A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER Ifi. 1910. if Council Bluffs MORE SPACE FOR CORN SHOW Addition to Auditorium ii Now Nearly Completed. DEMAND FROM EXHIBITORS LARGE IxmiNl Reservations (inli la from Fro It Men from Afar Rlvavlry Ptm from Snath and West. The addition to ths main Auditorium building to be used for the Corn chow la nearly completed and will be fully Inclosed when the door and windows are put in place. The addition Is located on the east end of the main building and Is rxllj feet In slie, with an eighteen-foot celling. This will give the Missouri Valley Corn Grow ers 'association i.OTO square feet of floor space and an enormous wall area to dis play the exhibits. The building Is of a most substantial character and will be htated by the steam plant in the main building. The work of constructing the temporary buildings will follow the completion of this addition. The temporary structure will be twice as large as that of last year. It will begin at the extreme east end of the Auditorium, Including the thlrty-flve-foot addition, and extend forty feet Into Wash ington avenue and thence along the north side of the building to a point In Bryant street sixty feet from the northwest cor ner of tha Auditorium, snd will then be continued south on Bryant street IIS feot, crossing the bridge, with a south entrance on Bryant street at about the same point where It was located last year. This will give the temporary building an extreme length of M feet on Washington avenue and 212 feet on Bryant, with a width on Washington avenue of forty feet and sixty feet on Bryant street. This will gv place at the disposal of the exposition manage ment of nearly 40,000 square feet of floor area and, altogether, more than twice the area required for the big exposition last rear. Great Demand for Space. The additional space has been demanded by the Increased reservation of space by exhibitors. At the present time only a few states In the union remain unrepresented In the list of exhibitors. Reservations of space were yesterday made by the Grand Junction (Colo.) Fruit Growers' associa tion for a carload of fruit. Idaho reserva tions Include room for three cars,, and space for one car of fruit has been taken by the Hood River men. California Is to be represented by county exhibits and a number of the leading; fruit-producing counties are to bo represented. Butte county yesterday mads a reservation for Its space. This year, mors than ever before, will there be a strong rivalry between the fruit growers of the south and west. Tens and Florida will have larger exhibits than ever. The Osark Fruit Growers' association, em bracing orchards aggregating 40,000.000 fruit trees. hav reserved space for three car loads and want room for six. Louisiana, Alabama, North and Bouth Carolina all have made reservations. It was decided yester day to have "New Orleans day" on Tues day, November 16. Oovernor Jared Y. Panders, Mayor Behman of New Orleans and the officers of the New Orleans Pan ama Exposition company will be among the Louisiana visitors. It has also been decided to make that day a sort of gov ernors' day. The governors of a number of states have signified their willingness to attend, and invitations will be extended to others and also to members of con gress. The decision was also reached yes terday to have Governor Carroll open the exposition 'on Thursday, November 10. Membership Campaign. The campaign for membership In the Na tional Horticultural congress by the mem bership committee will begin next Tuesday. Robert B. Wallace, chairman of the com ml I tee. said yesterday: "We have set 1,500 members as our goal for 1910-11, and we must reach It for several rettsnnfc. The congress, while a national affair, means much to Council Bluffs and southwestern Iowa. This territory must necessarily furnish the great bulk of the members. The coat of a year's membership Is so low. II. that no one can refuse to Join on that account. We have V new feature this year, as each membership card has at tached to It a coupon entitling the member to admission to the exposition In Novem ber. This has never been done before and should be of great assistance In obtaining members. It Is no more than fair to give, without charge, lo each member one free admission. "The exposition will be bigger and better than ever this year. Every Indication points to a successful show, and our own people will surely realise that this means a big thing for Council Bluffs. The commlttse will appreciate all the help It can get In this campaign. . Kvery OlUsen will be asked to Join and it will take work and time to cover the city. Any one who can Join In this work will b- added to the committee by reporting ha the chair man." - HEOIITRATIOK BF.FOHM KI.F.tllON Connty Ana I tor Completes All Ar rnusreineats fur Work. County Auditor Innes has completed the work of preparing for the registration for the November election. The law fixes the dates of resiatralbiu for Th Friday. October n and 2. and the Satur day before election, November 6. All are required to register who failed to vote lu their present precinct at the last general lection and all new voters , Many errors are made In copying the poll books, and each voter should go to the registration places and sue that he u (Hroperly re- GRAND CONCERT GIVEN BY THE ARION SINGING SOCIETY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS on FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28TH, at THE DOHANY THEATER Astsistl by the Omaha Mannerchor nntl the celebrated Snngerfofit Soloists, the Mrs. Yal. lVter, Miss Emma lieese, Mrs, Wagner Thomas, Miss (irac Harr, Mrs. Peter Iaux, Mr. Val. Peter, Mr. Curl (iloo and Mr. Ferdinand Ixdnnann. A GRAND CHORUS OF SEVENTY-FIVE SINGERS Under the Leadership of Prof. Rudolph Reese, Director of The Sangerfest. General Admission 60c Council Bluffs corded. Following are the places for reg istration snd the names of the registrars: First Ward First precinct: Jennings' fee.1 stable. 21 East Mroadwav; Georse pentter. democrat; J. I. ChrlstenHen. re iiulillcan. Second precinct: Sheeiev & I.ane, 217 East Broadway; B. T. Water man, democrat; II L. Bloea, republican. Pmonil Ward First preoinit: City liall. Hrvant street: i. N. Casadv, Jr., demo crat; C. A. Tlhetts. republican. Second precinct: Luehow clear store, 744 West Broadwav; William HlKgeeon, democrat, J. O. Johnson, republican. Third Ward- First precinct: Dr. Hol llngsworth's office. 31 Fourth street; Henry Toller, democrat; A. B. Nichols, re publican. Second preiinct: Faxton hotel, 11 South Main street; M. O. Hushes, democrat; F. K. I'.temy Her. republican. Fourth Ward First precinct: Court house; Charles F. Paschal, democrat; H. A. Clark, republican Sevnd precinct: Oard drug store, 70S Sixteenth svenue; H. K Southard, democrat; C. V. Nelson, re publican. Fifth Ward First preclrx-t: County building; Dennis O'Brien, democrat; C. B. Arlvuckle. republican. Second precinct: Coufty building; Lee Howard, democrat; Swan. A. Anderson, republican. Third pre cinct: Gray's residence, M West Broad way: C. M. Crlppen, democrat; George H. Acker, republican. Sixth Wsrd First precinct: County building: F. C. Hendricks. democrat: Clint Mercer, republican Second pre cinct: National 8tiok Powder company, Broadway and Twenty-ninth street; J. Vincent Crowe, democrat; Fred Smith, re publican. Third precinct: Fifth and Lo cust streets, Kast Omaha; N. B. Sonquist, democrat; C. O. Hamilton, republican. Gas Company Pays Occupation Tax to the City Forty-Seven Thousand Dollars is Amount City Receives from Cor poration This Year. Manager English of the Cltlxens' Gas & F.lectrlc Light company has turned into the city treasury the gas and electric light royalties for the last year. The royalties are payable under tha condition of the gas company's charter and con tracts with the city, 2 cents per 1.000 cubic feet of gas consumed and 3 per cent of the gross earnings of the electrlo busi ness, Including lighting and power. The fiscal year for this business ends on October 1, and it has required Manager English considerable time to go over the books and figure up the total. The amount of the check turned over to City Treasurer True was $4,728, thus verifying his prediction, made (several iionths ago, that the royalty to be paid this year would approximate $5,000. 1 The size of the royalty has steadily risen. The first payment made three years ago was a little over $2,000, last year It ex ceeded $1,400, and Mr. English thinks the royalty next year should go considerably above fcj.OOO. The royalty period covers the contract period of five years, and Manager English's estimate at the start was that tbe total sum for the whole period would approximate $20,000. The In crease each year Is due to the Increased consumption of gas and electric power. The conditions of the contracts require the royalties to be used In the lighting fund, largely for the purpose of extend ing the street lighting system. The con. tract with the company has been the best the city has ever had, and the town Is better lighted than It has ever been. The price charged for all night aro lamps Is $& year, or the same price paid In Omaha. Manager English Is very anxious to change the lighting methods on the business streets, substituting the arcs In the middle of the streets for clusters placed on posts at the curb on each cor ner and In tha middle of tha blocks, mak Ing a "white way" of the business section of the city. The cost would be but little greater and the Illumination very much better. Smith Making Hard Campaign Congressman J. W. Good of Fifth District to Make Number of Addresses in Ninth. Congressman J.' W. Good of the Fifth district came from his home at Cedar Rapids Friday and-was the guest of Con gressman Walter 1. Smith until yesterday morning, when they both departed for a week's campaigning tour In the Ninth dls trict. They spoke last evening; at Shelby. Congressman Good will make a number of speeches In the district during the re malnder of the campaign, inoludtng one date at Council Bluffs. Congressman Smith is making a strenu ous campaign. In a period of four days this week he made twenty-five speeches and has been usually successful In his ef forts to aroiiHe the interests of voters In the approaching election. He has turned many little incidents to good account. While with a party of local campaigners enroute to Loveland this week the auto mobile became unmanageable on a steep hill and began to make a rapid descent backward. Several of the men, Including Congressman Smith, leaped from It and Smith got his shins skinned. He has been telling of the Incident at his meetlnKs and cautioning ths voters that thnt la what the country may get this fall If party al leglano , Is disregarded to too great an extent. N. V. Plumbing Co. Tel. 160. Night, L-1702. Cole's Hot Blast stoves and ranges, $10 up. We have the exclusive sale. P. U. DeVol Hardware company, COl '.roadway. Persistent Advertising- is the Road to Big lUturns. All Seats Can Be Reserved. Council Bluffs Minor Mention Vae OonnaO Bl affs (flM est a4 IM aoi Beak . Davis, drugs. Wedding gifts st IWfert's. The Clark barber shop for baths. Dingle's barber shop. I Scott St. Corrigans. undertakers. "Phonos 14$. FAU8T BE EH AT ROGERS- BUFFET. Majestic ranges, p. C. De Vol Ildw. Co. Picture framing. Jensen, Masonic temple. Woodiiug Undertaking company. Tel. S3. Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phsne 87. See Berwick first for painting. XU-S. Main. FOR EXCHAJSGK OF REAL K8TATB TRY SWAPS. Sheriff T. C. Harrison of Fremont county was a Bluffs visitor yesterday. Mrs. John 8. Briggs of Omaha Is In the olty ths guest of friends for a few days. Have your glasses fitted or repaired by J. W. Tarry, optician. 411 Broadway; otfioe with Oeorge Ueraer. Mrs. A. N. Rich and Mrs. J. W. Morse will leavs today for Ocean Beach Cel.. where they will spend the winter. Dr. Horace T. HaverstocK has removed to Room 217 Men-lam block. Phones Bell lt, lnd. 4NU. Residence 'phones, Bell (74. lnd. $w. Only one couple had trie courage yes terday to take out a marriage license and brave the Friday superstition. The cour ageous pair were J. C. Jensen and Anna Jensen, both of Council Bluffs, and aged respectively, 113 and 17. Ir. T. B. Lacey, Henry Atkins and Mrs. J. B. Alklns have gone to Sioux City to attend the automoolle races. Regret Is ex pressed now that the Council Bliufs-Sloux City road race has been culled off, for the roads are In excellont condition. The McPhorson Pasteurizer company at I'll Fourth street has Just completed the Installation of u ten horse power gasollns engine. Other tnachinery Is being received and installed dally, and It is only a matter of a few days when this new enterprise will be running with full equipment. A warrant was Issued yesterday for Law rence Perry, a 13-year-old lad residing at lhi Fast Pleroe street, charging him with persistent truancy from school and general Incorrigibility. Ills parents have been un able to induce him to go to school, and he has successfully played "hooky" for a week at a time. He Is accused also of In ducing other boys to skip school and of leading them Into crooked ways. He will have a hearing In Juvenile court today and may be sent to Eldura. Bert GUmore of No. 2 hose company Is suffering from a severe illness due to eat ing canned tomatoes. The tomatoes were from a tin can purchased from a grocery and were eaten on Wednesday. The aotd of the tomatoes had acted upon the tin, producing acetate of tin, a poison of the same nature, but a little bit more active than acetate of lead, commonly called sugar of lead. He has since been under the care of his doctor, and while still suf fering considerably, Is thought to be safely on the road to recovery. Mr. Ullmore has been stationed at No. 3 hose house for several days, while the driver there Is en Joying his vacation. Fire Chief Nicholson. Fireman Cochran, Abe Covalt and Frank Marlow went to Grlswold yesterday to look after some Rhode Islands Reds and other fancy poul try In conectlon with the forthcoming na tional chicken show. The trip was made In Marlow's automobile. They were ready to start at 8 o'cblock, but as they rounded the Auditorium corner one of the tires picked up a spike and it was 12:80 before they got the puncture repaired. After they had gone twelve miles on their Journey the tire again lost its air. it was again repaired and sixteen miles of the trip had been accomplished when the tire blew out. They remained stranded until a tele phone mesage brought Dr. Holllngsworth and a new tire. They plucklly made the trip and returned last night about 8 e'clock. John Luthe, the Omaha restaurant man who has been held at the city Jail for several days while the police have been In vestigating his reasons for passing a large number of worthless checks, was in police court yesterday to answer to the charge of cheating by false pretenses. Ail of Luthe s checks were drawn on the City National bank of Omaha and his explana tion has been that he thought he had a balance over there of $100, which he placed on deposit some time during the summer, but the charge was entered against him when the police discovered" that his balance had been withdrawn and his account with the bank closed on August 16. He was placed under 4U0 bonds to appear In court this morning for a hearing. While held at the city jail his wife served notice upon him of a suit for divorce. Edward Aspinwall, a well known Council Bluffs cigar manufacturer, did a little ad vertising stunt oarly yesterday morning that lias attracted an enormous amount of Interest. Air. Aspinwall is an artist of re rnurkalile ability, and some of his adver tising caricatures have been copied in " Brains," and other advertising journals. In the dim twilight yesterday morning he landed on a big sandbar In the Missouri river Just south of the street railway bridge equipped with four of five big pails of whitewash of several colors. He gave a large part of the smooth sandbar a coat ing of glistening while, and in ornamental letters, ten feet long, he wrote a little legend alKiut his favorite clgiir with the lii ase underneath, "Made In the Bluffs." 1 lie hlg fc.Kii did not quite stop the street cars, but It attracted the attention of every passenger on almost every train that crossed the bridge. William and George Duermeyer, who were brought from Omaha on Wednesday charged with robbing several of the cot tages and bungalows In Young Men's Christian association park, Kast Omaha, were held to tlie grand Jury by Judge Sny der In police cour t yesterday morning. The men had three suit cases filled with the stolen goods taken from ths cottnges. Sev eral suits of clothes were Included in the loot recovered. Part of it belonged to K. B. Taylor, whose place of business is at htU Faruam street, arid another suit case of clothing was the property of Kent Pat ton of the Byrne-Hammer Dry Goods corn- fiany. One suit of clothes has been fouitd n a dyeworks, where it had been taken by the thieves to be dyed to escae Identi fication. Tha men were unable to find the ISoO bond required and were sent to the county Jail. Their home has been 1413Vs North Eighteenth street. Omaha. Superintendent Beverulge yesterday Is sued the following notice to local dealers In school supplies, all of whom are required by the Iowa school laws to furnish such supplies at cost prices: "In tbe third, foui til, fifth and sixth grades of the pub lio schools of this city Uiu children will use Atkinson, Mentzer Applied Arts drawing books, winter and tprihg, for the present semester in connection with their work In drawing. They will also use Crayola, No. S3, or tlie equivalent of this, or a superior kind. Uinney & Smith. New York, furnish a good quality. The above was adopted by the Board of Education at a in ting un October U. lHlit. and this announcement is made for the benefit of dealers, as pupils will purchase these books In place of some of the regular di awing paper." The filing of three suits againr't Fremont Benjamin and his two sons. Wallace and erne. members of tha Benjainin-KVhr Real Estate company, by Elmer 1 Fehr. was the sequal to ten suits Instituted by Fremont Benjamin against Fehr In the Anna branch of the district court. These suits axsien.ite fltj.OUO and some of them are net umpanied by attachments upon a valuable fur in owned by Felir near Oak land and also upon proerty belonging to turn located in Omaha. None of iVhr's suits, however. Is against the real estate company. Felir's connection with it termi nated entirely In April, 1', by the purchase of all his stock and other interests In It. As It Is an incorporated company wth a capital of $J6imi the name could not be easily changed, and Fehr s name continues to be thus as.Moclalud with It. The suit for dissolution of the partnerslUp is against the Fehr-Beiijaniln Bonding company, in which Fehr still retains an Interest, but which hus never been anything more than a simple partnership which lias not been In active existence since r enr s wiuiur awat of the incorpoi atcdV company. Gvlwsr Out of Business. Our reduced prices on all our fine art goods mean a considerable saving to you in the matter of wedding and Xmas gifts. Make your selections at once while our lsrye stock of pictures, frames, pottery, etc., so complete. Everything is for sale. Building for rent. C. U ALEXANDER. U3 Broadway. We have a complete line of Wines. Brandies. Cordials and Champagnes. L. Ruaeoieid Liquor Co., il SuuUt Mala surset. AFFAIRS AT S0UTI1 OMAUA Anti-Annexationists Rejoice Over Vic tory Before Board. ! NEW BILL TO BE PREPARED oatk 'oraaaa Utah School Will Meet Werplns Water os Coaatry (lab Groaaals Saaaar Servtee. It was a bunch ol delighted officials snd snti-annexatlonlats who returned yester day afternoon from Omaha after their successful fight against the annexation proposition. They gave out the result to a limited circle but It was the last edition of ths Evening Bee, brought here by special carriers, that spread the news throughout the city. This Is the last stage of the warfare this year but the Com mercial olub promises that when the new legislature meets It will submit a bill which a committee appointed this wsek will set Itself to prepare. This bill. It Is stated, will be a contrast to the Lee bill in that It will make provision for the question being submitted to a vote of the people. Whatever Is ths outcome in this respect, an effort will be made. It Is said, to provide for greater efficiency In civlo government. Daughters Tea and Maslcale. An Interesting entertainment was given at the home of Mrs. C. E. Campbell, 2701 E street, yesterday afternoon by division No. 8 of the Presbyterian King's Daugh ters. It was described as a tea and musi cals and both portions of the program were enjoyed with equal appreciation by a company of seventy ladles besides child ren. The program consisted of vocal and Instrumental music with Mrs. R. Randall giving a number of readings. The musical Items were: Violin solos, Mr. Stewart Berger accompanied by Miss Jean Berger; songs by the high school mixed quartet. Miss Kenner, accompanist; vocal duet, Mrs. Charles Lessler and Mrs, Perry Wheeler, accompanied by Mrs. Sturrlck; pianoforte solos, Mr. Nelson, Omaha. Fol lowing the concert light refreshments were served. There was a sale of aprons and candy, the proceeds, which amounted to (2D, goes to the church building fund. After Young- Kowdlra, The police are after a gang o( young rowdies who have been destroying prop erty in the vicinity of Thlrt. ninth and X streets. Thursday night they tore down some outbuildings at the residence of City Clerk Good as well as broke all the danger signal lamps that Paving Contractor Jen sen had strung along Thirty-ninth street. The rendesvous of the gang Is said to be the Corrlgan school building. Foot Hall Notes. ' The Shamrock foot ball club Is getting Into training for Its meeting Sunday week with Waterloo-at Vinton park. The flnt practice took place Thursday evening and developed plenty of promlnlng young ma terial. Quite a nunrber of the old players have decided to don ths colors again and the club officials are hopeful of a suc cessful season. This afternoon at 1:30 South Omaha High school meets Weeping Water High school. -The match will be played on grounds west of the Country club. Sunday Services. Rev. W. A. Pollack, the new pastor of ths United Presbyterian church, will oc cupy the pulpit at both services tomorrow. Mr. Pollack and his family arrived In the city Friday from South Ryegate. Vt. He comes with quite a reputation as a preacher and a Christian worker and no doubt will be a valuable acquisition to the ministerial ranks of South Omaha. Rev. Dr. Wheeler, the pastor, will deliver a temperance address at the morning ser vice In Rushlng's hall, where the congre gation of the Presbyterian church Is wor shipping, pending the erection of the new church. Mr. Emmons Dlmmock will speak at the young people's service at 8 o'clock In the evening. "First Fruits, a Common Instinct of the Race," will be the topic of the sermon of Rev. Alfred Q. White after morning prayer In St. Martin's church. Sunday school will be at 10 o'clock. Holy communion at 8 a. m., at St. Ed ward's mission. Rev. Alfred Q. White, cele brant; Sunday school at 8 p. m. At St. Clement's mission, W. L. Cutlen, lay reader. Sunday school - at 10 a. m. ; morning prayer and sermon at 11 a. m. Rev. M. S. Poulson, Lincoln, state super intendent of the Anti-Saloon league, will speak In the First Baptist church at ths 11 a. m. service. At the morning service of ths First Methodist church at 11 o'clock In the Odd Fallows hall, Rev. James M. Bodwell, the pastor, will preach on the subject, "What Shall the Harvest Be?" Sunday school will be held at 9:43 a. m. Rev. 8. H. Yerlan, pastor of ths First Evangelical Lutheran church, will have ss his topic at the 11 a. m. service "The Raising of the Widow's Son at Main." Catechetical Instruction will be given In the evening at ( p. m. Sunday school will be held at 10 a. m. The Luther league will meet at 7 p. m., and the subject for con sideration will be "Luther's Spiritual Struggle." The leader will be Lillia Hesby. Everyone Is Invited to attend the meetings of the league. The regular services will be held In the Lefler Memorial church. The West Side Methodist church at Thirty-second and U streets 1wlll have ser vices afternoon and evening. Services will be held at the usual hours in ths First Christian church, Twsnty-third and R streets. WUUaua (ortner Hart. William Cortner, who was trying to rida a Burlington freight out of South Omaha last night, was pitched off ths top of a cur and fell under the wheels. His light leg was cut off below the knee. His wife left yesterday for St. Joseph and he was trying to follow her. Hs was attended at the South Omaha hospital by Dr. Frlckle. Heath uf Mrs. Clements. Mrs. Margaret Clements died last even ing at the home of her sister, Mrs. Frances Lucas, 101 North Twenty-seventh street, aged 62. She Is survived by her husband and five children. Magic til) (ioasln. Mrs. John Vana, Twenty-third and O streets, has returned from a vlfclt wli.li relatives at SpillvilU, la. Superior lodge No. 1S3, Degree of Honor, will give a dance at the Labor temple on Wednesday evening, October 2d. Mrs. Frsnk Good, wife of the city clerk, who has been seriously HI at iier home, was reported somewhat belter yesterday. t'liarles Carlson and Gus Hedg.ren left Thursday for Montana, where they will re main for ten days. Tney expect to invest In a sheep ranch. The ball Thursday night given by Ne braska lodge No. 227. Ancient Order of I'M ted Workmen, at the Ancient Order of 1 lilted Workmen temple was a very en joyable affair. The music was supplied by Sutton s orchestra. Mrs. Isaac Brayton will entertain the Won. en's society of the First Baptist church at her home, 111 North 1 w eiity-third street, at i o'clock on the afternoon of October il. As matters of Importance v. Ill come up for consideration, a lull aitend ar.ee of members is requested. I'nder the ausiaces of the South Omsnu aerie No. IU. Fraternal order of Fax lea, a concert will b given in the auditorium of the high school on the evening of Octo be" M. The principal attraction on the Pribram will be Axel Skovgaard. the emi nent Danish violinist. The proceeds will bs devoted Ui the buildjug fund. i Engineer Who .Tames Jackson. the veteran Rock Island engineer, has been dlschsrged from the lilfford hospital In Omaha where he has been undergoing treatment for an ac cident that caused the loss of his left eye. He Is now st his home. R27 Fourth street. Council Bluffs, recovering from the ef fects of his painful Injury. The accident occurred on Friday, September 16, and was caused by the bursting of the lubri cator glass on his engine, t13, pulling train No. 13. In the Rock Island passenger service between Council Bluffs and Fair bury, Neb. The engine was still In the roundhouse and Engineer Jackson was ad justing It preparatory to running It out and coupling on to train No. 13. He was standing with his ice within eight Inches of the lubricator glass regulating valve to drop the required amount of oil Into the cylinders, when the glass suddenly burst under the pressure of the 2ti pounds of steam. A piece of the glass nearly an Inch long was driven through the eyeball until It was arrested by con tact with the boney structure. The sight of the eye was entirely destroyed, but Dr. Oifford has succeeded in saving the ball, which he will fix up with an artl4 ficlal pupil, when the normal appearance of the eye will be restored, but with the sight gone forever. Mr. Jsckson has been with the Rock Island company for more than thirty years,' and for more than twenty years of that period he has been pulling one of the swiftest passenger trains. He has pulled the Council Bluffs-Fairbury train since the road was opened. During all of his long period uf service Mr. Jackson has never had an accident that hurt a passenger, and only three minor mishaps In the yards by which three employes were Injured and for which he was not In any degree responsible. It is a singular co-lncldence that each of these minor ac cidents happened on a Friday, and "Fri day'" and "la" are cardinal factors In the entire railroad career of Mr, Jackson. On a Friday thirty-one years ago Mr. Jackson begun tending switches In the Rock Island yards at Rock Island, HI. He did his work well and never had a mishap. His first promotion came on a Friday, when he was made carsealer and inspec tor in the yards, and he begun the new job on the nueceedlng Friday. When he got his uifflolntnient as a fireman on a Rock Island locomotive It bore a Friday date, and he took out his first engine on a Friday. "Thirteen" was conspicuous In the number of that engine, and by the law of the strange fatality he has had no con nection with an engine throughout his entire life that he did not "bear" 13 In Its numbering. When he was promoted to the position of engineer his commission bore a Friday date, and the engine that was given him was No. 1313. Yet that engine and the trains to which It was attached never had a Jar In the shape of a mishap. Mr. Jackson came to regard Friday and 13 as Inseparably connected with the purposes of his guardian angel, and he had many an using encounters with train officials and follow employes. On one occasion In Council Bluffs a num ber of years ago a new engine, fresh from the factory, was received at the round house and designated for his run. Its number was a combination of thlrteens, and the round house bulletin board sched uled Its first run on "Friday the Thir teenth." The trainmaster's attention was called to It, and he ordered the bulletin ARGUMENT OKATILE RATES ,. ' BSSjSSnJBSSB Exceptions to Findings of Special Master in Chancery Basis. M'HTJQH REPRESENTS ROADS Terry Hays Stock Does Not Brlas as Much Profit, la Proportion, as Other Kinds of Rail road Freight. ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 15. Arguments in the caae of fifty-one railroad companies of the west and southwest, which are seek ing to have annulled an order of the In terstate Commerce commission reducing rates on shipments on cattle from all over the southwest to the Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, St. Joseph and New Orleans mar kets, were presented in the United States circuit, court yesterday. The case Is being fought by the railroads on exceptions taken to the findings of James A. Sedon, special master In chancery, whose recommenda tions upheld the orders of the Interstate Commerce commission Issued about two years ago and which are now In effect Arguments for the railroads were pre pared by J. W. Terry of Galveston, Tex., and for the commission by S. S. Cowan of Fort Worth, Tex. Profits on Cattle small. Mr. Terry argued that the cattle traffic does not pay the railroads so much profit In proportion to the quantity of freight carried as other kinds of traffic. .Hs main tained that the rates established by the commission are unreasonable and do not give the railroads fair compensation for handling that traffic. Mr. Cowan, for the commission, main tained that the ' rates established by the commission were reasonable and compensa tory and that the former rates reduced by the commission were reasonable and com pensatory and that the former rates by the commission were unreasonably high. Tomorrow P. J. Farrell of Washington, D. C, will argue on behalf of the, commis sion and Judge W. D. Mcllugh of Omaha will olose on behalf of the railroads. Judges Sanborn, Vandevanter and Adams are trying the cases. BROWN DEMANDS PAIR PROFITS President of New York Central says Expenses Have Been I. a rare. WASHINGTON. Oct. U.-Prealdent W. C. Brown of the New York Central lines was on the witness stand throughout the day In the investigation by the interstate com merce commission Into the proposed ad vance In freight rates In the eastern trunk line territory. At the conclusion of Presi dent Brown's testimony before adjourn ment this evening, the case of the railroads practically was completed, although J. C. Stewart, vice president In charge of the operations of the Erie railroad, yet Is to be heard. I'nder the law. It is incumbent upon the railroads to make a prima facie case of the reasonableness of any proposed gen eral advances in rates considered by the commission. Through the testimony of President James MclU-a of the Pennsyl vania system. President Daniel Willard of the Baltimore & Ohio and President W. C. Brown of the New York Central lines, coupled with the exhibits of statistics and statements of operating officials hereto fore submitted In evidence, the railroad of ficials express confidence that they have established their case. President Brown's testimony today set out frankly the Industrial and financial operations of the lines upder tils direction, lie was cross-examined at great length, particularly as to the financial operations of the roads, and adhered closely to bis view thai they were eutlued to fair rs- Holds Thirteen .1 " r' JAMES One of the Rock Island's removed. When Jackson appeared In the morning to take out his train the new en gine, trembling under 200 pounds of steam, was In the roundhouse, with a "kill" or der swung to It. Jackson hunted up the trainmaster and Inquired ths reason. "Don't you know what day this is, and don't you see that combination of 13 under the headlight?" asked the trainmaster. Jackson assured him that he did, bttt also told him that Friday was his lurky day and thirteen figured In all of his o risen, and begged to be permitted to take out his train with that new engine. The train master reluctantly consented, but almost fainted when he recalled, too late, that It was pulling train No. 13 on the Fairbury run. Every head of the operating depart ment connected with the Council Uluffs Falrbury division, from the train dispatcher to the track workers, were communicated with and urged to take unusual precautions on the day, and the trainmaster sweat turn upon the Investments of the proper ties, a return thut would enable them to meet the extraordinary expenditures to which he said they bad been subjected In addition to maintenance of their dividend charges. APPEAL IN TUB LUMBER CASES Interstate Commerce Commission Takes Noll to Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, Oct. 15. Steps were taken by the Interstate Commerce commis sion today looking to an appeal to the United States supreme court of the cases which were decided against It a few days ago through the findings of a master of the United Stales circuit court at St. Paul, Minn. The rases Involved an Increase In the freight rate on lumber and forest products from the north Pacific states to Missouri liver transfer points and to Chi cago. The action against the commission's order was Instituted by the Great Northern, ths Northern Pacific and the Missouri Pa cific Railroad companies. It was an effort to restrain the commission from putting into effect the rates on lumber which It had prescribed. The findings of the mas ter, which were approved by the court as a part of Its decision, practically fixed the rates In accordance with the desires uf the railroads. 1 other Walters, acting as attorney for the commission, left for St. Paul today to Institute the appeal, which probably will be filed on Monday next. NINE WOMEN CONTROL PLANT Death of Captain Charles II. Sn.Ho of Aurora iilvrs Them Complete Ownership. CREWTON, la., Oct. If.. (Special.) By the recent death of Captain Charles H. Smith of Aurora. 111., ana a one-time citi zen of this place, nine women are left In complete control of the Western Wheel Scraper works, a $1,000,000 corporation of Aurora. Captain Smith and the late Cap tain Beckwlth of Mount Pleasant, a former roadmaater on the Burlington railroad In this part of the state, started this industry many years ago when they were Interested In railroad work together. They Induced the late Dr. McClure, of Mount Pleasant also, to become associated with them In the business. Dr. MoClure was first to die, and was soon followed by Captain Beck wlth. Captain Smith continued to handle the business for the widows' of his friends, and now by his recent death the three widows and their daughters are left in full control of the Immense Industry. Mrs. Beckwlth and Mrs. McClure and some of their daughters are residents of Mount Pleasant and Mrs. Smith and her three daughters live In Aurora. By the laws of Illinois, which provide that cer tain forms be complied with. It now be comes necessary that the nine women elect a board of directors and officers for ths business, but who will, however, act in only an advisory way, while the active management will probably be retained in he same hands that have so successfully managed It for many years. SUES PHYSICIAN FOR DAMAGES Joseph l Busard Charges r yt Ramsey with Carelessly kettlui Broken Leg. H. Dsmages In the sum of I.OO for alleged carelessness In salting a broken leg are asked of Dr William H. Ramsey by Jo seph L. Buxard In an action commenced In district court yesterday. Busard al leges that through poorly rendered serv ices of the physician he has suffered great pain and his leg Is In such condition that amputation may be necessary to protect him from dlauase. Ths key lu the situation U Want Ada Lucky Number 4 1 . JACKSON, Most Efficient Engine Drivers. blood until the flash came back that ths train had reached Fairbury on the second after a faultless run. It continued to al ternate with the other equipment compris ing trains Nos. 13 and 14, 13 when going west and 14 when returning from Fairbury. until It was replaced by the present engine No. 813, and always without an accident. Mr. Jackson recalls hundreds of Incidents In which Friday and 18 figure on the bright side of tils life exix-rlence, but never once on tho dark side until Friday, September 16, when the oil gauge glass burst. "There was purpose In the accident, and It was for my good and the good of others," said Mr. Jackson, confidently, yes terday morning. "I have lost an eye, but I have gained something, somehow, some time. In the end It will nil be right, and I am satisfied, although I can never again run a railway locomotive. There is a des tiny that shapes our ends, rough hew them as we may.' " S i OHM HARD ON TOBACCO Wind and Rain Beats Down Seed Beds in Cuba. FEWEST CROPS ARE ENDANGERED Season Is Too . Far Advanced ( Admit of Replnntlnsr and Havana Cigars May Re Fewer in N a tuber. HAVANA. Oct. 15. The provinces of Ha vana, Mntanxaa and Plnar Del Rio have Iweri In the grip of the severest storm of recent years since Thursday morning. Tha wind was not comparable with the hurri canes of 10 and 1WI0, Its highest velocity being about eighty miles an hour. The rainfall, however, probably was unprece dented and doubtless has Involved great damage to sugar cane and tobacco. This Is true, especially as regards tha latter crop In the Vuelta Abajo, where grows the finest tobacco In the world and where the seed beds doubtless have been destroyed, the season being now too far advanced to permit of replanting. Tbe storm apparently had abated early this afternoon, but towards evening began again with renewed vigor with some les sening of the rainfall. In ths city of Ha vana only slight damage was done. Worst of Storm Over. At 7:30 o'clock this evening Helen ob servatory reported that the center of tha storm was pausing off towards the north west and that the indications were that tha worst was over. Exit from and entrance to the port have been closed since last night. Dredges and barges working about the sunken battle ship Maine were compelled to seek refug from the storm. All of them except a dredge got away safely. The dredge this morning was flying sig nals of distress and Port Captain Agutrro and Major lujol, commandant of Cabanas fortress, succeeded at the risk . of their lives In reaching the dredge In a life-boat and in reiculng the crew. A report received today of great damage and loss of life at Casllila, on the south coast of ths province of Santa Clara, has not been confirmed tonight. There Is no wire communication with the Interior of the Island except to the town of Matan zas. It Is probable the damage to the sugar crop will not prove as serious as that wrought to tobacco. The storm apparently only uffecteil the three western provinces. SUBMIT REPORTS ON MISSIONS Workers Tell of the Work Now D Inn; Conducted In the Far-Away Foreign Field. BOSTON, Oct. IS. Tha centennial cele bration uf the founding of Die American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis sions ended today when a duacn or mora missionaries rMailcd the board achieve ments In forelxn fields. Lester 11. Beali, a physician attached to the Marat h' misblon In India, said that last year bo.oou esses of Illness were treated by the five American and two natlv doo lois connected with the mission. The need of ChiiMlaii schools In the vil lages of India were emphasized by Rev. Edward Fairbanks of II. -j iUiathl mis sion. The annual meeting of the board nsxl year will be held In Milwaukee. A FrlKhtful Ksperleuro with biliousness, malaria and constipation is quickly overcome by taking Dr. King's Nrw Ufa Pills. Jic For sals by bcauh Drug Co.