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The. Omaha Daily Bee NEWS SECTIONnJ PAGES 1 TO I. WEATHER FORECAST. For Iowa Fair: warm. For Nebraska Fair; warm. For w'fUhT report ace page 2. OMAHA, SATUKDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1910-SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY, TWO CENTS. VOL. XL-XO. 18. r lUilUiNESS i ALLS WITH AEROPLANE Madame de La Roche Drops Fifty Feet at Ttheims Meet and is Seriously Injured. ARMS AND LEGS BROKEN Lost Control of Machine Making a Descent. While OTHER MACHINES SCARED HER Sudden Approach of Aeroplanes Rattled Feminine Aviator. KOI HER FIRST INJURY Crashed Into a Tree Laat January While Circling t'onree'at Ghi. lona I'"lrld Pioneer Ainung Women i-'llera. Roosevelt Comes to Omaha Sure September Two Colonel Will Visit This City on Fri day the Second of. the Month. Colonel Roosevelt will be In Omaha on Frldav. Sentcmber I. This definite an- noun ement reached Omaha late Friday af ternoon. More Information concerning his visit will be given out later. This Information comes through Fenator Buikett. BETHENY, PLAIN", Hhetms. July 8. Barones da la Koche. the first French woman aeronlanelbt, u seriously, per haps fatally, injured here this afternoon by falling; from a height of fifty feet. The Baroness de La Koche had flown around the field once at a height of fifty feet, when suddenly while In front of ap plauding tribunes, she appeared to become frightened and confused at the approach of two other aeroplanes. Hhe Started to descend but while still fifty feet from the ground, lost control of the machine. The aeroplane turned over and fell like a log. The baroness' legs and arms were broken. Her mangled body was removed from the wreckage and conveyed to tbe hospital, where she Is dying. At the hos pital It was found that her skull was fractured. While momentarily conscious the baron ess explained that the rush of air from a motor passing over her head had frig, i ened her, whereupon she lost control of the machine. Examination shows her skull Is not fractured. Second Fatal Accident. This Is the second fatal accident at this meeting, Wac liter having been killed last Friday. Two aviators broke the records for 150 kilometers at the meeting here i lay. Hubert Latham covered the distance l.i to hours one minute six seconds and aiter ward the Belgian, Olislager, did it In one hour, 3 minutes, twenty ecoi.... - The performances of Baiu...c De La Koche on a Volson machine nave been much talked , of In Paris. This a-octdent was not her first. On January 4, last, she was seriously Injured at the Chalons avia tion field. In c.i'cling the course ah made a wide turn J crashed Into a tree, being unable to Ueyuiu her machine quickly . enough to dodge it..' she Tell from a. helent of twenty feet and was taken to .the mil- . tary hospital unconscious. Her right shoulder was dialocated and internal In juries were feared, but she recovered soon. In February last the French Aero club gave Baroness De La Roche an air pilot's 1. cense for her- feat In flying tour times around the aviation course at' Hellopolls, a distance of twelve miles. The baronets was one of the pioneers of aviation. She had also driven motor boats In races and automobiles at exhi bitions and as soon as flying became prac ticable, she turned to them. There are several other women aviators in Paris. Soldiers Attack County Jail at Alexandria, Va. Attempt Made to Get Ne?ro Who Slashed Comrade with Razor Night of Prize Fight. WASHINGTON, July 8. -Determined to avenge the probably fatal Injury to ono of their fellow soldiers. Private Scott of Battery D, Third artillery, IT. 8. A., about fifty white troopers and artillerymen from Fort Myer, Va., ealy today made an at tempt to storm the Alexandria Jail on Fort Myer Heights, to lynch Robert Jack son, a negro. A subterfuge of .Taller Hairy Crack in Inducing the soldiers to believe that Jack son was not within the Jail saved the negro. Private Scott was slashed across the ab domen with a rasor, during a fight between a crowd of negroes and Borne soldiers on a trolley car bound for Fort Myer the nlRhl of the Jeffries-Johnson fight. The soldiers learned that Scott, .who had been removed to a hospital, had developed pritonitls and that death might be expecVd at ony hour. Colonel Reed, commanding the garrison at Fort Myer, has ordered an Investigation Into what he termed an" Incident savoring too strongly of the Brownsville affair." ACREAGE OF CORN ABOVE LAST YEAR Area Planted is Nearly Fire Per Cent Greater Than Last Year's Final Estimate. CROP IS -IN GOOD CONDITION Figures Place it Four-Tenths of One Per Cent Above Ten-Year Average. ESTIMATE FOR NEBRASKA Percentage is Eighty-Six, Same as the Ten-Year Average. WINTER WHEAT ABOUT AVERAGE It Is n Little Above the Ten-Vear Fluarea, While ftprln Wheat Crop Is Off Aot Twenty rr Cent. WASHINGTON, July 8.-The July crop report of the Department of Agriculture Issued at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, shows the estimates of the acreage and condition on July 1: Corn area planted Is 114,064000 acres, an increase of 6,212.000 acres, or 4.9 per cent as compared with last year's final estimate. The average condition of corn was SS.4 s compared with 85.1, the ten-year average, Acreage1 and comparisons of condition on uly 1 of some of the important corn states follow: Ten-Year States. Acreage. 1910. Average. Illinois ...10,t09,000 84 87 Iowa . (MiS.000 84 87 Kan." 8.912,000 83 85 Missouri 8.2B2.O0O 82 85 Nebraska 8.080,000 8 86 Oklahoma S.772,000 &2 W South Dakota.. 2.162,000 84 87 Minnesota 2,162.000 85 85 Wisconsin 1,564,000 Si 84 KHUHT FLIGHT BY CIKTISS Tva-Mlnute Exhibition Trip Along Board Walk Early Today. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., July S.-Glenn Curliss made a ten-minute exhibition flight here bblore noon today, covering eight miles along the Board Walk, lie left the ground at 10:20 o'clock, near one of the uaao piers In the central section of the city, swung up to the inlet over the five mile course and then, after a beautiful turn, shaped his course down the Board Walk to Ventnor. Returning up the Board Walk, .. ho made a perfect landing at thu . starting point. . Signals that Cuilits would go aloft were aet at D o'clock and a great crowd was on the fceatli and Board Walk to see the llight. Avlulor Biooklns, In 'a ' Wright biplane, failed In his first attempt to leave tho ground a half hour after Curtlss made his ' flight. At noun Tex BrookLis succeeded In going alott. Curtlss, In his swift machine, fol lowed, and botli gave exhibitions of fancy (lying over the ocean. Brook. Ins almost, turned his machine on Its ends, making short circles In little over 100 feet between the two big ocean piers. Curtlss first swung out to sea and then drove In until he was only a few yards above the beuch, where lie darted and swung lu sharp rises and drops. Biooklns was in the air about ten min ute and Curliss five minutes. Both aviators declared the air currents perfect for flying and announced their In tention of making trials for the altitude record later. Would Lynch Dry Detective Mob at, Newark, 0., is. After Raiders Imported from' Columbus by '', , Antl-Saloon League, y . f . - esBSnannna. NEWARK. 6.. July S.-WIlUam Howard. an ex-pollceraan, Is dying from a pistol shot wound. Inflicted by an unknown "dry" detective, and the county Jail 1 surrounded by a mob of 1.000 men and womeri shouting for the lynching of the detective, who was chased for blocks. The man 'was brought to the Jail by an excited crowd of 500 men after the shooting of Howard. Toda'y several alleged detectives from Co lumbus and Cleveland arrived irt the city and raided three soft drink saloons In the Interest of the anti-saloon league. Dur tng the raid on the saloon of K. Schlegel, a detective hit Bartender Ed McKenna and severely injured him. The detective escaped, but when Howard tried to arrest Detective James Henderson, he was shot by an unidentified man. Licking county, of which Newark Is the county seat. Is "dry," and a number of al leged "soft" drink places have been run ning In the city.. A man giving the name of C. M. Ether- lngton of Williamsburg, Ky.. wu arrested late this afternoon and charged with the shooting of Howard. There is still a crowd about the Jail, but no further. trouble la feared before dark Two of the detectives escaped the crowd and a mob of 500 men Is now after them. Snrln Wheat Off. The amount of wheat remaining on farms la estimated at about 88,789,000 bushels, as compared with 38,708.000, the ten-year average. The average condition of winter wheat was 81.S, as compared with 81., the ten year average. The average condition of spring wheat. was 61.6, as compared wun bi.i, me im year average. The average condition of spring and win ter wheat combined was 73.5 as compared with 84.0. the ten-year average. Comparisons of the condition at harvest for some of the' Important winter wheat states follow: , Ten-Year - 1910: Average. 72 78 78 '82 , 71 M H ' 84 SO . i FIG IMPORTER IS SENTENCED D. Rlama topoulos la t'onvlctrd of Con spiracy to Defraad (overameat by Fa We Wela-at. NEW YORK. July 8. A sentence of two years' Imprisonment In tho foderal prison at Atlanta was today Imposed on Stamatis I. Stamutopoulos, an Importer of teas and figs, convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government out of duties through the underwclgliing of merchandise Imports. District Attorney Wise said that In three years the prlHonur had swindled the govern ment out of about 830,000. Judrse Hand granted 'a stay of ten days t allow for an appeal and fixed bail at IJS.OOO. , . Pinion J. timcel, the assistant customs weigher. Jointly Indicted with the Importer, pleaded guilty at the trial and sentence was suspended. Cedar Rapids Will End Labor Wars Employers' Association and Labor Unions Contract to Arbitrate All Differences. CEDAR RAPIDS, la., July S.-A move ment to prevent all local labor troubles has been consummated here. Conferences between labor leaders and representatives of the Employers' association resulted In an agreement to submit all labor disputes to a board of arbitration. Hereafter business agents will order no men to quit work, Employes will continue to work pending the decision of the arbitration board, whose ruling (hall be final. This Is said to be tho first city In the United States to adopt this platform. , BANKS ASKING . FOR FACTS Information Urssrillns Rearalattoa fur atal Hailssa Banks la t;arrl Suaaht. WASHINGTON, July S -Banks generally throughout the country are making appli cation to the Treasury department to ob tain copies ft regulations governing postal savings banks deposits. Acting f-'ocretary HMI-m Is advising them that no course of action bas been formulated, or Instructions issued, and that It la impossible at this time t give any definite Information on the subject DR. COOK WANTED AS WITNESS Co art at Berliu Orders Rudolph Frssrke to I'roUire the Al leged Explorer. BERLIN. July' S. The provincial couit which is heartag '.the- case of Rudolph Francke against Commander Poary to re- cover IlO.OuO, today ordered Francke to pro duce Dr. Frederick A. Cook as a witness. Francke, who was associated with Dr. Cook in north polar exploration, demands 110,000 In return for a 'collection of furs, walrus and narwhul teeth, which ho alleges Peary required him to surrender In consid eration of taking him back home from Etah. "Been Somebody Here" States. Kansas .'. Illinois ... Nebraska Missouri . Oklahoma Comparisons of cooditlen on July-3, for ln- portant spring wheat states follow: . ' Ten-Year State. .! 1810. Average North Dakota 45 s Minnesota 78 86 South Dakota.. 64 88 Oats and Other Crops. The average condition of the oats crop was 82.3, as compared with 86.6, the ten year average. Comparisons of condition on July 1 for some of the Important oats states follow: Ten-Year States. 1910. Average. Illinois 86 84 Iowa 85 DO Minnesota 7 Ml Nebraska 77 87 Wisconsin 7 1 North Dakota 43 South Dakota 63 0 Kansas SO The acreage of the following crops la estimated and compared wtlh last year as follows: White potatoes, 8.621,000; decrease, 4.000. Tobacco, 1.216,000; increase, 35,700. Flax, 3,103,000; Increase, 61,000. The condition of the following; crops on July 1. estimated and compared as follows Ten-Year Crop. 1910. Average, BUYAN BUSY WITH HIS PEN ALL DAY aenaaaasaanna Lfeerless Leader Sends Many Letters to Nebraska Democrats Enclos ing Statements. CAMPAIGN FOR PARAMOUNT Takes No Chances on His View Not Becoming Known. luc iviiiiaeupotia journal. Bailey 73.7 88.1 Rye 87.5 90.4 White potatoes 86. S DO. 9 Tobacco 86.8 86.3 Flax i)5.0 91.0 Hay 80.2 t&7.8 Timothy 79.2 85.4 Clover 82.8 84.6 Rice 86.3 8a. 4 Seven-year average. tt909. BIG BATTLE AT CHICAMAUGA Maneuvers Between Brown and Armies Will Begin nt . Day break. Red CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July S.-The big battle for the first detail of corps in tho army maneuvers at Chlckamauga ..Park, will beRin at daybreak Saturday. - Tennessee Mississippi and Florida mili tia infantry and cavalry and one battery of regular field artillery, commanded by Brig adier General Fridge of Mississippi tvil comprise the Brown army. The Seventeentl Infantry, Eleventh cavalry and one battery of field artillery under Colonel Van Aie dale. Seventh Infantry, will con?prls the. Red army. RAIN IN UPPER PENINSULA Heavy Downnonr Breaks the Lona; Drontu and Pnta Ont For est Plrca. CALUMET. Mich... July a-lleavy rains here last night broke the prolonged drouth WELCOME FOR JACK JOHNSON - i ; - New York Negroes Are Preparing Re- . eeption for the Pugilist. ORIGINAL FILMS IN NEW TORE .. ..' . r .; Plctoaa Promoter Bare No right Will Be Made In Conrt to Get Per mit to Give Exhibition - . i Here Opposition. NEW YORK! July 8.-The negroes In the "black belts" of New York are planning a big reception for Jack Johnson when he arrives here Monday.. Permits will be ap plied for today for a parade of 100 auto mobiles from Grand Central station across town and down Eighth avenue. The fistic ohamplon will lead the procession, while two brass bands will enliven the line of march. The moving picture films of the Jeffries Johnson fight reached here today and are being developed. ' Film In New York. William T. Rock of the Vltagraph Com pany of America, who arrived here from 1 Reno today with the original films of the Jeffries-Johnson fight pictures in his pos session, said: ... "While opposition to the production of the pictures In certain localities is expected, It Is my belief that the general public sentiment of the country will not favor their total suppression. "The people as a whole, I think It will be found, want to see the reproduction of the great battle and while we do not ex pect to combat adverse sentiment by legal means, there Is every reason to expect the views will be very generally shown.", Mr. Rock said that at a meeting of all those Interested In the fight pictures to be held later. It was expected a definite plan of action would be decided upon and announced. The films are turning out well, he added. Mayor Iteyborn Noncommittal. PHILADELPHIA. July 8 A commit tee from various civic organizations of ths tity when called oh M"or Reyburn today to protest aganst the production in Philadelphia of moving pctures of the Reno fight left the city hail with but light encouragement that the mayor would prohibit the pictures. The mayor sa.J later: 1 "I think the whole thing la a' night mare. I have hud no request for per mission, to show the pictures and why should I make an announcement now!" The committee which visited the mayor was composed of several promlneTnt .wo men and a half dozen mon, including one negro lawyer. HAVANA,' July 8. The' government lias prohibited the exhibition of the Jef- Large Factor in . Cost of Living ' I is Overlooked BALLINGER ON WAY WEST Secretary Makes Informal Address at Hamilton Club,. Chicago. d- V t'TT , .ROOSEmT... AND. ..,P0INDEZIER Since lure food Law is -Enforced r,.--"-- - People Axe Getting Real Instead of Adulterated Articles. WASHINGTON, July 8. "The Congres sional committee on the cost of living re cently detailed fifteen reasons for the high cost of living and yet one of the moat important reasons for high prices was left out of their report," remarked Solicitor Mathews of the Department of Agriculture today. "The execution of the pure food law has undoubtedly had an Important effect on prices. Formerly resort was had to adulteration and misbranding to reduce the price of alleged articles. Now people buy raspberry Jam, for instance, and pay more for It, but they get what they pay for. So it is with many ether articles, in common use." Fuller's Body is' Laid to Rest All Courts in Chicago Are Closed and Judges and Lawyers Attend - Service. CHICAGO, July 8. The last rites over the body of the late Chief Justice Fuller were performed here today. Interment Was at Graceland In a grave' beside that of his wife. . The funeral party which arrived from the east, followed the casket to St. Jamea church,' under-escort of a number of local delegations. All courts were closed. Fed eral and state Judges and representatives of the bar association attended the funeral in a body. Flags were at half staff and at the hour of the service seventeen minute guns boomed a salute. and aided farmers whose crops were al- ! fries-Johnson fight pictures reaay greatly damaged. The rain ex tinguished the forest fires In numerous parts of this district. The worst of these fires ranged for five miles along the shore of Lake Superior west of the village of Ontonagon.' ANN1SON, Ala.. July S.-Addlson D. Snow, the negro mayor of Hohson City, the exclusively negro town near here, an nounced today that he would not permit the fight pictures to be shown in Hobson City, lest they augment' race feeling. Women Imitate Children in the Study of Bird Life Large numbers ot local women roaming t An Incentive was given to the bird lovers through all the city parks and the suburban ! the work of study, by the example of tretcnes of pretty country sweeping the ,Mcher the Farnam school, who or- hofison with opera glasses are the signs of ' , . r masses several vn na is uiuue up or boys a new fad that has struck the city. The women have taken to studying bird life aud nature In Imitation of the school children who have been doing It for some tin.'i under orders from their traeheis. According to public library f.ttaches there hss been a greater call fur books dealing with bird l.fo during the last week or two thau preti.iusly was made fur months. Numerous of the women's clubs have taken u. ine study Jointly, forming automobile tripe to the country spots and the haunts of birds. ' weeks ago. and the other of girls, all ranging In ages from to 11 years. They make two trip week to the parks. One little girl In the girls' class has con trived a watering trough for the birds In her back yard, where large numbers gather each morning for their breakfasts. For the last two years a nature study class has been conducted through (ha Young Men's Christian association by a professor from the University of Nebraska. A score ot boy took the course each year. Will Written on Freight Car Card oanMaaaBn Trainman Injured in Wreck Leaves Estate Worth Five Thousand to His Widow. PITTSBURG, July I.tA card torn from a freight car was filed in probate court today, as the will of Robert J. McElroy, who, after being fatally Injured ny a freight train, scribbled on the card, "Maty all that Is mine U thine." The-will leaves an estate worth 10,200 to ins wfe. Atr writing the wiH MoElToy signed the letter "R but was unable to finish and another trainman completed the signature. McElroy died June 12. He Say What Ever Action Former President Take -Will Be What He Thinks la Best for: t the Country. CHICAGO, July 8. Secretary Balllnger. who arrived here today on a tour of in spection of publio lands, was asked If he credited the report that Theodore Roobb velt would support the senatorial candi dacy of Congressman Polndexter of Wash ington. "I don't know what the actions of Mr. Roosevelt will be," he answered. "But I do know any action he takes will be one that he ts convinced is for the good of the country and that he will go through with It as earnestly as he has everything in the past." As to Polndexter's politics, the secretary said they were not republican and not dem ocratic, "if they aro not soclallutic, 1 don't know what they are." Mr.' Balllnger spoke informally at a luncheon given, by the Hamilton club. Hushes to see Roosevelt. OYSTER BAY, July 8. Theodore Roost velt wau hard at work early today. Ho said that he expected no political visitors today, but he still has lots of letters to be answered as well as editorial work to attend to. It Is probable there will bo no further Important political conferences at Sagamore Hill until next Tuesday, when Governor Hughes is to come. IMnchot hpeaka In Kanaaa City. . KANSAS CITY, Mo.. July 8.-lt was an nounced here today that Cifford Plnchot, ex-chlef forester of the gqvernment, will deliver an address before the Knife and Fork club of thla city on the night of July 15. Mr. l'lnchot's subject was not announced. LAYS OUT SPEAKING TOUR Four Days Next Week to Be Devoted to Talk. SPEAKS AT LINCOLN TODAY Lancaster County Democratic (on. vrntlon Will Get Hrueflt of His Olieuluw Miot lu County Option ( uuipnlgn. (From a Staff Correnpondent.) LINCOLN, July 8.-(Speclnl Telegram.) William Jennings Bryan gave his annuncia tor a rest today. He gave out neither ulti matum nor explanation, nor did ' he add further to the blbllogy of the democratic! party. This must not be taken to Indicate that Mr. Bryan was Idle. Fur be It from such. On the contrary, ho was the busy little William all day long. From his office t the Commoner lib poured Into the mall chute a steady stream of circular letters, each containing one or more of his recent statements," with sonic added comment of a mere or less hortative nature. He alsu announced Ills aneaklnR dates for next week, when he starts out to llrux up democ racy for county option. Ho will sneak at the following places: Fjlia City, Monday night; Beatrice, Tuesday; Hastings, Wednesday, and at some point In the west ern part of the fctute Thursday, at a place yot to ba uelected. Talks In Lincoln First. Mr. Bryan will make his first speech for county option at the Lancaster county convention Saturday afternoon. Just What will happen at that convention cannot bo foretold, tnougli It looks as though it will be a Bryan nrfulr straight through. Some of the democrats are trying to line up for a fight, but It Is tho general belief that these so-called war horses will content themselves with refusing to go on the dele gation to the state convention should county option be endorsed. There seom to be no doubt, however, thut a majority of the delegates which will be In the county convention are opposed to county option, but many of them aro so intimately friendly with Mr. Bryan that ' they will not fight him in his home county. The delegates, with the exception of the First ward, were pelfted at' cancuitcs held tonight. Mr. Bryan U taking no chances on what the convention may do, for today he mailed out to democrats over the county printed copies of bis statement recently given to the proas lu which he scored Governor Shallenberger, Congressman Hltch'cock and Mayor Dahlman and in which he advocated county option. It ia probable that thesu circulars will be mailed generally through, out tho state to democrats, and enclosed with them will be personal letters from Mr, Bryan asking for supp' it. Hatfield's Hiithoslnaiu Embsrrsulug, I. H. Hatfield, who cliculuted the Bryan petitions, is very much up In the nlr to night. He discovered today thut unless he flics those petitions with the secretary of state lie Is, under the lu.v, subject to a fine of S300 or a Jail sentence of six months or both, If convicted, on the. otner hand, Mr. Bryan' has requested Mr. Hatfield to desist In hia efforts to huve Ilia name placed on tha ballot. Mr. iiutricld said today ho did not know what Ho v.old do, but that he was Seriously consldei nig the matter, if the papers are filed there must accom pany them a receipt showing that the filing tee of t'jO has been paid. Mr. Hatfield docs not like the Idea of putting up that murti money for he believes the peerless leader will not consent to run. - - WYM0RE FIRMS TO REBUILD Only One Which knffered Los In Last Fire Will Move from the City. WYMORE, Neb., July 8.-(Speclal.)-Work of cleaning up jthe debris remaining from the recent fire la well under way. It is probable that all the buildings will be re built at once, although some.ot the owners of the burned buildings express a desire to sell their lots. Buyers are on the ground to tako uny lots really put on the market. All the burned out firms will gu back Into business, except one, Mcntgcr Bros., who conducted a general store. They will locate In Colorado. Parties are here negotiating to open a general store, so that the business of tho city will Ue'Jufct the same as before. As soon us insurance matters are adjusted definite announcements will be made. Candidate Coming; In. The following candidates filed their names wltu the secretary of elate today: J. J I. Kent of Fullcrton, republican, sen ator, Eighteenth' district. Signed statement No. 1. . . , i C. it. Ekiles of David City, democrat, senator, Nineteenth district. Did not slgu statement No. 1. S. V. Nast of Frontier county, republican, representative. Sixty-sixth district. Lid not sign statement No. 1. Fred G. Chase of Mason City, socialist, congress, Sixth district. E. T. Grunden of Ehvood, democrat, rep resentative, Sixty-sixth district. Did not sign statement No. 1. H. II. Heiiog" of Washington county, re publlGttii, Thirteenth district Did not sign statement No. 1. T. M. Birmingham, of Pender, prohibi tion, candidate ( for United States senator. E. B. Cowlea of Fairbury, republican, candidate for land commissioner. G. L. Phumway of Scott's Bluff filed a petition to have his name placed on the piijiuiisi. naei as a canaiaaia tor con gress In the Sixth district. He ha already filed as u democrat. 'Phone Tyler 1000 for all departments of The Omaha Bee Tbla ia the new switchboard tele-phono number of Tbe Bee. Get The Bee operator and ask for the department you want. After G p. m. and before 8 a. ui. call Tyler 1(XJ0 for edi torial department, Tyler 1001 for advertising and circula tion departments and Tyler 1002 for managing editor. Luxuriant Crop of Spineless and Animated Nobodies BOSTON. Mass., July 8.-IIavlng, settled their business affairs yesterday, the teach ers attending the National Educational as sociation convention took up the final u'k of the session today with a dozen depart ment meetings this afternoon, good-by ex cursions In the afternoon and the conclud ing meetings thl evening. "When graduates entering normal schools do nut know maples from elms nr robins from English sparrows, the Molugv or the administration of the high school Is re mifs," was the opinion expressed by C. P. Robinson of Montclalre, N. J., before the department of scierce. James M. Qreeii-.roud of Kmsas City said: "Our present system of teaching hai produced a luxuriant crop of spineless and animated nobodies."' DETROIT, Mich, July S--"The catholic i does not build his schools to fight prote. tanlsm." He has no fight with people of other faiths," declared Right Rev. John Joseph Qlennon, arch bishop of St. Louis, In an address lust night before the National Catholic Educational association conven tion. His suM-ct was "The Home and the School." Other features of Roman Catholic N.i tioral platform as enunciated by ' Arch Bishop Olerinon, were the following: "The catholic wants no state church, lie ia oppovetl to it. "The catholic wdl never demand one cent from the state to help n catholic propa ganda or a recompense for teaching catho lie doctrine. "The catholic expects that for secular teaching, the state. If it pays for any, should pay for all." The convention closed last night RALPH H. THOMAS AND MRS. GOULD WILL MARRY Sugar Magnate (irt License Marry Divorced Wife of Frauk (lould. to NEW YORK, July 8.-Ralph Hill Thomaa, assistant treasurer of tho American Sugar Refining company, and Mrs. Helen Kellcy llould, who divorced Frank Uould on Aug ust 2o, l'", obtained a marriage license to day at the city hall. Mr. Thomas full he was 28 year old, In the sugar business, and lived at No. 7:3 Fifth avenue. He was born In Boston and is the son of Joseph H. Thomas and Annie N. Hill. It Is his first marriage. Mrs. Could at first gave hert address a Port Washington, L. I., but subsequently scratched this out anil wrote under it, ' 546 Park avenue." She was born In New York W years auo ard Is the daughter of Edward Kelley ami Helen Peariall. Mr. Thomaa said no ddto for tho vedillng iia been at ranged. Heavy Hailstorm nt Dug, ONO, Web., July' 8. (Special Telegram.) Yesterday's rain was accompanied by a moat destructive hail Horni, and north and west of mg crops were badly damaged. Some wheat had been cut, the balance. In cluding the entire oats crop, Is a total loss. There Is Utile chance for corn to I e tevtr. ..