Show ASSIN CLAIMS i Y ANOTHER prefect of police of moscow murdered while receiving petitions he was one the azars czars personal friends moscow july 11 major general count prefect ot police here and formerly attached to the ministry of the interior was assassinated athla morning allo receiving petitions one of the petitioners petition ers drew a revolver and alred five times at the prefect who fell dead the assassin was arrested the assassin waited in the anteroom of the prefecture until the other peti had been received and then entering the audience room he advanced toward count ott firing five shots at close range the bullets passed through the body of the pra feet the assassin who was dressed as a peasant has not been identified he was recently arrested as a political suspect but escaped from the police station before his examination personal friend of czar st petersburg july 11 the assassination si of prefect of police count ott of moscow Is today considered to be a purely political crime as the count was not yet 40 years of age and was regarded as being one of the best type of russian officials he came from one of the most famous families in russia the count was a son of count peter the statesman who represented russia at the berlin conference was formerly colonel of the guard regiment known as the st petersburg and was one of emperor nicholas personal friends As prefect of odessa when he succeeded general Zet enoi who was extremely severe count oft earned the esteem of all by his firm but lenient course making himself particularly popular with the students the impression exists here that the count was killed for preserving order the will not be allowed to meet at moscow july 19 although this act is simply in execution of the orders of the governor general issued previous to the assassination of the prefect NEW NAVY new york july 11 A st petersburg despatch to the world says the navy department having resolved to build a powerful new navy has instructed ted charles M schwab to make plans for new wharves giving the exact almo in which the work can be completed INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION portland maine july 11 at the seventy fifth convention of the institute of education which began here today there were present among the members president charles W elliot of harvard president carroll D wryght of clark college mrs frederick scoff president of the national congress of mothers miss eva perry moore of the national asso elation of collegiate alumni and W 0 valette ot the educational committee of the general federation of clubs arthur D call of part tord conn in an address said he had put to at least five ot the prominent educators of every state territory and dependency of the united states the question do you believe that direct and definite instruction in ethics is desirable in our public schools answers he said were as follows eight per cent gave it up thirty five per cent said no 57 per cent said yes mr call declared that ho was more convinced than ever of the supreme value to society of sane healthy enthusiastic ethically minded teachers arthur H chamberlain professor of education throop institute of pasadena california spoke on motive and content of the elementary curriculum marching through the city from house to bouse demanding the lowering of rents by twenty per cent many proprietors prie tors out oe tear complied with the demands of the striker |