Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-22
BISHOP FOR MALLY ACCEPTS
State superintendent Will Go to Iowa
College at Ames.
LEAVES AT CLOSE OF TERM
General Freight Agent waEar APP
pears Before Commission in re-
spect TO BELT Line COM
plant.
rFom a staff Correspondent)


VIII remove to that place the first OF the |
year. Mr.. Bishop today gave out the fol- |
lowing statement to the school people of
Nebraska:
The many inquiries coming to me ind-
eate your interest in my decision relative
10 becoming candidate for reelection as
state superintendent OF public instruction.
IN response to your kindly interest, l am
laking this general way Of saying to you
that have accepted the position to which
elected at Ames and shall take up my work
there Immediately after the close of my
The kind words you have expressed rel
alive to me and my work with you have
almost persuaded ma to decide otherwise,
OF field Of usefulness in the work in our
sister state make me feel that my decision
Is best, even though 1t brings with 1t the
ieehng OF regret that is suggested by the
breakin gof pleasant associations of friends
personal and professonal-made in the
last eighteen years of educational work in
Nebraska. / shall miss Nebraska more
than Nebraska will miss me. Your express
slons OF appreciation of my work with you
Is assurance to me that whatever of good
[ may have been able to encourage will be
continued by the loyal, efficient hands
which are now working with me.
IL Is my earnest desire to close up my
term OF office I'm the best-way possible
With that end in view 1 shall endeavor to
continue TO cooperate with you at every
point and TO leave In the best possible con-
dition all affairs connected with the office
as concerned with all interests entrusted TO
me. The omission of the activities OF the
campaign this season leaves me free to
unite with you in closing my administra-
zion to the best advantage.
thanking you for your interest, loyalty
ana assistance In the great work we have
mad and yet have In charge, and trusting
that the last quarter of this administra ton
term may be the best in effective service
lot the state, am sincerely yours.
"a Perdue Files.
Upon the official announcement that Mr.
l3lSh0n would not
election to the office of state superin-
tendent filed his name with the secretary
OF state this afternoon as a candidate for
the republican nomination to that office.
MT Perdue was appointed deputy state SUI
perlntendent January, 1909 while county
superintendent OF Madison county. resign
ing to take his present place. He has been
ldentified with school work since 1895 in
Madison county, having been city SUPER
intendent at Madison and at Tilden he
tore being elected county superintendent.
his training includes high school, normal
school and college work. His present posi-
'ioh mas enabled him to visit practically
every part Of the state and he is in close
touch with the schools of the state.
Mr. Perdue's experience on the committee
Tor life professional certificates, of which
ne has been member for the last three
years has convinced him, he says. that
the normal courses both in the state
schoois and in the private and denomina-
tional schools, should be as definite in the
quantity OF work required as is the stan
dard college course; There should. how
ever. be the same f,ekfbiiity of choice as to
subject matter as exists In the standard
college courses This result should he
Drought ABOUT gradually, as not to in
convenience seriously the students who
Already anrnllad in ~
MAJ schools and normal departments OF
colleges The course should be formulate
by united conference of the state super
intendent, the committee for life profes
slonaI certificates, and representatives NJ
each of the schools offering the norma
courses. Entrance requirements should h,
clearly defined, and equivalents SO far n,
possible worked out by this conferences
Wagar Admits 1t All.
General Freight Agent Wagar OF Nh,
Missouri Pacific railroad, who has chare
VI JUS attairs In Omaha, was before tn,
railway commission this morning 70 "a
' al the allegations made against hin
Dy the railroads and, shippers doing busi
ness over his road. The charges were thu
the Missouri Pacific belt line had change,
rates without permission of the con,p,ts
sion and had Disseminated against shin
PeFs ana railroads and in some instance
uu refused TO accept shipments Mr.
NAsar said the things charged vera FRI,
anu ne was sorry, but laid II all to a lacI
OF information on the law, he being nov
10 the state. He promised to repund =,
'Vercharges, restore the old rates ana y
good, ana the commission took him at hi
word Later he said the company wonI
Apply LOT permission to increase rates
Law for Sane Fourth.
laOtal
the way of a safe and sane Tourth :
July which prohibits the sale 90 ,o,, =. =
VolVers, blank cartridges and ,firecra cl,ar
OF certain length being sold or kent ~
sale. The law is as follows:
S"ection 1 CToy revolvers hIanl a.,
tridges firecrackers). No person SHAH ne,
sell otter Tor sale or keep for sale witbi
this state any toy revolvers shootfnp hlon
cartridges. blank cartridges for toy -
Volvers, toy or firecrackers mora ~
live inches in length and more than tbroe
quarters OF ain inch in diameter; provide
caps containing dynamite may be useJ
kept for sale or sold when needed n
mining purposes or for danger signaIs
for other necessary uses
Section violation of act-napalt,,, A.
person violating the provisions of mis- o.
shall be fined not exceeding 500 or +
imprisoned In the county jail not exceaI
ing thirty days. This act shall take effee
and be in force from January l. 1910"
Colonel Majors Files.
Thomas j. Majors. at present a memb,
OF the senate from Nemaha county. file
his name with the secretary of state I,
day as candidate for representative fro,
the Fifth district. including Nemaba an
johnson counties Colonel Majors filed
statement that he would vote for the cand
date for the senate who received the biel
est number OF votes at the Noyemb,
election He is a candidate on the repul
lean ticket.
Prohibition WhisIxey.
Joe Silvers is another back-slider. In
as the wings were sprouting on numero,
angels around here. Joe ups and gets a
rested for carrying concealed weapons
he had been decent about the little matte
probably the scouts would not have ~
onto him, but he wasn't He made 4,
mistake or taking a couple of shots AT n
blue sky or something else in the neigl
borhood OF the home OF his father. SO !
was fined $40 and costs which he is no