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Till' , NIWFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : 1W1DAY , APRIL 5 , 1907. The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal The Novvn , ICMnlillMivil , 1K81. Tito Jounml , KMulillRlind , 1B77. TKU HU8E PUBLISHING COMPANY IN' . N.lni . ! > H ' N. A , Kvgry KrlTny ) , My mnll per yrur. 11.60. Hutorcil tit the pnKtollloo nt Norfolk , Nob. , n n nocotul P | H mnttiir TolcplioiinMi Killtorlnl Uopnrtmotit , No. 32. UuglncRH Olllqo unil Job llooink , No. II JJ. UE1'UULWANS SCRATCH. , , DID , IJld any nipnbJIcnnH In Norfolk i nqmlch jlH'i , tlcl/ | | , ? No , Indeed. No rupubllcaiw nuy whore would bo guilty < f UuvoffoiiHo. . Yet It cannon n ncrntcli- ' 1 K' t ( ho 'liwid ' to llguro out how It ' 'Impelled. Norfolk IH normally u r'o llubl&an' city. A republican convci ) 'Uon'1 WAttilnnti'tl n rc > | > ulllcnn ) tlcfiot ye"WIN' ' the mrty vote that " /Ickot / 'could ' have lit'i-n elected Hut republicans In Norfolk hiivo fallen Into n bad habit. It IH heconi ' hit ; almost chronic. In qunrterH whore ynn would expect. and only fairly no , ( Imt roinihllcaii tickets ought always lo receive support , there IH uncovered the liahlt of chopping. It hna come to u point In Norfolk , from thlB chronic practice of nien who , for thulr Interests , aBk undivided republican Hiipportvheru most inoin bora of the party , knowing the situ ntlon , refuse to allow their names t < bo put on n ballot for a stabbing t < defeat. Various inotlvoH , perhaps , nro bo bind the cuHtoiu. A personal pre judice IH allowed to swing OIIO'H pen ell Into the democratic column , Am while It IB a beautiful thing for tin democrat H , thin free lance system la tearing down the lopubllcan party In Norfolk to a really Herlous extent. This election IH over. No word haH been tittered agillnst the personal dim actors of thnao who have won. That they enjoy the confidence of their neighbors IB nttcsted by the re- milt , Hut the republican party IB linrdly doing the right thing by Itself In Norfolk. STATE WIDE PRIMARY. You IOHO , Hattlo Creek ! No , we nro not to go to Hattlo Creek any more to nnme our candidates for county olllcers. Hattle CreekH gets no more annual visits from Madison county democrats and Madison county republicans who have for lo ! these many years , gathered toother to nominate their tickets for court IIOUHO olllclals. The state legislature 1ms Bald tlmt the piactlce Is to stop. Hereafter when jou want to run for otllce , won will run around town nml get a certain number of signatures to your petition. This you will life with a clerk. Then you will Insert your advertisement in the nowspapois tolling the people that you are run ning for oillco and asking for their support. And there will be two ; election dnyn. One will be to nominate and the other to elect. The primaries will Involve as much expense as the other elec tion. In order to vote at a primary , the voter must state that ho Is a mem bcr of that party. Challenged , ho must declare that he Intends to support n majority of the candidates ot the party. But there'll be n lot of con fusion In this. It. will bo no cinch how any man will vote unless you know him to bo a true blue partisan. Ho Is bound by no moral law , such as holds convention delegates to their tickets. But that will help along the excite ment , and wo all dearly love excite ment. One legislator says that the state wlde , primary will cost the state $20,000 per year , but wo don't care how wo spend our money. Candidates may run on nipro than one primary ballot If they Hke. thus making fusion possible , i We will all await the flrst primary convention like a small bav awaits Christmas morning and a now toy engine. It will bo something now very new , In Nebraska. PHILIP AVENUE PROBLEM ENDED The amio\mcoment that the North western railroad company intends to build just as good a station without the closing of Philip avenue as had been planned before on provision that the street bo vacated , must bring un alloyed pleasure to a very largo portion tion of Norfolk , including both the citizens who protested against this closing and those who favore dlt The News is genuinely glad that the mat ter nas been settled In this way , re lieving the city of n controversy which was anything but pleasant. The News finds further satisfaction in the fact that > people living on Philip avenue , whp 'Wen ; the logical people to de cide - ' . from the start , have won' their content Ion" and will keep for' their rbwrr use a street which was of unusua 'value ' to that part of the Those , wl\o \ protested originally against , ho closing of. the street , an. nounced their intention to continue the .battle against an ordinance vacat ing that thoroughfare. The News is on record OB believing that the people who 'protested ' were Taut.standing for their rlghts"a'nd It now" believes they are. entitled tcj conpratuatlon | in the fact that the NoithwoBtorn railroad with liroad gunged policy , liad relin quished Us request for the street clos- 'UK-Mild OXpn'HHOd ' a WlltltlgllCHH ( o mild a IIrut clasH Htullou nt aiinthT lolnt , preferably a union station ( n oiiiK'otlou with other rnlUonijH. The NOWH may bo pardoned for ox- ractlng a certain personal satlsfae- Ion In the cx'preHHed willingness aiyl ivcn anxiety of the NorthwoHtorn rail- oad to join In < a creditable union opot , A .union depot wan suggested iy .thin newspaper nonio weolu . ago IH a. nolutlon fir ( the perplexing con- rovonty over the Philip nvonuo clos- iig matter. Excepting a very few , ho suggestion met with hearty ap limvnl In Norfolk , Tito fact thnl the Htreet cloning problem 1ms been [ UTinnncntly solved In the Interests ( if : ho city , and that wo are well on o way toward n union station , tends to onllrm the judgment of that tlmo .hat micli a plan contained posslblll- , les. TI1EUE IS WAR IN OHIO. i The 11 rut boom of presidential can iion In the battle for Hiiprenmny In the coming republican national c'onven tlon lings up from Ohlo'H peaceful llcldH. Two native sons of a com uionw ( tilth that has been unusually ilfted with native sons , have clasher over the honors bestowed by thatHtato and the country Is to watch with keei Interest a conlllct < > f brothers. Hu It Is not to bo a house divided ngalus Itself. In the end , when the battle's lost and won , Taft and Forakor , nc cording to terms of the challenge ugioo to shako bauds and forget th past , In order that the winner at home may enjoy the solid support In the big convention of Tils native land. Ohio pioduced .lohn Sherman am William McKlnloy and Marc Ilnnna and many other notable statesmen Ohio has been within seeing distune of the white house before today mid that close range has given confidence In her sons that what has been done before can be done again. Taft and Fornker have drawn up In line of battle for a fight to the finish. The fray will bo watched with greater Interest because Secretary Taft Is known to enjoy ( ho backing of his executive chief. AH of the political power of the white house today maybe bo expqcted to be supplied for Taft's guns , and Senator Foraker , who clashed with the president severely at the gridiron dinner last winter , will have ample opportunity to clash In n more public way with the same foe In this tussle for the toga. And it will mean more than the toga In the end. Taft Is an aspirant for the presidency , as IB also Foraker. Each eall7.es that ho must bo severely ban- llcappcd If he should go into the re publican national convention unsup ported by his own state. And Ohio , with two native sons to boost , would suffer In that convention. And so these two ambitious states men are willing to take chances in ho primary nt home. Ono must lose , but one would lose anyway. Each Is o line up his whole force in the pri < mary election of United States sen ator and the victor is to receive undi vided support of his state in the pres idential race. That is Taft's challenge In answer to a recent challenge from Forakor. It will bo a struggle punctuated with the roar of large-sized guns , and one which the rest of the country will look upon with more than passing Interest. BRYAN STILL FOR OWNERSHIP. Yes , Mr. Bryan has It. A now Idea ? No ; no ! Calm yourself , America. , Ji.t Is just the same old Idea that came forth on the peerless leader's return from Europe , when he told the country In the Madison Square Garden address that federal ownership of trunk lines and state ownership of stub roads > wafc the proper caper. ' It Is apparent tha't the Ncbraskan , who Is to ho nominated by democrats to race once more for the white house , intends to put Into the national demd- cratlc platform , with his heel if nec essary , the government ownership plan as a paramount issue. Inconsis tent as It Is with democratic prin ciples and ' with economical govern ment , it is a dramatic nppqal just now and it is not to die. Mr. Bryan , In a letter just * sent to II. M. Whitney , reaffirms his' belief in the Idea that this Is the solution. Where the money Is to come from with which to buy the railroads Is not apparent ; just how wo are to keep away from a political machine which controls more than a million votes in railway employes , is not yet solved ; just what would be called trunk lines and what the stub roads , is another puzzle ; but government ownership sounds well and will furnish material for eloquent address to the downtrod den public. And meanwhile the statement in Norfolk's dally newspaper of many months ago , that the government ownership movement , backed by the government ownership club , would become paramount foe the LJncqln.lte , is being exemplified by revelations. HEARSTS LIBEL SUIT. Perhaps the most dramatic feature of the present Chicago mayoralty 00,111 , | algn , which Chicago people declare s being watqhgd nl | over the , wonld B the announcement that Wlllltnii > Jj laudolph/Hcarnt ban flled sult'nKaliift 10 Chicago Trlbunb for two mllllbn , vo hundred thdtiHflrtd dollars. Mr. loarat chargea the Tribune 'wltllinv ( , iig libelled him. 'Hit- Tribune reprint- d ah extract from'tiio Hpcoch of Socre- nry Ilool'dcllvercd In Now Yorll liist 'all when nMrnt whs running for ; gov ernor. And , thoiVgli ho did nothing nt ho lmo ( It wan originally printed. Mr. loarst tak.0 this occasion to ask for 2fiOO,000 to soothe his Injured feei ng" . L , . . St. t IHqueer thn.t Mr , Hearst should wait HO long find then sue on' the oprlntIrmtend of jumping Into the ; nirto whoti1 Mr. Host flrst spoke' ' and uilritf 'not only hoot but all of the lownpn'porB of the country , which 'car ried the report nt the tlmo. During the week Mr. Hearst , bring- tig Arthur Brisbane and lilH buncfi'Of cartoonists , catiie to Chicago to'hol ] elect Dunne as mayor. The Tribune \ynH forced to recognize his Inflitonco ; ind to counteract what th < 5 Hearst sheet might do for Dunne , ' the Trlb- mo took a few shotfl nt William Ran ilolph. Among other things It printed his extract from Rcot'n speech , which was delivered by Root with the en lorsement of President Roosevelt : "Listen to what President Roosevelt hlmselt has said of Mr , Hearst IIIK ils kind. In President Roosevelt's flrst mcHsagc to congress , speaking of the assasbln of McKlnloy , ho spoke o him 'as Inflamed by the reckless utter ances of those who , on stump , In pub lie press , appeal to the dark , evil spirits of malice , greed , envy , am' ' sullen hatred. The wind Is sown by men who preach such doctrines , nn < they cannot escape their share of the responsibility forthe , whirlwind tlm Ih reaped. This applies alike to the deliberate demagogue , to the exploiter of sensationalism , to the crude , foolish visionary who , for whatever reason , apologizes for crlmo , or excites aim less discontent , " "I sny , by the president's authority , In penning these words , with the horror ror of President McKlnley'fl murder fresh before "him , ho had Mr. Hearst specifically In his mind. "And I say , by his authority , that what he thought of Mr. Hearst then ho thinks of Mr. Hearst now. " "It Is not calm , lawful redress of wrongs which ho ( Hearst ) seeks. It Is the turmoil of inflamed passions and the terrorism of revengeful force. Ho spreads the spirit , , he follows he methods , he is guided by the sefilsh motives of a revolutionist. Ho wduld plunge our peaceful land into turmoil , discord , and perpetual conlllct out of w.hlch the republics of South America happily are now passing. "The public knows the character of Mr. Hearst only by the newspapers he publishes. God forbid we should setup up lit the hlKh station of governor * of New York , for the admiration and niltntlon of our children , a man whose diameter Is icllected In the columns if the New York Journal and the Now York American. "The election of this violent ex- remlst ( Hearst ) would Inevitably end to reaction against all true re- 'orm and genuine redress of grlev- uncos. There Is no enemy of true reform so fatal as shani reform ; tjiero is no enemy ot the''Slnrere , faithful [ Uibllci servant , who Is seeking by pa- tlent and well directed effort to frame and onffirce just InWs , llke-tho selfish agitator > yho is seeking1 hW > own' ad-1 vancement ; there Is no allyof .un scrupulous wealth so potent as- the violent extremis . , who drives- good , honest , conservative men away from the Cause of true reform b'v UIQ violence lence of his words and thq Intemper ance of his excessive proposals. " "But the worst of Hearst Is that , with his great wealth , with his great newspapers , with his army of paid agents , and for his own selfish pur poses , he has been , day by day and year by year , sowing the seed of dis sension , strife , and hatred throughout our land. He would array , , lcibqr qg'fltyipt Wealth and wealth 'gainst1 pdyertj ; . With his bitter , vlndlctlvd fet'llng he would destroy among' the great mass of our people that kindly , friendly spirit , that consideration the Interests and rights of others' , that brotherhood of citizenship , which is so essential to the peaceful conduct of a free popular government. Up would destroy that respect for law , that love of order , that confidence li qur free Institutions which are the basis at once of tru freedom and true justice. " AROUND TOWN. Please don't joke about it. It Is Police Judge Elseley. Laugh and the democrats laugh with you. How would you like to be a poli tician ? ' . ' People often pay money to bo sur prised. Somebody always wins and some body always has to lose. .Crimped hair and fluted waists , It is said , nro coming back. Did you ever go swimming as early as the twenty-fifth of March ? As , predicted , Pat Dolan was elected. One good republican saved , at least ! No gambling on the winners will be atlo\y6l ' at the , declamatory con test , Some republicans"Vofe'iJ ' jlho straight ticket but it' as * iVtjW democratic - ' i > 1 when the , Mo of Splco fairies come to ( own Krlday ? i itfjny Huluui-MlitJiMA'o ) ! | ' old Tom- ny that Norfolk used to know Is us- ng his mitts nt fl'oncsiecl town. And h'6rrld > public called It a fnkfa ! There Is sotho satisfaction In drink- ng down a glass of salty water on \prJI 1 , i'wltlloul-niaklng n face , ov'en hough there are after effects. The pco'plo of o oik intend this oar to glvbr tlio libld IruYh ano" noth- ng but thc'trlitlrtb ' thtf aslicBHor. All f which cim'bo-Hlritcd , on this-and mly this dayvof the year , . , Perhaps It's. ony | , falr after April howorH dripped Into .March- that March winds should retaliate by blow- ng the daylight out of April. But It's little hard on May flowers and the inlr of beautiful wonian. ATCHI80N GLOBE. . SIGHTS. M'O may make tl\o \ world go'round but Jealousy can keep It prettyactlY.o If you neglect your own affairs , who do you Imagine will look after thcm ? A drunkard feels very vlrUious when abutting n dope fiend. If a man Is a jay , how big the signs are. You cannot talk to some people : You can only argue with them. Don't make a kick unless you can cash It. Many a man who .thinks ho isn' lienpecked , is. You always hear of the "unwritten law" In connection with a story tlm Isn't handled that way. THURSDAY TOPICS. G. A. IJIlger was In Omaha Wednes day , returning today. Mrs. Frank Yeazel of Madison spcn yesterday In Norfolk. Miss Emma Johnson of Wisner wa In Norfolk yesterday. Attorney M. D. Tyler was In Omaha yesterday on business. Miss Eva Jack of Madison visile Norfolk friends ycsteiday. Herman Mans was a Battle Creel visitor In Norfolk yesterday. Mr. , and Mrs. W. N. Orris of Stan ton were In Norfolk last night. P , F. Bell and John Larkin spent yes terflay afternoon duck hunting. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Roberts of Fos tcr stopped In Norfolk .yesterday. * Mr. nnjl Mrs. , T. H. Krause of Wes Point spent yesterday In Norfolk. Harry Thompson , a West Poln druggist , visited Norfolk friends yes terday. J. M. Hackler of Gregory was South Dakota -visitor in Norfolk this moraine. Misses Flossio Hoover and Gale Avcry of Battle Creek were Norfolk- visitors yesterday. Neil Wycoff and Miss Belle Gllles- pie of Madison are guests at the home of F. L. Estabrook. O. Kearney. R. 0. Person , Warren Van Housjjn and J. Hollstein of Stanton - ton were liNprfql ) < last evening. Mrs , Carrie' Johnson returned to Wlnpldetoday ( after a short visit with her , daughter , , Miss Lulu Johnson , Miss .Nona O'Brien of Anoka is visit- brother , , p. F. O'Brien , while the teachers' association , and Babe Hagel of Columbus arrived In Norfolk last evening to vjsit with their sister , Mrs. Will Hall. , Mrs. Fred Neuman of Ixonla. WIs. , who has been visiting relatives In Norfolk for the past two weeks , left yesterday for Lincoln en route home. Wellington Frey and bride have moved Into their new homo flvp miles west.of Hadar. x > ii Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bullock enter tain a company of friends at dinner this evening and another tomoriow evening. Rev. F. W. Benjamin , pastor of the Baptist church , is contemplating a trip to Colorado in a short time for the benefit of his health. Mr. Benja min has been In 111 health for some , time. The regular monthly meeting of the city council occurs this evening. Ordinances declaring against the lay- ng of brick sidewalks and providing for the enforced cleaning of cement gutters will probably be introduced at the meeting. The results of Tuesday's election may bo officially canvassed by the council If time permits. Among those who attended the de clamatory contest from Madison were : Belle Glllesple , Neal Wycoff , Eva Jack , Wm. Frlcke , Blanche Cooking- ham , Richard Malony , Sarah Mclfet- tera , Clarence McFarland , Ella Voll- stcdt , Martha Baas , Fred Underburg , Ward Rubendall , Nellie Litke , Harold Dlers , Harold El ley , Ned Smart , Marie Brlnkmnn , Anna Bnas , Alta Donovan , Lloyd Johnson , Clalr Yeazel , Martha Glltner , Walter MqFarlnnd. Superintendent E. J. Bodwcll of Norfolk - folk was chosen vice president of the North Nebraska High School Declam atory association at the business meetIng - Ing of the association Wednesday af ternoon at the Oxnard hqtel. The oth er officers , President J.A , Doremua of Madison and Secretary/Treasurer W. T. Stockdale of Wlsnerryoro re-elect ed. No changes occurred In , the con- stitulon of the association. Word has just been received by Mr , and Mrs. Klllen of th la city announc- Jng the death of their ( jlaughtqr , Mrs * William Crabtree , whot.was formerly Miss Anna Kiljon at Albuquerque , N M' . The deceased.md been suffering town , for interment. . Mrs. Crabtreo is I Remembered by - a Jarge , , circle , frlendH and acquaintances In Norfolk who will join with her parents In mourning their loss , The Modern Woodmjin drill team has formally entered the baseball diamond mend and hsucs n "doty" to any qlerks * nine or business block aggre gation In the city * Albert Elliot Is captain of the new Woodman baseball nine. If the ciallengo | IH accepted the proceeds of the game are to go .to the benefit of the public .library. City Treasurer , Hnase believes that the 21,000 school bond Issue can bo sold for a premium when itho tlmo comes to put the Issue on 'the market. Spltzer & , Cp. , the Toledo bond firm who purchased the sewer bond Issue last month , have written to. Norfolk with a view of entering the market for the new , bonds. Spltzer & Co. had occasion to Investigate the financial and business condition of Norfolk when their representative was hero purchasing the sewer bonds and their action shows that Norfolk bonds are a good Investpient .in their judgment. The Isle of Spice is unquestionably Norfolk's kind of a sliow , The funny comediansj the. merry music , the clov er song hits , the electrical effects , the well groomed chorus all tend to make the attraction nt ouco a favorite with NorfolV. This was shown by the big demand for scats that began Tlnirs day morning and which still continues The fame of the Isle of Spice had been established hero by Its snappy music and pretty dances long before the troupe of sixty persons presenting the attraction had headed this way , so that the opportunity to sec a really high quality musical comedy Is being seized upon by the whole city. This Is the only largo musical comedy tlm has been booked for the season and the Auditorium management , knowing what the performance is from person nl experience , has Issued an announce ment'declaring the attraction to be the largest of Its kind yet brought to towr and guaranteeing the performance in every way. MISS SHIPPEE OF NORFOLK WON A FIRST PRIZ2E. MADISON AND WEST POINT , TOO The Auditorium Was Filled With an Interested Audience fop the Annua North Nebraska High School De clamatory Contest. rFiom Thursday's Dally/1 First prize , oratorical class , Osca Prather , Madison. First prize , dramatic class , Mis Glennie Shlppee , Noifolk. First prize , humorous class , Mis Onotah Krause , West Point Second prize , oratorical class , Mis Hattle Templln , Stanton. Second prize , dramatic class , Mis Marie Xlnnecker , Columbus. Second prize , humorous class , Miss Blanche Hurley , Fullerton. Third prize , dramatic class , Miss Bessie Ryan , Wisner. Madison , Norfolk and West Point won flrst honors in the annual high school declamatory contest held at the Auditorium last night . There were seventeen contestants for the seven gold medals awaided , and the entire program was one of unusual merit A packed theater listened Intently from start to finish and cheered enthusi astically for favorites in the race. "Bobby Shaftoe , " which had been se lected by two contestants in the dra matic class , came in for two gold med als. One of these , the flrst prize in this class , went to Miss Glennie Ship- pee as the result of a heroic and splen did effort which was handicapped by the reading of the identical selection just preceding Miss Shippee , by Miss Ryan of Wisner. All contestants were encouraged ( o their best work by large followlngs of friends In the audience and some , of the contestants were backed by , large class delegations , dec orated with class colors and banners dnd demonstrating their loyalty by fre quent yells. Musical Features. The program opened with the rendi tion of a piano solo , "Rustling of Spring. " by Miss Clara Berner In pleasing fashion. Rev. J. L. Vallow of the Methodist Episcopal church of Nor folk pionounced invocation. Miss Ma- tllda Hermann , accompanied by Miss Nyland as pianist and Mr. Ray Esta brook as violinist , sang "Spring Song" In a wonderfully sweet voice , the num ber being heartily received. Other musical numbers on the program were a piano solo , "Second Rhapsodic , " by Mr. Oscar Schavland'of Madison , al ready a Norfolk favorite , whose rendi tion was so cordially cheered and for so long a period that Mr. Schavland was forced to respond to an encore , and a piano quartet , "March Galop , " cleverly rendered by Misses Nolle Schwenk , Clara Bonier , Florence Es tabrook and May Schwenk. The se lection made a decidedly favorable n-l presslon. Prize Winning Selections. The prize winning selection In the oratorical class was "Tho New South , " which was ably delivered by Mr. Prath er of Madison. His. voice was good , his gestures natural and his delivery forceful. Closely following him in second end place was Miss Templln of Stanton - ton , who gave "Toussaint L'Ouvor- . " ture. i The dramatic class had originally nlno entries , but Miss "Clara Nordby of Lynch , who was to have given "The1 Pilot's Story , " wasmnablo to bo pres ent. The eight whoiwcre1 present-for - . vt M nown physician , who | uiu'.ou iti < ' 'y ' knows , dccla-c-s that b iji J.rc..i'i has \rokeu \ , off more niutchi s than 1 a 1 temper. Tfiero uro ardent lovers who in tint sometimes wish 4 tlfcfr1 Sweethearts presented sweeter niotitlis to be kissed. "Gtfud teetircaWot pnnrunt bud breath The bi& cure fbr b.nd bjr.c.otji m a Lane's the tpnic laxative. , n , , , , Tlm is a herb medicinesola , ; in 2c. and soc. ptcknguVby drug- gmts and it l'4 saving more'dotWrVi' bills than tiny other medicinehda ever saved. i FIt / It cures hqadnchc , backache , indigestion , constipation uiid skin diseases. , vork in this class acquitted them selves with great credit to their Indl * Idual art and to their training. , The Ictory won by Miss Shlppeo , Norfolk's representative , was especially dramat- . c and peculiarly well earned inasmuch us she entered upon her task with a severe obstacle to overcome. Imme diately preceding her upon the pro gram was Miss Ryan of Wisner , who jave and gave well "Bobby Shaftoe. " ndeed , up to that point she was picked by many for flrst prize. Miss Shippee \ took her place on the stage amid cheers from the Norfolk high school lelegatlon. Immediately , despite the fact that her selection had been laid bore to the audience and therefore af- 'orded her small opportunity for sur prising her listeners besides rendering t more difficult to hold attention , the ilucky Norfolk girl plunged Into her story as if nothing at all had hap pened and instantly , with her viva- clous manner , her grace of delivery , her fascinating voice and gesture , she stamped out any recollection the audi- ince may have held of the story just told to them , and 'ion her way into their favor as though it were a brand new .tale that she had brought. ' Miss Marie Zinnecker of Columbus , with "Scene From 'The Last Days of Pom peii , ' " did excellently and earned her second prize. Miss Ryan of Wisner , who had given "Bobbie Shaftoe" flrst , well deserved the third prize , awarded to her. In the humorous class Miss Onetah Krause of West Point , with "Mrs. Fel- lesy's Burglar Alarm , " portrayed a ri diculous situation with rare dramatic art and won her laurels in the flrst prize. She proved to be a genuine ac tress of no mean ability and her sketch was thoroughly entertaining. Her manner was one of ease and grace and naturalness which made her a prime favorite. Miss Blanche Hurley of Fullerton , who won second prize in this class , brought down the house with. "The Reading Class. " She pictured a readIng - Ing class at school and , in a clever changing of expression in voice and poise she brought out strikingly the varied sort of pupils whom the ordi nary teacher has to deal with. The Other Speakers. But the gold medal winners did not epresent all of the clever or compe tent readers on the program. It was really a crowd of rare impersonators whom that audience listened to and enjoyed. Clande Fisher of PlainVlew did clear cut work in the "Fight w'ith Auroch , " a dramatic piece portraying the flght between giant bullfighter 'arid ' beast , in which the man ofi muscle twisted off the animal's neck 'and1 b' ' came the hero/ Clarence Galbraifn'bf ' Beemer held the audience In rapt siTfli1 pense with. "Ono Niche the Highes " in which was pictured a boy climbing" up the side of a cliff , unable to climb down , nearly dropping -300 feet 'to * death and finally saved by"a rope from above. It was as good as a 'moving' picture show. Miss Gvace Olmsted 'dfJ' Butte , who came more than 100 mil s ' to contest for the hdnors , displayed ti marked talent'in her rendition of "Tliti Sioux Chief's Daughter. " Miss Mary Turek of Pierce drew a strlking' frlc- ture of a young woman's rebellion ( against the wine cup that had k'llled' her brother in "Tho Bridal Wine Cup. " In the humorous class Miss Agnes Barnes of Battle Crqek deserves very special mention. She was heard In "Biddy's Trials With a Yankee , " and there wore many in the house who would have rejoiced to see her receive a medal. Her dialect was perfectly done and her acting was bewitching. Miss Harriet Ruslow of Randolph , with "Tho Ruggleses , " Miss Marie Seidel of Scrlbner with "Mrs. Puffer's1 Silver Wedding , " Miss Amber Adams of Til- ' den with "Sho Would Be a Ma'sbn. Too , " Earl Stilson of Atkinson 'In' " "Trick vs. Trick , " and Miss Ha'iei Jones of Hartlngton in "The1 Pudding1 , ' ' " , were all capable entertainers were well received. . .w w.Mw.uia. _ Judges were : OratoriBal cjass' ' u j perlntendents Teed of pfxoh , county , , Campbell of West Point Btifl'BhorraVn of Columbus ; dramatic Supermini- , ' dents Teed. Perdue of Ma'dU'du anfr ' Welch of Stantonf humorous SiuVer'ih- , tendents Teed , ' Welch arid BodweH of " Norfolk ; timekeeper , Superintendent Demel of Lynch' referee , ' p'rof. Pylo of' Wayne. Officers of thd " ' ' assdclatftm"aro ; j' A * Doremus , iladlson , p'resideht ; C , H. , Klndlg , Nemaha , vice resident ; W. aT. . Btockdale,1 * Wisher , 'jsecVotary-troaa- uror. ' . ' & *