Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 27, 1916, Page 3

THE OMAHA, THURSDAY I Nebraska i GOUNTY SCHOOL HEADS TOGETHE Conference with State Superin- tendent of Those in Charge of Rural Education, 'CITY SUPERINTENDENTS TODAY (Frém & Staff Correspondent.) INCOLN, Jan. %.—(Special.)—County périntendents of schools are holding a Asion in representative hall which will Jast until tomorrow, when the city super lnlrnd»m- will eonvene and hold until Friday. Thers is the largest attendance of any meeting held for years. Bighty of th [ninty-thts county superintendnts in tho istate were present when the meeting was called o order, It | exspected more will ar- rite who have been delayed by the storm The meeting is run on scientific prin ciples. J. D. French of the superinten- dent's office acts as timekeeper and ref- ‘eree ahd speakers who lead out on the questions under discussion are promptly | bell when | calléd down by the tap of the they have consumed ten minutes. Speak ers who take up the discussions are given five minutes and the bell calls them to time when the five minutes is up. Everybody wants to talk and a« a ma Jority of the superintendents present are women the referce and timekeeper is busy man and the little bell has an im- portant part in the session. tmproving 1t the intention Improve conditions in the especially below th the Grades, is the meeting to country sehools ade, One su- perintendent in discussing the matter of the Iarge pescentage of students who 1ailed to pass the eighth grade examina tions, said that in his county of the % pupils who .took the cighth grade inations hut 15 of them passed 1t was also disclosed that most of the country school teachers had as many as thirty-six claeses a day. Under such a condition it could not be expected that good work could be done. The work of the future will ba built up on @ course of study purely arransed to cover Nebraskn ideas and Nebrask: needs, according to the sentiment of the meeting, Dr. A. E. Winship of the New England Uournal of Education is present and will take pArt in the meeting, delivering an ad dress at some time during the session. while O. . Benson of the Department of Agric at Washington will be here 1omor row, LEEDOM WILL FILE FOR exam- LAND COMMISSIONER | GORDON, Jan. 2%.—(Special.)—Joe ‘W, Leedom, editor of the Gordon Journal, has announced his candidacy for the re publican nomination to the office of com- missioner of public lands and building: Mr. has spent most of his time in the state. 1iis education in a country printing office ‘was supplanted by study in the Univer- sity of Nebraska and Morningside college at Sioux City, where considerable time was spent in the study of politics, eco- nomics and public speaking. Notes from Oxford. OXFORD, Neb., Jan. 2.—(Special.)— Willlam F.Wagner, aged 80, died Mon- day after an extended iliness of paraly- . He leaves & wife and ten children. M. ‘Wagner was one of the early plo- mears of this section, haying homesteaded north of town in the Ts. For years he ‘was considered the strongest man in the country. John Eckmann, the freight engineer who was killed in the Atlanta wreck, ‘was buried here today beside his father, who was run over and killed in the Ox- ford yards ten years ago. A special meeting of the Oxford Com- mercial club was held Monday night to consider wi and means of supplying the demand for modern houses to rent. Bince the trains on the St. Francls branch have started to run out of Ox- ford there have not been enough, avail- able houses to satisfy the demand from the rdilroad men and traveling men who desire to move to Oxford. A committee was appointed to wait upon prospective renters and find their wants and re- port to the club. The Oxford High school held its preliminary debates last night to select e téam to represent the school in the Southweét Nebraska Debating league. From a list of nine contestants David Lindstrom, Leslie Lewis, Wawrence Beall and Ellen Haffey were chesen. The judges were Superintendent Gilbert ot Orleans, Superintendent A. J. Hargett of Arapahoe and W. 1. Thomas of St Joseph, Me. Notes trom Beatrice. BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. The Commercial club held a meeting last evening and decided to hold its annual banquet at the Paddock hotel on the eve- ning of March 7 Mrs. Jda Jensen, wife of Ole Jensen, #n 0ld resident of Beatrice, died last night after a prolonged iliness, aged 6 years. She is survived by her husband and two | daughters, Ralph B, Heniy of Melville, N. D., and Miss Martha Firoved were married at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Ida Firoved, this morning. They will make theélr home on a farm near Melville. Information wos filed erday by County Attorney Messmore against Wil- liam E. Mitchell and Charles McLain, charging them with uttering and passing worthless checks for $23.82 and $2.i0 on two local firms. Both are in jail awalt ing trial. Father Boll of St. Joseph's church in this city was insialled yesterday as dean | of the Beatrice deanery of Roman Catho- lic churches. Bishop Tihen of Lincoln and sikteen priests were in attendance at the The city commissioners held a meeting yesterday afternoon and the purchase of an hose truck for $4,9%. J. A. O'Keefe, court reporter for Judge Raper of Pawnee City, whose home is in this eity, yesterlay filed as a candidate for county judge oa the republican ticket. auto chemical and Laft Case Set for Trial, AURORA, Neb., Jan. %.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Judge E. E. Good began January term of district court here today with & large number of cases to be tried. The Jury will be called for January 81, and the famous dase of the State of Ne- braska against Fred Luff will be the first jury trial unless a change is made in the program. The trial of Luff will begin Monday aftern He is charged with assault on Nels Neison, a neighbor Leedom was born in Nebraska and‘ 26.—(8pecial.)— | contracted for | 'MORE LEGISLATIVE FILINGS | Secretary of State Pool Receives Applications from Several Statesmen {BOTH FOR SENATE AND HOUSE itaff Correspondent.) Jan. 28.—(Special.)—Secre Pool started up his filing mill this morning and ground out a little grist of applications of statesmen who would Itke to se-ve Nebraska in different (From a LINCOLN | tary ot State positions. | Senator D. M. Douthett of Gothenburg, | who served ihe Twenty-fifth district | composed cf the counties of Linc:ln Daw- son and in the last has filed for renomination as a republican Senator Douthett vas one of the staunch republicans of the last session who was not afraid to vote as he felt. A. E. Clark of Gordon is a democrat | and wants to serve his country in the next house of representatives from the Seventy-third district, the district repre-{ sented by Frank M. Broome, editor- statesman-orator in the last session. Mr. Clark is also a newspaper man and thinks he can mak¢ good Anton C. Shallenberger was remembered this morning oy the populists when & pe- tition came in signed by about twenty five members of the people’s independent i party living at Alama who desire his name on the primary ballot for the nom- Ination for con from the Fifth dis- wict. Representative Thomas Lanigan, con- ceded by all to be the handsomest man in the lower house at the last session, with the possible exception of Representative Pe has fi'e for the democratic nomination for senator from the Bight centh district, composed of the counties of Greeley, Hall und Howard. Mr. Lani- gan was one of the young orators of the lower body Keith senate Lloyd C. Thomas of Alliance wants the nomination for representative from the Seventy-third representative district. This is the same district represented by Frank Broome in the last session Retailed Defended In Speech by Gurney COLUMBLU Neb,, Telegram.)—Contrary to the seemingly growing opinion that the retailer is a superfluous middleman in the marketing Jan. %.—(Special of goods and the development of the country, his Is a service that is, and al- ways will be, important, as well as in- dispensable, declared E. R. Gurney, pres- ident of the First National bank of Fre- mont, in an address before the Columbus Commercial club tonight at its get-to-, gether banquet. Vivian Brian, who has just returned | from Chicago following the completion of a course at the College of Auctioneerin laid before the members the plans of his | permanent austion and sales store he 18| establishing here. | Rev. Mr. Griffits also spoke and G. lFrllcholl read an original poem on “The | Platte County Court House." Wedding Follows | University Romance COLUMBUS, Neb., Jan. 26.—(Special Telegram.)—A romance which started while the parties were students at the University of Nebraska, culimnated In the marriage here today of Miss Ma- | thilda Stenger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stenger of this city, retired, to Bd- ward Dale, whose home is in Rushville. | Rev. Neumarker officlated. Miss Stenger, who was In the class of 1914, belonged to the Alpha O girls' sor- ority and Mr, Dale was graduted from electrical éngineering the same year. They left for Omaha tonight and will make their home on a ranch owned by the groom near Allen 8. D, Griffith to Beatrice | Institute for Youth (From a Staff rrespendent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 26.—(Special.)—Dr. G, D, Griffith, second assistant physician at the Lincoln insane asylum, has been ap- pointed by the Board of Control as su- perintendent of the Beatrice Instiute for the Feeble-Minded. Dr, Griffith takes the place of Fast, who was transferred to the Hi ings asylum as Its superinendent. He has had a great deal of experience along the lines necessary and the board belleves he will make a good superintendent. Dr. Superior Puplls Examined, | | SUPERIOR, Neb. Jan. 2.—(Special | Telegram.)—Dr. Johann, medical inspec- |tor of the Lincoin public schools, ex- aminea the pupils of the Buperior schools | yesterday and gave a talk to the patrons at the high school auditorium last night |The local Boara of Education has some |inspector examine the puplls at least |once every year. ! New Hog Serum P . | SUPERIOR, Neb., Jan. —~(Special | Telegram.)—Plans for building a hog {serum plant were completed here last ‘nlghh when Dr. Jaquiss and W, R, Furry of Franklin, bought a plot of ground adjacent to the townsite close to | the railroads. Mr. Furry and Dr. Jaquiss {wil start work on the new plant Feb- ruary I Wanted lots of answers -Some Wants-Ads in exchange for Phone The Bee. of Duroe Jerseys, i , Neb., Jan (8pecial.)—The { Duroc bred sow sale held in Allen Tues- | day by T. J. Overboe was well attended | and good prices prevailed. There were { thirty-elght head sold, averaging $40.20, The top sow was sold to Henry Kuehle of Plainview for $1%. sale Al | | State | the best cure for a bad cold, "HOT TEA BREAKS A COLD—TRY THIS Get a small package orf Hamburg Breast Tea, or as the German folks call it, “Hamburger Brust Thee,” &t any pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful of the tea, put a cup of bolling water upon it, pour through a sieve and drink a teacup full at any time. It ls the most efféctive way to break a cold and cure grip, as it opens the pores, relieving congestion Alr~ loosens the bowels, thus breaking & cold at once It is Inexpensive and entirely vegetable, thereforé harmless.—Advertisement Nebraska \HALL- DISCOVERS MONEY HAS LAPSED Treasurer Declares Cash Funds Held by Departments Should Be Paid In. | ACCOUNTANT MAKDJG SEARCH | (From statt LINCOLN, Jan where in the dark the financial cavern of Nebraska stored about $185,000, or possibly $300,000 scattered around in the cash funds of the differtn departments of the state, which according to State Treasurer George Hall has lapsed and should be placed in the general fund of the state for general | purposes and to pay warrants which may have 1o go to registry Just where the money a Sorrespondent.) (Special.) —Some fathomless depths of is or just how is | much there is the treasurer cannot tell | until after Accountant DeFrance has cast | his ecagle eye over the books and dis- covered the hidden treasure. Most of it he says is from the food department, and which he believes lapsed September 1 last Emmett Glven Positio; Governor Morehead and the State Bank- ing board this morning appointed E. E. Emmett »f Omaha to the vacancy on the board of bank examiners caused by the resignation of Paul Jones, who has gone into the banking business at Elm- wood Addition to Tax 1 State Auditor Smith received today the | last report from land offices containing | the lists of landa proved up last year| which will this year have to be added 1o the taxable property of the state. Alll- ance was the district reporting and showed 747 different tracts of land. This makes a total of 2444 new tracts and | should add considerably to the assessed valuation of the state. Change State Bank. | The First National bank of Brunswick | has changed to a state bank, under the name of the Brunswick State bank, with a capital of $25.000. C. C. Barbour 1s pres- | ident; R. J. Gaines, vice president, and | W. G. Barbour, cashier. | Farm Melp is Scarce. | As spring approaches the labor bureau | at the state iouse is beginning to have trouble in finding men for the farms, especially is it true as regards farmers who desire a man and wife to take charge. There are two applications now | that Commissioner Coffey does not seem able to fill. o NORTON MADE PRESIDENT OF TITLE MEN OF STATE FREMONT, Neb., Jan. 26.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Frank J. Norton of Omaha, act- ing president of the Nebraska Associa- tion of Title Men, was named president of the organization at the closing session here today. Other officers are: Vice presidents, First district, 8. M. Sadler, | Omaha; Second district, W. W. Wyckoff, | York; Third ‘listrict, A. M, Barney, Kear- ney; Fourth district, W, F. Edwards, Holdrege; Fifth ' district, 0. E. Elder, ‘North Platte; secretary-treasurer, Jay C. Moore, Tecumseh, re-elected. ‘The naming of an executive committee Will be left to the officers. The executive committee will select the meeting place for 1917. Twenty-five abstracters were in attendance, FUNERAL OF FIREMAN MOLL WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON HOLDREGHE, Neb., Jan. 26.—(Special Telegram.)=The funeral of Fireman Moll, who was killed in the wreck near At- lanta, will be held from the home of his mother here ‘Thursday afternoon. All the firemen on this division who can arrange to come will attend the services, Accused of Passing Bad C BEATRICE, Necb, Jan. %.—(Special Tel- egram.)—"Bill" Finley, a farm hand, who has been working near Pickrell, this county, was arrested today charged with passing a worthless check for $2.50 on Morris & Whita, grocers. He was iden- tified by Mr. Morris as the party who recelved the money on the check. Nearly $200 has been Secured from Beatrice mer- | chants the last few weeks on this ' money”" game. ek Six-Yenr-u0id Had Uromp, “1 have a little girl ¢ years old who | has a great deal of trouble with croup,” writes W, E. Curry of Evanaville, Ind “I have used Foley's Honey and Tar, ob- talning instant rellef for her. My wife and I also used it and will say it is cough, throat trouble and croup that I ever saw.” Those terrible coughs that seem to tear one to pleces yield to Foley's Honey and Tar. Sold everywhere.—~Adver. tisement. t Court at York. YORK, Neb, Jan February term of district court will be called February 7. Hon. E. E. Good will preside. Only fifty-two civil cases are on the docket. The county and city jails are empty. 1 Shall Pass Through this horld but once; any good, there- tore, that 1 can | do, or any kind- ness that I can | show to an y human being let me do it now, | will examine your eyes and if you need glasses, | will fit the proper correction, and {f you hive not the - ready cash you can arrange to make it in payments, My guarantee is satisfaction, DR. J. T. McCARTHY 1111 W. O. W. Bldg. | —(8pecial.)~The | well as legislative plans | WILSON TAKES THE WHIP IN HIS HAND Tells Demooratic House Leader to Speed Up Legislation So Can Adjourn in June, TO SPEAK EXmPORANEOUSLY WASHIN 'ON, Jan Agita tion for greater congressional activity on the administrative legis | lative program received new impetus today when President Wilson asked Majority Leader Kitchin to “speed up” work on the house side of the capitol and made arrangements for discussing the subject with other leaders of both houses tomorrow The president is anxious that con | gress finish its work and adjourn in June before the political conven tions, 26 Ontatanding Feature. The outstanding features of the legls lative program for the next few months as Mr. Kitchin foresees them, ave A tariff commission bill will be re ported by mittee No revenue measure is likely to be reported unti! and . naval committees bring in their bills This may be weeks or months No new waterways projects new public sidered. An anti-dumping clause law may be reported luter The president virtually his preparations for leaving Washington tomorrow at midnight for New Yor! where he will speak Thursday and night. The program of addresses the ways and means com after the milltary and no building ills will be con for the tar(f has as were dlscussed with the cabinet during the day. 1ie said that all of the speeches in the middl west would be extemporaneous, althous he has earefully thought out the genera tenor of his remarks Wil Address ¥ NEW YORK, Jan. 26.—Prosident Wilsor it was announced tonight, has consented to begin his campalgn of speech-making for nationa! defense here at noon Thurs day by addressing the clerieal conference of the New York federation of churches The president will be presented with ar address signed by 3,500 clergymen In ap. preciation of his efforts for peace. Rt 8. Baward Young, pastor of the Tedford Presbyterian church of Brookiyn preside. enchers, CHICAGO OFFICES HANDLE MOST WIRE MESSAGES CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-C. H, Gaunt, for merly superintendent of the Pacific coast division of the Western Unlon Telegraph company, has been appointed general manager of the Western Union for the ! western division with headquarters fin | Chicago. This division Includes ten states between the Pennsylvania line and the Missouri river. The atatement v made that Chicago is the largest tele- graph office in the world In point of mes- sages handled. Pain Gone! Rub Sore, Rheumatic Aching Joints Rub pain away with a small trial bottle of ‘old ‘‘8t, Jacob’s Oil.”’ Stop “dosin; nhiumltllm It's pain only; not one case In fifty requires internal treatment., Rub sooth- ing, penetrating “'€t, Jacobs Oil” right on the “tender spot,” and by the time you say Jack Robinson—out comes the rheu matic pain and distress, “'St. Jacobs OH" is & harmless theumatism liniment which rever disappoints and doesn’'t burn the skin, It takes pain, soreness and stiff- neas from aching joints, muscles and bones; stops sciatica, lumbago, backache | and neuralgia, Limber up! Get a small trial bottle of old-time, honest “St. Jacobs ONl" from any drug store, and in a moment youll Don't suffer! Rub rheumatism away.— Advertisement, 1\‘ 'nfl'n Greatest Remedy. L and o.u- SERVICE (10()[) WORK Made to Order They are used today more extensively than ever befors in almost all lines of work Look ! the newspapers, msgazines and cir cular Matter going through the mailsthey are all illustrated by engravings Toll us the purposs for which you wish 1o use engravings and we'll tell you how to have them made. That's our business, mak- ing photo engraved plates operste electrotype and Sotype plants under the san roof. Can furnish any c<nd of printing plates WE CAN DELIVER CAREFULLY SCREENED COAL PROMPTLY McCaffrey Bros. Co. TYLER 40 completed | afternoon | will | Avproved by Harvey W. Wiley, Director Geod Housekeeping Bureau of Foods, Sanitation and Heallh. Q‘O U.S. PAT. GOOD LOOKS REFLECT GOOD HEALTH 'OU can’t have bright eyes and a smooth, elear skin if the fer- menting waste products of eonstipation are poisoning your system, Constipation is the chief cause not only of poor complexions, but of three quarters of the ilinesses from which women suffer. Heed the danger signals of pallid skin, poor eyesight, headaches— * check constipation before it is too late. Not with laxative drugs which .physic and firritate and later brlu "about reactions which make you 'reg- | ularly dependent upon them. Bring | about natural conditions, Nature's | | highest form of the pure white min- eral oil recommended by leading doctors the world over for constipation. Nujol does not act by irritation but by lubrication—by softening the intestinal contents and facilitating natural action in a purely mechanical way. Nujol is colorless, odorless, tasteless. It can be taken by anyone, even the youngest child, in any quantity, without danger. Write for booklet, ‘‘The Rational Treatment of Constipation.'’ If your druggist hasn’t it, we will send a pint bottle of Nujol prepaid to any point in the United States on receipt of 75¢c—money order or stamps. way—with Nujol. Nujol is the STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) Bayonne New Jersey | i | -Gr?sap This Opportunit Going Out of | RUBEL’S [Guol Splendid Stock of High Grade Home Furnishings GOING AND GOING FAST | & AT LESS THAN WHOLESALE PRICES ' Buy furniture, rugs, draperies and stoves now in this big sale. Don't wait—yon may never have another chance to buy at less tHan wholesdle and we will arrange easy terms, if you desire, on any purchases you wish to make at the same low prices. Rubel Furniture Co., 1513-15 Howard Street A DAGGER IN THE BAC That's the woman's dread when she) gets up in the morning to atart the day’s work. “Oh! how my back aches.” GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Ofl Capsules taken to- day . cases the backache of tomorrow: taken every day ends the backache for all tme. Don't delay. What's the use of sulfering? Hegin taking GOLD MEDAL) Haarlem Oil Capsuies today and be re- /B | Going Out of Business Sale Winter Office Comfort Extremes of weather are the real test of an office building. It is then that the little things count. This building has not only a vacuum heating system, but is metal weather stripped. The court provides wonderful lieved tomorro three or four 2 2 every day and be permanently free from ventilation. | Pt 15, got GOLI MBDAL Hince 100 | GOLD MBBAL Haarlem OIf has been The building is always practically full, because of et of e eeibartants faving its popularity, but occasional changes offer oppor- granted a special charter authorizing it tunities to get choice offices, While the list below is all we have to offer today, there may be something preparation and sale, The housewife o {olland would almost as soon be with- (Inlll I))lfllfll as she wnuldhwllhnu: )l;*r l‘(-;"\v Juteh ) e’ q it ie 1 3 3! H 7 I OOLD MEDAL Tacham J00 "Elnetter] which will just suit you. If not, let us know your re- This-is‘the one reason why you will find| women and children of Holland sc sturdy and robust GOLD MEDAL are the pure, Haarlem Ol Caprules imported direst from the laboratorles in Haarlem. Hol- land.” But be sure to get GOLD MEDAL. Look' for the name on every box. Sold) by reliable druggists in sealed packages| at 2, Wc and $1.06. Money refunded if] they .do not help Accept only the| GOLD MEDAL, All others are imitations. Advertisement. quirements and we will watch for an opportunity to take care of you when the first change occurs THE BEE BUILDING “The building that is always new’’ origina)) 2 Choice office suite, north light, very d Room 22 sirable for two doctors or dentis waiting room and two private office 6520 square feet $45.00 The Treatment of Influenza orl.afinp Room 619— On the beautiful court of the bulldlnl, size 1356 square feet - $10.00 Only vacant room on the 17th street Room 636— L(‘ul s to read of side of the bullding. Faces directly on 5y pod o .nm. N5 n:"‘l':n':."'f Seventeenth street. Partition for pris vate office and vnmnu room. square feet ........ B At the head of the stairs, on the floor Room 10 opposite The Bee business office. Size 270 square feet. Would be lDchllly use- ful for a real estate firm. Clllll, . James Bell, of New York Oity. Size 187 sayshe 18 convinced that oo much medica- llq# 1" Weaj innecessary and Iujunou e he led to & case of la grippe, the $30.00 Apply to Building Superintendent, loom 108, iAN INVESTMEN] THAT PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS A BEE WANT AD