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THK HKE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, DKCKMHKlft V, 1!HW. Al FAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Coronfr'g Jury Fail to Determine Cause of Talton'i Death. ATTQUNEYS ATTEND THE INQUEST lnoW Booili Prlc of , Hoars, Dae to Inability ,ef Farmers ta Get " Them , t the . MarkVta. The ' pre senee of attorneys representing etch sMe. namely the lntereHts of the In sunned companies en.l the Interest of the deceased, made the Inquent over the body of Andrees Falton yesterday afternoon of greater Intoreat thn vsually attaches to such formalUy .The attorneys sought to seoure evidence which would hold the company liable' uner " the employer's liability law. Henoe the queatlons sought to prove that l'Telton.-wfio was electrocuted lr. the iCudahy hide cellar, had been acting under orders when he came In contact with a defective light and won killed. The ' witnesses greed well as to lh cause pf the death, but a to tha man'.i being, in contact with the light undor order 'little could be proved. II had been placed at work In tha hide cellar by Anthony Snyder, who. himself tuffered a shock In another part of the plant, the west hide cellar. Felton had been eent to truck out some surplus salt and whtn he and' the rest of the gang had reached a certain point In the east cellar, Ihey fouild- on of tha lights out Falton on his return from a trip brought back a new bulb and climbed upon tha damp hide to place the bulb In the socket. Vhn'lic touclird tha Hire he fell to the ground VaI. 'A - tfrrieU wound waa dls covire In his hand which the current ha'l turn In l! flow. Thin v.ki a'.tcst d by the witnesms, but the indri and ilie' boss de clared that he .Was doing something out-1 aide o$ hla ordinary . duties when he tampered with tha" lljrVit and that he had no orders to do-(he. y.ork of replacing the bulb. fThls makes, the case a purely techni cal on so far as liability la concerned. The corona's Jury did not add to tha comfort of either side of. the . case by Its verdict, which was: "We find that Andreas Falton came to hla death at the' Cudahy Paoking company's hide cellar at 7:45 a, m., Mon day morning, December 6, 1909, from causes unknown to thla Jury."' Another peculiarity was the. fact that all tha witnesses wre foreigners and of dif ferent'.': nationality. - -An Austrian, a Bohemian and . a Pole were among' the number and each had to have a aeparato interpfgter In order to give hla testimony. Fir and rollr-e Board Meets. The ; Board of Fir and Police cominls stonerf met yealorday ' In the regular monthly session. Nothing was presented for the consideration of the board above a very tew minor details' of trie police de partment. The board .expects to hold a special j meeting of the board Thursday morning, but aa to .the objects of the meet ing was dlscretly' -silent. Mr. Fitxgera'.d,' president of tha board' said If the session had not been required by law it Is likely the board would not have convened at all. Aanaal Meeting; of Leagae, The annual meeting, of the Good Govern ment league will , be held at the Masonic hall, Twenty-fifth and N streets, December 10 at :S0 p. m., when new officers will be elected. Recommendations from the exe cutive Committee, t the spring electlpn andj our annual' banquet are aubjects to bo tken up. Suggestions by'ahV-niembera In support of the object of tha league will receive due consideration, with , a view, of, getting in line for the spring -oampalgn. Snow Boosts Prtoo , of totfa, Hogs were up again yesterday. The tops were up high enough to look over the fence,, reaching ,8.3; per; hundred ' pounds. Light' recelpta Was the whole of the story and this condition was the direct result of the now blockade. In addition, to the heavy nowa in, ''Nebraska the roads are frozen tiff in a condition Impassably rough. Only a few of tha numeroys .district of the tat have anything Ilk passable high waya It was from theae that the hogs arrived fr'terday. The packers bought everything In sight eagerly; but the re celpta scarcely made a market. More bad weather will probably continue to push the price of 'pork up. Jjnra Jdelady Dead. A telegram .from St. Paul, Minn., an Bounces) the sudden death there this morn ing of James Malady, father of Eugene Melady of South .Omaha. The deceased was 75 years, old and had made hla home with his daughter, Mrs. Q. B. Shanley, for some little time back. The deceased was born In County Meath. Ireland, but had resided In BU Paifl for forty years. He la survived by aU sons and two daughters. The funeral will be held on Friday. Made - City Gossip. Mrs. O. K. Johnson la visiting for a week at Sioux City. , . . i Bernard Bcarr has been ill for a week with a serious cold. JUST IN A handsome short vamp, cloth top. patent vamp, ladies' shoe at 60 ualr. Creasey. R. N. Foaeo. Twenty-second and Q. is eroctlug a ROuO residence, Jetter s Gold Top Beer delivered to any part of tha city. Telephone No. J. 6wift and Company are making a small addition to the lard refinery. Th realdenoa of C. V. - Htbbert, 4224 F, is quarantined, on account of' diphtheria. Frank Marts baa aaaumad the duties of anllaty WooUir In pli- of Fntuk Radiii. The Soutrl omaha Plattdeutscher Verein will give a uas4uerade baturday evening, December 1. George Morris, residing '' at 735 North Seventeenth street. J suffering from an attack of diphtheria, . w . C. W. Miller manager "of . the stock yards postofftce, Is quite seriously ill from an attack of pleurisy. , CALF BHOE-We era showing a fine line of ladles' calf button shoes at 12, 13 and IS. 60 pair; also a special high cut at $3.60 pair. Creasey.. . . . t . .... , Winona ledge No. .'JSUOu Modern Brother- EccpfioriaJ Equipment uf tha CalifWa Fig Syrup Co. an4 the cwntiflo a'aiuroenU of K obaruUU hav rendered poaaiU th produotion of Syrup of Fig and; Llixlr of Senna, In aU of tu xoellenco, kj obtairjinf thl pure medic inal principle of plauU known to act moat beneficially t and omblnlng them most skillfully, bi Ui right pro portions, with it wholeaom and raireshing Syrup of California Figt. - A there is onlf oat geauin Syrup of Fig and Elt vir f Senna and a the gen win is ras4iuf;u-turd by in original method known to tha California Fig Syrup Co. only, it is alway naoeary to buy tha gt-nuin to ?C iU Uanedcial iSmU. ' ' ' A knowledtj of tho above fact enable on to dooliiM iiiutatlon or ta return Vhern if, upon viewing tha package, the fyil name j oftheCalion.iI iTOpOo.U.ot found printed on t!-o thereof. - , a. b'-nA of Amrrlra. will friPet Friday night' tor thu nnuHUeipctJun. of ruceis. ... , Frank Mylrr," snj "Var, died M dav. Ills body lie st l.nrkln's parlors siting the arrival of his father rum L'li'cajio. Gnr Hoys' shoes at t; SO haye all lbs nervlce In thf-m Its possible to get In a ah. C'ressey. A fire occurred yesterday evening at Armour's packing plant. It was caits.d bv an explosion In the fertll.Scre. Little damage waa (lone The death of Mrs. W. N. Page, ag"d 42 years, occurrrd yesterday at m4 Hotith Twenty-fourth sm-et. ', The body . will be sent today to Villaca. la, to. VA KM 6HOKS knd sllrTJfcl for overy orte; great variety. C'ressey.' " ' John Doll, who wee Injured seriously by two fr-tlow countrymen, has so far Im prover! t the South Omaha.-hospital that til will be able to return home, tomorrow. A Kperlal musical program. will b given by Kt. Martin's church and loir. Hdnday, Dwember 1!. to lntrodifre,t he new 'pipe organ. Prof. Klmms or Omaha will play. HOLIDAY FLIPPEKSThe- best assort ment new slippers ever irtijwn now ready. Crcaaey. Kouth-Omaha grove No,-5IV Woodmen Circle, will I entertained ' at a kensine ton by Mrs. A. H. Handdlpl".". !T,5'Siuth Twenty-fourth street Thursday -afternoon. Mrs, Frank Housman . entertained the New Ideal club yesterday afternoon. Among the amusing tlilnys was a grab bug. filled with curious and humorous titfles made by the-women,-fur the occa sion. CHINA PIlEMirMR Every week we snail receive new premiums..' itoe them. Cressy. Miss tloud, managpr'oT the tocal station of the Associated 'harltles. reports no se vere, oases uf desiltutloo fclurmg the cold weather. One case of a colored woman required help. Khe had .dad child and no means to bury It. " ' ' The first grand masquerpde ball of the season by th Huuth Omalai I'lattilwtscher Vereen will be given Saturday, Decetnbor llth, at the A. O. U. Wi Temple. Kubat'a orchestra will furnish the music. Six val uable prices will be given.. The committee In charge has made elaborate preparations to make this ball the best of the season. Admission will be GO cents. One Man Sliot, FootpadsJ'Busy, But Loot Small fT Cr " 7 A. S. Ashcroft Injured by Robbers While- Lloyd Thomas Loses . . , Small Sum. Highwaymen shot A. 3. Ashcroft through the right arm Tuesday flight' n't about 10 o'clock when he resented their attack, and then fled. Lers than thirty minutes before the-shodtlrig, Lloyd Thomas of 218 North Nineteenth street, wlthm two blocks of the scene where Mr. Ashcroft waa wounded, was held up and robbed by two negroea, who relieved him Of about $160 ln'mony. Mr. Ashcroft believes the men ,who at tempted to rob him were white, but the police believe both- attempts were mad by the same men. While resisting the two footpads whq were trying to rob him on. , Chicago, be-, tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth stroets. A. S. Ashcroft was shot . thrqugh the right arm between the shoulder and elbow. Mr, Ashcroft la a laborer and lives with the family of H. U. BoggB, at 1SU Chicago street- ' ; ' . . , Mr. Ashcroft was oti his way home when he ,waa confronted by tvip young fello.vs, unmarked. They ordered him to hold p his hands and leveled revolver at him. He resisted and one of the men' fifed at' him. The shot went wild and he continued to walk backward, whetl the same man fired the second shot.. It took effect In his right arm. The bullet passed through the flesh, coming out In the rear part of tho arm. Mr., A.shcro,ft yelled when the. shot took effpct'atiffthe litihWame'n'Hrned and rVn tawt -toward -Sixteenth titieet. . He j-rent' -tr his home and reported to tha members of tho 'Bogtrs family. (..J'jh police Vnt, -toJ ria dressed the woundf whloh la not thought tob dangerous-,'.', '' ,'. ' I., .' . ' Lloyd Thomas of 218 Nor;h Nineteenth street was held u0 byrtwo unmasked ne groes on Nineteenth street, within' a liloek of his home, and was robbed of some small change which la estimated! to amount to $1.50. He was on hla -way. noma when the highwaymen intercepted hjm. They or dered him to hold up his haitas, and he did so. The negroes ran Jiortlx after complet ing their work. The police early Wednesday morning ar rested Walter Jackson aiid Carl Rasmusen, both white, in suspicion, they had some thing to do with the recent holdups, but both were discharged In. police court for lack of. evidence. , , . , No More Tirric Off . For Vacations Fire and Police Board Rescinds Sale Allowing; Polioemen Week's ' Holiday on Pay. ' The members of tVe polloe department will hot be allowed to be absent from duty and receive the regular salary after Jan uary 1. Thla was deefded" at tlTe meeting; of the Board of Fire and Police Commis sioners Tuesday night. .' Policemen have been allowed 4k' vacation of ten days, with full pay? each yiar. Thla rule was adopted when"1 rTie members of the department worked tfc'elve hours each day and has' been confirmed ' sirfce the eiKht hour rule was adopted. ' The firemen were allowed th same privilege until their Wot king day was re duced from twenty-four llburs- to twelve hours. ' -" The commissioners decided that, because the police were allowed fo take their an nual vaoatlon on full pat they were be ing favored. As a' result ' Commissioner Karbach addressed the board and explained th different treatment that . waa being given' the employe of the two departments. As a result, the annual vacation Drlvlluira will 4e abollahed aftvr Jantrary L Diamonds FKENKCa 15th. end Dodge, erhart seiss dies;.,- 4 ;while sittinq;in chair fludden Attark nf leart Pallare Fatal ' Wklle He 1 aittlnjKVla'.Chala at Home. v A .' Erhart Selss of 1104. SoiltU Thirteenth street died suddenly at the liome of bis eon. A. P. - belsa, yeaterda.y from an at tack of heart disease.' He ad . been Buf fering with the disease for seVeral nAmtha, but his condition waa not tl Knight to t critical. i s , ' . He had been making hi thoBe with hie son, A. P. Selss. who is cnioyed aa a locomotive engineer on the 1'i.ington sys tem, for eight months. J Ue -tad' been sick f orr several days and had "been In bed part' of the time, but was sluing in a large srro chair yesterday when stricken, ills daughter-in-law, Mrs, A. p. fcetea, waa lu the liuuse't' the time.' ills sou returned home from - a trip on the road, a nUort lba after his father's death occurred; TUa by will be skipped Elk Creek ftf burial.. e . tWalh Ifiua ltluod I'olson wte prevented by G. W. Cioyd. Plunk, Ma, J nuckleo-e Arnica 8aiva tc For sals by Uaatoa Drug- Co. CITY. .COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, Old Market House to be Sold and Re moved from Street, PAYMENTS OF OCCUPATION TAX lone of Affected Corporation Tar It t Itfcoat , Protest, Bt - Otlaers I.odce Formal Object lost Astalna Impost. The city council ' Tuesday evening passed an ordinance offered by Coun cilman Bcrka ordering th city clerk. to advertise for sale to th highest bid- dor, and removal, the market house lo cated on Capitol avenue. The earn 'Or dinance provides that the apace In the atreet occupied by the building sha'.l again become a part of Capitol avenue, 1 City Comptroller Loheck reported to th council a claim of the Omaha Water com pany for $47,540, being for hydrant Yenta! from June SO to December $1, 1908. It was referred to the water board. An ordinance was passed appropriating $6,000 from the general levy fund for the use of the police department to secure proper equipment to replace that recently burned. N v Councilman Kugel secured th passage of an ordinance directing the. city engineer to construct a foot bridge on Eighteenth street over th Great Western tracks, to replace an ancient structure now . located there. Ooeapatlon Tax Payments. Councilman Berks Introduced a resolu tion, which was passed, directing th city attorney to at once tak steps to seeur payment of moneys du from the Inde pendent Telephone company to th city' of Omaha. This Includes royalty under th franchise grant and money due under the occupation tax ordinance. During the. reading of the return from the companies that have already re sponded to the tefma of the occupation tax ordinance. It developed that Tuesday afternoon the Electric Light and Power company and the Western Union Telegraph company had paid without protests, ,Tht first named company paid In $4,016.61 and the telegraph company $111", being "on prnpald business from Omaha to point In Nebraska." All other payments made under the ordinance levying an occupation tax have beeil' made "under protest, " The electrlo light ordinance prepared by the company, embodying a new contract for flv years, was ordered filed. A new measure will be prepared by th city at torney's office. ' ' Clty'a Cash. . , City Comptroller Lobeck made report on city cash In hands of treasurer Decern1 ber L aa follows: 1 : ; ( . Cash In drawer 4,78$. 45 Check 'for deposit 4,024.94 Balances In banks: City Funds , First National bank. .$20S,fi95.3g Merchants' Nat. bank.. 219.1tiS.89 Nebraska' Nat. bank.. J0.117.19 . , Omaha. National bank. 215 247.62 ' tr. S. National bark. 211.Cf0.8 Kountze Hroa.. N. Y.. 49.G38.06 Cltv National bank....' 7e,928.58-$l,044,8i5e.0O School Funds ' ' ! - ' First National bank.. 44.234. 60 ; ': i Merchants' Nat. bank.- 32,4.H.. Omaha Nations? bank. 90.292.00" " ' V. 8. National bank.. S9.474.23 ,' Kountae Bros;. N. Y.. - 40ill$ 2Q7.J68.8S Police Relief Funds Merchants' Nst. bnnk.$ 1.786.7S U. S. National bank.. 'l,6ejl$ '. 1,447.04 Special Fund Merchants' Nat. bank ! ie,(O.0CU 10.000.00 Total $1.274.3S5.01 Colorado.s- CUD ,;!to Cpme in JTimc Mystery in Non-Appearance Explained at Delay in Action of Denver ' ' Board of Trade. . V ' :i , 'Mystery vibrated and sensation threat ened at the National Corn' exposition Tues day when It was discovered, that the Colo rado trophy for the sweepstake prlae in the "open to the world" contest on oats was nowhere to be found. Further Investi gation revealed the fact that there was no Colorado trophy In spile of the fact that a picture of It appeared In the premium list Governor Shafroth had arrived to make th presentation of the $1,500 atlver cup,' and it did not evdn exist. He was In entire Ig norance of the oup, or the lack Of It The exposition officials and the Colorado men at the show were In a like uncomfortable state. Prof. W. H. Olln, formerly connected with the Colorado Agricultural school, was supposedly sponsor, for the prise, and he was . In no, way available. , . "Colorado has promised a trophy worth $1,C00. and no matter who. made thai .prom ise It shall bo fulfilled," .declared Governor Shafroth when apprised of the peculiar state of affairs. Elucidation of the mystery cam n a letter received by W. H. Bown, an officer In charge of the Colorado exhibit. In whloh Prof. Olln said that he had failed In secur ing the fund for the pnlze as he had ex pected from the 'Denver Board of Trade, but that he was 'sure that the ob1lga.lon could be met. ' The Colorado cup for the best oats will be delivered to th winner, A. R. Van Syckle of Warren, Minn., as soon as it can be made at the silversmith's. . F. L. Haller, Introducing Governor Shaf roth last night' explained th situation as an "unavoidable delay." ' ,T OLD TIME SHOEMAKER , SWALLOWS CARBOLIC ACID Philip Daniels Takes His Life, Be en of Deapoadeney Da to Poor Health. ' r .' . While alone In his room, - where he was confined on account of sickness, Philip Daniels of Seventeenth and Arbor streets committed suicide by. swallowing a quan-' tity of carbo'.lo acid. Tuesday- afternoon. lie had lived In Omaha tor thirty years and had been employed aa a shoemaker by the Drexel Shoe company for a period of twenty years. , ' Mr. Daniels bad been suffering ' with poor health for some time,' but had been able to work at his usual duties until last Saturday. He waa alone In his room In the second, stary of hla home yesterday and his wife was In the lower part of the house. The first that was known of his deed was when Mra. Daniels heard him groan. She went ta his bedside and the evidence of acid en hla mouth acquainted her with the deed. She called physicians, but they 'were unable to save hla Ufa Daniels left a note to the family, telling them where papera valued by th family, auch aa insurance and other papers, could be found; but failed to make an explana tlon. He waa a member ef the German- American lodge. Np. 104, Woodmen of the World. He Is aurvlved by his wife and sevep children. The- funeral eervloee will be conducted at 1 o'clock - Friday and the' body will be burled In Forest Lawn cemetery. . .'- - "-..."' s The members of th' family ere unable to explain why he committed the deed. There' la not the least danger, in . giving Chambai Iain's Cough Remedy to cUilawrn. as it Contain no fealtuiul drug. I03 .TO TRi-n -n Till rrtl sou rriT ftthn I ' CREAT GAS TANtv EXPLODES tixr-ZSmM i;,.tsior---r ..-.-.. .v.".t .. TweivHySercn Men BurnecTt6 Dtath FLAMES ..LEAP HIGH" INTO ATE Glowlnar Coke ta icailtered Over City and-Harbor Forty Men Injured ' " Property 1)S U , - Heavy. ) HAMBURG, , Dep. 8.7-The explosion of two gas tank.8, In, the so-cailed "Klelne'i Craabfook," on the ' Elbe 'front yesterday, Waa followed W " ah' extensive fire and -the loas of many Uvea. The explosion waa due to a leak in a new gaaometer. Escaping gas entered the retort house, where It came In ' contact with the fires, causing a terrific explosion. A large number of workmen were engaged In re building and enlarging the plant Twenty five of the men were employed near the gasometer. They, disappeared In a mass of flame which shpt up to a great height. . Firemen with e-PParatus appeared qulokly on the scene, but they were unable to approach In large force, owing to the isolated situation of the establishment. Up to a lata hoiir tonight ten men are reported dead and seventeen missing. It Is 'almost certain ' that all of theae are dead. Forty men were dangerously In jured, of whom several cannot recover. The Ilre gainea rapiaiy ana inreuioneu the old gasometer? containing 60.000 cubic meters. So Intense was the heat and ao dangerous their position the firemen were compelled to withdraw to a safe distance. A terrific explosion soon occurred and the tower became a mass, of flamee, which leaped hundreds of feet In the air, send ing fragmenta of " glowing eoke far and wide over the city and harbor. After atrenuoue effort the fire, waa got under control and the rescue work wae carried on vigorously. There la little hope of finding the bodies of the mlasing, if they have been. Wiled, as they undoubt edly have been Ipclnerated. The new gaaometer. which exploded, was the largest In the world, ' having a ca pacity of aoo, cubio meters. The city appropriated $3,600,000 for Its construction. ..Gas Tank tCaplodes. . PHILADELPHIA.. Dec. . George A. Fowler and his brother, Robert Fowler, were Crushed to de-ath today In an ex ' plosion of a gas tank In the safe factory of Stlffel & Freeman.. The outalde wall of the factory was shattered. The walls of two dwelling houses which adjoin the factory were wrecked. Many people had narrow eecapee. Section iiou Hurt by Train. MITCHELL, S. D., Deo. 8. (Special) E. A. Eatjon, the aectton boss of the Milwau kee road at Washington Springs, was nearly killed this, morning by being run over by the pasaenger train. He attempted to climb on the ateps of the car when re slipped and fell beneath the wheela. He was found by a brakeman, who went back to close the switch. One leg was severed from his body and the other was crushed so badly that 'it was amputated. The un fortunate man haa a wife and aeveral. children and they are In embarrassed cir cumstances, for Mr. Eaton had been out of work for some time and had Just ac cepted the Job with pie company. Want Bridge at Ckaaitwrlala. 1 MITCHELL, B. D., Dee. . (Special.) The business men and commercial clubs west of the Missouri river have commenced to agitate the construction of a railway bridge across the . river, at Chamberlain. Since the flrat freeseup the bridge has been closed to traf flo three or four differ ent times and it-has made a big difference In the business .that Is transacted on the other side. Buainea men and real estate men claim that they have loat much money by reason of the Interrupted trafflo this fall. ' .. - J1 JXJT Revolver Shot r - -Startles Crowd Pugilist Wounded When He Inter- ferei in 'Fight at Bicy cle Bace. NEW TORK, Dec. 7. Two thousand on lookers at the elx-day bicycle race in Madi son Square Garden were startled today by the report of a platol shot from behind the tier of boxee. When quiet was re stored it was found that two men had started a fJght and that a man in the crowd bad been shot The wounded man, whoee Injuries are not aerious, is Christopher Brown, otherwise known aa "Tug Wilson," a pugilist. He says he Interfered In a fight between the men and does not know who shot him Bert Keyes, a prise fighter, formerly of Philadelphia, wae taken Into custody by the police. He denies having fired the shot EXPELLED BLACKHANDERS COMING TO UNITED STATES Sixty Italian Laborers Belonging; to Band of Criminals on Way to Thla Can n try. GENEVA, Dec. 7. The police today con firmed the report of a wholesale exodus of members of the Blackhand who mean to find a new field of operation In America. It developed also that sixty of these char acters, of whom forty have before been expelled from Swttserland, are making their way by circuitous routes i to the United States. These man formerly were a part of the gang of 1,000 Italians employed In the con struction of Loetschberg tunnel through the Bemer Alps. This scene of Industry became a hotbed of B'.ackhandera, forty of whom are now In custody there await ing trial on charges of blackmail, assault and murder. TOLEDO. O., Deo. If Eight witnesses have been subpoenaed to appear before the federal grand Jury convened today In the investigation of the charges against the alleged Black Hand organisation of Ohio. The examination of the wltneaaea will begin probably tomorrow. Sixteen alleged members of the band, known aa tha Boelety of the Banana, were arreated as the culmination, In June laat, of the postal Inspectors Investigation of tetters received by John A-mlcon, an Ital ian merchant of Columbus, O., demanding money under threat of death. CROSS APPEAL BY FEDERATION Organisation Will Follow Back Store Company In Ite Fight on Decree. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The American Federation of Labor today noted a cross appeal to the United Statee supreme court from the decision of the district court of appeals of the federation case of the Bucka Htova and Range company of St Lou la. Chief Justice Shepard allowed the appeal. The St Louis concern some time ago ap pealed from the daclslon on the ground that the' court erred In modifying the In junction of the lower court. This cross appeal of the labor organisation la . based on the theory that the appellate court ought to have further modified the decree or reversed It Miss Yolln Wlui Prlae. YANKTON, S. D., Dec. (Special.) The nineteenth annual declamation eon teat for the alumni priaea was held at Tankton college god was eagerly con tested for by a large class of young women. Miss lone Vplln of Volln, was first, Misi Pearl Holllday took second, and Miss Jna Woodward third. . The prlsee were fii cash, divided amongst the wlnnera . ro rTrThTftlH AV7-fc"il h Rooms for JOBBERS INSPECT YARDS Twin City Business Hen Say Freight is Moving Satisfactorily. HAWLEY TO SEE G0MPEBS President at Switchmen to Consnlt Head of Labor Federation Ha Saye Roads are Still . Tied Up. ST. PAUL, Dec. 8 Fifteen prominent Jobbers and manufacturers, constituting a oommittee of the Jobbers' union and the manufacturers of St Paul today made a personal Inspection of the terminals and transfer atatlons In and about the Twin cities for the purpose of ascertaining for themselves the actual trafflo conditions as a result of the switchmen's strike. After a tour In a private oar, the commit tee gave out a statement that "the freight Is being moved In a satisfactory manner and although normal conditions do not pre vail at all points, a volume of business above normal was being handled at some points." The statement concludes: "We feel Justified, therefore. In an nouncing to our customers throughout the entire northwest that they may order goods freely without fear of serious delay." Hawlty ta See Gompera. President Frank T. Hawley of the Switch men's Union of North America will leave tomorrow night to meet President Samuel Gompera of the American Federation of Labor at Clnotnnat! Friday when the situ ation relative to the Switchmen's strike In the northweet will be discussed. Mr. Gom pera, It Is said, haa been kept Informed aa to the conditions in this city and Secretary Morrison has pledged the financial and moral support of the federation to the strikers, It la reported. It Is not thought at local strike headquarters, however, that President Compere will order a sympathetic strike of all the railroad organlsaUons, ten In number, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. While In the east Mr. Hawley will attend a conference of the oommittee of switchmen that will shortly meet with the general managers committee to take up the wage queetlon with all the railroads of Buffalo, exclusive of this ter ritory. Mr. Hawley la' expected to return by Sunday. The etrlke leaders claim all raporta re ceived at headquarters are that the strikers are standing firm and that the railroade are badly tied up. Army Transport Delayed. SEATTLE, Deo. 7. Because of the switchmen's strike the United States army transport Dlx, which was to have sailed for the Phlllpplnea laat Sunday la still here awaiting part of Its cargo of provi sions. Delay In switching cars Is declared to be responsible. The transport probsbl will leave tomorrow. although the railroads are improving the "V JT '-l. "1 s 1m l TTTMT AVJ1 ilXu Jii tne on,y remedy which re- lieves vomen of much of the pain of maternity; this hour, dreaded as woman's severest trial, is not only made less painful, but danger is avoided by its use. Those who use this remedy are no longer despondent or gloomy; nervousness,' nausea and other distressing conditions are overcome, and the system 13 prrparcu iur mc coming t"T event. "It is worth its weight x In gold, Id'saysmanywhohave hVl k IU0 pr home at ra w.re. j used Brothers BuUied free. -rwe era Vfaieam w w Tl IPTI linUli HI B HAD FIELD BgGCLATOa CO. aUaata, G. T ix Tine Mational. Esisltii Mr. Hill ia the builder of 7000 miles of railroad the most authoritative and prom inent thinker in the commercial world to day. The Mexican National Band Gives two concerts in the afternoon 1":30 and 4 p. m. and another in the even xng at 8 p. m. . . Illustrated lecture on uive biock ana Agriculture In Argentina." by Herbert W. Mumford of Illinois, during the afternoon. visitors at Information Bureaus outside exposition grounds and Y. M. C A. building, Seventeenth and Harney. Jf situation in their Pacific coaat terminal yards, normal conditions have not been restored and the striking switchmen con tinue hopeful. Railroad Presidents Confer. ' NEW TORK, Dec. 7.-Railroad presidents. Just how many could not be ascertained, held a conference In New York today con cerning the attitude of the trainmen and conductors of the east In their demand for an Increase of wages. George F. Baer, president of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad waa seen after the conference, but be declined to make any statement W. H. Trueadale, president of tho Lackawanna eald that be had not aaTn any demands from the men, but he was Inclined to think there was no cauae for trouble. W. G. Besler. chairman of the General Managers' association eald: "The railroads are falrmlnded on the wage question and If that feeling Is reci procated by our men there will be no oc casion for trouble." FALL FROM HIGH BUILDING DOES NOT FEAZE JIM DUGAN Workman Drops Two Itoriee, Catches Eye beam, Dislocates Shoulder aad Drops Some More. - Jim Dugan, a workman on the City Na tional bank building, loat his balance and fell from the fourth story of the steel framework. He dropped two stories and then caught as be fell an eyebeara of the second story. The wrench pulled his right shoulder out of Joint and he had to let go. He dropped one more story and landed on a tarpaulin stretched on the first floor level. This caught him as neatly as the net does a trapeze performer, v Dugan got up and made hla 'way to the office of the contractors. Here be re marked nonchalantly! "How would I do with a circus f" A physician anapped the arm back Irte Ita socket and Dugan ' wanted to resume work at once. He was dissuaded. " ' Mothers need have no hesitancy In giv ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to the little ones. It la perfectly safe. BONI WANTS TUTOrTFOR SON Alao Aaks Conrt to lay Who 'Shall ISacort Yoaaa-Bters ta School. PARIS, Dec. 7. Count Bonl de Castellans Instituted a new court action toduy In connection with the education of his chil dren. He asked the court to order his former wife, the present Princess de Sagan, to appoint a tutor for the youngest of their three sons, Jay, with the stipulation that tha tutor shall make periodical re ports of the boy's progress. The plaintiff alao aaka a determination of the rlghta of the parents In the matter of escorting the two eldest aona t1 and from achool and prays that the defendant be condemned to pay the coat f oX the present action. Becoming a moth . snouldba a source of joy, but the sufter Ing incident to the ordeal O O makes its anticipation one of dread. Mother' Friend Is rTNTT' "yi' lYYvHv- S-U H If r MIL '3t7T 1