The Des Moines Register from Des Moines, Iowa • Page 6

THE REGISTER AND LEADER, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 190i THE CITY IN BRIEF. 0 I EFFECT NEGOTIABLE CLAM Oklahoma, about two months ago, in the ihope that a change of climate would be effective in giving her relief from the dread disease with which she was afflicted. It was a fruitless quest, and last week the young woman returned to Des Moines. She was born April 2, 1S71, in Des Moines. The funeral will he held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence.

fotS Maple street, the Rathhono Sisters being in charge of the services. J1 sible date, as September 31, the law will adopt the nearest date. Mr. Henry also discussed other features of the law of special interest to bankers generally, and his remarks were listened to with the greatest attention. At th lr conclusion, a general discussion took place, which was jn by a number of those present, and numerous questions were asked concerning certain points.

Auditor Carroll Speaks. Auditor of State Carroll was lrese it, ahd, being called upon, spoke biiefly le-gardlng the work of the state bank examiners and other matters coming under the supervision of his department. The policy of hi department, he declared, was to do everything possible to conserve the Interests of the banks and the people and to bring the banking business of Iowa up to the highest standard ps-slble. He railed attention to some, matters beyond the power of bank examiners to determine, such as the character of paper and the absolute checH: of pif books, and suggested that these matters which should be Investigate 1 by the directors and officials of banks at frequent Intervals, in order to preserve In the highest degree the stability of the institutions. He declared the cordl ion of Iowa banks at the present time Is much better than one yesr ago, and exprcs e1 confidence that the bankers of the rtite were discharging their duties w'th care and efficiency.

IS AC! G. F. HENRY ADDRESSES BANKERS OF SEVENTH DISTRICT. DES MCINES CLUB IS HOST TENDERS BANQUET, FOLLOWED BY FINE PROGRAMME. Auditor Carroll States That Condition of Iowa Institutions Is Much Better Than a Year Ago.

The banquet given by the Des Moines Bankers' club to the bankers of group ,7 of the State Bankers' association at the Chamberlain last evening was a success in every particular. Bankers were present from all over the district. All expressed themselves In the highest terms regarding the hospitality of the bankers of Des Moines. The banquet commenced at 7 o'clock and was quite an elaborate affair. It was followed by a most interesting address by Hon.

Geo. F. Henry on the "Negotiable Instruments which was passed by the general assembly of 1302. Henry was Introduced by President Whlsenand of the club, who called attention to the great Importance of this law and paid a high tribute to Mr. Henry, congratulating those present on having the opportunity to listen to Ills exposition of the act.

Mr. Henry called attention to some of the changes made by the new law, as follows: Section SfHi of the code, permitted a negotiable Instrument to payable In labor as well as In money. An instrument thus payable is not negotiable under the new law. By a decision of the supreme court, the provision for the payment of exchange In a bill of exchange renders the bill non-negotiable for want of certainty In the sum to be paid. This decision and the rule of law announced therein Is changed by the new law which expressly provides that "the sum certain" which Is required In all negotiable paper is not destroyed by a provision for exchange whether at a fixed rate or at a current rate.

The supreme court has held that a promise to pay out of any particular und as where a note read "twelve monthB after date (or before, if made out of the sale of Drake's hay fork and hay carrier) I promise to pay" was not non-negotiable because of uncertainty as to time of payment. This rule has been changed by the new set and an order or promise to pay out of a particular fund Is a conditional promise which makes the mstrunient non-negotlable. I note In passing an important omission In the printing of Section 3Wft-a3, of the code supplement. It t-eads "But an order or promise to pay out of a particular fund is unconditional," whereas the act as printed in the session laws has the small but Important word "not" in this sentence, sn that it should read "But nn order or promise to pay out of a particular fund Is not unconditional." The session laws properly published would prevail In this matter as against the code supplement. What the Law Does.

The new law does away with distinctions between Instruments payable on demand and those payable at sight. It permits a negotiable note to be made payable to holder of an office, as such, for the time being. The language in which an Instrument Is written appears to be Immaterial, and the fact that It is written In pencil would have no effect on its negotiability. When an official of a company signs a note, the liability of trie company depends on the authority of the official to sign such an Instrument. Before the passage of this act the assignee of a note might sue In his own name, although only a part of the amount was assigned to him.

This cannot be done under the. new act. The new law abolishes days of grace so far as the maker of the note Is concerned. If an instrument is made payable at a bank It Is by this law, equivalent to an order of the bank to pay the same from the account of the debtor, provided he has sufficient funds on hand to meet said note. A note Is not rendered non-negntinhle because It is not dated.

If on an Impos 11 WILLIAM J. AND M. E. RIDDELL INCORPORATE COMPANY. PROJECT A STOVE COMPANY R.

J. SHANK ORGANIZES FIRM TO MANUFACTURE HEATERS. Siegel and Brown Estates Will Build On Walnut Street Atwater Cook Gets Locust Street Property. Articles of Incorporation of the Rlddpll Automohlle company were filed yesler-day. They expect to manufacture auto mobiles and supplies, and sell and repair machines at tticir present location, i JO-7 J2 West Locust street.

The officer of the company are, president, William J. Rlddell; secretary, M. E. Rlddell. The company expects to equip its plant with new machinery and be In shaie to handle every phase of the busi ness.

FORM STOVE COMPANY. Des Moines Men Will Manufacture New Hot Water Heater. R. J. Shank, for several years general agent In this terirto ry for E.

Moment Sons, with eastern j-iartles, has organized a company for the promotion of "Phillips hot water heater," the company being known as the "Great Western Heater Company." The company will have its headquarters In Pes Moines and expect to toe ready for business within a very short time. The exact location of the factory has not yet been announced. The heaters have speolal features which experienced furnace and heating men recognize as strictly essential for a successful ihot water heater. Among Uiese are a center pipe, which receives all of the heat of the fire, this pipe receiving the return water from the radiators a passes it up through the center of the Are; the cross cast section, bringing the water from the outside shell to the center pipe and increasing the rapidity of its flow, and the baffle plate, a hollow, water-filled plate, retarding the direct draft and producing great heat in the water. Mr.

Shank's long experience In the etove and heating apparatus business makes him thoroughly acquainted with the best metfnods for heating houses and buildings. TWO PROPERTY SALES. Atwater Crmk Gets West Locust Street Lota Farm Sale. Charles II. McKlnncy yesterday sold to Atwater Cook property on the south side of Locust street near the alley corresponding to Fourteenth street, for The property Is described as lot 4.

block 2, S-avery's park addition. I. E. Witter yesterday transferred to Sara Jane Sperry property near the fair grounds for It Includes lot 3 and the south-east quarter of section 6, town-iship 78, range 23. PLAN NEW BUILDING.

Mrs. David Siegel and Mrs. Brown Will Build On Walnut Street. Mrs. David Selgel of Des Moinea and Mrs.

Brown of Roekford, 111., have Jointly commenced the erection of a new business building on Walnut street adjoining the Hawkeye. transfer building. It will be three Btorles In height, the general di mensions being 44x132. The lower floor will have two store rooms and the second and third floors will be occupied by the Hawkeye Transfer company. The Marshall Dental company expects to remove from Its Fifth street location In the Marnuardt block to the Younger man building, occupying the basement and second and third floors of the room together with the E.

H. Jones Flano com pany. DRAKE PROFESSOR TRIES TO LOCATE SATELLITES Prof. Morehouse is Satisfied of Discov ery of New Satellite of Jupiter Will Elect New Delphic Editor University News. Professor D.

W. Morehouse of the dc partment of astronomy at Drake university has received an astronomical bulletin from the observatory at Harvard col lege announcing that Dr. Perrlne at Lick observatory had discovered a seventh sat ellite to the planet Jupiter on February 25. The bulletin defines the position of the newly discovered heavenly body. Dr.

Perrlne also discovered the sixth satellite to the planet January 17 of this year. Doth satellites were discovered by photography. Professor Krcutz of the Heldelbtirg university discovered on Jan uary 22 what he considered to be a planet but which Is now supposed to be Perrine's satellite of Jupiter. No effort has been made at Drake university to locate the new satellite, but as Professor Morehouse has been doing much work In astronomical photography at the university observatory, It Is prob able that an effort will be made here to locate the newly discovered body. Will Elect Delphic Editor.

The student body at Drake university is displaying much interest in the election of an editor for the Delphic, the university paper. The election is to be held on Thursday of next week, and three candidates for the office are announced. They are Sinclair and Patrick of the Philo society and C. E. Nlc.kle of the Athenian society.

All of the candidates will be seniors next year. A business manager 1b to be elected, also, but no candidates have been named as yet. Lynn Hail. the Drake freshman who was reported injured in the class scrap Monday night, had recovered considerably yesterday and was able to attend his classes. He bore the marks of the fray, but the Injuries proved less serious than first feared.

The preliminary oratorical contest of the prohibition league of Drake university will be held this evening In the auditorium. The speakers will he Lawrence E. Marshall, J. A. Macey, Ray Beauchamp and Harry Green.

The winner will be qualified to enter the state contest. MISS KRESINGER IS DEAD Well Known East Des Moines Young Woman Succumbs to Long Illness Funeral Services Saturday. Mss Nettle Kreslnger of 1113 Maple utreet. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph K. Kreslnger, died Wednesday evening at :10 o'clock, of consumption. Her parents are living and four brothers and two sisters. Of her brothers, Frank, Joseph and-Fred live In Des Moines and William lives In Canada Her sisters, the Missea Stella and Mary Kreslnger, live at home with their parents. Her sister, Mrs.

R. R. McBride, died about two and one-half years ago. Miss Kreslnger was taken to Prague, mm AUTOMOBILES Fire of unknown origin did J3M damage at the home of Mrs. Schrader, 1123 Twenty-sixth street, yesterday morning.

fhe March term of the district court will convene next Monday. The grand jury will probably file a report today. The Smith-Lowe Coal company Is fold to he planning the opening of a third shaft near their present mines southwest of Des Moines. K. A.

Downing, formerly employed in the Hammer drug store, has purchased the pharmacy at Ninth and Granl from George Mahnke for The Iowa K' lectio Mealcul society will met at ths Kirkwood May 18. A session of three d. will bo held and an attendance of fifty Is expected. Dr. J.

H. Dwlght Is revolted to hive bought four acres rear Forty-eighth street and I'nlverslty avenue from J. W. Wltmer for $iuO per acre. A dog belonging to Postmaster John McKay was killed at the family residence, 1323 Wst Twenty-fourth street, yest rday.

The animal acted peculiarly. The Des Moines Water company Is re- reiving material to be ued ill extensive improvements this summer. The work will start as soon as the weather will I'ermit. Citizens of South Des Mo'nes are circu lating protecting ng'ln the proposed removal or the me mtion ai Kighth and Monroe streets to another site. Frank Walker, the IUinqls Central sta tlon agent at Alden who was badly Injured in the recent burning of the depot is a brother of Mrs.

E. H. Perkins of 322 rocker street. John Eddinger, employed In the. Enter prise mine, was kicked In the hetd by a vicious mule and seriously hurt.

He was brought to a local hospilul and will pn.u-ahly recover. JtlltUK i auuM, a urvrr riim- and Miss Loretta O'Meaia were married at the home of the bride, .102 East Eac-coon street, Wednesday. Rev. Father Nu. gent officiated.

G. Harblcan and Miss Belle Ell's of Valley Junction were married at Newton a few rtavs ago. They intended to keep the marriage secret, but a Newton paper announced the fact. Richard Delmege and daughter. Miss Vera Delmege, w'll entertain the Wimodausls and the V.

V. clubs Saturday afternoon, March 4, at their home. ItiU Arlington avenue. Mrs. Moore will ad dress the clubs.

Vernon Reaver, a lj-vear-old lad resld lng at Kighth and Crocker streets, has been given an annual pass by the Des Moines, inwa Fails Noitnern ruiway for a clever design he sketched for the mad. The sketch Is raid to be very ar tistic. The call has been Issued for the annual convention of the Iowa State Federation of Labor, to be held In Council Bluffs beginning May 9. Secretary J. H.

Ptrlef of Sioux City, who spoke to the United Mine Workers yesterday in their conven tion, brought with him several copies of the call. President rick has commem-ed their distribution. The teachers and pupils of Webster and Alcott schools have invited their patrons to attend nn exhibit at Webster school for the wcok beginning March S. The entire educational exhibit made by the pu pils of east side schools and sent to the world's fair will be shown. Parents have been, asked to visit the school specially at this time and see the children at their dally work.

The exhibit will be open from a. m. to 5:30 p. m. A wedding that will be a surprise to the friends or the contracting parties was that of Miss Eleanor Maud Rond and Marshall L.

Walker, which was solemnized last evening In the study of Dr. H. O. Hreeden. Mrs.

Walker 1 the youngest daughter of Mrs, Fannie llond and has been in the employ of the Homestead company Mr. Walker Is a nephew of C. C. Taft and is employed as a shipping clerk by the Taft Fruit company. The bride was becomingly attired In a tailor made suit of blue, with hat and gloves Jo match.

The couple left last evening for a visit In New Orleans and other southern points. They will be at home at I'M Center street after April lo. Announcements. W. V.

R. V. Sewing circle will meet w-ith Mrs. Evans. 7S2 Ninth street, third floor.

Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Woman's auxiliary, No. 15, to Typographical union No, 11S will met at this afternoon at its hall, over 31S Fifth street. The F. V.

club will meet at the home of Mrs Henry Gray. 1I2S Woodland avenue, Monday afternoons during the month. The fTiristlm Volunteers are conducting meetings In the Church of God. corner of Fourth and Ridge streets. O.

Davis, Adj. The annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary sodety of the Central Presbyterian church will be held In the church arlors this afternoon at 3 o'clock. All women of the congregation are invited. The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary societies of St. John's Lutheran church will meet with Mrs.

E. B. She-I-dahl. Nineteenth street. March 3 at 3 o'clock.

The topic for the meeting Is "Japan the Nation." All ladles of the congregation are Invited. Excelelor temple. No. 23, R. will hold a called meeting Friday morning at 10 o'clock sharp for the purpose of making arrangements for the funeral of Miss Nettie Kreslnger.

Officers and degree staff must he there promptly. M. E. Conkling, M. E.

C. Regular monthly meeting of the Christian Women's Board of Missions of University Place Christian church in the church parlors Friday afternoon. March 3, at Special programme by children of the Junior and intermediate Endeavor societies. The Woman's Foreign Missionary' society of the First M. K.

church will meet nt the home of Mrs. E. K. Eherhart, 1131 Eighteenth street, Friday. March 3.

at 3 o'clock. The programme Is: Current Events. Mrs. J. W.

MufTly: "What Some of Our Representatives Are topic, Dux Chrlstus, chap. "The Religions of leader, Mrs. Martha Steele. The Woman's Missionary society of Plymouth church will meet Friday afternoon, March 3, at 3 o'clock. In the church parlors.

A study of religions of Japan will be conducted by Mrs. William Wood-burn, assisted by Mrs. H. C. Windsor and Mrs.

E. H. Carter. Mrs. E.

L. Miller and Mrs. I J. Kasson will be hostesses at the social hour. Japanese curios, music and costumes will add Interest to the hour.

All ladies are cordially Invited. Commander Brewer and President Mrs. Mary J. Babrock Invite a full attendance nt the regular meeting of Crocker post and corps Saturday evening, March 4. at I.

O. O. F. temple. A Joint public meeting will bo held nt 7 o'clock, to which all old soldiers and the public are cordially Invited.

A handsomely framed escutcheon of General Crocker will be presented to Crocker post by Judge M. Casady and J. S. Polk, lifelong friends and former law partners nf the Illustrious Crocker, and it Is hoped the public will nttend nnd enjoy the exercises. Comrades J.

W. MufTly and Q. L. Godfrey will ac-ept the gift and respond for Crocker post, and after the presentation the post and corps will hold their regular meetings. Comrades who visited the schools on Flag day are requested to he present and report or submit written report.

Iowa Loan Trust No. 209 Fifth street, pays i per cent on savings deposits. BORN. LI'MBARD To Mr. and Mrs.

Le Lum-bard, 1121 Twentieth street, a son. DIED. STOCKSLAGER Jacob Slockslager, 1707 Ninth street, died at his home Wednesday night. He was Wi years of ae. The body will he shipped to Gettysburg, st noon today.

Mr. Stoekslager Is survived by Ills widow, two sons and one daughter MAUUKH-jonn Mnnncn, neo years, at his late residence, -KX) East Twelfth street, Wednesday ght, of cancer. He leaves a wife and four children. He had been ill about eighteen months. Funerals.

The funeral of A. S. Klngmsi will be held at 2:30 o'clock this aftrnoon from the residence, 2MM Cottage Grove avenue. HOMESEEKER8' EXCURSIONS VIA THE C. N.

W. RY. To many points north and northwest and southeast on the first and third Tuesday of February, March ad April. Full Information at the C. N.

VV. Ry. ticket office. No. 'il Walnut street, or at the passenger station.

Use Register and Lender Want Ads. CLASS LEG1SLATI0 A. L. GREENBERG OF SIOUX CITY ATTACKS REGULATIONS. OWNER OF AUCTION STCRE REFUSES TO PAY FINE OR LICENSE FOR OPERATING HERE.

Chief Jones Asks $35,840 to Be Appropriated for Police Department Next Year. t'nder the claim that the city ordinances of Des Moines are in most instances class legislation and are not con- stltutlnnnily correct, A. L. Greenherg of Sioux City appealed a case from Judge Mathls' court yesterday and proposes to assail the constitutionality of the special ordinance under which he was arrested a few weeks ago while conducting sn auction sale at 31 West Walnut street. Yesterday he was fined J-5 for violating the city ordinance and was ordered to pay beside that amount $10 a day for every day which he has operated as nn auction store, proprietor In Dps Moines.

Greenberg declared emphatically before the court that the city ordinances were no good and that If he wanted to come Into the city of Des Moines and operate an auction store he proposed to do It. Moreover In carrying out his threats, he filed notice of appeal, placed an appeal bond on the court record and transferred his case to the district court. The law which Greenberg proposes to scratch completely off the ordinance records Is nn extremely stringent one and one passed to meet such exigencies as his case. It provides that every transient merchant doing business In Des Moines shall pay a license of $10 a day or each part of a day he is engaged In such business. Whoever neglects to pay his license fee or makes fraudulent misrepresentation that the stock is from a fire damaged store, or makes a fictitious record of the previous history of the stock is subjected to a fine of not less than $25 or more than $100.

Greenberg 'was extremely Indignant over the action of the city authorities and said caustic things about the city In general. He claimed that he Intended to run a business In Des Moines, but that the city authorities drove him out similar cases to Greenberg have been before the police court, hut each time the offender has been fined and the fine paid without a question. CASH FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Jones Makes Recsuest for $35,840 for Next Year. Chief of Police J. W.

Jones filed with the ways and means committee of the city council yesterday the request for liti.MO for the maintenance of his department for the ensuing fiscal year. He bases his claim for the Increased appropriation upon a set of statistics which he filed with the formal request, In which he shows that Des Moines Is Insufficiently policed and spends less on Its police department than any ether city of similar Blze. The past year the department cost The larger sum is to provide for twenty-five additional men. eighteen of whom are to he patrolmen, two detectives, additional reserve force and the rest mounted police for the suburban districts. The chief shows that in six cities the size of Des Moines, where conditions are about the same, that the total amount spent In Des Moinea is less, the cost of arrests less.

a.nd the number of arrests more than in any of these places. The tables compiled are as follows: Number of Appro-City policemen, nrlatlon Dayton, 1J9 97.142 lxuvell. Mas- 123 I.W.f'iM Cambridge, Mass 120 12.onO Richmond. Va 101 103.712 Troy, N. 124 111.97s Des Moines 70 59.030 In comparison of costs the following was submitted: Average Expense 1 twt per per capita arrest, per annum Davtnn $13 $1.07 Ixiwell, Mas 23 1.4 Cambridge, Mass 40 1.40 Richmond.

Va 20 1.11 Troy. N. 59 1,:) Des Moines II BANKS' DOORS FOUND OPEN. Night Patrolmen Save Local Institutions From Theft. Two banks in Des Moines during the lat month were found by the police department with their doors open.

The occurrences were the first time for years, and the two banks were found on successive nights in the same state of The report of the chief of police filed yesterday showed that twelve business houses were found with doors open by the night patrolmen. The month ended with 4iiH arrests made. The day patrol made 87 trips, carried 348 prisoners and traveled 77tt miles. The night patrol made 103 tripe, carried 319 people and traveled- 115 miles. CHARGED WITH WATCH THEFT Julius Shane Stops In Barroom and Has Timepiece Taken From Pocket O.

J. Ruby Arrested. Julius fihane made an expensive stop at the Sheuster saloon, 213 Locust street, yesterday when dnfflng his coat for a moment a sneak thief entered the barroom and took from his pocket a valuable gold watch. Bystanders gave the police information of the silent visitor and later in the day O. J.

Ruby was arrested charged with larceny. Ruby denied his guilt and the watch could not be found upon him. Ruby was out of Bight for fifteen minutes before Patrolman De-Long arrested him. Shane claims Ruby has hidden the missing time piece. CONVICT DES MOINES CROOK Ed Moore Must Do Time for Winterset Crime, But Lulu Weems Escapes Conviction.

Dotectlves Hedrlx and Brothers, who have been in Winterset for the past two days, telephoned the central police station last night that Ed Moore, convicted twice in Polk county and sent for two terms to Fort Madison, was convicted there yesterday of larceny from a building In the night time, and with him two other crooks from Moines. Lulu Weems, a Des Moines woman, was with the gang, but was not convicted. The evidence used in th conviction of the gang wai furnished by the Des Moines department. Testify In Bribery Case. INDIANAPOLIS, March 2.

-Thirty members of the Indians legislature testified today before the grand Jury In the bribery investigation. Kaeh member stayed but a few minutes and on coming out of the room said he knew nothing about any bribery in the legislature either attempted or accomplished. Meyer's wlennies and bolognas for German lunches. SHERCLIFFE AFRAID DENNISON WILL DC HIM Absents Himself From Des Moines During Visit of Omaha Man and Laughs at Charges Declares They Are After Him. Frank 8herelifTe, the accuser of Tom Dennison, the Omaha gambling king, has returned to Don Moines after an covering the exact time that nnts visited friends In Des Moines.

Yesterday. Shercliffe refused to tell where he had been, but stated th.it he had no cause to see Dennison and that he would rather keep out of his way, intimating that Dennison was after him with a vengeance. 'No, of course, I wasn't here when Dennison wag vlslilng Des Moines friends," said Shercliffe. "What have I to do with him? I have no cause to see him. Furthermore, I see no reason why I should let Dennison know where I am going.

"He naturally don't hanker after me very much, and he might pluck me. off a train most any time and no one would know the difference. I have been to Iv gan twice since I came to Des Mo to stay, and I have been up to fen mv folks at Melbourne. 1 don't intend to let Dennison know where I am traveling. I am safe here in Des Moines, to a certain degree, and I don't expect to throw my position open to any more attacks than necessary." Shercliffe laughed at the story told by Deitnlson In Des Moines, and said that it was animated by conditions.

The affair of announcing himself as a train robher on a train was not referred to. The ex-convlet Is still employed at "The Smoker," Fourth and streets, and says he will remain the until he is called to Ixgn as a witness, BALLIET TO PAY HIS BIG JUDGMENT Former "Napoleon of Finance" Says He Will Pay Court Costs Within a Year Will Write Up Mining Experiences. Letson Balllet, the self-styled "Napoleon of finance" is now in Des Moines, having returned early yesterday from Red Oak, where he served the three months' sentence for using the I'nited States mails with Intent to defraud. He is looking fairly well and says ihe received better treatment at Red Oak than he expected. He declares that he will not go through bankruptcy to escape the payment of the JlO.on) fine and costs imposed by the court.

He says that he will pay it, probably within a year. Judge McPherson did not fix any particular time for the payment of the sum when he sentenced him. Balliet says he expects to regain his commercial standing soon and the payment of the debt will give him a better financial standing than would the escaping of it through the bankruptcy courts. Balllet expects to duplicate Law-son's "Frenzied Finance," in a series of exposes of the mining business, part of which ihe has already written. He will copyright the matter and expects te have it run In instalments for a year.

He will soon leave for San Francisco where he will resume Ms business as a mining engineer. He says he has not been near Baker City, Oregon, or the White fimm mine for three years and lhas no connection with them. He de clares that he has been wrongfully ac cused of much In the case, accused of things that did not occur and things for which others are solely responsible, proof of which he claims to hold. SEED CORN SPECIAL'S TRIP Run Over Burlington Lines This Week is Proving Very Successful, Fine Weather Bringing Big Crowds. The seed corn special, which this week makes Its trip over tihe Burlington lines.

Is proving to be one of the most popular features ever engineered by that company. On Tuesday nearly 8,000 farmers were given the benefit of the practical and helpful lessons by Prof. Holden and his assistants. At some of even the smaller country towns as many as a thousand farmers came in to meet the train. The train is under the charge of Industrial Commissioner Manss of the road, who has provided every com fort for the party under his etiarge.

The tine weather greatly favors the trip. COLORED GIRL SEEKS AID Vilford Valey Comes to Des Moines, But Race Feeling Keeps Her Out of Work. Vilford Valey. a little negro girl, was picked up by Patrolman Ira Miller at the Rork Island passenger station last night. Hhe claimed to be a stranger In Des Moines, that no place was open for a girl of her color save houses of shame, and did not know what to do.

She came here, she said, to find work. P'ne was given lodging In the women's ward at the station for the night and will be turned over to some charitable society today. FEBRUARY A COLD MONTH Weather Bureau Figures Show Ex tremes in Temperature for the Past Twenty-Eight Days. According to the figures of the weather bureau, the coldest weather of the month was degrees below zero on February 13. and the highest was 63.

on the 2Sih. The greatest dally range was 38 degrees and the mean for the month for 27 years was 22.2 degrees. The total rnlnfjill was 1.0fl and the total snowfall was lti.3 Inches. There were 10 clear days. 10 partly cloudy and cloudy.

KICK ON EXCESS BAGGAGE Des Moines Commercial Club Investigates Remonstrance of Commercial Travelers. At a meeting of the Commercial club committee on "Railways and Commerce'' yesterday noon, the question of excess baggage, the charges for which are Ing complained of by traveling men. was considered. It is possible the precedent established by eastern commercial -clubs in passing resolutions to effect some relief, will be followed by the Des Moines organization. COUNTRY ROADS ARE HEAVY Said to Be Almost Impassable for Loaded Vehicles at Many Places.

The condition of the country roads is said to be almost impassable In places. The produce brought to Des Moines by wagon has been by four-horse trams. Valley Junction. Highland Park. Car-bondale and other suburbs are In a prac tical state of Isolation because of Bhe muddy roads.

The Utica is just the place to get just the earliest points on what to wear it's the young man's headquarters. Every new fad can be found here as soon as it is established (recognized) in New York. Every young man every man who feels young will sympathize with our stock. Yesterday we opened a sperial lot of spring top coats at $15.00. Beautiful tan coverts, plain and stripped the best values we've seen offered in many a day.

Others, $10 to $30 (snappy and bright anil Raincoats at $12.50 to 25.00. I It A MSJt OPEN FINE NEW SHOE STORE HERE Florsheims Will Open Fine Retail Branch Store at 610 Walnut Street in Des Moines. Satufday morning, the Florsheim Sue company, whose shoes are known the world over, will i new lo Des Moines at 610 Walnut For several weeks, the room whbh ns formerly occupied by ihe Mason Mliineiy store has en umle gong changes and repairs, after the 'd'as of the Florsheim company, and It row presents a most attractive appearance. Sin the first of the month. II local managers and salesmen have been busy Ins al the stock, and everything will be in readiness for business tomorrow mo nl The company is incorpora ed un er laws of and docs a large butne in men's shoes.

Milton Florshe'm of Chicago and A. J. Statr. now of Moines, are the Inwiporatota. Assoclat with Mr.

Starr in the Des Mo n'S store, will be J. M. Holland. I tie of leg manager, and Harry Jacorsen of hi city, Mr. Jacobei has bee 1 Identified with the shoe biisln ss tlii city for a number of years.

Attractive hard wood shelving, li gh polished, with f.mt mirrors, lire bo sides of the newly arranged room. The color scheme of the walls, with the heavy mill construction work on ihe celling with many e'ect Ic lights co 1-venlently arranged, produces a me a -tlstlo business place. Ind-v'd' al chc! of stained oak have been provided fo the comfort of the customers. The Elorshelm company citers th" men's trade exclusively, with a complete line of men's footwear trom up. Concerning their Des Moines store.

Mr. Starr said yestetdiiy: "We hav? s-a el no expense In making the Di Molie-store one whnch would he a ciedt any eastern city. We will carry line rf shoes which compares with trO'-e of men's exclusive shoe stores in tie large cities, nnd believe that the fade r' will appreciate such a stock." Lucy M. H. Harbach, M.

over SOS Tth. AjnUSJJlENTS GRAND OPERA HOUSE meC Thursday, March 2 The American Melodrama, THE STAIN OF GUILT Prices, 15c, 25c. S5c, 50c. 75e. FOSTER'S Fh.DAY MARCH OrU HENRY W.

SAVAGE Will Offer the Korean Comic Opera Triumph. THE SHO-GUN FOStfif'S 4th The Piquant Musical Mixture. THE ISLE OF SPICE FOSTER'S 7th JAMES K. IIACKETT IN The Fortunes of the King FOSTER'S WED, MARCH8 The Dlstlttulshed Eaglish Actor Bel IN "RAFFLES'1 The Amateur Cratksman E. M.

Holland as Capt. Bedford, the Detective GRAND 4 Nights md Sunday Matinee Commenclcg SUNDAY, MAT. MARCH 5 The Big Senlc Sensation "LIGHT HOUSE BY THE SEA" Prlcei, 15c, 25e, 35e, 50c, 75c. ROLLER RINK. ARMORY HALL, GRAND AVENUE.

Open every evening except Monday and Tuesday, Saturday matinee from 2 to 4:30. Admission 10c, akatlng 15c, wraps 5c. I A Clear Healthy Skin. I Pandholm'a Ecicma Cnrej 'and Hkln Hemedy purifies I then henln. -I I'ndlllvelv cirea Krtema.J mih s.

Ulack) Hen (Id and nil the skin. Absolute cure fur Diiniii nff. your dri gut ur barbsr or send I SANDHOI.M UK Mi W. Ve Moines. Inwa I I i I The discussion and the expressions those present demonstrated the gr at value of the club, not only to the Des Moines bankers, but to those of he entire state.

Good Bock-Wurst at Meyer's tomorrow. COLLEGE GIRLS ISSUE PAPER Are In Charge of Issue of Scarlet and Black, Student Publication at Grinnell. GRINNELL, March 2. (Special. The public of Iowa college was treated to a novelty yesterday afternoon in the appearance of a woman's edition of Scarlet and Black, the student organ of the institution.

The issue circulated yesterday Is double the slie of the regular edition, and contains a corresponding ff readable Snd valuable material, historical and otherwise. As nearly as posslhle. It has ben the aim of the editors to con fine the subject matter of its news items to that which concerns only the feminine Interests of the Institution, and their efforts In this direction have been ham pered only by the bald necessity of keep ing up the organ reputation as an un discriminating purveyor of public Intelli gence. In that department of the paper, however, which deals with alumni mat ters, all reference to Items concern ng men is studiously avoided. Among the' features of the woman's edition which are being read with con siderable Interest, are sketches of some of the alumnae of Iowa college who have attained national or wide reputation in Journalistic, literary or lecturing work, an analysis and description of the feminine contribution to the spirit of the college, a resume of girls' athletics in Grinnell, a contribution or two from alumnae snd detailed histories of the women's literary societies.

The board of editors for this Issue was composed of the following students: Miss Oda Hall of Centervllle. '00; Miss Edna Edmunds of Correctlonvllle. 'OH; ss Lura Eldredge of Clarion, '07. and Miss Alice Olmstead of Des Moines, 'OS, with Miss Addie Morrison of Grinnell, '03, as the slumna member. The edition was under the management of Miss Adah May Hopkins of the present senior class.

RIDER HAGGARD HAS LANDED Famous Author Comes to the United States to Investigate Salvation Army Settlements. NEW YORK. March 2 -Rider Haggard, the author, who comes here as a special commissioner to Inquire Into the conditions and character of th- agricultural nnd Industrial land settlements orgarired In America by the SaJvatlon Army, arrived today on the steamer Teutonic. The trustees of the estate of Cecil Rhodes are paying the expenses of the Inquiry to he mode by Mr. Haggard, under the auspices of the British njlonlal office, with a view of applying the scheme to South Africa.

enth cavalry, was convened at the fort Wednesday to examine II. C. Windsor of ues Moines for appointment as superintendent of a national cemetery. The post exchange at Fort Des Moines opened for business yesterday for the first time. It has an excellent stock of everything thai a soldier may desire, nnd Is highly appreciated by the enlisted men of the fort.

First Lieutenannt Jullen Gaujot, squadron adjutant of the Eleventh cavalry, left yesterday on detached sei'vice. Private Max S. Liehers, Troop Eleventh cavalry, who has been nick In the post hospital, was returned to duty yesterday. Private Robert J. Hampton.

Troop Eleventh cavalry, was appointed a corporal yesterday, vice O'Donnell, discharged. Ptivat Charles R. Davis, Troop E. Eleventh cavalry, has been appointed cook, and Cook James H. Beard, Troop E.

Eleventh cavalry, has been relieved from that duty and returned to duty as private. Chaplain George i. Waring. United States army, recently appointed with rank as first lieutenant, Is assigned to the Eleventh cavalry and will Join his proper station. Fort Des Moines, upon completion of the temporary duty at Fort Jay, New York, assigned him pursuant to paragraph 17, special orders jr.

war department, dated February 14, Drum Major John H. Qiilgley. hand, while jumping hurdles mounted yesterday, met with fl slight accident, his horse stumbling. He Is now confined to his bed with a few bruises, but will soon be out again. Contract Dental Surgeon Franklin F.

Wing. Unit-od States army, who was formerly stationed at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and whose present station Is Fort Washakie, was at the fort yesterday. Regimental Commissary Sergeant Edward Claeren. Eleventh cavalry, has purchased fine graphaphnne and entertains his friends at his quarters in the evening with his Instrument, which Is enjoyed very much by all who have heard It. Sergeant Nils P.

Lundgren, band, Eleventh cavalry, is nt the srmy nnd navy general hospital. Hot Springs, Ark. Color Sergeant George Kiflg, Eleventh cavalry, broke the record of the Eleventh cavalry by completing the reRl-mentul return yesterday nnd having it prepared for signature on the same date, March This return Is a consolidated return of all Ihe organizations of the Eleventh cavalry and are rendered from esch organization on the first day nf the month. Four of these returns are forwarded monthly from the First squadron, Eleventh cavalry, stationed nt Fort Riley, Kansas, and the other eight returns from troops stationed at this post This return Is rendered monthly In triplicate, one to the military secretary liilic-d Btntes army, one to the adlutant general department of the Missouri, Omaha Nebraska, nnd on Is retained as reglnienl il record. This return Is considered one of the largest returns In the army.

The celebrated Roman riders Troon nre devoting their spare time to nrie-tlce nnd will be in hotter shop this vfir than ever before. Heimann'and Private Price are among the best In this sort of an act. AT FORT DES MOINES News Gathered by a Special Representative A new general courtmartlal has been appointed to meet at Fort Des Moines at 1 o'clock p. m. on Monday.

March or as soon thereafter as practicable. Tne following Is the detail for the court: Major George Deshon. medical department U. S. army; Captain Alexander W.

Perry, Eleventh cavalry; Captain George Vid-mer, Eleventh cavalry; First LlcuUnant Guy Cushman, Eleventh cavalry; First Lieutenant Jullen E. Gaujot, squadron adjutant Eleventh cavalry; Second L'eti-lenant Rawson Warzn, Eleventh cavalry: Second Lieutenant George Giu'eit, Eleventh cavalry; Fiist Lieutenant Theo. dore B. Taylor, squadron adjutant Eleventh cavalry, Judge advocate. Mr.

C. W. Richards, civil engineer at Fort Des Moines, is being kept very busy at present making designs of the new buildings which are soon to be erected at the fort for use of the First squadron. Eleventh cavalry, which Is now stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. Captain George Vldmer, Eleventh cavalry, is surveying ofticr during the absence of Major Homer W.

Wheeler, Elev. enth cavalry, who Is on deta.ched service at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. First Lieutenants Edward Davis and James E. Shelley. Eleventh cavalry, are on detached service at Jefferson Bir-racks.

Missouri, as members of a general courtmartlal. The detail for officer of the day today Is Captain Frank Tompkins, and for officer of the guard, Second Lieutenant Emmet R. Harris. Private Virgil C. MrCall.

Troop K. was selected as orderly for the commanding officer at guard mounting yesterday, ana will he relieved st guard mounting today. The detail for guard moun lng today a follows: Troop E. Corporal Thomas ml three privates; Troop three privates; Troop G. Four privates; Troop Sergeart Trumpeter Creswell and th ee ri-vates: Troon I.

Sergeant Fowler, Corporal Cetll and three privates; Troop three privates; Troop three privates; Troop three privates. The period commencing from March 1 and ending April 15, 1905, Is dealguaied at Fort Des Moines for preliminary small arms Instruction with the earrine and pistol in the drills and gnllry pract're prescribed In the firing regulations for small arms, 19o4. The Importance of this el'mlna'y n-structlon In making th roldler a god shot cannot be over estlr'a'e', aid the same will he taught In a careful and thorough manner. The period commencing Arrll IB nnd ending July 15. 1903.

Is d-sg a ed as the regular practice sascn i fl ne ti troops at the fort. Office ale held responsible that such li marksmanship shall he attained by the trooi under their command as will make them effective In action. Second Lieutenant Jobn A. Pe on, Eleventh cavalry, made expe tllimm last season on the rflnse at Fort in Moines, and several of enll ted men made sharpshooter lecoids. The band ployed "The Star Fanner" at retreat last evening for the first time In many weeks.

111 I iliniM.v n-ni, in Wsi, 'hard of officers enn Istlng of Cap tain namuei it. joil'-ri, r.ii-irinn rii I ThMnlnrp Tnvlnr. 4nn n.lit.t ITIui.Anih rnvnlrv and Second Lieutenant Gecrge Grunert. Elev.