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Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10
DEATH RECORD.
Dr. william IT. Grafton.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 9-Dr VIII
liam II. Grafton, aged 81. one of the
proprietors of the West Coast Magazine, is
dead here. DIR. Grafton is well known all
over the country and especially In Iowa,
where he practiced medicine for more than
forty years. He was in the quarantine Of
flee at Baltimore for two years, and for
several years was resident physician at
Bellevue hospital, New York. DR.. Grafton
has six children, several of whom live in
Bonner, Mont.
John w. Henderson.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. Nov. 9.-7John w.
Henderson, pioneer business man and poll
tician. died last night aged so years. He
served eight years in the Iowa state senate
and had also represented Rock Island,
Henry and Starky counties in the legisla-
ture Of Illinois, while a resident of that
state. Mr.. Henderson was a native of Ten
nessee and a brother of General T. j. Hen
derson.
Mrs. Emily vi. Brown.
Mrs. Emily NJ. Brown, aged GO years, died
at the home OF her daughter, Mrs. DR..
Callfas, 9Oo6 Poppleton avenue, Sunday.
She had just arrived in the city to make
her home with her daughter and was sud
denly seized with a hemorrhage. Funeral
bNi iSt VIII Dt lGlu at lilt ItSluSuCt L ues-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will
be in Forest Lawn cemetery.
Miss Emma Riley.
Miss Emma Riley, aged % years, died
Sunday morning Of pneumonia. She lived
with her mother and sister at $50 South
Twenty-fourth street. The funeral is to be
held at the Jackson undertaking parlors,
17O5 Leavenworth street. Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock and interment will be in Forest
Lawn cemetery.
Mrs. Robert
Mrs. Robert Greenwood of Nora died at
an Omaha hospital Sunday. She came to
the city two or three weeks ago to be
treated for stomach trouble. The body is
to be shipped to Nelson Tuesday for burial.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10
CORN YIELDS OVER AVERAGE
Department of Agriculture Gives Es-
innate of Years Crop,
TWO AND HALF BILLION BUSHELS
Quality L. SEQ Per Cent, as Conn
pared with s2.s I'm 1907 and
Ten-Year Average of 4
Per cent.

WASHINGTON, Nov. e.-AD average
yield OF 2e.2 bushels OF corn per acre ana
en- indicated total production of 2~,642,6St,-
coo bushels Of corn are preliminary estl-
mates announced In the report OF the De
partment of Agriculture, issued today,
summarizing corn and five other crops.
The yield of corn per acre In 1907 was
25.9. as finally estimated, and averaged 2'G
for ten years, while the production Is COM
pared with 2,592, $780, coo bushels, finally es-
timated in 1907. Quality of corn Is $50 per
cent. compared with SIS in 1907, and 81
ten-year average. About 81 per cent, or
u,1A,0O0 bushels, is estimated to have been
in farmers hands or November !, against
as per cent, or 1903 900 bushels a year
ago. and a ten-year average of 40 per cent.
The preliminary figures for important
corn states, giving in bushels the yield per
acre and total production, respectively. as
follows:
Illinois, S1.6 and 2s4,S6O,OO bushels.
Iowa, 31.7 and 2S7, 456, 900 bushels.
Missouri, q and 203, $4,000 bushels.
Nebraska, "a and 205, 767, 900 bushels.
Indiana, 1913 and 1877, S35, 600 bushels.
Texas, 25.7 and 201, S4S, 900 bushels.
Kansas, % and 1872, 10000 bushels.
Ohio. 1876 and 1870, 900, 600 bushels.
Oklahoma, PAS and 10, 49, coo bushels.
South Dakota, 2s.7 and 5~7,677,OOO bushels.
For other crops the preliminary estl-
mates, giving average yields per acre and
comparisons with final estimates for 1901
and for periods of years, follows;
Buckwheat-Yield, 1873 bushels, against
17,9 in 1907, and ten-year average of 1LS.
Production, 1858, 900 bushels, against a.
10000 bushels in 1907. Quality, 9O.7 per
cent, against s7.3 last year and 500 the ten
year average.
Potatoes-Yield, $50 bushels against S4
in 1907. and ten-year average, $3.50. Produc-
ton, ga, 600, 900 bushels, against 2s7, 942, 900
bushels in 1907. Quality, s.6 per cent,
against SIS last year and ten-year average
of S7.6.
T~obacco-Yield, $685. pounds, against
S5O.5 pounds in 1907 and ten-year average,
1915. Production, 629, $4,000 pounds. against
6SS, $4,000 pounds in 1907. Quality, SO per
cent, as against 80 a year ago and ten
year average of S5.S.
Rice-Yield, 34.7 bushels, against 1913 in
1907, and ten-year average of 3O,6. Produc-
ton, %, 71S,O0O bushels against IS, 7SS, 600 in
1907.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10
BREAD WILL GO TO CHARITY
All Except Prize winners at Pure
Food show 10 be So Dis
posed OF,

All OF the bread excepting the prize-win-
ming loaves, entered in the baking con-
test which will be held Tuesday as a
feature for the fourth annual pure food
show at the Auditorium. will be given to
charitable Institutions. All organizations
OF charity desiring to share in the offer
may 40 so by leaving word with Manager
]. NJ. Gillian and letting him know the num-
Der of loaves wanted.
The contest is expected to be keener than
the one last year on account Of the large
amount Of money offered as prizes. Al the
third annual show about 1000 loaves were
submitted. but this year It Is anticipated
that the entry list will embrace between
1900 and 1000 names. In all 1915 is offered
In prizes; SIS by the Grocers' and Butchers
association under whose auspices the food
show is given, and the balance In 800 sums
by T. c. Drummer & Son. The Updike Mill
ing company and the Wells-Abbot-N ieman
company. The contest is scheduled for to-
morrow, ano all contestants must submit
their loaves before 5 o'clock in the even
ing The bread will be accepted from Il
o'clock in the morning until the hour OF
closing.
The task Of Judging will be a tedious
one, and two or three days may be con.
sumed by the experts who have been en-.
gagged to pass upon the loaves. They viii
begin their work Immediately after the
entries are closed at 5 o'clock.
The second and last week of the foo
show opens this afternoon at 1880 O'Clock
continuing every afternoon and evening
until Saturday Right, During the week sew
eral new features which were not seen dur
Ing the first four days of the exhibition
will be introduced. Important among then
will be the moving picture exhibition b
the Cudahy Packing company, They vii
show life pictures OF every important de
tail Of the killing and packing industry
and the exhibition VIA up -n.-. tanning a
we'll as instructive. The moving picture
viii be seen every evening during tn
week.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10
PIERCE ITO PUT UP FIGHT.
OIL wiIi Attempt to secure
Release on Writ of
. Corpus.

AUSTIN. Tex, Nov. 9.-H. Clay Pierce,
chairman Of the board OF directors Of The
waters-Plerce oil company. is expected
here tomorrow from his home in st. Louis
TO stand trial on an Indictment which
charges false swearing when in 1900 he
made affidavit that the Waters-Pierce OH
company was not connected with any trust
and secured It's. ~re-admisslon to the state.
Sheriff George Matthews will await the
coming OF Mr.. Pierce and his special eoun-
sci, II. c. RElest Of ST. Louis. at his of
flee, where Mr.. Pierce will surrender.
Judge James II Robertson, associate at
torney for the defense, has been endeavor-
ing to arrang a bond. II is understood
District State Attorney Hamilton first
agreed to one of $4,000 which was agreeabl,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10
CONTRASTS ELIOT AND MORSE
Lives of Educator and Promoter Form
subject of sermon by College
President.

BRUNSWICK, Me, Nov. s.-The convic-
ton OF Charles W.. Morse, and the resig-
ration Of Charles w. Eliot. formed the
subject Of President William Dewitt Hyde's
chapel talk today to the students of Bow
doin college Of which Mr.. Morse is a grad
uate.
He said: You could not get a greater
contrast than the lives OF these two men,
one built on the sands Of selfishness. the
other built on the rock of faithful service.
The world Is the poorer and business is
the more precarious for the schemes of a
man like Morse. In elementary, secondary,
collegiate, graduate. legal, medical, theo-
logical and practical education. in industry.
business government, morals, We are all
richer, safer. happier and nobler for the
work OF President Eliot"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10

to the defense, but that afterwards Mr..
Hamilton decided hat the amount was too
small. and is insisting upon a bono Of
800. 1000. to which the defense objects.
Not because of any difficulty in making
It. but because 1t is regarded as altogether
too large for the o~ffense. One explanation
offered why Pierce has come to Texas to
surrender so long before November %,
when Judge Calhoun will take up his crimi-
nal docket, is that the defense intends to
object to the amount of the bond and Sc
cure a hearing on a writ Of habeas corpus,
at which It will endeavor to nave the in
dictmeht quashed on the ground that the
facts are insufficient to warrant It..
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10

pathetic, some reflective-and in all she
showed a fine power of Interpretation.
As the last number on the program she
and DR.. f. II. Valentine OF Yankton gave a
short comedietta, IAN Evening Out" which
delighted the audience. Miss McEbright
is even stronger in dramatic work than in
reading. Miss Smith, with Mss Amy Eller-
man of the Conservatory. as accompanist,
gave three numbers. In even the short
time Miss Smith has been in Yankton con
servatory she has won high praise for her
singing. She possesses a voice of rare
power and sweetness, and renders all her
selections in a very charming manner.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10
A. 10 contests In Consres..

HARTLEY, Neb., Nov. ITO the Editor
" Thei geS.S In ,sasesof n contest in, the
Fifth district and Ashton elected by a
few votes does he take his seat In con-
eress ana mold thessanne7 until the contest
Is proven. or would the one holding the
seat at prssOat Hold-oSer< untn his prede-
eessor was ssttled with . the oontest?
Where and when Is the contest made?
Please answer in Mondays paper.
A SUBSCRIBER.
,Answer-There are np FOLLOWERS in con-
grsss. The applicant With the certificate
Of election is seated as a member and
the claimant must make his contest be-
fore the house COMMITTEES on privileges
and elections, whose report is later acted
on by tie whole house. excepting only
the member whose seat is In question.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10
MEMORY OF DR.. GILMAN
EulOgfstic Addresses In Honor of Late
President of Hopkins by
Prominent Men.

BALTIMORE, Nov. "a largely at
tended meeting in memory of the late Dam
lei Colt Gilman, formerly president of the
Johns Hopkins university, was held in Nc
Coy hall this afternoon. Judge Henry d.
Harlan, representing the trustees of the
university and the hospital, read eulogistic
resolutions and addresses were made by
the British Ambassador James Bryce,
United States Attorney General Charles j..
Bonaparte. President Ira Remsen of the
university and others. Justice Brewer of
the supreme court Of the United States,
occupied a seat on the platform.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10
TRAFFIC OVER NEW ROAD
Trains Begin Service Over Utah DIvI-
sion of Western Pacific
Railway.

SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. s.-Traffic over
the Utah division of the Western Pacific
railroad was formally opened today when
a mixed train, consisting OF two passenger
coaches, a baggage car and several cars OF
miscellaneous merchandise, left the Denver
& Rio Grande station at s o'clock for its
first trip over the new Gould road which is
to be extended to the coast. The train will
run as far as shafter, New. The service
will be tri-weekly only until construction
work on the railroad west Of shafter is
further advanced.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10
Yankton CoIIege recital.

YANKTON, s. D., Nov. ~s.-(specisl Tele-
s~ram)-On Saturday evening Fisks as
sembly room was completely filled by an
audience Of Yankton college students and
friends. The occasion was a joint recital
given by Miss Carita McEbright. instructor
in elocution, and Miss Z. Fern Smith, in
struetor In voice. Miss MeEbright read a
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10
LABOR LEGISLATION DINNER
President Roosevelt Issues Invitations
TO Prominent Men, Excepting
Federation Omeers.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-President Roose-
welt has issued invitations for q notable
labor legislation" dinner to be held at
the White House Tuesday, November II.
The guests will include many national labor
organization chiefs and several prominent
Ijudges and ex cutive off Gals, but It is u
ders; God that President Gompers, Secreta y
Morrison, Vice President O'connell and
Treasurer lennon OF the American Federl-
tion of Labor are not included. Labor leg
~islation will be discussed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10
CornInr PhY.Ician KiIIea.

CORNING. Ia, Nov. ~a-tspecial Tele-
gram)-Dr. 5, E. cotter OF this city was
Instantly killed this afternoon while trying
a new touring ear he had bought from a
dealer az LenoX. He aud the dealer,
named Barnes, were out tryinS the car
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10
Judge Fuller CrIticaIIy m,

PIERRE. s. D., Nov. s~.-Ospecial TeIe-
g~ram.)-The illness of Judge Fuller of the
supreme court is today developing serious
conditions and indications are not favor
able for his recovery.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10
To CURE A coin ~ ONE DAY

Take LAxATIvE BRoMo ouinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II IL falls to cure.
Z. w. GROVES signature on each box. sc
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10

when one OF the front tires burst, causing
the car to tip and>throwing Or. Cotter out.
The running board struck him in the neck.
DR.. Cotter was prominent here. He owned
a drug store and was proprietor of the
Corning hospital.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-10

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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-11-11

sequel TO this year 1res that VIII mot
appear In connection with any OF the
statistics OF loss al first hand from forest
fires As readers of the newspapers have
had good cause to realize. the fires this
year have not been confined. ms Ii often
the case, largely to the densely wooded
and sparsely populated areas, hut have
invaded many populous districts. laying
waste towns cf considerable size and driv-
ing great numbers Of people FROM their
homes As result of the suffering and
exposure thus entailcd. there will prob
ably be much invalldism and many deaths
that. not being Immediately attributable
TO the forest fires viii not he Included
In the statistics that vii constitute the
chronicle of this ypnrs fire record.
Another unusuai feature OF the forest
fires " 1908 is found in the wide range
Of territory visited hy the flames In the
Maine woods and in tue Adroudacks OF
Northern New York. throughout The State
OF Pennsylvania; in Michigan. Minnesota
and wisconsin and Other territory adja-
cent to the Great lakes the forest fires
have been raging simuttaueousiy. and
even on the Pacific Coast the menace has
been present. threatening among other
things the destruction of one Of the finest
groves Of the priced big trees Moreover,
the forest fires This year have been un-
usually difficult to conquer and IN many
instances the owners OF magnificent pri-
waite forests or hnntIng preserves provided
with the best private ire lighting systems
have found themselves enable TO cope
with the pidly travelling flames and
have been obliged 10 appeal to nearby
municipalities for aid.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-11-11

tains Is said to be larger than any
other known product.
Ii was not untii the last session of
congress that authority was granted
for the manufacture of denatured al.
eohol from the sotol plant. AS a re
suit of this federal permission. a so
tol distillery has been established at
e. Paso and large shipments of the
sotol bulb are being made from the
Alpine section to that place for con.
version into the denatured product.
When the early Spanish explorers
first penetrated the region along the
Rio Graude river below Alpine, more
than two centuries as. they found
that the Pueblo and other Indian
tribes had knowledge of the alcohol.
ic properties of the sotol plant. Prim.
hive stills were in operation from
which frey white liquor was oh
tanned. The Indians were wont TO in
dulge freely In this native intoxican,
Tic sotol liquor still is a favorite
beverage among the Mexicans OF the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-11-11

wrong-doing and fighting for the pure
in life. The local paper helps them
TO understand political and social
questions and to act and talk intelli-
gently in relation to them and through
the women of the household a tire
mendous influence is exerted on the
voters of that household.
This is largely the reason that a
locality like that covered by these
papers is SO clean politically. Who
ever heard of graf; or hagrant cases
OF wrongdoing in the togus covered
by these papers? And We rather fat
ter ourselves that these paDers and
the influence they exert have done
much to keep the district pure and
clean.
Our readers have always found u.
in the past arrayed on the side
good government. Regardless OF any
ones feelings, we always speak out
in meeting on all public questions vi
tai to the interests of our towns, and
we propose to stand for all time on
the same platform.
But ii is the strangest thing that
the borrowers of the local paper
make greater demands upon an edi-
tor than a regular subscriber All
sorts of church affairs, all family
troubles and particularly the financial
family troubles, are sent to the pub
Usher. The weekly country paper has
the best interests o. the community
at heart and wants to and does serve
the public, but it. in turn, must be
supported. Those that have a bust
ness in a town should advertise and
help the local paper. That is the
thing that makes paper pay. We are
pleased that all have enjoyed the pa
per the past year.-Duxbury Mass }
Standard
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-11-11

taking notes as TO the physical charac-
teristies of the fires and all details that
might lead to a better understanding OF
this destructive element aud the best
means to cireumvent IL
At the same time the national authori-
ties have detailed an expert on forestry.
Mr. Paul G. Redlngton. TO make nm In
vestigation Of the whole broad subject OF
forest dres ard to devise why's and means
for an improvement Of conditions In flu
ture. In speaking Of the Il e OF action to
be taken by the gcyernment IN enlistng
cooperation for the coumon cause For
ester Redington said recently; What Is
wanted is organized effort on the part Of
the government, the states, corporations
and individuals. There should be ade-
quate FIRE laws In every state where any
forests are located. These laws should
provide for the appointment OF FIRE war
dens. who should have authority aud the
power TO enforce such. and to cali upon
the services Of citizens In fighting forest
fires which occur. The law should pro-
vide for penalty TO be imposed upon
any man who refuses TO give his services
in time OF need
II is realized that the railroads through
their spark-emitting locomotives consu.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-11-11

nlsh patroimen who, travelling on speed
eFs can follow the trains rs they ira
verse the woodland districts and extin-
guish any small fires that may he started
ere the flames have gaineI sufficient
Roadway TO he really dangerous Nor
is Il only the railroads who can help In
this big task. Lumber companies should
see TO II that their sawmIlls, located
within the forest. are equipped with de
vices that viii prevent the scattering OF
sparks and should keep the areas sur
rounding their mills free from debris.
When q comes down 10 systematic
methods Of hghtlng forest hres, the sub.
ject does not happily, present a wholly
UNEMPLOYED helt For some years past
the United states government has been
rapidly developing an efficient patrol aud
Are aghting system on Its own forests,
and. inRsmuch MS Uncle sam now controls
about one-fourth of the forest area In the
United States. II can he seen that the ma
tional authorities have had an excellent
practice ground on which to try out their
theories on large scale, The realiza-
ton brought by the forest ares Of 1908
OF the crying need for organized effort in
nghting forest lres throughout the entire
country, comes just at time when the
government has Is own system pract-
cally perfected, and there IL no doubt
that this will he used as n model that
viii be copied by state and county au.
thoritles, corporations and private lndi-
viduals. who are owners of extensive tim
bet lands
Under the forest patrol system main
talned by the United States government
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-11-11
Mater of Naval Honor.

A naval officer and a friend were
strolling down Broadway one after
noon recently The former glanced
in at pawnshop window and sudden
ly stopped. ''Hello!" he exclaimed:
there is a naval academy class ring.
He went into the shop and asked to
see the ring. There could be no doubt
about it, it was 2. ring belonging to a
member of class which graduated
some years ago. The officer bought
the ring and put it in his pocket.
Why what can you want with that
ring?' asked his friend. '1s its owner
a particular friend of yours?"
The officer said he was not and
then explained that It had always been
a custom Of the naval service for any
naval officer to redeem a naval acad-
envy class ring whenever he saw one
and send it back to its owner, who. OF
course, makes good the loan at his
earliest convenience.
THAT is why" said the officer, srnil
ingly, "pawnshop keepers are always
anxious to lend money on our class
rings. and that is also one reason why
naval officer win never pawn his
class ring until the worst comes to
the worst. New York Tribune
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-11-11
THE LOCAL PAPER.
A Powerful influence for Good in It's
Community.

A Powerful influence for Good in Its
Community.
The influence of the modern news
paper and periodical en- the thought
and character of the community I'D
which it circulates is vastly greater
than most people who give 1t cas-
ual thought may realize.
There never has been reform OF
any magnitude successfully carried
out without the help of the newspa-
pers. and a radical change in the pol
lev of a party or government along
reform lines is never undertaken un-
til that reform has been forced upon
it by popular sentiment expressed
through the papers columns.
Popular sentiment produces reform
and that sentiment is produced by the
newspapers. So we see that the
newspaper is at the bottom Of all re-
form movements. This is true OF all
rightly conducted journalism, but is
doubly true Of the local or country
daily or weekly, and for these rea-
sons
The large metropolitan dailies with
their enormous calculations, are main
" read by business men, and a large
percentage of these men rarely. II
ever. glance at an editorial. The
papers are largely left in car seats
o. thrown into wastebaskets, and the
proportion which reach the family
hearth is small. and these are simply
scanned for sensational news and the
editorials are overlooked by the la
dies of the family almost entirely
Now. now different it Is with the
local weekly paper! 1t is read top,
bottom and sides by every mezh5er o.
the family and particularly by the
women. Its editorials are read, dis
cussed and commented on, and the
community largely gathers its opin-
ions from the tone of these articles.
The wonen Of a community have
much greater weight in shaping the
policy o. that section than they are
usually given credit for. It Is - very
many respects the case Of the gray
mare being the better horse, and you
win nearly always and them on the
right side. opposed TO graft and