. O. Worth. Mondamin, la Allen Senior. Twin Falls, Idaho. .1. II. Shawhan. E. A. Wood, Payette. Idaho G. H. Shallenberger. Boise, Idaho. J. A. Carr. Council. Idaho. F o. Harrington. Iowa. Charlfs Greene. Fremont, Neb. Will Iv. Whlttaker. Idaho. Alabama Alexander McRae, Arkansas G. T. Lincoln, P. A. Rodgrrs, Cravett. Cniorad. lr. A. E. Miller, 3. l'jirldlck. 1'rtonla. California Hon. Arthur R. Florals. Bentonvllle; Austin; B. Brlges. San F-i mi, isco:. Gcor t C. Koeding. Fresno, ivnnei tlcui Prof. Alfred Q. Uulley, Storre. Delaware F. M. Soper, Magnolia; F. C. Bancroft, Wyoming. Florida Mr. Canada; Prof. H. Harold Hume. Glen St. Mary. Georgia Herbert C. White, De Witt; J. B. Wight. Cairo. Iowa l'rof. X A. Beach, Ames; Elmer M. Beeves. Waveiiy. Idaho Hon. V,. A. Wood, Payette; J. A. Carr. Illinois Hon. R. O. Graham. Bloomlng- ton; Prof. W. B. Lloyd. KInmundy. Indiana J. A. Burton, Mitchell; King, Rushville. Kansas F. W. Dixon, Helten. Krniucky G. N. McGrew, Bayon. Louisiana IT. A. J. Oerklns, Chris Lake Charles; R. S. Moore. ISeoma. Montana F. Whiteside, Kallspell. Missouri Prof. J. C. Wlittten, Columbia) R. D. Maxwell, St. Joseph. Massachusetts Prof. F. C. Sears, Am herst; Wllfrod Wheeler, Concord. Maine Hon. W. Craig, Auburn; Hon. W. J. Bicker, Turner. Maryland Hon. vv. Mccuiiougn erown. Oakland; Hon. Orlando Harrison, Berlin. Michigan Fror. J- L. Snyder, -ast uan slng; Prof. O. K. White, East Lansing. Minnesota Clarence Wedge. Albert Lea. Mississippi F. H. Lewis. Scranton; Theo dore Hecluel, Ocean Springs. Nebraska Prof. R. A. Emerson, Lin coln; Hon. I. Youngers, Geneva. North Carolln J. Van Llndley, Pomona; John Young. Greensboro. New Jersey Hon. Howard O. iayior, Rlverton; Hon. Albert T. Repp, Glassboro. New York Prof. V. P. Hedrlck, Geneva; Prof. Charles S. Wilson, Ithaca. New Mexico E. P. Turner, Russell; J. J. Haggornian. Nevada ICd Bunker, Jr., Bunkervllle. Oreson E. H. Shepard, Hood River; J. W. Perkins, Roseburg. Oklahoma Hon. C. O. Jones, Oklahoma City; Ed E. Blake, El Reno. Ohio it. T. Cox, Proetorvnie; vvuiiam Miller, Gypsum. Pennsylvania E. u. ivingsiey, r.asi Smlthfleld; Hon. Chester J. Tyson, Flora Dale. Rhodo Island Hon. Charles W. Smith, Providence. South Carolina Prof. C. C. Newman, Clemson college; John 8. Horlbeck, Charleston. Tennessee J. D. Ellis, Dayton. Texas Hon. George A. Smith, Beaumont; F. T. Ramsey, Austin, t'tah J. E. Taylor. Salt Lake City; Thomas Judd, St. George. Virginia Prof. S. w. Fletcher, Biacaa- bttrg. Vermont Pror. ' Marsnau M. Lummings, Burlington; Hon. T. L. Kinney, South Hero. West Virginia D. Gold Miller, Gerards town; Hon." S. W. Moore,. Elwell. Washington B. M. Chapman, Cashmere; J. P. Cummings, Spokane. W sconsln l'rof. James G. Moore, fliaal- son; Prof. William Toole, Baraboo. Wreck of Yacht Off the North Coast of Cuba Vessel Believed to be Missing: Astor Boat Revenue Cutter Sent to Scene. TAMPA, Fla.. Nov. 21. That a submerged wreck In latitude 23:40. longitude 1 west. Is that of Colonel John Jacob Astor's yacht Nourmahal Is generally believed by maritime men here, as no other boat In tha path of the recent storm in Jamaican waters has been reported missing or unac counted for. The wreck was sighted by the German steamer Wotan today. Captain Hans Schlalkler of the Wotan, who reported the wreck, said that hla ship did not approach cloae enough to make an Investigation, the wrecked vessel evidently being In shoal water. With glasses he saw what appeared to be three spars above the water, one of them about fifteen feet above. He Is not certain that the middle one was a mast. According, to the location given by Captain Schlalkler, the Nourmahal. If this waa It, was considerably out of Its course, having been reported as bound from Port Antonio, Jamaica, .for San Juan, P. R. But by the fierce blow recently this . is readily accounted for. The wireless station here communicated with the revenue cutter Yamacraw at 11 o'clock Just outside of Charleston harbor, et,route to the scene of the submerged ves sel. It expects to arrive there some time Monday. Wireless from Key West states that two tugs put out from there. HAVANA, Nov. 20 When President Gcmea was apprised of the probable loss of the Nourmahal, he said he would In stantly dispatch a naval vessel to tha scene of the wreck, which Is off the northeast of the Island. t NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Those- moat con cerned over the safety of Colonel John Jacob Astor and party on board the yacht Nourmahal had their anxiety Increased to night by the news from Tampa, Flu., that a submerged wreck had been sighted which might be the yacht. CHARLES SAVVTELL DEAD; WAS KOREAN MISSIONARY Cablegram Tells of Fatal Illness of Former Bellvoe and Omaha Stud ent In Far East. FL'LLERTON, Neb., Nov. 21. (Special.) Mrs. Forbes of this city has received a cablegram stating that Charles Sawtell, who left Omaha two years ago last Sep tember as a missionary to Taiku, Korea, died at that place last Tuesday of typhoid fever. Mr. Sawtell graduated from Belle vu college in the class of 1904 and then took a three years' course at the Omaha Theological seminary. Just before his de parture for Korea ho married Miss Kath eiine McClung, a niece of Mrs. Forbes, and they visited In this city on their way to the const. Mr. Sawtell leaves Ida young wife and a daughter less than a year old. o t aae on Record. There is no case on recor or a cough or cold resulting In pneumonU or consumption after Foley'a Honey and Tar has been taken, as it will stop your co-irh and break up your cold quickly. Refuse ayiy but tha genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package. Contains no opiates and is safe and sure. Sold by all druggists. The Weath er. Temperature at Omaha yes lerday: rr rg. .... 2t .... .... 2 .... i7 .... 30 .... .... Si' .... S2 .... X! .... 1 .... a r 21 -JAV . r Hour. . 4 !JA a. m. in 10 m. ypi-J 11 a. in. ivi u V ( 1 P- nt. v f- S P. m. T Ip iii. 1 6 p. m. p m. 7 p. m. Some Things You Want to Know The National The Department of Agriculture estimates that the corn crop of the Vnited States this year will amount to I.767.S1S.0OO bushels. At the current prices this represents a value of more than ll.OflO.OOd.OOn-almost I2.0OO. 000,000. This estimate foreshadows the the greatest corn crop on record with the sole exception of the bumper crop of 1106. which tell only a little under 3.000. 000.000 bushels. It Is Impossible for the human brain to conceive the full signifi cance of such enoimous figures, but they tell, even to the dullard, the fsct that "Corn ia King." - The third annual National Corn show will be held In Ompha early In December, and at this exhlbhlon King Corn will hold court. The first annual show was held in Chicago three years ago. Although not a financial success It was accounted a most Interesting exhibition of corn and other farm cereals. It was brought to a close by an allegorical pageant in which King Corn brought to his throne Queen Alfalfa. The third annlverslty of the wedding will be celebrated at Omaha. Chicago decided that the corn show was too slow; that the people did not care for "still life" ex positions. Omaha did not accept the verdict, and by its corn show of lost year proved that it could ba made a great national success. State corn shows, with general exposition features attached, have proved to be very successful In many western cities. Slcux City, Ia., has the honor of originating the Corn exposition idea, aome twelve or fifteen years ago. More than 50.000 eara of corn will be exhibited at the Omaha show. Other grains also will be shown, but corn Is to rule supreme over all. The prises to be dis tributed will aggregate $60,000. But perhaps the greatest public Interest will center in the contest for the largest and finest ear of corn grown In the country this year, for which a prize of a gold cup has been offered by a certain breakfast food con corn. The wide advertising given to this prlxe cup In the newspapers and magazines has focused the Interest of the whole coun try upon this one feature of the National Corn show. Every corn-growing state will be represented In the exhibits, as well aa every variety of corn grown. Including the decorative effects, ranging from a land scape, done In corn, to the latest thing in millinery, copied. In maize, the show will boast more than 8,000 separata exhibits. "More corn to the acre" Is the slogan of the National Corn show. James O. Blaine once predicted that corn would become the backbone of agriculture in the United States, and the prophecy long since haa been fulfilled. It is conceded that the prospective corn acreage of 'the nation la now ncarlng Its maximum. With 101,000,000 acres di voted to the growing of corn In 1908, the total yield was 2,668,000,000 bushels, end the farm value of the crop was I1.61G,- 000,000. The acreage waa more than double that of wheat, and its value a billion dollars greater. In fact, the acreage of corn In 1908 was greater than that of all the rest of the cereal crops of the nation taken together; the yield was a full button bushels greater than the aggregate yield of all other grains,, and the American farmer received more for his corn crop by nearly half than he received for all his other grain crops. t If the farmer can get 1 cent a bushel more for his corn his profit Is increased S27.000.000. If he can Induce his land to grow one bushel more to the acre, ha has profited to the extent of pearly $60,000,000 by the operation. . By Jnceing the yield per acre of corn vast wealth will be added to the national store, and by enhancing the quality of the yield the farmer cun multiply his profits. i mm It Is a distressing fact that the figures for 1908 show an average yield of corn amounting to only 26.2 bushels to. rhe acre. This is but little larger than the average yield of all the years since the 'cloMT'of tho civil war. While the rest of the world haa been making vast strides In produc tive capacity, the corn farmer has stood etlll, Increasing his acreage at a remarka ble rate, but giving little attention to In creasing the yield per acre the very pivotal point in profitable farming. The corn exposition will seek to remedy this. It will endeavor to show the corn farmer that he may double his crop If he will. It will call his attention to the eloquent let-son of New Hampshire, a slate cer tainly far below the average In soil fer tility, yet with the highest average of Glavis Witness . in Alaska Case Former Chief of Field Work in Gen eral Land Office Takes Fart in Case. SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 21. L. R. Glavis, the chief of the field work of the general land office at Seattle, who was removed from office by Secretary Ballinger, was called to the witness stand today In the government Inquiry Into the validity of the Cunningham coal land claims In Alaska. He was asked merely to Identify a let ter he had written to J. M. Sheridan, spe cial attorney for the government. In 'reply to a request from Sheridan for a confer ence concerning facts to which he could testify. Glavis wrote in reply that he would meet the prosecutor, bijt that a confer ence was unnecessary, as the government was already In possession of all the Infor mation to which he could testify. Mr. Imprisoned Men Had Started Toward Shaft CHERRY. III.. Nov. 21.-In a little cot tage of four rooms, "three doors from the liberty stables across the street," Mrs. George Subacus became the envied of all at nightfall, for her husband, of all the rescued was the first to be taken to his home. Subacus and his brother John were among the first survivors to reach the sur face. A reporter led by a Lithuanian in terpreter found Mrs. Sabacus, the happiest woman In Cherry, shoveling coal out of the little bin In the back yard. She was hum ming cheerily at her work and readily led the way Into the house. His story was simple and direct: "At 1 o'clock last Saturday the pit boss came to measure my work In the north vest entry on the south side of the entry. After he went. I waited for the team to come for the ooal, but In two hours It had not come, so I started to find out what was the matter. "Pretty soon I saw smoke and felt that the ventilation fan had stopped. The fire had been burning for an hour, but that was the first I knew of it. I started to run then, but met George Eddy and aome others, about twenty. one in all, and Mr. Corn Show. pr acre yield In the t'nlted States. Did every corn field In the I'nlted States do as well as the Now Ilampenrre corn fields in the years from 10 to 1908. the annual corn husking of the nation would produce 1.KO.0O0 more bushels than It does now. In other words, the brains of the New Hampshire farmer, applied to the coin fields of the nation, would smite the rocks of latent wealth and make a stream of gold amounting to IT.Vl.OOO.OOO flow there from. And even New Hampshire's average yield per acre Is poor farming as com pared with that which the National Corn exposition alms to teach. The old saying that "blood will tell" applies with as much force to plant life as it does to animal life. In one of the recent text books on corn there Is an Il lustration of tho old-fashioned pod corn tar and the celebrated "Pascal Ear" which was the champion of America In 1907, and which sold for $150, or nearly li cents per grain. The difference between a "razor back", and a prlsewinnlng Poland-China hog was never so marked. A few years ago the various experiment stations throughout the corn belt began a system atic study of corn. They give free infor mation and advice to farmers. The railroads, with an eye to the mil lions that may flow into their 'coffers di rectly and Indirectly through an en hanced production of corn, have given their aid to the movement by furnishing "Corn Oospel Trains" which carry tko good news of the new evangel of progres sive farming to all sections. The farmer is given object lessons of what may be accomplished by correct methods. For lnstance, he is shown that at a cost of only 6 cents per acre to test the seed he sows, the farmer may vastly Increase his har vest. One striking picture held up to him Is that of two fields with only a barbed wire fence dividing them. The seed of the one was tested. That of the other was not. The result in the tested field was seventy-seven bushels to the acre, and that in the untested field waa thirty-five bushels. All careful students of corn cul ture agree that the application of scien tific methods to corn culture through the country might easily be brought up to sixty bushels per acre. At that rate the United States could supply the world with its corn, and have enough left to sub stitute every grain of wheat grown on the globe. The versatility of corn surpasses that of any other grain.. At A recent exposition no less than 100 separate and distinct com mercial products from corn were exhibited. Besides furnishing human food in many forma, and the cup that cheers in many varieties, It yields the glucose that con stitutes the base of dozens of by-products, edible and otherwise. It produces dextrin and gums used in sizing and print ing cloth. It furnishes atarch for the table and atarch for the laundry. The stalk furnishes fodder for the cattle, cel lulose for the protection of the vitals of warships and for the making of smoke less powder. America expects to make much out of Its foreign market for corn in the next decade or two. Eastern Asia ia becoming Inter ested in corn as a foodstuff, and those who have studied the situation declare that there are not enough vessels on the Paciflo ocean to carry the vast stores of corn that will be required to meet the demand which may be created In the orient. Furthermore, other parts of the world are becoming Interested In this pe culiarly American product, and while Argentina shows some signs of becoming a competitor as a corn-growing nation, it will be many years before it will be a formidable rival. Pellagra, said to be due to damaged corn used for human food, la a disease oc curring most frequently in Italy and other southern European countries, where the corn Is of an Inferior quality and where It is improperly cured. Instead of injuring the export trade In American corn for human consumption, pellagia may increase the demand, since export corn Is usually the best grown on American soil, and can therefore be used with more confidence than the inferior kinds grown in southern Europe. By rrederle J. Haskln. Tomorrow Automobile Show 0aaaon. Glavis will be a witness again Monday. The government, continued the Introduc tion of evidence to show that the filing of 5.2SO acres of coal land near Katalla, the value of which is estimated at about Ji0,000,000, wob made by thirty-three claim ants for the purpose of consolidating the claims and mining coal through one com pany. HEAVY RAINS ON ISTHMUS Twelve Miles of Atlantic (tertlon of Canal Route la I'nder Wnter. COLON, Nov. 21-Hi-avy rains con tinue in the Isthmus. The territory from Gatun to Taveiillo, twelve miles along tho canal route Is under water. As a result railroad trains are unable to pass beyond Gatun today. Work on the canal Is at a standstill. The rainfall so far this month on the Atlantic section Is more than 26 Inches. Frightened Into Fits by fear of appendicitis, take Dr. King's New Life Pills, and away goes bowel trouble. Guaranteed. 25c. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. Eddy led us way back where I had been working. Then we tried to throw up a barrier, but it was pitch dark and we did not get on well. All the time we breathed bad gas. I had nothing to tat of my own, but 1 chewed bark and drank water. We got the water by making little holes in the bottom of the entry. We had five of these hobs and there wan always some one at them. R was our principal food. That's now me coai oust got into our beards, because we were alwajs trying to drink. "Nobody reached us today, we reached them. We wanted more water and we craiea over our barrier and started. We did not know where we were and were aias railing over things, like mules. So on that account we walked about ten feet apart so as not to fall on each other. The last 'fall In' neurly blocked the passage and we had to worm our way though a long aperture scarcely big enough to hold ua We were dreadfully weak, for we bad bieathed much poison. Then we saw the rescuers who had come doan. There was no cheering. We Just sat down and let them take care of us. That was all. No tody had voice enouah to cheer and hardly enough to talk. YOU can build real strength and energy on Campbell's Soups. ' They arc condensed and meaty and full flavored. Our meat stock is made from fresh prime Government-inspected beef and mutton. And this broth is so con centrated that if we allow it to cool and jell in the cauldron it will hold up a weight of 150 pounds. Our poultry is choice and fresh. And the finest vege tables that grow are used in These are brought to us fresh and tender from the famous market-gardens of New Jersey; and made into soup the same day. Although Campbell's Soups are very rich they are per-. fectly delicate free from grease or fat; and extremely easy to digest. Try them and prove for yourself how good they are. If not satisfied tbt grottr returns your mnry. -"What could be a fairer test than that? 21 kinds Crlfrr lnlirnne Tail Chicken Mo, k Tun!. Clm noulllr-n Toimto Dkn Vermk.lli- Tomitn Jus add hnt water, bring to a boil, and srtve. We would like to send you a copy of t amphell'K Menu lJook, free, if you'll write for it. , Joseph Campbell Company Camden, N J We're hip-wrecked out at ra And we're hungry s cn be. But ( amtbrll't Soup v.-ill save us It you tend enouih lor three. Look for the WAR SHIPS TO NICARAGUA United Statei Decides to Send Addi tional Vessels at Once. MARINES MAY BE LANDED Definite Statement of Attitude of Government Expected Today Americana Were Given a Fair Trial. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 That the criti cal situation between this country and Nicaragua has reached the acute stage was evidenced tonight, when Secretary of State Knox sent , for his colleagues In the State department, for the acting secre tary of the Navy and his aides, to meet In conference In his home. For nearly three hours the statesmen went over the situation. The result of their deliberations was not made public, but It was not denied that more warships are to be dispatched south at. once. Those at the conference were Secretary Knox, AsslNtant Secretaries Wilson, Adee and Hale; .Acting Secretary of the Navy Be.'kman Wlnthrop, Rear Admiral William P. I'otter, chief of the bureau of navigation of tha' Navy department; Rear Admiral Chal' -"H. Stockton, retired; Henry M. Hoyt, 'counsellor of the State department, and AV. "TV' 8. Doyle, assistant chief of the Lattn-Ahierlcan division of the same de partment. Acting Secretary Wlnthrop, flanked on Ji spice That's the kind of cooking upon every tine if you use Tone's Spices put life Into your coojeing. Give it a flavor and zest that only spices if full strenpth and flavor can give. Tone's Spices uui it spices iacK. i ney are Iresn Mey are lull-strength they navor ot iresh-nulled spices. If not at your crocvr. nd urn lOctnlt and your t rroctr name. Wu wilt lend regular retail pack- ' ie ana our coo 600 one's Spicy Talk:" There are two kindsof snlces TONK IIROS. and "olhttt." TONE BROS. Dcsi Molnca. Iowa . (Aiendera ot ths oclebraUd OLD GOLDEN COFFEB At Last A Rice Food Served alorie, or with crenm or fruit, they bring a new Joy to the palate. Thrsa are the lttett products of tho itrtat food al,oratorle affiliated with The Battle Cr.ek b.niurium. where . thtyaroconkUntlyprekcnbedandufced. Chanel to-da to tills new, delicious food. tne iveiiogsj loutM KJca Flak A jrrwVH1 rat Hag? aWsiaaaWatfctasaa r- l 10c at Groan -jrT-'- Sr. - . 1 -1 . . . .. -1 Jiv.l.lTv,".' An Tar natis wxsici - suwrv - 1 5 J Haiiflj Milling mm .ii Mta Tell tht Soups ! 10c a can Tom,t t Clam rjhc"r(tf Pepper Put MM-nn Broth Chlrk.a Gumbo (Okra) red-and-white label either side by the two rear admirals, on leaving sremingly was impressed by, the weight of responsibility the conferees had placed on his department. . . "When does she sail?" ho was overheard to ask Rear Admiral Potter as he camn d-iwn the steps of Secretary Knox's i evi dence. . , "Monday," responded the naval officer, laconically. Neither would explain the meaning of the question or answer. The others likewise refused to dwell on the result of their deliberations. Marines May be. Seat, There was considerable rumor about the state, war and navy building today that the 400 marines In. tho canal zone are un der waiting orders. These could be rein forced quickly by a detachment of the same strength, which are now at Phila delphia and which can Tje sent south In stantly. A declaration from the State dcpirtment as to what course this government will pursue with respect to the Nlcaraguan situation la expected before the close of the day tomorrow. , , There is no doubt that the State de partment Is cotitentylnttn' ' factlbn, but whether the Initial step will be' the recog-. nltlon of the belligerency of the revolu tionary government by a public declara tion or a notification ,tq the Mlcaraguan charge that this government no longer de sires to maintain diplomatic relations with President Zelaya remains to be seen. 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Kiceit the world t greatest food-the most ilik.-r.tiMo. 1 omtej Kice Flakut are do tux upon the weakest ttoruach or kidney t. Another New Food Toasted Rices Biscuit Blacult Co, x-Battlar Craek. Mich. Tht Home ot Purt J-oodl i" - - - ? Sunkist Flour is different from ordinary flour Sunkist is made from plump, sweet Wheat. But not all the flour made from this wheat is Sunkist Only the best part of the flour the very cream is packed in Sunkist sacks. The rest the part that is poorer in nutritive elements goes into jute sacks and is ex ported. That is why Sunkist Flour is so superior to most flours why each sack makes four to six mors grocer you want Sunkist Flour I I