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V THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS.JOURNAI ' < 7' . , . , , , ° NOBFOLK NEBRASKA Fill DAY AP1UL 2. 190' ' ) LANDWINNERS SELECTWHIIS Second Dramatic Incident In Trlpp Lottery , MAY MELSER TAKES NO , 1 Judge Wlttcn Began Allotting Home steads In Trlpp County this Morning to Rosebud Landwlnners Interest In Filing. Gregory , S. I ) . , April 1. Special to The News : Laiidwlnnors In the Trlpp county lottery began today to select their homesteads in the Uosebud. Fifty quarter sections were selected today and llfty more will bo chosen tomorrow. After that more will bo L'hoson each day. f No. 1 Picks Her Farm. 5 ? May Melser of Konnonce , S. 1) . , who rtrow No. 1 , in the lottery last fall , was the first person to select her farm. She had her choice out of the ontlro unallotted portion of Trlpp county. Miss Melsor selected tlio west half of the southeast , and the cast half of the southwest quarter of section 21 , township 100 , range 78. No. 2 , Peter Swift of Ponca , Neb. , selected as his homestead the south west quarter of section 10 , township D7 , range 71. No. 3 , E. Hannen of Meadow Grove , Neb. , selected the west half of the northeast and the east half of the northwest quarter of section 19 , town ship 100 , range 78. Mrs. Molser picked her quarter In the west part of the county , In the second tier of townships from Moyer. Her claim appears to ho adjacent to the township of Jordan. Ilannen of Meadow Grove , with choice No. 3 , went a mile and n half west and half n mile north of Mrs. Melser. Peter Swift , No. 2 , picked his quar ter two and a half miles west and one half inllo south of Dallas. Ho got as close to Dallas as the Indian allot ments would permit. ORGANIZE TRIPP IN JUNE. South Dakota Governor Issues Pro clamation Thus Ordering. Pierre , S. D. , April 1. Governor Vessey Issued a proclamation fixing June 1 as the date of the election for the organization of Trlpp county. King Peter Not to Abdicate. London , April 1 A dispatch from Belgrade says that thp reports that Kins P < > ter Intends to abdicate are un founded MEXICAN iNDIANS ON WARPATH Temosachlcs Kill Tax Officials and Terrorize Town. El Paso. Tex. . April 1 Rebellious at the attempt of the authorities to collect tares and confiscate property , the Temosachlc Indians , in the state of Chihuapua. broke Into open war fare , killing several tax officials , ter rorizing the town of San Andreas and cutting the telegraph wires. Tney then sent out n general call for re inforcements to resist the enforce ment of taxes and the confiscation of property. Two tralnloads of troops have been sent from Chihuahua to quell the rebellion. RACE RIOT ENDS Af BOGLE MINfc Huns Leave Jasonvllle and Danger ol Dynamiting Appears to Be Over. Terre Haute. Ind. , April 1. The Jasonvllle race riot , which began at the Bogle mine , appear to be at an end. The last of the Hungarians left the town , leaving their property be hind them. They came hero and have been In conference with attorneys Many of them are naturalized citizens and own their own property. Dyn * miting was feared and the mine prop erty and the settlement were patrolled all night Every man on the streeti was armed. The Hungarians hac made their threats , but the coolei heads counseled law Instead of vlo lenco- and they prevailed. A smal shift has gone to work at the mine with armed men on guard. CUBA CHANGES FLAGS Last Emblem of American Domination Disappears. Havana , April 1 The last emblerr of American domination over Cube disappeared at noon , when the gar rlson flag at Camp Columbia fluttered down the pole and was replaced a mo ment later nv the line starred bannei of the Cuban republic The ceremonj attending the transfer of authorltj took place In the presence of th American garrison of Camp Columbia PRIEST FnlLSJOR $1,500,000 $ , , Father McMahon of Cleveland File : Petition In Bankruptcy. Cleveland , April 1 Rev. Fathei McMahon filed a petition In voluntarj bankruptcy , giving his liabilities a $1,500,000 and assets at $75,000. His Insolvency Is stated to havi grown out of the failure of the Fidel Ity Funding company of New York which was promoted by P. J. Kleran Rev. Father McMahon Is said ti ELl07yO/0/ / IT DOWN. J- Retiring Head of Harvard Won't be Ambassador to England , Washington , April 1. Retiring Presi dent Eliot , of Harvard university , Is said to have told President Taft yes terday that ho thought ho would bo unable to accept the ambassadorship to Great Britain. TWO DhAD ; FIVE CAnS DUi.N 1 Baggageman and Fireman Killed Ir Wreck on Union Pacific. Salt Lake , April 1. Union Pacific passenger train No. 3 , westbound , was wrecked near Castle Hook , Utah. S .1. Lowiian , flrctiinn , and C. J. Oor don , baggageman , were killed. Nom of the passengers was Injured. Tlio wreck was caused by a land slide , which .carried a large bouldei on the track. The baggage car , mall car and three passenger coaches nl once took fire and were burned. The rest of the train , comprising threa Pullman cars , three tourist sleepers anil a diner , were saved by the prompt action of tiic railway authorities In Evanston , who dispatched a freight engine with Engineer nrnnstetter tc the scene lie made the run of twen ty-one miles In twenty minutes anil pulled the above mentioned portion ol the train away from the fire and too'i it , together with the passengers , bac > to Evanston Fireman Lowhan was found bnrlel under his engine , but the body of Hag- gageman Gordon has not been locat. cd It Is supposed to have been In pincratod In the baggage car. LEGISLATURE Ollis Primary Bill is Passed ai Closing Session oi House , MONEY FOR WAYNE NORMAL Senate Passes BUI Appropriating $90- 000 for Purchase Pure Food Meas ure Is Amended King's Bill to Li cense Corporations Agreed To. Lincoln , April 1. The Nebraska legislature adjourned sine die today. When the hour arrived for the ad journment It was not found neceasnry to make many turns backward of the clock hands. All the odds and ends of business had been cleaned up yes terday and when the legislators gath ered today they were In a merry mood , anticipating the final adjourn ment. One of the Important bills passed during the last session of the house was the Ollls open primary bill. It had already passed the senate and Is up to the governor. The bill provides that any voter may vote any tloke he wishes , without regard to party af filiation. This m ans , for Instance that a man may vote for part of the Republicans , part of the Democrats or part of the Socialists , as he mav choose , In any primary election and that he Is not restricted to any parlj affiliation. The bill has been re garded by many as a political meas ure. while others declare It will re suit In better men being secured on the tickets of both parties. Senator King's bill to license cor poratlons has been agreed to by both houses Under Its provisions th state will receive about $00,000 year , according to figures taken as basis by the two houses. Exciting Session In House. The house closed Its session In burst of excitement last night. Clarl of Richardson secured unanimous con sent to have read a resolution per mlttlng the professors of the stat university to accent gifts from th Carnegie pension fund , If they so de sired. Several members declared h was out of order , while Clark main talned his right to secure action or thf resolution since unanimous con sent had been clvon for Its reading Finally , he moved that It be laid eve until today , and half a dozen othe members moved adjournment until o'clock todav Speaker Pool declarec C'ark's ' resolution clearly out of or dor. since It had been acted on thre times durlncr the session , and said th motion to ndlourn was not debatable although Clark had appealed from hi decision The speaker brought down his pavnl and the house broke u amid chnnrs and Jeers , Money for Wayne Normal. The senate passed the bill appro priating J90.000 to buy the Wayn normal school for the state by a vet of 17 to 1(5 ( The pure food bill amendments on net weights embodied In house rol 486 by the house wore stricken from the bill by the ? onate and an nmenc mpnt was adopted after a fight for I by King of Polk , by n vote of ito 11 which compels branding on pacKage the net weights of products of meat dairy , wheat , oats , corn , molasso- * Rimor syrup , tea , coffee and canned dried and pir-sprvrd fruits , with the proviso that he bill shall not appl > to packages on hand by a retailer n the time the act becomes effective The bill was then passed anil agreed to In conference of both branches Th" senate concurred In the house - PRISON FIRE AT LEAVENWORTH 800 Prisoners Driven from Cells by Heat , GUARDED BY 1,200 , SOLDIERS Carpenter Shop , Paint Shop , Tailor Shop and Laundry at Federal Prison at Leavenworth are Destroyed Were Over Fifty Years Old. Leavcnwarth , Kan. , April 1. The arpontor shop , paint shop , tailor shop uid laundry at the federal prison hero > urnud early today. Eight hundred prisoners , driven by he heat from their cells , were ; uarded by 1,200 soldiers while the Ire was gotten under control. The buildings that burned were over fifty years old. Defective wiring was the cause of ho lire. None of the prisoners escaped. so far as a hasty resume of the situation showed. Owing to the low water pressure , the fire depa-tment of the fort was al most usrloos. The ( Ire was fought ly the soldiers of the fort , who worn ordered out of their quarters , and those who were on leave In the city were at once called back to the post. Two soldiers were Injured while fighting the names , but none of the prisoners were hurt In any way Much excitement attended the re moval of the prisoners , many of whom are desperate characters. It was feared that they would make an organized break for safetv A strong cordon of troops was thrown about the prison and every precaution taken to prevent escapes. All the soldiers that could be spared from the ranks of fire fighters were detal'ed ' as cuards and then the de livery of the prisoners began. Military Discipline Saves Ulvps. When the bolts of the cellhouse doors wnre shot back the flames hnd reached the main bu'IiUng ' If ovrv lnc hod iot boon done In nprfef order. lives drnilitlpss would hnvo been lost Aa It was , strict military discipline prevailed. , Pn'rtlers ' with leveled weapons greet ed the convicts as they were marched out. Ttipy hnd been previously warned that the slightest belligerent move would mean depth. "Slmot thPtn down In their tracks" commanded thf > officers. "If they don't keep In HUP. The first man that tries to escape dies. " The rifle barrels of the soldiers and swords of thp officers glinting In the firpllcht. with the knowledge that It was United States soldiers they were deallm ? with , effectually awed the prisoners and they meekly fol lowed their heavily armed guards to the utockadp. MAHMT-ROGERS BOUT Big American and Hefty Bulgarian Ready to Grapple. Cleveland , April 1. Two of the world's best and blggast wrestlers will meet tonight In this city They are Yusslff Mahmout , the Bulgarian , who has been taking falls out of some of the best American grapplers , and Joe Rogers , the American , whom Frank Gotch. champion of the world , failed to defeat In a handicap match Rogers lost to Hackenschmldt In En rope. Rogers says he gained a clean fall from Mahmout In practice In a New York gymnasium and has been chas Ing the Bulgarian for some time There Is considerable bad feeling be tween the two men , and their match should be fast and furious. Sutton Outplays Cure. New York. April 1 George Sutton of Chicago won the match game in the world's professional 18.2 balk line billiard championship tournament , dp featlng Louis Cure of Paris by a score of 500 to 388. Iowa Man Bank Examiner. Washington , April 1. John J. Large , manager of the First National bank of Rock Valley , la. , has been appointed a national bank examiner. He formerly was president of the State Bankers' association of Iowa , NAPLES T6 SAFEGUARD ROOSEVELT Takes Extraordinary Precautions to Insure Safety of Ex-President. Naples. A prll 1. The Naples author Hies are cueing extraordinary precau tlons to Insure the safety of ox President Roosevelt during his short visit to this city. They are not only keeping a close watch on the Italians who have returned from the Unltet States , or who have relatives there but also on the foreigners of differ ent nationalities who are now hero. The people of Naples are anxious to extend to Mr. Roosevelt the heart lest of welcomes. The American consul , Caspar S Crownlnshlpld , has already recelve ( many proposals from asrnclatlons am private Individuals , wishing to con vey messages of homage to the ox president or In some other way to manifest their feeling of admiration for the United States , personified In TWELVE DEAD IN EXPLOSION. Boat Plying Between Philadelphia and France Blows Up. Marseilles , April 1. The French tank bark , Jules Henry , plying in oil trade between Philadelphia and Cotte , blew up this morning and was totally wrecked. 4 Twelve of the crew wore killed and many wounded. The latter Includes an officer and representative of the Veritas agency , who were Inspecting the vessel at the time. Neither Is expected to survive. AIRSHIP IN AIR ELEVEN HOURS Zeppelin Machine Lands Safely After Perilous Trip. Dlngolfing , April 1. The Zeppelin airship landed safely near here this afternoon after being eleven hours in the air , n part of the time in great danger. It Is stated that the rear motor re fused to work and the forward motor was not strong enough to drive the airship against the high wind. AIRSHIP SWEEPING IN GALE. Count Zeppelin on Board Areoplane Helpless In Wind. Munich , April 1. The Zeppelin air ship with Count Zeppelin on board , which left Frlderlchafen last night , ar rived here this morning and Is being swept across the country , helpless in the grasp of a high wind. , The wind was too high for landing. Soldiers in automobiles and horse back are racing over the country to be on hand If a descent is attempted. The airship Is going In n northeast erly direction. WILBUR WRIGHT IN ROME. Will Give Exhibition Flight Putting Aeroplane Together. Rome , April 1. Wilbur Wright , the American aeroplanlst , arrived here to day for an exhibition flight. His aero plane Is now being put together. 1,000,000 , , RATS SLAIN IN 'FRISCO Story of the War Waged on Buijonic Plague , Washington , April 1. The story of the long , hard fought campaign to rid San Francisco of Its recent epidemic of the bubonic plague is told In an In teresting report made public by the marine hospital service. The disease was spread toy a certain breed of flea that Infected the rats , which In turn carried the plague broadcast. Approximately 1,000,000 rodents were slain in the effort to wipe out the plague Nearly 100,000 raia were' examined , and of this number more than 300 carried fleas Infected with the disease. The campaign was directed to killIng - Ing off rats , disinfecting premises and ships In which the plague-infected rats had been found and preventing Uie breeding and spread of the pests. Up to June 30 , 1908 , there fmcfbeen 159 cases of plague and seventy-seven deaths. NATIONAL BANKS WANTJOCOME IN Comptroller Murray Takes Oppo site View From Kansans. Washington , April 1. Attorney General Wlckersham gave a hearing to the governor and other officials of Kansas on the question of the right of national banks to participate In the benefits and assessments of the bank guaranty fund created by a re cent law of that state , upon the same terms and conditions as apply to slate banks. On behalf of the state It was contended that the Inhibition of the bank act against national banks guaranteeing the obligations of anoth er bank did not apply to the case In question. Comptroller Murray takes a direct ly opposite view of the whole ques tion. Ho Insists that the statutes and decisions of the courts for the last forty years clearly prohibit national banks from In any way guaranteeing the obligations of another bank or a third party by contract or by a spe cific appropriation of a party of Its property. In reply to the statement that nn adverse ruling on the questlonr In volved would force the national banks of Kansas to surrender their charters and go Into the state system. Comp troller Murray states that the facts as to the operation of the Oklahoma law prove the contrary In that state , ho asserts , the national banka are In SMITH TO QUIT PHILIPPINES Reported Governor Gtr.era . Will Resign Post. MAGOON MIGHT GET JOB The Report that Governor General Smith Has Decided to Leave Was Rather Expected , In View of Taft's Displeasure at Smith. San Francisco , April 1. It Is report ed hero that Governor General Smith of the Philippines will resign and resume - sumo his law practice In San Fran cisco. May Mean Chance for rvlagoon. Washington , April 1. The report from San Francisco that Governor General Smith may resign , created lit tle surprise bore today , because of the known displeasure felt by President Taft regarding utterance and attitude of Smith upon the matter of Philippine pioducts and the new tariff. It 1ms been hinted hero that Charles E Magoon , formerly of Nebraska , who lias Just left Cuba as governor of that Island , may have some chance to gain the Philippine governorship , although there Is nothing certain about It , as It Is understood that Magoon does not stand In President Taft's favor as highly as he did with Roosevelt. H/RMAN / GIVES RAIL VIEWS Wizard Takes Rap at "Inebriated State Senators. " Chicago , April 1. Edward H. Harrl man airhed heie and while his car was waiting to be hitched to a trn'n for New York he submitted to Inter viewers "Would you have regulation by government extend to the issuance cf railroad securities ? " Mr. Harrlman was asked "By no means , ' ' he replied , "for It Is none nt the people's business , to put It blunt'y. how much securities and In what form they are resued so long as the railroad is run In the In terest of the people. I know what von hartjn mind when you asked that question It was that little Alton of rnlr about which so much fuss was made , and what did the fuss amount to ? They paid the Alton was grossly overcapitalized. And yet the Alton Is today the best railroad physically In the state of Illinois It has been made 250 per cent better for two- thirds of Its original cost , and I might add that It Is not bankrupt even now. It Is still solvent , all the state's attornev gpnerals and all of the Inebriated state senators to the contrary notwithstanding. " PASSENGER RATES IN MISSOURI Railroads Decide to Issue Five Hun dred-Mile Books. St. Louis , April 1. Executive offi cers of the railway lines In Missouri announced a basis of passenger rates In part different from those announced last week , which are to be effective April 10. The rates are as follow's : Two thousand-mile Interchangeable book nn certificate plan , at 2 cents a mile , 500-mile book , good for bearer on all lines In Missouri , at 2 cents a mile ; 500-mile book ; good for the Individual only on the line of the railroad Issu ing , at 2 % cents a mile , and the 3-cent basis for single trips , with a 10 per cent reduction 9 round trip tickets , ftoads Fight 0 ! ! Rate Reduction . Guthrle , Okla. , April 1. Eleven railroads operating In Oklahoma asked the supreme court to overrule an order of the corporation commis sion requiring a 30 per cent reduction In the rates on crude and refined oil. Charged With Assault on Girl. Grand Island. Neb , , April 1 John Ruff , whoso real name Is said to be Englehart , Is under arrest for assault on a fourteen-year-old child belonging to n family to whom Ruff rents a house In this city. The victim , her mother and sister nil corroborate thn story of the assault and the autho' Itles have tcken steps to prosecute the prisoner. He Is held without ball. Gotch to Meet Hackenschmldt. Chicago , April 1. Frank Gotch. champion wrestler of the world , an nounced that he had signed articles to meet Oeorgo Hackenschmldt In January at Melbourne. Australia. Gotch says thaf he has accepted an of fer of $13.000 win , lose or draw , to moht thp Russian lion , whom he de feated last ypar here. Gives Up Pension to Wed Boy. Col'imJila ' , Mo , , April 1. Mrs Sarah Mantiimat , widow , sixty-four years old , gave up a ponslon of $15 a month and a salary of $20 a month as house- Vpoper In order to bo married to Turner Anton , nineteen years old , who worked nt the same house with ho" . F. Marlon Crawford Is Worse. Sorrento , Italy , April 1 F Marlon CrawfoA the novelist , Is dprlqusly HI A sudden turn for the worse oc- currcd and Professor Enrico Dp lilt CONDITION OF THt WEATHER Temperature for " " "wenty-four Hours. Forecast for Nebraska. Condition of tlio weather aH record ed for tlio twenty-four hours ending nt 8 n ni. toany : Maximum 12 Minimum 18 Average 30 HnromeU'r . .110 1(5 ( Chicago , April 1. The bullutlii Issued - sued by the Clilcngo station of the United States wctilher bureau gives the forecast for Nebraska as follows : Generally fair tonight and Friday. Wanner tonight. Cooler west portion Friday. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Sun sets 0:21 : , rises fijIW ; moon sets 4:22 : a. in. ; 4l : < ) a. in , moon In conjunc tion with Jupiter , passing I'rom west to cast of the planet , lOi degrees Houtli thereof. Constellations visible , 81 : ( ) p. in. , during April overhead. Leo Mi nor ; north , Ursa Minor , I'rsu Major , Cephcus , Cassiopeia ; northeast , Draco , Canes Venatlcl ; east , Corona Horealls , IJootes. Set-pens , Virgo ; southeast , Cor- vus ; south , l.eo , Cancer , lljdra ; south west. Canh Minor , Monoieros. Cauls Major. Orion , Arpo Navls ; west , Oeinl- nl , Taurus ; northwest , Lynx , Auriga , Persons. Mrlght stars visible , same hour , the rank of each among the 20 first magnitude stars being given In parentheses east. Arcturus (5) ( ) , Splca (1C ( ) ; youth , Itegulns (10) ( ) ; southwest , Procyon (0) ( ) , Slrlus (1) ( ) , Hetclgeux (11) ( ) . Hlgel (7) ( ) ; west , Pollux (17) ( ) , Aldebaran (14) ( ) ; northwest , Capella (1) ( ) . Planets during April Mercury Invisible , passes east of the sun the 21st ; Venus Invisi ble , passes cast of the sun the 28th ; Mars rises about 2 a. m. ; Jupiter be tween 2 and 4 a. in. ; brilliant even- lugs in the south ; Saturn Invisible , passes to the west of the sun the 3d ; Uranus at western quadrature the 10th ; Neptune at eastern quadrature the 4th. Sun In constellation Pisces till 18th , then In Aries. Lyrld meteors from constellation Lyra Kith to 20th. Eta Aquarld meteors from constellation Aquarius , 20th and 30th. Xodlucal light , moonless nights In western twilight. Sun's declination ' 17 degrees north of celestial equator. MAY WHEAT UP TO NEW PRICE New High Mark for Season on Chicago Board , MARKET OPENS AT $1,19 34 . .And Within an Hour Had Advanced to Within an Eighth of a Cent of $1.20 Last Tuesday's Record Price Is Smashed. Chicago , April 1. May wheat ad vanced to a new high mark for the season on the Chicago board of trade this morning when It opened at $1.19 % to Vfc and advanced , shortly after 10 o'clock , to $1.19 % . The highest point reached this sea son previously was Tuesday at $1.19 % . July wheat yesterday reached the high mark of the year. Highest Price in Years. During the day wheat options reach ed the highest points since 1905 and. with that exception the highest since the Loiter Incident In 1898. May wheat reached $1.20 % and July wheat $1.08 during the day. F. Marlon Crawford Dying. London , April 1. A dispatch from UoniO snj'fi F. Marion Crawford , the novelist , 111 nt Sorrento , Italy , with congCfitloil Qf the lungs , Is rapidly sinking1. MISSOURI KILLS COUNTY OPTION. Nebraska Senate Defeats Bill Provid ing State Beer Inspector. Jefferson City , Mo. , April 1. County option failed In the house by six votes today , Lincoln , April 1 , The tenato today killed the bill providing for a state beer Inspector. MANIAC ATTACKS MAYOR Foreigner Tries to Break Into Office of Philadelphia Official. Philadelphia. April 1 While Mayor - or Reyburn was In conference here with several citizens a man , said to be a foreigner , attempted to break In the door leading to the mayor's pri vate office When detected by a guard the man drew a knife and ex claimed : "I'll kill the mayor He owes me lots of money. * ' The man was overpowered He la thought to bo Insane. Big Fire at Norfolk , Va. Norfolk , Va. , April 1 Fire this morning swept away an entire square nt Pine ncach , causing hravy damage The scene of the fire was In an area occupied by scores of small hotels snd amusement p'acea ' on the outside of the Jamestown exposition grounds Flvb Ohio Miners Entombed. Charleston , W , Va , April 1 Five men were entombed by an ex.plo.slon nt Echo mlno. In Fayette county All are believed to be dead. Two WAYNE SALE IS SUPPORTED Teachers' ' Convention Asks Gov ernor To Sign the Bill , MANUAL TRAINING DISCUSSED At Opening Session of North Nebraska Teachcrrs * Convention a Telegram la Sent to Governor Who Has Wayne Appropriation Before Him. The North Nebraska Teachers' as sociation at Its llrst session at tlio Not folk Auditorium Thuisduy morn ing ciulni'Hod the purchase of thu Wayne normal by the state. A reso lution urging Governor ShallenberKer to sign the bill appropriating $ ' .10,000 for the purchase of the Wayne school was presented by City Superintendent .1. A. Doromus. The lesolutlon was promptly adopted. Telegraph Shallenberger. House roll No. 139. providing $91)- 000 for the purchase of the Wayne normal has passed both house and thu senate and is now before Governor Shallenberger for his approval or veto , riio action of the teachers' conven tion was at once telegraphed to Slwl- lenberger by the officers of the asso ciation. Also Petition Governor. In line with the resolution , a petition endorsing the bill for n state normal at Wayne and urging the governor to sign the appropriation was circulated during the morning and afternoon among the superintendents. The bill was signed quite extensively. Murphey Wouldn't Sign. Among the county superintendents approached , Superintendent Mnrphcy of Knox alone declined to sign. Mr. Murphey Is a prominent Democrat and declared that when he voted for Shallenbergor ho did so because he thought that he was a man fully equipped to be at the head of the state government and to solve his problems. As long as the governor hadn't asked ills advice , Murphoy re fused to petition. Some of the backers - ers of the petition were n little put out , but Murphey Is popular and will be forgiven. As , a prominent Demo crat and acquaintance of Governor Shallenberger his name would have strengthened the petition. President Clemmons Here. The Fremont normal interests are opposed to the Wayne bill and Presi dent W. II. Clemmons of Fremont college Is In Norfolk for the conven tion. No effort was made to fight the Wayne resolution on the floor of the convention and the matter went through without protest. For Practical Education. The principal addresses of the morn ing session were delivered by Dr. Condra of the state university and Superintendent A. H. Wiiterhouse , su perintendent of the Fremont schools , the latter speaking on "Industrial Edu cation. " Superintendent Waterhouse did not qualify his support of manual train ing and Industrial education. And he took some vigorous shots at the old time education which Inclined to theory , Demand for Practical Training. The educated nuui , the Fremont su perintendent declared , was the efr ficlent man , the man who can ilo the work required by the community tind the time In which he lives. He watf sure that the present environment did not call for a theoretical education. The training in specific trades was uoumiiuea nui uulji"i \ iiiy tl lo U ! onB but by practical biiBlness Wen. Ho would not tuin the 89hopls int.o fac tories but he would have tlio wOrk lead up to a trade school and make the school work serve directly to pre pare for active life. , Plans Are Practical. Norfolk , Fremont , Columbus anil like cities , Mr. Watorhouse said , can give training which would lead Up to trade "schools. Some manual training could be done even In the rural schools. Some form of manual trainIng - Ing was possible for every school at very small expense. Make All Studies Count. Mr. Waterhouse's Idea was that education was largely folowlng the same plan laid down fifty years ago. Ho would not slight arlthmatlc , rend ing , spelling and writing , but would put emphasis on them , make the studies practical and give them direct bearing on actual conditions. Dr. Condra's 'Lecture. Dr. G. E. Condra of the state uni versity followed with a very valuable Illustrated address on "Agricultural Geography of Nebraska. " It was especially well received by the teach ers. Montavllle Flowers closed the ses sion with Boven recitals from master pieces , The music was furnished by the eighth grades of the Norfolk school and was even better received than last year. Rev. Mr. Lucas delivered the openIng - Ing Invocation. President Campbell presided. Afternoon Session , The teachers this afternoon