Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-27
NeUcaSka
aERE'S CHANCE FOX EDITORS
Men at Lincoln Convention May Com
pete for Cash Prize.
JOHNS GETS CONGRATULATIONS
secretary of Press Association Given
Credit for Working Up Attend
Rnce--DeIegates Royalty
Treated.
JOHNS GETS CONGRATULATIONS
(From a start Correspondent.)

LINCOLN, May 26-(special )-within
the next ten days the editors and newspa-
per men who attended the annual press
association will have an opportunity to
show what kind of writer's they are by
competing for the $500 in prizes which was
hung UP by the Commercial club Of Lin
coin for the best article on the future of
the city. The editors had ample oppor-
tunty to see the town and get acquainted
with It's people, so the Commercial club is
expecting considerable favorable advertis-
ing.
The meeting this year was considered a
success and Secretary Johns was congrat-
uiated for the interest he took in securing
pledges in advance from editors that they
would attend, even though the attendance
fell short of the predictions of President
Ludi that the registration would reach go
or 300.
From the published registration list it is
very evident that the type foundries, the
paper companies, the engravers and those
having something to sell to the prosperous
editors believed there was a chance to do
business, for they were on hand and helped
to look after the convention. Lincoln pro-
duced twenty-four representatives of news
papers and trade journals This large reg
istraton from Lincoln, Of course, made up
considerable of the total registration, but
these Lincoln newspaper men helped ma
terlaly in looking after the convention.
woman Editors Present.
According to the published registration
list there were 1873 men present; forty-nine
women wives and daughters of the Sedi-
tors, though in some instances the women
were at the head of papers There were
1903 newspapers listed in the registration.
4raI I'D he
Historical society registered three persons;
paper companies had three representatives;
type foundries were represented by six,
while the representatives of press associa-
ticps numbered six; engravers one. and an
eastern publication, one. In the list of
newspapers represented there were several
Implications including four representatives
from one Lincoln labor paper, five from
another Lincoln paper two from Grand
Island paper, two from a Palmyra paper
and two from a Madison paper. The regis
tration shows that prosperity has struck
the editions good and plenty" for several
of them were not only accompanied by
their wives, but brought along sons and
daughters as we'll President Ludi was ac-
companied by his three daughters.
The editors were entertained by the
faculty of the state university at a picnic
by the Commercial club and were guests of
the Lincoln base ball team and the Com
mercia. club for an inspection of the in
dustrial exposition, what the convention
lacked in numbers it made up in a good
time. t'.AE
The statement by President Ludl that
Omaha had treated the editors coldly and
that Ap shad ATitter -tosthe Omaha boosters
that the convention would not go to the
metropolis without a $4,000 bond was put
up to insure the editors a good time was
evidently not taken seriously, for the edi-
tors voted unanimously to hold the next
meeting in the big city.
The association decided to get itself on a
more sure footing and be more business
like. so the annual dues were Increased
and every effort will be put forth to help
President-elect Woods make the next meet
ing the best in the history of the associa-
ton. The four-fifths of the editors of the
state who failed to attend this convention
will be urged to join the association and
boost, for bigger meetings.
.t,F Nebraska state Institute.
State Superintendent Bishop has issued
the followin;
The Nebraska State institute, which
meets in Lincoln, May 30 to June H. offers
q course of instruction in almost every
phase of educational work Every mail
brings to the office of the state superin-
tendeht requests for enrolment and the in
dicatlons are that there Will be large
gathering of teachers In Lincoln next week
The, section for institute instructors is a
comparatively new feature in Nebraska
but enrolment blanks received from num-
Der Of school men and school women show
that there will be a strong class registered
TO- this work.
The University Of Nebraska will conduct
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