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The Omaha Daily Bee WEATIIER FORECAST. For Nebraska Fnlr. For Iowa Fnlr In wrst. For rather report f pi?e 8. NEWS SECTION TkGli 1 TO I. VOL. XXXIX NO. 132. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY NINO, DECEMBER 8, 1 POD SIXTEEN PACES. WNtlLE COl'Y TWO CENTS. : nr , CONGRESS HEARS THE MESSAGE formality of Reading: it Aloud Con sumes Hour and a Half in Each House. inUBIICAKS ABE PLEASED Hembcrs of the Majority Regard it as a Satisfactory Document. COMMENT BT CHAMP CLARK Democratic Leader Says Big- Subject are Reserved for Later Messages. HR. HITCHCOCK BRINGS IN BILL Wenrnskan Introduce Measure for Physical Valuation of Property Affected hr Tlephono-Tele- graph ; Mercer. WASHINGTON, pec. 7. Having assem bled and receive the presidents annual snessage. congress today found itself liter ally "out of worW" and In consequence Sh houses adjourned aver until Friday, ,n. If seme ef tha various committees Sail to provide' something: to do adjourn want will be taken until Monday next. The formality of r.adln (tha message aloud eensumed about an hour and a half mt tha tlx of eaeh house today. When la eeneluslon was reached the house Im snediately adjourned. Little fault was found with the message by republican, who seemed to agree that n was as satisfactory a document aa the president eould prepare and remain enslstent with the party's campaign pledge. Tha democrats approved of the oated his, suggestion that tha Monroe doo- trlne had practically become obsolete. "Tha message Is written In the presi dent's customary terse, vigorous style," aammented Representative Payne, tha ma jority leader In the houae, while Represent ative Clark, the minority leader, thought that about all that could be said about tha message waa that it was comparatively brief, "aa discussion of almost all impor tant matters Ik relegated to special, mes sages.." In' both houses the message was sub jected to the roost careful scrutiny and while the members paid little attention to tha perfunctory reading of it by the clerks they burled their heads between Its pages nd digested as much of It aa they could at one reading. ' Following the custom, the message waa referred to the - committee of the whole by both branches, to be prepared for "vivi section," by the various committees whose bUBiness It is to deal wtlh tha varloua subject discussed -by 4 th president in his message. The senate adjourned at iM o'clock out cit respect o the memory of Representa tives PeArruond of Missouri and Lasslter of Virginia. The house adjourned at 1:4S o'clock. ' Bill by Mr. Httekcoelc Striking close upon the recent reports of the merger of the telegraph systems la the United , States, a current reeolut.on waa today ' Introduced by Representative Hitchcock of Nebraska, directing the sec retary of oommero and labor to have the bureau of corporation prepare f cr oon gress a statement of the phylsieal valua tion of tha tlegraph, telephone and cable lines and either tangible property belong ing to the Western Union Telegraph com pany, the Postal Telegraph aempany and the American Telegraph And Telephone oenrpanl. The data Is to be complete .to leember' 1, to embrace the subsidiary aeReems and to include h capital stock, Uie bonded debt of each ef the three cer pacatton and approximately the market valoe of the stock an 7 bonds. The resolu tion authorises the bfireau to employ sur veyor and appraisers for this work. Baraaa Chief Mar Talk. aWeretaxy Dickinson loosened the gag V. whtah President Tail put in th mourns ef chief ef bureaus lsat week by issuing i ' a incarprvia-iiviY. ut mo (ituciiun vi- aw that allows ilhe chiefs te ta.k quite IMHtte re eenaiaeemm, should they drop inning their wttimm. J ur Imwim,' Saeratary Dickinson in formed see fewrean ehleTs in his dopnrfetu that nr eoetd rseannd directly t airy ra " u.uai rroaa rape eaewtatlve or senators fer auy hererasatieh on all ordinary reultae nuttier pertaialng exclusively to their re- aiwenve offices. Information, however, hearing on Questions of policy or on impor tant or unusual mailers or of a character which sound Judgment would indicate as ecm.ng property within the discretion ot the head of the department should not be given Out until altar consultation with ths head of the department. Kabbas Takes Wood Alcohol. Legislation aimed at corporation lawyers In Congress, particularly tnose representing ratiroaas, it tne ooject of a bill introduced touay uy senator xiorah of Idano and re- ferrtd to tne senate Judicial y committee Ur. boian would prohiDit senators, rapre atitatlvee hn$ deibgaies in congress from rartentrnt as attorney or otherwise, cor neratiene, cempanies or persons doing a buatAeae aerr ahlih the government tier' else leatMSAery control. Tne law wouia exeat Ux eaae penalty as taat lmpovee Uww Umt taaUMi of the asx prehieetln Utaiubais el asiirM froa resrseama uuuaoiha la ale la wweta the government U iiUMut tua.reetly latx-eated taiprauB lusiit u rag two years and a tm S'seeegeaeo tat Arasy Kaprcaaaiativo Hulv chairuan of the boiLa eoaiwlnee on xntlitary affairs, has uuAacaa.ea te settis the vexing problem aa W sceoeeenee la rank among otticers ot Ui eiiisrtnt brannta of ths mllila,y aaa-Tia anen thioin together by lntroduc big a :il teatr r nlch rrevldes that undr aven n.cii. ai-i. t the h.gnest line ot ex. i.. t t-.t.-u. arsume couunand. The n.tatre s, ,' f.ie army, the marine Coi(. te iu.j.jHmii a.id to the organised m.lnie. AteeiejLg te the terms ot tne bin officers tit state n.i.Ult tailed into federal ervlce will raoa aval sfter all officers of the regalsr terue ant take precedence ot vehiateer. muxM ef tha age ot the Many Paivise Pension Bill. Raaataieaa ei t raaaat C d age poaalttu lua'iHa. r v iau.g a panel ef net Ih, Uiah tld f ataatfe far pmetieany all et tue aid molars as la eeusttry, i SUil being I ssrtmud for lasreaee to al- V-VMWl aa i ibi mm awwi mm wmmrm III gan Vai ktnat)n aa fiated. Of th LSu or IMU private hllht already prent4 h th buua a largo laajartl are fer private Pn- yCoaUaued en nd Pag.) Faithfu!? Yea. and Fidelity is Rewarded Farm Hand, Who Worked Without Pay 18 Tears, is Left Fortune by Mistress. "Cast your bred upon th waters and It will return unto you after many days." For eighteen years Carlyle B. Boyland worked aa a farm laborer for Mrs. Mnry B. Brlffen. He worked long hours. He worked hsrd. His mistress was not always able to pay him the wa;es of $25 a month which he earned several times over. When Mrs. Grlffcn was In financial straits he loaned her money. He was patient In all circumstances. He saved what money he received from her and he got a few dollars ahead with which he was recently able to marry. A little while ago Mrs. Orlffen died leav ing a debt according to her own statement to Boyland of J2.000. But this was net all she left. She left farm worth anywhere from S10.000 to $16,000 near Florence and sho left It to Carlysle B. Borland. Her will was offered for probate yes- tetday In county court and after making a number of minor bequests she tells of BoylanTa service to her, of his lending her money when she wss unable even to pty him for his work on the fsrm, and shs devises the residue of her estate to him 'Ingratitude for his ever faithful labor and service." May Close Shop to End the Strike This Method May, Be Used by Own ers of ' the Plant at Bridgeport. PITTSBURO, Pec. 7 An Important conference Is being held at the general office of th American Sheet and Tin Plate company here today in connection with the strike at the Aetna Standard Plate at Bridgeport, O. Two propositions are being considered, as follows: The dismantling of the plant and the placing of the orders of the company at some of the other plants. The Importation, of strike breskers and the operation of the works permanently on a nonunion basia. The strikers have suggested the appoint ment ef a' committee-of arbitration, the members to be named by President Taft or Governor Harmon of Ohio and the com pany and strikers to abide absolutely by the decision of, the committee. Newton Charges Will be Heard State Board of Publio Lands and Buildings Fixes Date in Asylum Case. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. 7. (Special TeHo- gram.) The State Board of Publio Lends and Buildings fixed December XI as the date for hearing charges preferred by Feilx Newton against Dr. Woodard, supern-" tendent of the Lincoln insane hoapltal. Newton alleges incompetency and mls mangement and the use of a small share of the public funds for the superintend ent's personal benefit. Newton was bookkeeper at th asylum. Railroad Lawyers Coreas. Mistaking wood alcohol for the less harmful grain product, Ralph Kabbaa, a Syrian rugmaker, took enough to kill him today. He had been on a prolonged spree. BONI WANIS TUTOR FOR SON Also Asks Court to Bar Who Shall Escort Youngsters to School. PARIS,. Dee. 7. Count Bonl de Castellsne Instituted a new court action today In ecnneetlen with the education of his .mil- dren. He asked the eeurt to order his ... .w. a. a..... former wife, th prtaent Princess d flagan, t appoint a tnter fer the youngest of their three sens. Jay, with the stipulation that the tutor ahall make periodical re ports of the bey's progress. The plaintiff also asks a determination of the rights of the parents in the matter of escorting the two eldest sons to and from aohool and prays that the defendant be condemned to pay the coat of the present action. JOHN DREW IS BADLY HURT Actor Thrown from Horse and Trampled on New York Bridle Path. NEW YORtf. Dec. 7. John Drew, the actor, was thrown from his horse while riding with his daughter on the bridle path In Central park today' and eeriously in jured. The horse trampled on the actor as he lay on the ground. A passing auto mobile stopped and Mr, Drew waa picked up and hurried to the Presbyterian hos pital. Mr. Drew la at present appearing in a play In this ctty. Dargaszewski Vainly Tries ,to Yoke Jim and Bryan Nick Dargasxewski came near to creat ing a riot in a corridor ot the city hall Tuesday morning. Nick is the famous one-time mayor of Sheelytown, who has now moved into the Second ward aa a more promising field for iterations. To a group of politicians and casual loi terers Nick was holding forth on a plan he has conceived to make the S?cond ward and all surrounding territory democratio in the near future. "Stilly Bryan and Jim Dahlman are the luana fer this ceuntree," said Nick. ' with an eceemonrtng Tew ef Italia eloquence that ra later translated by Charity ihaLata. "That' a hot cembtnatlen Just new, nit," remarked Asetatnat Qas Cotnmiealener But-in.-. "It you try te rid those twe here, N1ck, you'll spread frees Sheelytown te the day after eternity. Teu ean't ride that way and stay In lata band wagon. DOXEYS ARB T' i) BY THE I .$NEB' Woman from Columbus " Charged with Poisoning Erder at St. Loui HUSBAND AN ACCESSORY Jury Accuses Him of Having Guilty Knowledge or crime. MRS. DOXEY NOT AT INQUEST Witness Taken to Jail Identifies Her as Mrs. Erder. DEAD MAN'S MOTHER TESTIFIES She Says Her Son Was Taken 111 After Eeatlna; Blackberry Pie Made by Hla Wife Dr. Doaey In Jail. ST. LOUIS, Dee. 7. Dr. Loren H. Doxey of Columbus, Neb., and his wife, Mrs. Dora H. Doxey, who have been in Ja.l here sine Saturday on an Information charging murder, were held to await the action of the grand Jury tomorrow by a coroner's Jury late today. Dr. Doxey was arrested at the door of Jail as he wet seeking admission to his wtfe and ledged In the holdover. Fourteen witnesses Identified Mrs. Dcxey ss th weman who lived with William J. Erder, the man she Is accused of pMsenlng, as his wife, Dr. W H. Warren's report showing arsenic had been found In the body of Erder was submitted. Rest of Verdict. The Jury returned the verdict as fol lows: "The Jury finds that William J. Erder came to his death on July 10 by arsenic poisoning, administered by his wife, Dcra E. Erder, alias Dora E. Doxey, alias Dora E. Fuller, and that Loren B. Doxey had guilty knowledge of the fact. Verdict, homicide." Mra Dexey did not attend the Inquest, but the wltnesces were taken to the Ja 1. Her sole reply to her Identification was: ket fer futures elofed eteady. net un- "They are most ceitainly mistaken." Dr. Doxey did not testify. The coroner asked him two questions, to which he re fused to reply. He waa not sworn as a witness. Mrs. Katherln Erder, mother of the man Mrs. Doxey Is accused of kil ling, testified her son became 111 after eating a blackberry pie which his wife htd made. Alt witnesses before the coroner's Jury weret subpoenaed to appear before tha grand Jury tomorrow. . .. Witness Takes to Jail. ' Mrs. L. P. Doxey of Columbus, Neb.-, who la accused of' causing Erder's qcailv waa not present at the coTcrKr's proceed lngs. Dr. Watson, the J ill physician, decided that because of the void weather and rur weakened condition It would be unsafe to take her, to the coroner's office. Because of Mra Doxey's absence the wit nesses who were depended on to Identify her as Mrs. Erder were taken to the women' quarters In the city Jail. There four other women were placed on cots like that occupied by Mrs. Doxey. With one exception all the witnesses Identified Mrs. Doxey as having been known to them as Mrs. W. J. Erder. The ' identifications were made by nine men and five acmen. Among the latter was Miss Kate Erler, sister of the dead man but Mrs. Doxey gave no sign that she recognized the weman whose efforts to clear up Erder's death resulted in her lm prlsonment. After five of the witnesses hsd tiro nounoed her to be the Mrs. Erder, Mrs. Doxey was asked: "Are these witnesses mistaken as to your identity?" "They most emphstlcally are," was the reply with considerable vigor. Then as another witness was escorted into the room Mra. Dexey sank back on her pillow, ap parently in a stupor. KILLED IN FREIGHT WRECK B,e" Met n"b ,n folllsloa o. the "" Near J." Haroa. HURON. S. D., Dsc. 7. (Special Tele gram.) Orrle I. Caldron ef thle city, a Chicago It Northwestern engineer, was killed in a head-en collision between twe freight trains on Ar!lngton hill last night. No others were hurt. Coldren's train waa a westbound extra; the other was also an extra, eastbound. Both engines and sev eral box cars were wrecked. Engineer Coldren was a prominent Odd Fellow and a member of the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Engineers. He leaves a wife and three children.. COUNCIL OF CHURCHES MEETS Member Represent 17,000,000 Com municants of Protestant Or ganisations. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Dec. 7.-Representlng 17.000.000 Protestants, the executive com mittee of the Federal Council of the Churches of America began Its annual meeting at the Warren Memorial (Presby terian) church in this city today. About fifty members ef the committee ef which Dr. William H. Roberts ef Philadelphia, Pa., la chairman are in attendance. Which aet Dargasxewski off again at a rate that brought the rivets from the raili ngs, and everybody from the offices. The peaceful John' Grant Pegg tried to cool things ofr, and Charles Shabata threat ened to feed Nick on hausenpfeffer and kartafel salid If he didn't let go. But each plea served only to mix Bryan and D.thl man partisans all the more in the argj. menu Nick has control of words that are unknown to even Judg Shoemaker cr Representative Kraus, and the way he used them waa a caution. Finally. Tom Darts of th street eera niselener' offlee managed to sidetrack the vlllaga blacksmith long enough to say a few ward In hi ear. "What did yeu say te him, Tom 7" asked Campaign Msnager Walfe, when the ex citement subsided. 1 teld hire Mike Lee le laying wires fer him te trip en In the Second ward, nd he started eft right away te see about It.1 l A. From the Philadelphia North American. ECONOMY IS TI1E KEYNOTE Secretary McVeagh's Estimate for 1910 Show Big Decrease. DEFICIT OVER SEVENTY MILLIONS Estimates for Next Year Show Snr plna of Nearly One Million Tax on Bank Notes and Bond Issue Is Dlscnssed. WASHINGTON. Dec. S. Retrenchment Is the keynote In the estimates of expendi tures for the executive departments of th government-for the fiscal year MIL em bodied in the annual report of Franklin MacVeagh, aa secretary of the treasury, made public foday. This Is In line with President Taft's declared policy of greater economy In administering the affairs of the rcvernment. . - . i-K. '(. 'The total estimates for'ffl are $671.w,6'5. which are less by $55,SiC.0'Jl than the ap propriations for 1910 and $34,011. VZ less than the estimates for 1910. The total estimated receipts for the current year aggregate $48,000,000 and for 1911 about $672,000,000, leav ing 'an ordinary deficit for the current year of $54.07J,6M and for lnil a surplus of $4t:,775,449. Adding the payments on ac counts of the Tanama canal and the public debt, the total deficit of the present year becomes $73,075,(20 and for 1911 a surpiu' ot $711,925. Rerenae System Too Rigid. Secretary MacVeagh, emphasising the "hard rigidity of the present revenue sys tem, with Its recurrent economical agi tations and Its long Intervals of fixity, ' says it will be necessary to meet these deficits to sell either bonds or certificates of Indebtedness. "In due course," he adds, "It would seem that It must be made practicable to both estimate receipts, with a close approximation to the actual, and to provide for their annual rise or fall by some flexable .factors in eur annual taxa tion." Reductions In the present estimates, Mr. MacVeagh declares, result from Improved handling of the government work and the postponement of expenditures which can be delayed In an effort to adjust Immedi ate expenses and receipts. He sounds a warning, however, that the reductions In appropriations will be disappointing unless equal attention ts given to other Important savings. Secretary MacVeagh reviews the org.tn iatlen, or rather lack of organisation, of the flsoal responsibilities of the executive and legislative branches of the govern ment and the reorganltatlen thereof now In progress, ne voices the hope that there will be "constant progress away from the extreme disorganization of the past" and observes that "even if our country Is rlc;t It cannot afford to, wholly unscientific IT in its appropriations." Tax on Sank Notes. Probably the most important recom mendation made by the seoretary Is that the tax on bank circulation secured by United States bonds hereafter deposited bearing interest higher than 3 per cent shall be Increased In exact proportion to the Increase in the rate of interest above (Continued on Second Page.) Corn Exposition viiitors will find The Bcc advertis ing pages a handy guide for theirshop ping while in the city. Do not overlook the adver tisements on the want ad pages under the classification of "Christmas Hints". Our Omaha merchants are offer ing many suggestions to 'help you with the problem of vfhat to buy. You will always find something worth while if you read the want ad pages of The Bee. Have yan raad th wat ada. jot, today! Winter Wheat Area is Greater Than Last Year Report of Board Shows Almost 2,500,- 000 Acres More is Newly Seeded. N WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-The crop re porting board of the Department of Agri culture today estimated the newly seed3d area of winter wheat at 7.9 per cent greater than revised estimated area sown in the fall of 190S, equivalent to an increase of 2,443,000 acres, the Indicated total area be ing 33,483,000 acres. The condition of winter wheat on De cember 1 Was 95.S, against 85.3 on that day a year ago. ..The newjy :. ..seeded,,. area, of rye is estl tj'ated at betefn 1.2 per cent greater'ISan the revised estimated area sown In the fall of 190, equivalent to an Increase of 25.000 acros. the Indicated total being 2,158,003 acres. The condition of rye on December 1 was 94.1, as compsred with 87.6 last year. The preliminary estimate of area sown to winter wheat this autumn and the con dition December 1, by states, are as fol lows: Area Sown State. Acres. llinois a,.'l')flr0 lsconsln liJ.OQO Iowa 175 OT0 Missouri -. 2 217.000 N ebraska 2 707 W0 Kansas 6.1H.009 Oklahoma 1.001,000 PerCt icn 1 97 9 By states the area of rye sown and the condition December 1 were: Areit Sown. Condition. State. Acres. Per Ct. Wisconsin Minnesota Nebraska 1?50 M 000 Pierce Not Guilty is Jury's Verdict T.-.. All r.n.4 .-. - 1 ' uiooanounns nave Deen sent ror anci are Texts Oil Magnate is Acquitted ofipecUd tonlfht The county offlcers, False Swearing at Aus tin, Tex. AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 7. The Jury In th case of II. Clay P erce, charged with falee suearing, returned a verdict here today of net guilty. Judg Calhoun, tn a special charge to tha Jury, sustained the contention of Mr. Pierce's lawyers that he was immune from trial under the laws of Texas as the coun sel for the state sought to use testimony given by Mr. Tierce pn the witness stand in Missouri with the Intention, if possible, of securing his conviction. TRAIN BREAKS ALL RECORDS Special Carrying; Belt Lake Man Low. ers Time from Chicago to New York. NEW ORK, Dec. 7. All fast bound rec ords between New York and Chicago on the New York Central railroad for trains earring passengers were broken today by the special carrying Samuel Newhouse of Salt Lake City on his trip to catch a steamer for Europe, where a brother Is dying. Approximately the train traveled the dis tance In seventeen hours and forty-fix minute as against eighteen hours which the Twentieth Century limited makes. As indicating the great speed ef the train today, the run of M m lea from Chi oak o to Albany waa made in ISO min utes. An especially fast bit of running wss thst between Rochester and Syracuse, the eighty-five miles being covered in seventy-five minutes. Taft Spending Nights on Question,"What is Whisky?" WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. President Taft is putting In all his spare time these days struggling with the question of "What Is whisky?" By succeeding appeals the question has been carried through the food and drink experts of the Department of Agriculture charged with the administration ef the pure food and drugs aet, te the solicitor general ef the United States ' and to the president hlmeelf. The printed evidence and the brief of th distinguished attorney who have ap peared in th controversy form a record equal to that ef many ef th eaae which SPRING GUN RILLS CODY MAN Popular Drnjrjist Shot in Mysterious Waw as He Enters Bedroom. nrauEST . may be sensation Evidence to Indicate Character of Man Who l.ald Trap Effort to Locate the Mur derer. f7 CODY, Wyo., Dec. 'i. (Special Telegram.) F. A. Ash, manager of the Western Drug company here, was shot last night at mid night by a trap gun set In his sleeping room. Ths shotgun was so arranged that It exploded when he opened the door. He was carried to a hospital and lived for two hours, the charge having passed through his stomach. He . was .a member, of the Knights of Tythlas lodge and had no enemies, aa far as ts known. He was verv popular here. A brother is employed in the dispensary department ' in the Panama canal gone, and a sister Is a music teacher In Boston. New clues In the murder of S. A.- Ash have led the officers-' to make, the state ment that after the second Inquest a surprise for the town will be sprung. It Is obvious that the person who arranged the shotgun understood the setting of bear '.raps and the tying of knots and slip nooses. The murderer wes in nowise a novice In' the western ways. The gun bears around a bait. Tracks left In the 1 l'ctx'r 1,r' Charles A. Payne of Mil snow outside the tmi'J window, from j "'f.ukee. who took "Mexico" for his sub which the screen was torn, ate those of 1 ct- Dr- Pu n told of the Montcxiimait a man with a small foot, one who toed In as a man toes in who is much In the saddle. The track also might have been rnsde by a cowpuncher boot, high heeled rnd rather narrow In the toes, it Is pretty well established that two persons were present, although one only did the actual work. Mrs. E. Foster, a neighbor, heard two men retting over her back fence. She did not look out, but heard one say to the other: "Is it all right?1' The reply wss: "Tea." prosecuting attorney and sheriff are hot on 1 the trail. A thousand dollars reward has been offered by the county and business .ien of Cody. The murdered man was conscious only long enough to express the wish that his property should go to Mias Dorothy New ton, his flanoee. Mr. Ash has a brother identified with the' work upon the Panama car.ai, and It Is hoped that his whereabouts may be learned through the Associated rrcss, as his address Is unknown In Cody. Nothing since the holdup of the First National bank and the killing of the cashier has so shocked the community. Tht muffled gurshot, the groans of agony from the dying man as he crawled toward (the hos pital In the bitter cold, leaving a trail of streaming blood behind htm upon the snow, his body literally riddled with shot, have made an Impression upon the minds of those who heard and saw the ghastly sight wl Ich will not easily be effaced. Rumors Identifying a well known man with the crime are life, but whether the officers have discovered anything tangible by which o connect him with the murder is as yet not pubic property.' LAST MOVE OF JOHN R, WALSH Chicago Ranker Piles Petition for Writ of Nevlew Prom. Istrene Canrt. CHICAGO, Dee. 7. The petition of John R. Walsh, convicted banker, for a writ ef review from the United State uprem court will be filed in Washington, Perem ber 20. This action marks the last at tempt of the former financier te encepe the penalty of five years' Imprisonment In' the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan. the supreme court of the United Ktates la called upon to determine and the pxesldent Is living again the life of a federal judge when he takes to Ills private library in the evening, tho volumes of testimony and argument whloh he pursues in the hope of reaching a strictly legal decision. The whole controversy hinge on the aueetien ef whether whisky ertlfloelly aged and highly rectified, is whisky or Imi tation whisky, "a hen compared with whisky which is aged and keyed by the eld fashioned method ef storage la whit oak barrels which her first been charred on th Inside." SHAFKOTH URGES BETTER FARMING Colorado Governor Delivers Fervent Flea at Corn Exposition for Improvement of Ajriculture. TODAY CORN ASSOCIATION EAJ Uncle Henry Wallace Will be in Charge of General Program. MANY WELL TELL OF PROGRESS Etaee Vice Presidents of Organiza tion Testify as to Results. MEXICAN BAND PROVES MAGNET Thousands Hear Two lellahtfnl Con. rerts Yesterday Afternoon and F.venlnir J. J. Hill Prise Winners are Announced. X.TVB STOCK DAT. Thursday, December 8 If. O. A. XTnll. 10:30 p. m. "Clovers," Frof, Thomas Shaw, editor of te Dakota Parmer. Relation of the Xatlve Grasses to the West and live Stock Show at Denver." 1:30 p. m. Mexican National Band. BrOO p. m. Xnsle hnll. Q. W. Wattlca, president of the Na tional Corn Sxposlton, presiding. Address, Jam J. Bill, chairman of th Ore at Northern railway. 6:0 p. m Illustrated lectors, "Live Stock and Agrioultnre In Argentina," Herbert VT. HuKford, professor of animal Indus try, University of Illinois. 4:00 p. m. Concert by Mexican national hand. 8 :X) p. tn. Concert by Mexloan National band and motion pictures, "President Taft at Live Stock Exposition, Seattle." OTRXK MEETINGS. American Breeders' Association, Hotel Some. TODAY'S PSOQBAM. Wednesday Muslo HalL 9:30 a. m. ajenry Wallace, editor of Wal lace's Farmer, prosldlnj. "Progress of Organised Agriculture j" testimony as off srsd t)7 ths various state vice presidents of the National Corn as sociation, regarding1 the development and work of organization promoting corn and entail grain improvement In their respeotlvo states. I:o0 p. in. Music hall. "Conservation of Oar Boll," Cyril A. Hopkins, professor of agronomy, Univer sity of Illinois. 3tC0 p. m. ''Sou Psrtlllty and live Sloox," Joseph S. tMlng of th Breeders' tiaaette. 4:00 p. ui. Concert by Mexioan National band. 8:00 p. m. Concert by Mexioan National band. Governor Shnfroth of Colorado left no . doubt in tho minds of Corn exposition visitors last evening as to where he stands on the question of agriculture. He was tho principal speaker In the evening and his add iffB teen, id with enthusiasm for nd venced agricultural Ideas. Governor Ehafroth has been a Corn exposition boomer from the start and ills enthusiasm l-.ni Mlnne Inrreflseil. Piv earthier Onvernoi j R,ftfro,h-a roniarkB, tha Mexican National j deBhted attending thousands by its 1 . renditions. The ercond portion of the evening's pr giam conjlstcd mainly of a travelogue country, Its people and customs in a most entertaining manner. ' The Mexican band is making as great a hit as Its predecessor In Omaha ten years ago when that band took the entire Trans Mltslsslppl country by storm. All the musical selections are most pleasing and while the snow storms have kept down the crowds at the show, many have been at hand to listen to the entire programs. The band Is especially strong in th brass and when the leader turns on the full latent force of the Instruments hack of him, he ts aoje to make tho walls of the big Auditorium fairly vllirate. The wood wind section Is also good and the reeds have not ben found wanting in any of the numbers played. Tlie gtnitral scientific side' of the ex position went forward with a vim yester day, although outelde of the Bhafroth ad dress the woirwn folk held tha center of the stae. In respect to arousing general Interest this year's exposition Is far ahead of that of last year and this is making for Increased attendance. This will be National Corn association day at tho exposition with Henry Wallace of Dei Molnts presiding. , The geenral theme is "Progress of Organised Agri culture," and testimony will be given by the various state presidents of the Na tional Corn association. Cyril A. Hopkins of the University of Illinois and Joseph E. Wing of the Breeder's Gazette will de liver addresses. MINNKSOT.V AMI) KANSAS WINNERS A words Made to North Star and Sun flower Slntes. This Is the list of winners of prists in Minnesota fer beat corn, wheal, oais and riy grown by Minnesota farmers only: Bast tail ears yellow dent corn: John Cumad, Luvaine, firei, ti.1; H. B Hanson, Albert Lea. eaouiid, lit; There Olson, Tru man, third, 16. Uttt lea ears white dent corn: Herman Uarii, Aiulix-t. flrei. U, John ilvodcraou, Ouketo. saoueid, $14; A. Bather, Hilis. tli 11 J. 3. Meat i an ears dent corn other than yU low or white. J. W. Beekman, Cekttu, first, tad; Hermen Hartt. Amtrt. aecwtd, U ut; John l'eviiaff, wailens. ihird, i.v Meat ten ear flint corn, any color: Frtd E. Wlcheln.an, Lake Llmo, firsi, fl'.fiJ; K. A. Bnrtman, Letter P.aJrle. recond, 6.W; Herman Hartt, Am: ret, thud, ?5. lleat Mngie ear lnit corn, any culor: H. It. Hanson, Albert Lea, f.rs;, J5; A. O. Hekken, Albert Lea, second, ft; James Dry-ii.iln-tr., I'anjty. tuird, 13. ii-H peck fife ur.eat: Herman Uartt, Aniliel. first. 16; ('. A. Huttri f It-Id. Hl strsd, i-ecor.d, ll; Michael Fiaaikoy, Flaiier, inira. '. Iiest peck blue stem wheat: E. B. Wells, lii-rce City, llrst, f&l; C K. isel.un, l-:ra-ham, FFrri.ri, to; Carl Newhouse, Bran don, th.rrt, K , I, -ft peik wheat other than fife or blue v t-m: J. W. Ui-kDmii, Cokato, first. 110; Alfitd lieckman, ( ona.u. second, Ji; J. A. ite.sch, I'ayne'ville, thirl, (1. licet pei-k durum wne.it: George Poor, Hastings, first, J10; laul Tlui tslaf f, St 11- aier, second, Jo; Ed Morgan, I'rsston, third. 14. Iiest peck whit oats: A. A. VanslcLel, Wsjren, first, 10; Anton Kurt. Varre:i, eacond. H, C. W. Qr-lfllter, Water? ilia, third. M. ktest perk bls-k eets: George Pour, Haaiinga. first, fie. tioat paok oats ether then white or black: Hwnnan Hartt. Amlrei. first, tie. P. Aera liaDieun. Lsmasbnrn, record, 6; Munger A Hun. VYerrsn, third, t 1 nest peok six-row barley: J. W. Beck- (Continued en Fourth Pa.)