Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-12
GOVERNORS AT EXPO
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going to a dance of the braves. He has
tened to the ascent to see who was making
the noise. One little girl had found a
rubber-covered aisle and she was running
down 1t and having so much fun she just
had to scream, but like a coyote, she made
visitors think a dozen girls were yelling.
The moving picture show was the favor
lite with the youngsters. This 10 no COM
mon picture show, but a special one ar
ranged for the exposition and costing 1t
$500 per day. No admission is charged.
The show is free and when the room is
filled the guards close the doors and the
show starts. Friday the program con-
sisted OF moving pictures Of "Hagenback's
Wild Animal Show" a trolley ride down
Sixteenth street, Omaha; scenes on the
Ernst farm, near Tecumseh, Neb.; the
boulevards of Paris; a trip to Lake Man
ava, and scenes on an ostrich farm.
While the youngsters were enjoying the
moving pictures, the regular program was
held in the lecture room. Prof. E. A.
Burnett of the Nebraska College of
Agriculture presided. A. d. Scharnel
of the United States Department
of Agriculture spoke in the place of AS
sistant Secretary Hays of the department;
w. r. Mellor. secretary OF the Nebraska
Board OF Agriculture, also addressed the
meeting and the bands furnished a special
program of music.
Gretna Pupils Are There.
Among the visitors at the exposition were
PSI school children of Gretna, brought to
Omaha by A. L. Hilderbrand, who ar
ranged special train service with the Bur-
lington road to bring the children in and
return them to their home this evening.
The children marched to the main entrance,
wearing Gretna badges and carrying ban.
ners.
The miniature mills are running, and Sat.
urday the domestic science department will
bake bread with the flour made on the
exposition grounds. The wheat contests
are so close that It is with difficulty the
Judges made awards. The wheat award:
are made, however, with few exceptions
The judges decided that a referee tesI
would be made on many OF the wheat sam
Piles. in one of the best mill laboratories il
the country. These tests will determln,
many Of the most valuable first prizes.
} schameI Prefers the Field.
Il have been working in corn fields. cot
con and tobacco fields for the last fev
years, 50 l would feel more at home Their,
han on this PLATFORM" said A. d. schame
Of the Department OF Agriculture, WIFI
, made the first address Friday morning am
! who mad been introduced by Dean Burnett
who was presiding. There was a larg
audience and Mr.. Schamel was moved b.
Ibis to relate the anecdote of the soverno
# Iowa. who, unaccustomed 10 making
speeches, told several thousand convicts il
he Anamosa penitentiary, THAT l an
glad to see so many of you here"
Schamel happened to mention in tn
4 course of his address, which was on cor.
iced selection and breeding, that he ha'
1een at work on this line for eighteeI
4 years, a statement which caused a gas
Il establishment TO run through his au
dience, for the speaker does not look muc'
-lder than that number of years.
Il feel that ought TO congratulate tn
sarmers present" said Mr.. Schamel, tina
he production OF corn and the breeding o
seed corn has attained an excellence onl
walled by it's results in live stock s~electio
and breeding. This exposition offers
showing of the best corn ever produce
and in the greatest amount, and feel tina
President Funk OF the National Corn Grow
RS association and the other officers ar
he Omaha men ought to be proud OF tn
remarkable results obtained. For let m
emphasize this fact-this IL the best col