Woodward Dispatch. (Woodward, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1906 Page: 7 of 8
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By JtATH’L C. FOWLEH. Jr.
Author of "The B-y— How to Help Him Succeed." “Bulldlnc Buslneee." "Fowler’s
Cyclopedia ot Publicity end Printing." "Practical Publicity," "Dollar*
and Sente," "Gumption," Etc.
(Copyright, KM, by Meth'l C. fowler, Jr.)
The terms skilled or skillful mar be
ao broadly defined as to oover all hand
work requiring more than the exercise
of automatic action, and It may be so
narrowed as to eliminate any work
save that of extraordinary, or, at least,
of more than ordinary mechanical abil-
ity.
For the sake of convenience, I pro-
pose to consider In this article all
hand-workers whose employment de-
mands the uso of their brain at the
name time that they exercise their
'muscles. Such men may be classified
as brain-and-hand-workers or as hand-
and-oraln-workers, in the one case the
brain doing more than the hand; and
In the other, the hand accomplishing
more than half of the work.
The expert worker Is commercially
' one grade above the skilled mechanic;
by the combination of ability and ex-
perience, he does some particular kind
of work better than It can be executed
by the so-called skilled workman.
Neither the skilled mechanic, nor the
expert workman, nor anyone who em-
ploys both brain and hands, can be
classed a^ a laborer, or as a mechanic
in a purely mechanical sense. While
by the false ethics of an artificial soci-
ety the skilled mechanic and the ma-
jority of expert workmen are not con-
sidered the social equals of successful
workers In some other callings, they
are recognized at their full worth by
the representatives of civilized society.
And this recognition is advancing in
mighty strides, and sooner or later the
combination of brain and hand work
will rank so high that society will dare
file no exceptions to lb
The formation of gigantic monopo-
lies, the consolidations of capital, and
the fearful increase of business upon
paper, cannot but produce a reaction
which will apprize work at work’s
value, and .render unto intelligent
workmen the appreciation of high
progress The skilled workman is a
product of civilization, and progress in
no small measure depends upon the
work of his brain and of his hand. He
Is a builder of something, a maker of
the tangible. The Institute of technol-
ogy and the technical school are to-day
more vigorously pushing progress than
are many of our classical institutions
which teach less of the necessities than
the realities of life.
Chances to Rue.
The bright, capable workman, wish
a fair education, does not permanently
remain at a standstill in any depart-
ment of mechanics, unless, in spite of
his mechanical Ingenuity and capacity,
he completely lacks ambition, a con-
dition which too often exists. Sooner
or later, he may become a foreman or
superintendent, and possibly a manu-
facturer.
The boy without pronounced busi-
ness or professional capacity stands a
better chance of success, both in the
present and for the future, by entering
some trade which allows his band to
do his hand's best, than by taking
chances with what he Is probably un-
fitted for. If the bulk of his work is
something which encourages and de-
velops bis handicraft, he Is reasonably
certain of rising from the ranks and
of earning a comfortable livelihood.
The workman is almost certain of per-
manent living wages.
If his mind takes little thought of
what his hand is doing, an ordinary
mechanic he will remain; but If the
work of his hand comes under the In-
telligent direction of his brain, then
he will rise as high as his combination
of brain and hand will allow; which
may be only a few steps above the or-
dinary or to any height, even to that
of manufacturer and proprietor.
The ordinary mechanic, above the
laborer grade and beyond the appren-
ticeship step, earns from $10 to $12 a
week on an uverage, and up to seven
dollars a day as a maximum. The
skilled workman, who Is able to do
something beyond mere hand-work,
seldom receives less than tnree dollars
s day, and from that up to five dollars
‘ a day. The expert workman often
earns as much as $2,000 a year, and
from that up to $5,000 a year, although
comparatively few receive the latter
amount His average Income Is prob-
ably not In excess of $2,000, although
there are by no means a small number
earning as much as $2,500 a year. The
foreman and superintendent, who are
either skilled workmen or expert work-
ers, and who are disciplinarians as well
as mechanics, are seldom paid less
than $1,000 a year, the nmxlmum be-
ing not far from $10,000, and the aver-
age from $1,200 to $1,500 a year.
The terms foreman and superintend-
ent are, to an extent analugous, and
frequently both offices are vested In
one person; but the superintendent
outranks the foreman, the latter being
usually In charge of a department,
while the superintendent is manager
of several departments, and hus gen-
eral oversight of the foreman.
Skilled workmen are usually In de-
mand, and are seldom out of work for
more than a limit'd period. They are
not as Hkely to be affected by depres-
sions in business as are those of or-
dinary capacity. Expert workmen rep-
resent the highest class of hand-work-
ing mechanics, and often grade with
flnrwnen and superintendents.
The man at the top, no matter what
his calling may be. Is a man of mark.
The best shoemaker In town Is not
often cut of work. The best black-
smith has about all he can do. The
well-informed and reliable engineer
works on full time. He knows some-
thing, and If that something be a com-
modity, he Is likely to be busy year in
and year out, and his earnings will
give him all of the necessities and
many of the comforts of life.
Electricians as a class are well paid,
because where expertne.-s Is required
good electricians must not only be
first-class mechanics, but must under-
stand the principles of electricity. To
an extent, at least, they are expert
workers. The railroad engineer is a
machinist, but he is classed above the
ordinary mechanic. He is a man of
nerve, of character, of presence of
mind, of discretion, and able to meet
emergencies. Without an abundance
of qualities beyond those of mechanical
ability, he would not be able to suc-
cessfully hold the throttle of a freight
locomotive.
Ability in Demand.
While shrewdness in business pays
better than skill in mechanics, and
while this business quality undoubted-
ly wins a greater money return than
does any work of hand or of Intellect,
yet the skilled workman is not without
opportunity for rapid advancement. He
is in no sense a second factor In civili-
zation. As a matter of fact, he has a
right to be really prouder of his at-
tainment than has the man whose
wealth consists only of money. When
civilization advances another peg, the
skilled mechanic, the man of brain
and hand-action, will have the same
social recognition as does the rank and
file of our business and professional
men. The quality of skilled labor is
rapidly growing better, and is pro-
gressing by such gigantic strides that
It is only a question of time when the
Intelligent work ot the hand will be
considered upon the same plane as Is
the work of the l ;aln, and there will
be no such thing as despised labor.
There will bp little labor that Involves
muscle alone.
Comparatively Uw educational au-
thorities, or those who have given ed-
ucational ways and means intelligent
thought, are in favor of a classical col-
lege education for those who propose
to enter a mech: nical trade; but the
educational opinion Is almost unani-
mous in advising, for anyone who in-
tends to be more than a common
laborer, a course In the technical
schopl of Institute of technology, or, at
least, a course In manual training. The
boy who enters a trade without, at
least, a partial technical educaiion, is
liable to slay near the bottom, or to
rise very slowly, while the technical-
school-trained boy usually makes rapid
advances after his first year at work.
Of couise, experience teaches, but ex-
perience is eften too far away to prop-
erly instruct In the preliminaries. A
few yens given to hard technical study
in a gqod trade school or institute of
technology will pay better In the end
than can any amount of working ex-
perience. but on the other hand tech-
nical education without experience Is
well-aigh worthless.
Experience without technical educa-
tion is worth something. The com-
bination of the two wins success. A
thorough technical education, with ex-
perience, uever allows its possessor to
remain at a standstill. He must rise,
and generally rises rapidly.
Technical Training.
No boy should begin to learn a trade,
unless poverty requires It. until he has
receive! a good common school edu-
cation; and, if possible, he should en-
ter some technical school to be scien-
tifically trained for his work. Time
spent In a technical school is not
wasted. It pays. Perhaps not during
the first year of nctlve work, but dur-
ing the second year its advantages will
permanently appear. The well-edu-
cated hand-worker Is sure to outstrip
the untrained workman. It Is a fact
that few well-educated and well-
trained mechanics remain In the rear
ranks, and that most of them are
either front-rank workmen, or are pro-
moted to command.
Let us take two boys of equal capaci-
ty and of equal trade opportunity. One
spendi, say three years, in the tech-
nical school, and the other enters tne
shop immediately after graduation
from the common school. The latter
boy has three years trade-start of the
other. At the end of three years the
first Dov, educated and school trained
for his work, enters the same shop. In
shop experience he Is three years be-
hind the other, and for one or two
years the untrained and unskilled boy
may be his superior; but at the end of
five years the boy especially trained,
with x solid technical education back
of him, will outstrip the untrained boy
two to one, all things being equal.
Eduntlon fits for experience. Ex-
perience seldom takes the place of edu-
cation, and when it does, it does mo ut
the expense of the individual.
Ones earlier years are, by nnture
and by convenience, an absorbent and
educational period, in which It is nat-
ural and easy for one to enjoy school
study, and to acquire the knowledge
which should precede actual sxpsel
enee. The first few yean of technical
school training give a foundation,
which the actual work In the shop
cannot afford. Experience needs edu-
cation for its economical development.
The scientific or technical school dis-
ciplines the boy’s mind, and gives him,
in the most economical way, the broad
principles of mechanics—the principles
which experience teaches more slowly,
Too much cannot be said to Impress
the would-be skilled mechanic with
the enormous advantage of a technical
education, to be obtained In some high-
grade institution, where the principles
of mechanics are broadly taught. The
graduate of the polytechnic institute,
or other technical school, will find his
diploma the key to a position.
It should be clearly understood that
education, In itself, will not produce
the skilled workman or expert hand-
worker. Education, to be of any use,
must have something to work upon—
some natural ability in the first place.
Without this basic material, the most
liberal education Is worthies*, and cer-
tainly has no commercial value.
Aids to Success.
The boy of natural capacity, with a
willingness to work, and an ambition
to amount to something, finds that his
education makes it much easier for
him to market his ability; and, fur-
ther, it enables him to develop much
more rapidly than he could hope to do
if he entered the shop directly from
the common school. The man Is made
from the boy, not the boy from the
man. As the crude boy Is shaped, so is
the man likely to be. Therefore, the
boy’s educational years will probably
be the most important ones of his
whole life.
The world needs more skilled work-
men and expert hand-workers. There
is room for many more than are now
available. These men, far more than
the business men, are the pushers ot
progress. They, with the farmer, are
producers of material commodities.
They actually do something, something
which contributes to the roundness
and wholeness of life.
A liberal technical education 13 an
asset: First, because it assists in de-
veloping ambition; second, because it
broadens the mind and makes It
adaptable to the work of both the
mind end the hand; third, it disci-
plines the mind, that the mind may
the mere master the muscle; fourth, It
opens opportunity for advancement;
fifth, it is economical, because it ena-
bles the boy to accomplish more In a
given time, after he is fairly started In
his work, than he could possibly effect
without this education; sixth, It fits
him lor proprietorship.
The blacksmith, unless he Is self-
: taught, at an expense far greater in the
1 aggregate than is the cost of being
school-taught, is many times more
i likely to remain a journeyman black-
smith than Is his neighbor who has
had the advantage of some sort of
technical education. This trained man
will not long remain at the anvil. In
time, he will be master of many an-
1 vlls and of anvil men*. True, he may
rise to proprietorship without the aid
of the technical school, but he will be
uromoted quicker with this school-
taught education, and can hold his own
better than he can hope to do other-
wise. This argument applies to other
mechanical departments, much more
than it does to blacksmlthing. It Is
simply a question of going to one’s
w’ork before the mind and hand are
economically and practically trained,
or of going at It with mind and hand
especially trained and disciplined to do
that work in the most economical and
satisfactory manner.
Finding a Level
I am not unfamiliar with the criti-
cism, which is sometimes merited, that
the technical school-taught boy leaves
the institute with a head out of pro-
portion to his body, and considers
himself superior to manual labor. Un-
doubtedly this is the case in altogether
too many Instances, but if the boy has
the right stuff in him this blg-headed-
ness is only a transient affliction, and
will do but temporary barm. The tech-
nical school never made a wise man
out of a fool, never made a mechanical
genius out of a boy who could not saw
a board straight, and never will, it
simply gives the boy of parts a better
opportunity to use what is in him.
That is all it can do, and that is all
it should do. It is the boy’s business
to do the rest. The more thorough the
preparation, the greater the chance of
success.
The rapid Increase In manual train-
ing schools in our cities and larger
towns has done much to prop rly fit
our beys, and especially our poor boys,
for lucrative positions. School boards
all over the country, and even In some
of the smaller towns, are beginning to
appreciate the usefulness of the tech-
nical school, and ure establishing man-
ual training schools or classes. Not a
few of our manufacturing establish-
ments nre supporting training schools,
where the sons of workmen are edu-
| cated free of charge, or at nominal
cost.
The future of American manufac-
tures is, to a large extent, vested in
the manual-training and technical
school of to-day. America cannot hold
the |s sltlon she has worked so hard to
obtain, unless she dues more tlinn she
ever l as done before to educate the
young in technical matters. Within
the next few yeant 1 expect to see a
I technical or tnanual-tminlng school
located In every country center as e
part ot the educational system. Whet
we have to do, we must do; but let US
prepare for what we have to do. so
that what we have to do may be ac-
complished at the minimum of exhaus-
tion and at the maximum of effsctlvs-
ness.
There's economy in preparation.
Lin
MADE QUICK WORK
Missouri Republicans Dispatched
Business with a Rush at the
Judicial Convention.
STOCK-LOADING CHUTE.
Can Be Permanently Located Near the
Scale Houae Where Animals
Are Weighed.
In addition to having a set of wagon
scales snugly housed, every farm
ought to have a loading chute, so that
when live stock is ready for market
and has been weighed, the animals,
especially hogs and sheep, can readily
be driven into the wagon and drawn to
market.
In the accompanying Illustration Is
shown a plan that has been adopted
with considerable success by a reader
A HANDY STATIONARY LOADING
CHUTE.
Df The Prairie Farmer In Livingston
county, Michigan. His loading chute
is built at the side of the scale house,
so that when the hogs or sheep have
been weighed the door can be readily
opened and the animals urged out into
the chute and then driven Into the
wagon.
In building a chute In this way the
matter of measurements must be gov-
erned largely by condition. The height
must be according to the wagon. It
will be well to have considerable
length, so that the slant will not be
too great.
Strong posts must be set in the
ground so as to support the frame.
The bottom should be of plank with
cleats across so as to provide footing.
The sides may be made of Inch lum-
ber, but should be high enough so that
whatever is being loaded cannot jump
out.
WATER IrTfHE PASTURAGE
Vital Imoortancs of Having Fresh
Water and Plenty of It for
the Stock.
Few farms are provided with an
abundance of good, fresh water in
the pasture fields. Water may be ob-
tained in most farms without going
Into very heavy expense. Cows re-
quire a great deal of water and they
should have It as fresh and pure as
possible. Where water may be ob-
tained at a reasonable depth It is
economy to sink a well as near as
possible to the corners of four fields.
A zig-zag fence and a long trough
may be reached from each pasture,
or a short pipe underground may be
used. Wind mills are cheaper ftr
pumping than any other power. A
small mill will keep the- trough full
most of the time. The few days
when It Is necessary to pump by
hand are just about sufficient to give
a man a correct idea of the value of
the mill, and he also can get a good
ileal better idea of the amount of
water the cows will drink. Cows
having water constantly before them
will drink a great deal more than they
will If obliged to travel some dis-
tance to get it, and they will give
more milk in proportion, says the
Standard Guide. A few pounds of
milk additional each day will easily
pay the interest on the cost of the
lutfit.
Feeding Milk.
Milk as a food for pigs has a feed-
ing value far beyond Its actual food
elements If given In the proper com-
bination with other rations, but It Is
a great waste to raise pigs exclusively
upon It, no matter how plentiful It
may be. Middlings and gross should
be fed with It, and so double the dum-
ber of pigs kspt with ths same amount
of milk.
WELCOMED BY 60V. FOLK.
HOO HELPS.
Po not keep the hogs in one lot till
It gets dusty.
A good sow In perfect health always
loses flesh while suckling a litter of
pigs and needs to he well fed.
Usually the hogs with coarse, straight
hair will not fatten near so rapidly as
the one with the soft, fine hair.
As a rule aged brood sows are the
most prolific, the best mothers and
produce the most vigorous offspring.
The thumps In pigs Is often caused
by an excess of fat about the internal
organs and especially around the
heart.
Every farrowing sow should have a
shelter to herself and lie put In It in
time to get acquainted with her sur-
roundings.
To make hogs most profitable' a
steady daily galu must be secured from
the time the pig Is farrowed until It Is
marketed.
Tigs often lack vigor because the
brood sows are kept too fat. A good,
thrifty condition Is much better for
the pigs than too much fat.
Give the pigs a fair start In life by
feeling the sow upon milk producing
rations. There Is nothing much bet-
ter than skim milk mixed with shorts.
All waste from the kitchen are
wholesome and suitable as food for
pigs, but a swill barrel that Is never
empty and never clean Impairs the
system of a hog and his owner's prof
'ts.
John Kriklih and James T. Seville
Were Placed In Nomination (or
Justices of Supreme Court
on First Ballot.
Jefferson City, Mo., July 27.—The
republican state Judicial convention
was called to order In the chamber of
the house of representatives Thursday
by Temporary Chairman Judge J. G
Park of Kansas city for the nomination
of two candidates for justices of the
supreme court, one for the short term
of two years, and one tor the long
term of ten years.
Gov. Folk delivered an address of
welcome. He put the convention Into
a jovial humor by saying "you may
have noticed escaping gas, a thing
never discovered here before". He
said further;
"While we differ politically I wel-
come yon as chief executive of the
state. I have tried to be governor of
no class but of all the people of ihe
state. Parties should not attempt to
win by partisanship but because they
stand for something that is good for
the people.”
Temporary Chairman Park delivered
a short address paying high compliment
to the office of supreme court Judge
Committees were announced and the
convention took a brief recess.
Upon reconvening the convention
adopted the report of the resolutions
committee declaring that only men’ of
high character should reselve the sup-
port of republicans and endorsing the
records of Jurists Scott and Napton
irrespective of politics. The national
and state republican administrations
were endorsed.
Temporary organization was made
permanent and a resolution was adopt-
ed to vote for both candidates for
supreme Judge at the same time, the
one receiving the highest vote to be
nominated for the long term and the
next highest vote to nominate for the
short term providing each candidate
should receive a majority of the votes
cast.
The candidates placed before the
convention were: Assistant Attorney
General John Kennish of .Holt county;
Judge James T. Neville, of Greene; N
D. Thurman of Callaway; and Charles
C. Alien of St. Louis. Judge Edward
Higgbee of Kirksvllle was also named
but withdrew in favor of John Kennish
and Judge Neville.
John Kennish, assistant attorney
general was nominated for long term
and Judge James T. Neville of Spring-
field, for the short term, on first bal-
lot.
Kennish received 49616 votes; Neville
445Vi; Allen 229*i; Thurman 108Vi-
Mr. Kenlsh addressed the conven-
tion briefly declaring he had not made
any effort to secure the nomination
but accepted It and pledged himself
that If elected he would decide cases
that came before him strictly accord-
ing to the law.
Judge Neville followetj by saying
that he did not get what he wanted
but he now accepted what he got.
It was currently reported that the
fact that Allen's law partner is an
attorney tor the Waters-Plerce Oil
company militated against Allen's
nomination. The convention adjoum-
?r sine die.
FRISCO'S FIRR LOSS.
fork Superintendent of leenr
»N Flgarra the Net Lou to
Cempnnles at fl.TI.KXI.OOT.
Albany, N. Y., July 30.—State Super-
intendent of Insurance Otto Kelsey
Sunday night made public the results
of his investigation as to the losses of
life Insurance companies in the San
Francisco disaster.
All Joint stock fire and inland ma-
rine insurance companies transacting
business in the state were called on
tor a sworn statement as to their loss-
es in California. The companies were
asked for the gross amount of insur-
ance involved In risks, destroyed or
damaged, the deduction for estimated
salvage, the total deduction and the
net amount of loss as shown by the
records June 30, 1906. The New York
State companies, 47 In number show
the gross amount of insurance in-
volved as $41,110,069; the reinsurance
to be recovered $10,834,795; the esti-
mated salvage $7,137,183 and the ac-
tual amount of loss $23,138,090.
Returns from other Joint stock fire
and fire marine insurance companies,
84 in number show the gross amount
of insurance $80,423,704; reinsurance
to be recovered $22,130,167; estimated
salvage $11,358,425; uctual amount of
loss $51,983,111.
The foreign companies, 32 In number
made these returns:
Gross insurance Involved $101,302,-
533; reinsurance to be recovered $32,-
281,808; estimated salvage $15,318,859
and actual loss $57,701,856.
The total amount of insurance In-
volved by all companies was $222,-
83C.307; the reinsurance $65,245,771;
salvage, $33,814,468 and actual loss
$132,823,067.
The company with the largest net
loss Is the Hartford Fire, of Connecti-
cut, according to the report. Its loss
is $6,186,701.
Pleasure Seekers Drowned.
Anelesea, N. J„ July 30.—Two yachts
coming in from the fishing banks cap-
sized on Hereford Inlet bar off here
Sunday and so far as could be ascer-
tained Sunday night eight persons lost
their lives. There wore 32 persons on
one yacht, of whom seven were lo3t,
and twelve on the other, all of whom
but one were saved. That not more
fell victims to the rough sea was due
to the heroism of Captain Henry S.
Ludlow of the Hereford Inlet life sta-
tion, and a crew of five men. It was
at first thought that from 14 to 28
persons had been lost, but after an
Investigation the coroner Sunday
night stated that he believed only eight
were lost.
Kanens Democrats File Ticket.
Topeka, Kan., July 27.—The nomina-
tion papers of the democratic state
ticket were filed at the secretary of
state’s office Thursday without pro-
test of Mr Burrows, the secretary. Mr
Burrows recently stated that he
thought W. A. Harris, the democratic
nominee for governor, was not a resi-
dent of the state and therefore It would
be Illegal to place Mr. Harris' name
on the ballot.
Mlaaoarl Editor Dead.
Clinton, Mo., July 27.—Charles H.
Whitaker, Sr., editor of the Clinton
Democrat, died here Thursday at
noon. He was 70 years old and had
been In the newspufier profession In
Illinois and Missouri 52 years. He
was a member of the Illinois legisla-
tive in 1877, when David Davis de-
feated John A. Logan for senator.
A Oatralla, Mo., Editor Dead.
Central la. Mo., July 29.— Adam
Rodemyre, founder and editor of the
Centruliu Guard, died here Friday
morning. He was 65 years old. Mr.
Rodemyre came to Missouri In ISM
to engage la the newspaper business
He was a member of the Missouri
Press association and ths National
Editorial association.
EX-MISSOURI OFFICIAL DEAD.
Former Lieut. Oot. Brokiueyer Ex-
pires After Loan lllneau la St.
Louis Hospital.
——
St. Louis, July 27.—H. C. Brok-
meyer, former lieutenant-governor of
Missouri and at one time acting gov-
ernor , died at St. Lukes hospital
Thursday morning. He underwent an
operation Saturday and did not rally
having been 111 so long that his vitali-
ty had become practically exhausted.
Mr. Brokmever was a nephew of the
"Iron Chancelor," Prince Otto Eduard
Leopold Von Bismarck on his mother’*
side. He was born August 12, 1826
near Mlnden, Prussia. He come to
this country at the age of 18, his first
occupation being that of a boot black
in New York City. His education
was received In the college at George-
town, Ky., and Brown University,
Providence, R. I.
In 1875, be was democratic lieuten-
ant-governor. From 1876 to 1877 dur-
ing the illness of Gov. John 8. Fox
he was acting governor. In the lat-
ter capacity he attracted considerable
attention by pardoning Dick Little, a
convicted member of the Jesse James
robber band. He was an ardent de-
bater with Carl Schurz during the cri-
sis of '73 and was an elector-at-large
on the Cleveland ticket of 1884.
NEW STANDARD OIL MOVE.
Federal Grand Jury Will Conte**
la CklcaKo Antuit e to Take Tes-
timony— lew Evidence. J
Chicago, July 29.—Standard Oil co»
pany methods of transporting its pro
ducts are to be investigated August
(i when a federal court grand Jury will
convene In Chicago to take testimony
on that subject. The decision to draw
a special grand jury was reached late
Friday afternoon after an all-day's
conference between the government
lawyers in the case and Judge Lan-
dis in the United States district court
issued the order tor the jury.
District Attorney J. J. Sullivan at
Cleveland, Assistant District Attorney
Francis Hanchett, Special Agent T.
C. M. Shimbler, of the department of
commerce and labor; Assistant Dis-
trict Attorney General Oliver E. Pa-
gin and Special United States Attorney
C. B. Morrison were In the conference
at which it was decided to call *
grand jury instead of filing an Infor-
mation against the defendants to place
them on trial. It is declared that
new and important evidence was dis-
covered Friday, bringing about the
change of programme.
Lower Hairs on Wheat.
Kansas iCty, Mo., July 27.—A gen-
eral reduction of rates on wheat for
export from Kansas City and Mis-
souri river points to Chicago. St
Louis, Memphis and the Gulf of Mex-
ico was announced Wednesday after-
noon. The Chicago & Alton named
a rate of eight cents a hundred on
wheat for export from Kansas City
to Chicago, and the Chicago, Burling-
ton Sr Quincy, the Chicago, Rock Is-
land & Pacific and the Missouri Pa-
cific lines at once announced a sim-
ilar rate. The Missouri Pacific made
a rate of five cents from Kansas City
to St. Louis.
in low* Aeronaut lujurrd.
Salt Like City, July 30.—Joseph Mc-
Mann, an aeronaut from a small town
npur Des Moines, la., will probably
die as the result of a fall at the Salt
Palace Sunday. He ascended In a can-
non Httachral to a balloon. (Vhen the
cannon, sustained by a parachute was
cut loose from the balloon McMann un-
dertook to drop from the muzzle ot
the cannon with a second parachute.
The appartus did not work properly
and the aeronaut dropped 150 feet.
Both ankles were broken sad he woe
Injured Internally.
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