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The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
Rain Needed In the South Atlantic
and East Gulf States-Harvesting
In Progress in the Northwest-Gen-
eraI Conditions.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 5-Follow-
ing is the official weekly crop report
issued by the department of agricul-
ture:
Throughout the northern portions
Of the country, from New England to
the north Pacific coast, the tempera-
ture was too low for the best results,
there being light frosts in North Da-
kota. In the southern states the
weather was more favorable, al
though clear and warmer weather is
needed in the west gulf districts.
Portions of the south Atlantic and
east gulf states and the central and
lower Mississippi valleys need rain,
but elsewhere, east of the Rocky noun
tains, rains have been ample, being
excessively heavy in central and
northeastern Texas, in the eastern
portions of Nebraska and Kansas, and
over areas in the Ohio valley and the
east gulf states. 1t is now dry in he
central and souther.- Rocky mountain
districts.
Corn is generally improved, especial
ly in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and por-
tions of Illinois and the lake region,
the least favorable reports being re-
ceived from Missouri and the Ohio val
ley states. The crop continues late.
An excellent crop now is assured in
the southern states.
General rains in the spring wheat
region of the upper Missouri and the
Red river of the North valleys check
ed the ripening of spring wheat and
caused a better filing of heads. Har.
vesting is in progress, some of the
early sown being cut in the northern
portion, but it was delayed by rains
in South Dakota and Nebraska.
Harvesting also is in progress in
Oregon with a light yield, but of ex
cellent quality. In Washington the
crop is maturing slowly, but is filling
well. Rust in oats is quite extensively
reported in Iowa, Minnesota, Wiscon
sin, and portions of Pennsylvania, but
the late rains have benefited the croI
in Minnesota. Harvesting is we'll ad
vanced in the more northerly sections
being largely completed elsewhere
with yields generally lighter than an
ticipated.
The improvement in cotton con
tinues generally throughout the cot
ton belt. 1t is f%ruiting well, although
of too rank a growth in portions o
the central and western districts, anC
shedding or the sandy lands in the
Carolinas is reported. Rains have
southwestern portions of the cottol
area in Texas, but have been beneficial
in the northern portion, while the boil
weevil appears to be more destructive
In a few of the southwestern counties
Clear warm weather Is needed il
Louisiana and Texas. The crop con
tinues late.
Tobacco is needing rain in portions
of the Ohio valley and Virginia, bu
the general condition of the crop i
promising.
Rains caused injury to hay in Texas
New York, and Michigan and delayed
haying in South Dakota and New Eng
land; elsewhere this work has pre-
crossed under favorable conditions.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
COLLEGE BRED NEGROES

Until quite recently the number OF
,ollege-bred negroes in the state OF
iowa has been comparatively few, but
within the last few years the number
las gradually increased until the list
Of those negroes who have taken regu-
ar four-year college courses in this
state contains the names OF about
twenty men and women, each of whom
aolds a baccalaureate degree in either
science, philosophy or art, and several
Of whom hold the masters or the doc
:or's degree.
Among the first negroes to receive
college degrees in this state were Prof.
@. L. Blackshear, Phi. D., president Of
the State Normal and Industrial col
lege of Texas, and Rev. DR.. Healing,
editor of the A. M. e. Church Review
Of Philadelphia. These two gentlemen
we're graduated from the classical
course at Tabor college, Tabor, Iowa,
in 1886, and in 1890 this same institu-
ton conferred the degree of A. B. upon
Rev. w. H. Speese now pastor OF the
A. M. p. church at Newton, Iowa. Per-
haps the largest number of negroes
that have taken college degrees in
Iowa have been from Wesleyan univer-
sity at Mt. Pleasant, which numbers
among it's honored alumni four negro
women-Mrs. S. Mosby Grandson, A.
M, now a resident Of Mt. Pleasant,
but for some time a teacher in Bene-
dict college, Columbia, S. c.; Misses
Agnes and Louise Mason, both OF
whom have received the degree Of B.
s., and have been for most of the time
since their graduation engaged in the
teaching profession, and Miss Ida M.
Godfrey, B. S., principal of the primary
department of the public schools of
Kansas City, Mo.
Prof. George Carver, B. S., in agri-
culture and head of the agricultural
department of Prof. Booker T. Wash
ington's institute at Tuskeegee, is a
graduate Of the Iowa Agricultural col
lege at Ames, and Mr.. Frank Arm
strong, Phi. B., an assistant private
secretary to Prof. Washington, is an
alumnus of Cornell college at Mt. Yer.
non, Iowa, having taken his degree
there in 1899. Besides these there are
a score of others who have been to
college but not taken the full four
years course.
Lest it should occur to some that
twenty college-bred men and women
is a very small number for this proud
state with her excellent system Of
common schools and numerous col
leges it should be explained that the
negro population Of this state is less
than 10000 and since the average pro
portion of college-b bred men in Ameri
ca is one in five thousand, the college
record of the Iowa negro is far in ad
vance of that of the average Ameri
can.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
COMMERCIAL
Hard Coal Roads Merging.

1t was reported in Philadelphia that
the Reading railway has been leased
to the Delaware and Hudson and the
Lackawanna. This means the end of
the Gould-Cassatt war and the en-
trance of the Gould railroads into New
York and Philadelphia without further
warfare with the Pennsylvania. 1t
also means that the long expected
merger of the four anthracite carry
ing roads, the Reading, the Delaware
and Hudson, the Lackawanna and the
New Jersey Central, as planned by j
.erpont Morgan. 1t is stated on the
authority of Moore and Schley Of New
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
Monthly Crop Report.

The monthly crop report Of the bur.
eau of agriculture puts corn Aug.
at 1877, as compared with 79.4 July /
S6.5 Aug. =, 1902, and a two-year av.
erage of S4.4. Following is the esti
mate for the principal corn states and
Oklahoma territory: Missouri, II;
Illinois, IA; Iowa, 70; Kansas, 67;
Oklahoma, II; Nebraska, rs, and Tex
as, 95. The winter wheat yield is
now put at 100000, 900, an average OF
1874 bushels to the acre, against 1875
last year. The average yield in Mis-
SQUIRE is 81; Illinois, "a; Kansas, ID;
Nebraska, 1914; Oklahoma, LAG.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
Expert Fisherman, Too.

Senator Lotsmun, who was a candi-
date for reelection, had been sending
some financial f~eelers, as it were.
down into a doubtful district. but had
received no satisfactory u in
return.
"Confound 'em!" he muttered. -
know the difference between a nibble
and a bite. but I'm not getting either.
Those fellows down there are merely
taxing my bait. "-Chicago Tribune.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
"
Opposes Penny Post With U. s.

In response to a correspondent, ad-
vising penny postage between Great
Britain and the United States, Post.
Master General Austen Chamberlain
writes that It would be difficult to
adopt such a scheme for the benefit
OF one country while refusing it to
others, and that the sacrifices of rev
enue involved in the adoption of in
ternational penny postage would be
80 great that he does not feel JUST
fed in proposing it.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
p. M. Arthur's Successor.

w. S. Stone, of Eldon, Ia, No. 1S1,
has been elected to fill the unexpired
term as grand chief engineer of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
made vacant by the death Of P. M
Arthur and A. B. Younggson. After
the election the executive committee
of the Brotherhood said that no fear
need be felt of any radical changes In
the policy Of the Brotherhood, that the
new grand chief will carry out the
conservative principles advocated by
the late Chief Arthur.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
=. Miscellaneous Happenings =.
Lowell Poisoned by Water.

Over 5000 residents Of Lowell, Mass.
were made Ill by drinking u~nflltered
water from the reservoir, which had
been contaminated by polsons from
the mills along the river above the
city. The disease resembles cholera
morbus and the death rate Increased
25 psg cent. ;
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
Who Owns Liberty Bell.

City Solicitor Kinsley OF Philadel-
phia has formerly denied the claim to
ownership OF the cracked Liberty
Bell recently set up by several defend
ants Of John Wiltbank. the old bell
caster. The claimants do not seek
possession Of the bell, but threaten
to II 1t Is again sent off on a junket.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
Bryan Goes to Farmers Congress.

Governor Mickey of Nebraska has
appointed w. j. Bryan a delegate to
the Farmers National congress,
which holds it's twenty-third annual
meeting at Niagara Falls Sept. 23 to
Oct. 10 next. Speaking of this John
NJ. Stahl, of Chicago, for the last ten
years secretary of the congress, said.
"Mr. Bryan is appointed as a farmer
and because he is a farmer. The
Farmers National congress is not in
any way a political organization"
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
TWo-C ent Mile Rate.

The Chicago Great Western an
nounced Monday that 1t would soon
establish a fiat passenger rate of two
cents a mile in the territory east of
the Missouri river and st. Paul and
west and northwest of Minnesota.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
Carrie Nations Big Suit.

Carrie Nations summary conviction
for selling hatchets in violation of a
city ordinance was declared illegal by
Judge Newcomb at Scranton, Pa
Mrs. Nations counsel will bring suit
against the city for $50, 900 damages
for false arrest and Imprisonment.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
TURKS MASSACRED
Bulgarian insurgents XIII Many.-Four
Thousand Troops Bombardins
Krushevo.

Salonica, Aug. 10. - 1t Is reported
that Bulgarian insurgents have mas
sacred the Inhabitants Of a large Turk
ish village named Kenati. near Monss-
tir. Only twenty escaped. -Four thou
sand troops are b~ombarding Krushevo,
which Is in the hands OF the insur-
gents. Bulgarians in Krushevo and
Reka districts are suffering severely
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
Miles for G. A. r. Chief,

A movement has been started by
the Maryland delegation to the Aug.
II G. A. r. encampment at San Fran
cisco to elect Gen. Miles commander
in-chief Of that organization.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21
Cold Storage Transportation combine

|
A $1,000 900 combine has been eff
fected by the consolidation of the
Hammond Refrigerator, Anglo-Ameri.
can Refrigerator, Kansas City Re.
frigerator, Omaha Packing and st.
Louis Dressed Beef and Provision
companies car lines, under the name
of the National Car line. The gen.
eral offices will be in the Rookery
building, Chicago. The officers are:
President, ]. p. Lyman; vice-presi
dent, S. A. Mclean; secretary and
treasurer, j. d. Standish. In an.
nouncing the consolidation the com
pany gave notice of the appointment
of F. w. Cherrier to the office of su.
perintendent of a service, w. G.
Finn to that Of auditor and F. A.
SPHINX general manager. The consol
idation places in the hands of the
trust absolute control of all the re
frigertor a lines used in the trans
portation of fresh meats and provis
ions, the products of all the packing
houses of the country.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-21

York that by the agreement the Del
aware and Hudson and the Lacka-
wanna have guaranteed a dividend of
4 per cent on Reading common stock.
4 Ais arrangement, if carried out, will
complete an effectual community of
interest among the anthracite pro-
ducers and carriers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13

SAYS TRADES UNIONS
MENACE THE BRITISH
German Minister Of Commerce Pre-
diets That Great Britain VIII Lag
Behind in Industrial Race.

Berlin, Aug. 10.--A newspaper here
quotes Herr Moeller, Minister Of Com.
merce and Industry, as predicting that
unless Great Britain enacts legislation
controlling trades unions she will find
herself permanently out of the indus
trial race with Germany and the
United States. To the monopolistic
practices of the unions, Herr Moeller
attributes the fact that Great Britain
Is behind Germany in her dock facil-
tiles. Even the docks at Liverpool, he
says, are hopelessly inferior to those
at Hamburg, Bremen and other Ger
man ports. Liverpool is stu using the
loading and docking arrangements
that were in vogue forty years ago.
The Ministers say that German mer.
chants and manufacturers will sooner
or later find wider market even in
Great Britain and the British colonies.
but one condition of their success is
that German capital must avoid the
hair-brained yagaries of commercial
America. ..-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13
TRADE ADV|CES
| ARE FAVORABLE
Excellent Prospects Mark the
Opening Of Fall Business
Among Jobbers.
fO0DsTUFFS SHOW A DECLINE
Healthy Conditions Are Noticed In All
lines--Stocks Of Iron Are Running
Low, With Prices Steady--Manufac-
turers Are Busy.

New York, Aug. 1o.-R. G. DUN 8
Co.'S. Weekly Review of Trade says:
TRADE advices from nearly every
section continue to show as favorable
conditions as . year ago, and In many
lines the volume of transactions has
been increased. Jobbers report fall
business opening with excellent pros
poets, and manufacturing plants are
well occupied, with the exception of
cotton mills.
distribution of merchandise Is so
heavy that railway equipment already
proves inadequate, although crops are
not the factor that they will be In a
few weeks. Earnings for July exceed
ed last years by 1877 per cent and
those OF 1901 by 20,2 per cent, On
the whole, news from the farms Is less
favorable, but no serious curtailment
is assured, and many sections make
bright reports.
Commodities Decline.
"A decline of Is per cent In the
cost Of commodities during July Is evil
dence that prices are less inflated
since the change was mainly In meats
| and other food, which have been rul,
| ing at an abnormal position.
| Consumption of iron and steel Is on
large scale, and In many depart
| ments the week has witnessed the
| signing Of numerous contracts, but
there Is tendency to delay purchases
| beyond early needs. This conserva
tism is not surprising in view of the
| uncertainty regarding the security ans
financial markets. together with con
| siderable interruption to structural
work through labor controversies.
Stocks Are Low.
"The rate Of consumption and the
moderate size Of orders, however, In
dicate that stocks are running low
which encourages furnacemen and
mill operators to hold quotations fair
| ly steady.
More pig iron was imported during
| July than anticipated, and German bill
| let's are still offered at Pittsburg, but
| the domestic makers announce theD
intention Of meeting foreign compc
| tition.
mo change Is noticed In the atti
tude Of cotton goods buyers, who ap
pear determined to postpone business
until the reimbursement of prices 70,
raw material. Owing to the gradua
reduction in mill stocks there Is n sim
liar disposition to delay undertaking
new contracts, and the result is fur
Their credited to idle machinery.
Retail Prices Are Steady.
"In view OF the comparative stead
ness of retail prices and the activit!
In dry goods trading at many points I
Is evident that stocks I'm other thar
first hands were larger than was be
lieved when the speculative advanc,
began.
Healthy conditions continue In foot
wear, some grades advancing In price
while New England shops are no
able to accept orders for delivery II
several months.
| There were 178 commercial failures
In the United States, against 100 las
week, 191 the preceding week, and 10,
the corresponding week of last year
and In Canada 10, against 10 las
week, 10 the preceding week, and /.
| last year."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13
SAVES HER HUSBAND
FROM DEATH IN WATER
Comedian Lew Fields Is Rescued by
Spouse While Bathing at
Summer Home.

New York, Aug. 10.-Lew Fields, the
comedian of Weber and Fields fame,
and Mrs. Fields are stopping at Edge
more for the summer and 1t is their
custom to battle in the surf every
morning. With several friends they
went into the water. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Fields are daring swimmers and
ventured far out. Suddenly Fields
cried: Help" and sank. Mrs. Fields
dived after him. Clutching him by the
hair, she managed to pull his head
above water and saw that the blood
was oozing from wound on his fore
head. Then she called for aid and
began swimming toward the shore,
bearing the unconscious man. A life
saver came to her aid and brought
them to the shore, Mr.. Fields being
unconscious. Mr.. Fields says that his
foot caught on rope and, in falling,
his head struck against the sharp
edge of the post which supported the
lifeline. He would have drowned had
not his wife come so promptly to his
aid,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13
YOUNG GIRL ELOPES
With GYPSY LOVER
Milwaukee Miss Declares She Il IS,
Although Parents Claim She 10
Five Years Younger.

Milwaukee, Wis.,, Aug. 1o.--While
camping near Pewaukee lake recently,
Kittie Reynolds, daughter OF Winfield
Reynolds, Lincoln avenue, became in
fatuated with Alexander Williams, a
young gypsy camping near by. The
band of gypsies left for Racine. Will
hanson returned to the Reynolds camp
and spirited Kittie away to Milwaukee.
where they were married. The girls
parents say she is only Is years old,
but Kittie swore her age was IS, and
obtained special dispensation. As
soon as Kittie was missed the Milwau.
kee police were notified and searched
for the couple. They were finally
found in the gypsy camp near Racine
and taken into custody. The girl told
the police she did not know whether
she wanted to remain with William
son or not They were released, as
the Milwaukee police would make no
charge against them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13
TELEGRAPHIc BREvlTIEs.

George Proctor, a wealthy farmer
of Pennington, ILL.,, was kicked to
death by horse.
Henry Herbln was killed at Mascou-
tab, ILL.,, by powder explosion. His
head vas blown from his body.
Theodore Trier of Fort Wayne, Ind.
fell from building in Denver and was
instantly killed. He was cornice
master.
Mamie Decrist, Georgia's diamond
queen" convict, was brutality whipped
by prison guards at Atlanta. The Of
ficials will lose their places. g.
Secretary Hitchcock has returned to
Washington from his vacation in Can
ada and New Hampshire, and Secre-
tary Root has returned from Oyster
Bay.
Seven well-known New York ply
sicians, headed by Dr. Albert w. Fer
ris, have formed company for the
publication of daily medical journal,
which will appear Oct /.
George Allen, 20 years old, an en-
ploye of an ice plant In Lafayette,
Ind, had both legs cut off at the hip
by Monon passenger engine and died
at the hospital soon after.
Reports from the farming region of
northern Colorado show such great
destruction of crops by the recent
hailstorm that the total damage is es.
timated at more than 100000.
Mrs. Lizzie West of San Francisco,
Cal, failing to receive expected money
from relatives in Denver, bought a
coffin, paid cremation fees and drank
chloroform. Physicians think she will
live.
Rev. N. j. Brown, pastor of the
Methodist church at Blondinsville, ILL.,,
played in the Peoria band at a picnic
and his parishioners now find fault
with him for lowering the dignity of
his position.
The Washington supreme court has
handed down decision upholding the
constitutionality of the law passed
by the last legislature of that state
making the conducting of gambling
resort or game felony.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13
TREASURER ROBs
PREACHERS MD
Official Notifies Pastor That
tie Has Squandered
the Funds.
SHORTAGE is NEARLY $4,000
Although His Accounts Are Audited
Annually, Willard S. Allen Succeeds
In Embedding the Money-Does Not
Furnish Bond.

Boston, Mass, Aug. 10.-Willard S.
Allen, treasurer of the Preachers Aid
society of the New England conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church, is
a confessed embezzler of nearly So.
900. The entire fund, with the ex-
ception of about $4,000, has disap-
peared. Allen now is in Canada,
where he went fearing exposure. Allen
was man of considerable prominence
in Boston. For more than forty years
he was respected resident of East
Boston, for twenty-nine years he was
clerk of the East Boston District court,
for sixteen years he was a member of
the Boston school committee and for
twenty-five years was a member of the
Preachers Aid society, being it's treas
prer since 1891.
Accounts Are Audited.
Il The Preachers Aid society was Or
ganized fifty years ago for the purpose
of aiding and relieving the sick, aged
and infirm members of the conference
and the needy and distressed widows
and orphans of deceased members.
The corporation has no capital stock.
The fund amounted at the time of
the last annual meeting in March to
$72,7O9, invested mainly in conserva-
tive bonds. In addition the society re.
ceives and distributes over $4,000 an
nually, raised by voluntary contribu-
tons of the churches. The accounts
of the treasurer have been audited an
nually and the securities examined,
the same being kept in vault hired
by the society. His accounts were aud
tied in March of this year.
Evades Giving Bond.
For more than a year an effort had
been made on the part of the society
members to have Mr.. Allen give suit
able. bond. This was not because Of
any suspicion of Mr.. Aliens integrity,
but because it seemed proper for the
society to institute business policy
Mr.. Allen had shown some apparent
sensitiveness about this step, but a
vote was passed in May requiring a
bond. Late in July other officers, find
ing the bond had not been deposited,
made inquiry, and Allen promised to
comply with the rule.
Tells of His Flight.
Recently Mr.. Aliens pastor, who
was on his vacation in Vermont, re-
ceived letter from Allen, dated and
postmarked at Montreal, in which he
confessed that he had, through specu-
lation, lost the funds, and asked his
pastor to notify his family and the So
ciety.
The officers visited the vaults and
found the box empty, with the excep-
tfon of certain shares of stock, amount
ing in value to about $4,000.
The officers of the society believe
that Allen Systematically specialized
with the funds for number of years,
and in anticipation Of the examina-
ton annually, managed to procure the
temporary use of securities.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13
RESULTS OF BASEBALL GAMES
American League

american League.
st. Louis. 8: Chicago, l.
Boston, IL; Philadelphia, 8.
New York 10; Washington, 4.
Detroit, S: Cleveland, ).
National League.
New York, Z; Philadelphia, s; New
York, 6; Philadelphia, ?.
Brooklyn, 6; Boston, z; Boston. 8;
Brooklyn, 8.
Cincinnati. 4; st, Louis. 2.
American Association.
Indianapolis. Z; Minneapolis, 4.
Louisville, 8; ST. Paul. 3.
Milwaukee, s; Columbus, 3.
Kansas City, 10; Toledo, 6.
Western League.
Denver 3; Peoria; O.
Colorado Springs, s; Milwaukee, 2
tnnings).
Three-Eye League.
Springfield, 8: Bloomington, 3.
Cedar Rapids, /; Rockford o.
Rock Island, 2; Decatur, ].
Dubuque, g. Davenport, 8.
Central League.
Marion, 8; Evansville, 2.
Terre, Haute, S; Grand Rapids, 4
Fort Wayne, II: Wheeling, 0.
South Bend. S; Dayton. /.