Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-30

cial pains to single out the leaders of the
party for consultation and to manifest
approval Of the work being done by the
party as a whole in advancing progressive
principles. He passed through that part Of
the state which has the large republican
majorities and which must be relied on for
the success Of the party in the state and
he gave approval to the attitude of the
leading republicans on great issues. Now
the state committee win get together and
start the work OF the campaign with a
certainty that IL will be carried on by a
united party.
Refuse 60 Endorse Movement.
The Christian churches OF the Northwest
Iowa district have refused to endorse the
Iowa Constitutional Prohitibtory Amend
ment association, the head offices of which
are in this city. At the district convention
at Sioux City a resolution calling for an
Endorsement of the association in its efforts
to secure statewide prohibition was over
whelmingly defeated. The resolution re-
ceived one vote, that of G. ID. Reed of Sioux
City, a warm friend of H. H. Sawyer. who
recently came here to accept the secretary
ship of the association
The resolution was offered as an amend
ment to one reported by the temperance
committee The recommendation of the
temperance committee. which was adopted,
follows:
I'VE are grateful for tho spread Of the
temperance sentiment all over our common
country. We recognize the fact that there
is not room in our beautiful world for a
victorious saloon and a triumphant church;
that IL the one increases the other must
diminish. We pledge our earnest support to
every worthy effort to rid our state and
our country Of the evils OF the liquor traf-
fic."
Contests, for Scholarships.
A remarkable feature of the opening day
of the state fair was the contest for college
scholarships at Ames on the part of boys
and girls in stock and corn judging and in
cooking and domestic science. There were
forty-one boys in the class and twelve girls.
as follows:
Boys-Frank Beresford, Vinton: Lonnie
Freeman, Norwalk; Austin A Dowell, Bed
ford; Chester Bonewell, Grinnell; Harley
Walker. Ames; g. Frank Chandler, Keller
ton; Frank II. Bliss. Diagonal; Harral A.
Knoxville; Frank Hoover, Oskaloosa; Frank
Brown, Shannon City; A. r.. Patience,
Imogene; Roy Jacobs, Mediapolis; Given G.
Grimes; Mason Stuart, Altoona; Henry s.
Heidman, Granger; George f. Feazell,
Bridgewater; Glenn Hagen, Denmark; Eu-
gene Freeman, Norwalk; Hugh BrScelin,
| Norwalk; Seth Canine, Norwalk RE Nc
Kee, Norwalk; Joe Clark, Norwalk; Carl
Berkhead, Norwalk; Henry Wilson, Nor
| walk; Clarence Shoyer. Norwalk; Ross
| Dickey, Norwalk; George Desenberg, Nor
walk; John Connell, Ames; Floyd Soseman,
Oskaloosa; Lester Smith, Altoona; L. c.
! Shivvers, Knoxville Bloss D. Meter, We'll
don; Ivan Peters, West Liberty; Benjamin
Coxon, West Liberty; Ernest Schroeder,
erty; Roy Wesley, Panora; Bert c.
Holmes, Muscatine; Ray S. McWhorter,
| Burt
Glrls-Annie L. Heldman, Granger; Mil
] bred Dyer Des Molnes Hazel A. Spencer,
/ Clarion; Ruth e. Day, Alton; Hazel Denge,
! Des Moines; Alvina Bekehouse, Slgourney;;
Marion G. Wentworth, State Center; Helen
! A. Wentworth, State Center; Edna Hoover,
Oskaloosa; Carlotte Crowley, Berwick; Lii
| liam Teff, Panora; Harriet H. Mintaley,
Ames.