THE: BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, DIH'EM HER -30, 1UU.
Nebraska
STATE SUPERINTENDENTS SEC
RETARY ENGAGES IN BUSINESS,
Nebraska
THOMAS SELECTS A
PART OF HIS FORCE
State Superintendent Will Hare
Skilled School Worker Associ
ated with Him in His Labon.
TO WORK FOB RURAL SCHOOLS
Will Seek Greater Prrauuia tor
Teacher n Labor to. Keep Bora
' ' and Girl of Nebraska
f ' ' tbe farm. '
Nebraska
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
UNCOIN, Iec. 29.-(Spertal.) Stats
Supartntendent-clect A. O. Thomas has
made a selection of a portion of his of
fice' force, though he has assigned none
iot them yrt.to any particular. Position.
Soma of them will begin work with him
when ha takes charge of the affairs of
the state superintendent's office on Janu.
ary 7, while others will be assigned as
they are needed. Members of the old
foroe will not be turned out In the cold
world at once, but will be given a chance
to secure other positions before they are
let out
Hls$ Alice Stanley of Kearney will hold
one of the new positions. Miss Stanley
was educated In the schools of Michigan,
'in the New Mexico Agricultural college,
and holds a bachelor's degree. She se
cured business training In the Detroit
Business university. She was an assistant
to Dr. Thomas while president ot . the
Kearney Normal school, and had much
to do with the organization of that school.
She filled the position of secretary to the
president and was his assistant for many
years.
" .Picks Sarpy Man. -.-
Superintendent H. A. Collins of Sarpy
county has been for the fourth time
elected county superintendent of that
county. He is a graduate of the Fremont
Norman and also of the Nebraska state
university. He is conslderede one of the
real ltva wires in educational work In Ne
braska, . ,
A.-V. Teed Is county superintendent of
Dixon county, having been elected to that
position sis times., He is one of the oldest
county- superintendents from point of
service In the state, and has built up a
strong school system in Dixon oounty.
Mlns Lulu Wolford is county, superin
tendent of Pawnee county, having served
two terms. She was formerly connected
with the state superintendent's office,
during the administration of State Su
perintendent E. C. Blrfiop, assisting in
the domestic science and manual training
department in the boys and girls or
ganisation of tha state.
, Owen P. Stewart , Is superintendent of
schools at Sterling. Mr. , Stewart is a
graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan univer
sity and has been a very successful edu
cator. It Is probablo that his work will
be in the department of certification.
Prof. J. D. French is one of the best
known educators In the state, having
been county superintendent of Saline,
county, city superintendent of schools at
Broken Bow and was several years city
superintendent of schools at ' Hastings.
He served one term as president of the
State Teachers' association. . He will also
be conected with the Board of Examina
tion and CertMlcationi i At present he re
sides in- Lincoln..' -..: i ; .(.-; r
Retains Gregory.
O. ' A.' '6regory, who has been connected
with the normal training department of
the present state superintendent's' office
will be retained in that department for a
tlem at least, according to Dr. Thomas.
Dr. Thomas also announces that there
will be a consolidation of the department
of examination ' and certification. . Dr.
Thomas , also announces that there will
be no apaclal efforts along the following
six lines:
To take up the problem from the stand
point of the taxpayer as well as from the
standpoint of the teacher and the pupil.
To strengthen the work wherevr pos
sible throuphout the entire system of
education, and to emphasize especially
the work of rural schools. Including the
training of .teachers' especially for rural
schools, to give longer tenure and higher
requirements for county superintendents.
To emphasise the essentials of the
common school . education and to give
greater thoroughness to those thts with
which every citizen has to deal, together
with a wider use t life materials !h edu
cation. To give such an education aa will tend
to keep the boys and ftrls on the farm,
which ' presents .Nebraska's greatest op
portnnity. ,
Ts&lve greater permanecy tor the pro
fession of teaching, and to co-operate
with all those who wUh to make tha
schools of Nebraska the best, the country
affords. . . i .
Simplified, effective school laws.
Mr Thomas wishes to. express publicly
his appreciation of. the courtesies of Su
perintendent Delsell and his assistant In
opening their records to him and assist
. ing him to such information as he may
need .' in acquainting himself with the
affairs of the office. ;
SCHOOL MONEY APPORTIONED
,
Superintendent Deliell Makes Hit
Last Division of Nebraska Cash.
DOUGLAS GETS NEAR $40,000
Laaeaster Cornea "eeoad with As.
ftortloaaneat of Nlaeteea Tboa
ana Total Over Three Haa
aired Thoosaads Dollars.
MIS? JENNIE B. ADAMS.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Dec. 29. (Special.) Miss
Jennie B. Adams, secretary and head of
the department of finance ot the state
superintendent's ' office, has accepted a
position with the Teachers' Casualty Vn
derwrlters of' the Pioneer Insurance com
pany of Lincoln.
Miss Adams was appointed secretary
in the state superintendent's office1 by
State Superintendent Jackson, and has
served in that capacity during each of
the succeeding administrations under
Superintendents Fowler, McBrlcn, Bishop
Crabtree and Delzcll. During her long
term of service she has made a host of
friends among the school people ot the
state.
Cone Promises to Run
House for $11,4000 for
Employers' Salaries
From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Dec. 29.-Special.)-Tren-
more Cone of Wahoo has launched his
boom for chief clerk of the lower house or
th Nebraska legislature. He .called on
the governor this morning In an effort.
so it la said, to enlist the executive in
his behalf. However, Governor Morehead
haa declined to boost any particular can
didate foi1 a legislative office so far dur
ing the campaign and it Is not probable
the efforts jf Mr. Cone were successful.
Mr. Cone has been working. his cam
paign on the sly .nd has sent a letter to
all members of the legislature In which
he lines out a ' program of ': reform and
economy In which he proposes to cut down
expenses aaiaxlngly. In fact, Mr. Cone
puts the figures in cold type and says
he will run the legislature for $11,400 on
the expense of employes alone. He pro
poses to eliminate forty employes and
run the thing so that "there will not be
twenty engrossing clerks sitting in tha
gallery at S3 a day with a holler for over
time." ' . , . , . . . ,
Mr. Cone was engrossing clerk In 1831,
a member in 1907 and chief clerk In 1909.
EX-LAND COMMISSIONER
EATON IS NOW EXAMINER
(From a Staff Correspondent. ,
LINCOLN, Dec. 9.-(Speclal.-E. J.
Bodwell ot Beatrice has resigned as a
member of the Board of Examiners of
State Normal Schools and State Superin
tendent Delsell has appointed Superin
tendent Henry M. Eaton of Emerson to
the vacancy. Mr. Eaton .was formerly
land commissioner of the state.
Spenrer senatorial contest, will probably
be sent to Lincoln tolay by express for
disposition by a committee from the
senate. It will require three large dry
goods boxes to eonvey the ballots to the
capital city.
Edgard Allen Vaughn of Toronto, Can
ada, and Mlas Tulah Foresman of Fort
- '- - .- - ....'. L' IJI - .' ..
Riley, Kan., were married Monday by
Judge AValden.
Hauxnr Bros, began harvesting Ice on
the Blue river Monday. The Ice Is from
nine to twelve Inches In thickness and
of excellent quality.
Announcement was received Monday of
tha marriage of Antolnn lllllyer, prin
cipal of the Beatrice High school, anil
Miss Vera Wilt, which occurred last
Saturday at the home of the brldo's par-,
ents at Cedar Rnplds, la. Mr. HillVer
lias been connected with the Beatrlca
schools for the last seven years, sr.d 'Ills
wife waa until recently employed In' a
millinery store In this city.
(From a Staff Co-respondent.)
LINCOLN, Dec. 2K (SpeclaJ,-ate
Superintendent James E. Deliell has
made the semi-annual appropriation of
school funds to the several districts of
the state. It being shown that there are
5,5SO school children of school age, and
the amount from which the apportionment
Is made Is 1332,421.62. The apportionment
Is derived from the following sources, 'as
certified to the superintendent by the
state treasurer: -
Interest on bonds ..SlST.tpb.M
Interest on warrants a.4i m
Game ami fieh licenses 6,642.00
Mate school taxes 3J.2U
Interest on school and saline
. '""n 49.840 22
Lease on school and saline lands. "5,tol.9J
J.
J.
Total H32,421.ttf
Douglas county receiving the largest
amount by reason of the fact that It has
a. larger number of school children. The
dumber for that county being 42,815, with
the amount $38,931.64. Lancaster county
stands second with 21,329 children, with
119,394.44 to divide.
Following la the list:
Adams ..; 5,fc:johnson S.1S4
Antelope 4.8.M Kearney 2,2-9
Arthur 4a Keith 9M
Manner StXKeya Paha... 1,071
Blaine R Kimball 73
Boone 3,92i'Knnx ' .o-
Box Butte 1,7 Lancaster .... 19.SH4
DEATH RECORD
Mrs. Allen Morn,
Mrs. Ellen Moran, mother of
Moran, Walter Moran and Mrs,
Garland of Omaha, and Thomas Moran
of Los Angeles, died at Los Angeles,
Cal., yesterday, after an Illness of only
three days.. i?he)had been In frail health
for some years and had spent the win
ters of the last f w years at Los Angeles.
Mrs. Moran was born In Blackburn,
England, In Juno, IWl, She came to
America In 18S4, coming directly to
Omaha, which had been her residence
ever since Her body will bo brought
back to Omaha for Interment by the
side of her husband, in Holy Sepulchre
cemetery
William It. Raboek.
CAMBRIDGE, Nob., Dec. 29.-Speclal
Telegram.) William H. Babcock, a well
known farmer resident, . was burled here
today. He was killed at Ipava, 111., last
Sunday by a train. The family here doea
not know tha dotalls ot the accident.
The only Injuries appear on the head.
lioyd
Brown
Huffalo
Burt ....
Butler .,
Cass ....
Cedar ..
Chase
2.S2( Lincoln
. 1.9lx)gan ...i.
6.444 Loup
t, 7;x Madison ..
4.4SiMcPherson
6,301 Merrick 3.0oi
6,141 Morrill 1.814
9A2Nance 2 471
4,6
Cherry 7f Nemaha
Cheyenne .; 1,61! Nuckolls -.
Cly 8,99: Otoe
Colfax 3.S0: Pawnee ...
Cuming 4,2 Perkins ..
Custer 7,is: Phelps ...
Dakota, 2,04-,Pierce ....
Dawes 2.02 Platte ...
Dawson 4,l(KlPo1"
Deuel 4T1 Red Wlllo
GRAPE GROWING THEME
OF ORGANIZED AGRICULTURE
'A ' '
(From a Staff Correspondence.) '
LINCOLN, . Dec 29. Specla.)-Com-mercially
grape growing In Nebraska wilt
bo discussed in detail at the session of
tha State Horticultural society Thursday
morning, January ill - During. the week
of Organised Agriculture, January 18 to
23, the State .Horticultural society will
be In charge ot the apple show at the
Auditorium.
Tha grape Industry Is expanding rap
idly In Nebraska and the Investment Is
becoming larger each year. Douglas
county is at the head of the list in the
matter of vineyards In Nebraska. Suc
cessful grape growers from all parts of
the state will be asked to relate their
experiences.
The Nebrsska State Beekeepers'- as
sociation will Join with the horticultural
society In the session of January 21.
Prof. Myron H. Swenk of the state uni
versity will deliver an Illustrated lecturo
on 'The Value of Bees ss Pollinators of
Fruit Blossoms." . -
PERRY HOWARD BEGINS ...
: j " ANNEXATION CAMPAIGN,
i - $ ,. j r- "a
Fiom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN., Dec. 29. (Special.) Jerry
Howard was a caller at the state house
this afternoon to take the first steps
toward the annexation of South Omaha
and the rest of ' the towns around, the
metropolis. Jerry said there was no get
ting around It thiB time, the people were
for It and the legislature was going to
be with, the people. .
In connection with his visit he invited
Governor Morehead to attend a big mass
meting In Omaha on January S when a
discussion of the Hitchcock bill will be
had in connection with other Important
things. The governor was glad to accept
the invitation and will attend. As soon
as the legislature convenes Mr, Howard
will extend an urgent Invitation to the
menVbcrs to attend the meting and he
feels that they will generally respond.
Mr. Howard Is also anxious to secure tha
donation of the cannon used during tha
labor troubles in Omaha for, the city of
South Omaha. -
WOLVES FIND SHEEP HERDS
TO BE OF FINEST PICKING
' (From Staff ' Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Deo. 29. (Special.) Accord
ing to. the 1914 report of the' secretary of
the State Board of Agriculture, 6,696,
head of sheep were killed by wolves dur
ing the year ending April 1, 1914. This
total Is based on the reports of owners
to the precinct assessors.
, During the same period dogs killed 646
sheep. The sheep Industry seems to be
making sure and certain gains in the
state.
The number of dogs in the state is
placed at 96,196. In a number of localities
dog fanciers are devoting their atten
tion to the breeding of dogs. .1
Dixon
Dodge
Douglas ..
Dundy ....
Fillmore .
Franklin .
Fronter ..
Furnas ...
Gage
Garden ...
Garfield .
Gosper . . ,
Grant
Greeley ...
Hall
Hamilton
Harlan ...
Hayes
Hitchcock
Holt
Hooker ...
Howard ..
Jefferson .
s KiuRichardson ..,
6,6 Rock
38.fWl?aJlne v
li04arpy
a AIT Saunders .....
j 263 Scott's Bluff.
g'4K Seward
3 2oi Sheridan ....
7'ol Sherman
1.331 flou
1 212 Stanton
1,493 Thayer
40-Thurston ....
1733 Valley
6.699 Thomas
3 0 ;6 Washington
jinoy
934 Webster
14X4 Wheeler
,4,621 York
396
S.612 Total
2,6t
EXPORTS EXCEED IMP0RT9
EIGHTY-EIGHT MILLIONS
WASHINGTON. Dec .-Secretary
Redfield today told President Wilson and
the cabinet that exports from the United
States during December until December
26, exceeded the Imports by $ss,000,000.
3.739
3.319
R,7T,
t,W
615
2.0.
8, 35
6.10$
1.777
2.941V
4,704
, 1.01
4.6
2.D37
6.496
S.RH
, 4,619
1.92
2.643
1.39
2,3fil
3.631
2.874
2,6-
618
, S.8S-
, s.ovr
, 3,0
, 4,296
S332.421
Notes from Beatrice.
BEATRICE. Neb., Dec. 29.-(Speclal.)
Mrs. Ethel McCann Jones, daughter of
Postmaster J. R. McCann of this city,
died here Monday morning after an Ill
ness of nine weeks, aged 24 years.
The little town of Kllley gave the Bel
gian fund a boost of 111.30 Monday. The
fund now amounts to $1,042.96.
The election ballots from Gaga and
Pawnea counties, In the Neumann-
NO NEBRASKA BUILDING
AT PANAMA EXPOSITION
(From a Staff Correspondent.
LINCOLN, , Deo. . (Speolal.) Ne
braska will not have a state building at
the Panama-Pacific exposition, the ef
forts 'Of the committee to secure funds
having' not been' successful. The project I
was a fllure because the people or the
state did not seem to take enough In-
terest In the matter to donate and the
railroads which were expected to help !
failed to do their part.
Lieutenant McKelvIe, at the head of '
the committee, collected $3,267.97, and It !
took all but $1,332.76 to collect It The '
amount collected from the school chil
dren of h9 state and turned over to
Secretary Mellor ot the State Board of
Agriculture, aa a member of the commit
tee, is still on deposit In the First Na
tional bank pf Lincoln and, according to
Mr. Mellor, Will be returned to the donors
In full, nothing having been spent as ex
BsJklsslaSBstaBsaa1
PROSPECTING FOR.
OIL BEGINS AT TRYON
TRTON, Neb., Dec. 2s.(Special.)
Holloway Brothers commenced drilling
for oil yesterday morning near tTls city.
A company has been organised at North
Platte Us" co-operate with Holloway
Brothers in prospecting for oil on their
farms; At the present time $25,000 haa
been pledged for this purpose. Tha
drilling is being done by Holloway
Brothers for tha purpose of demonstrate
ln$ that they can strike tha oil at ninety,
three feet and then go through forty-five
feet of the oil in tha sand. Several
North Platte men with an expert are
here. Oil experts who have gone over
this section thoroughly say that oil will
do round nore m paying quantities at a
depth of $.000 feet When the forty-flvo
feet of oil Is shown to the North Platte
company It will Immediately put In a
deep well machine which the company
has secured.
MIS DAY PAYS VISIT
TO HER LINCOLN FRIENDS
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Deo. .(Speclafc) Miss
Anna V. Day, formerly connected with
the state superintendent's office of this
state, but now dean of women of the
State Normal school at Milwaukee, called
at ' the superintendent's - office today on
her way to visit her old home at Beatrice.
Ibeai's Hearlna- Batarday.'
BEATRICE, Neb., Dec. 29. (Special Tel
egram.) William I ben, tha . Wymora
farmer who shot and seriously wounded
John Trauernicht at the Farmers' House
a few weeks ago, was arraigned today
In Justice court on the charge of shoot
ing Trauernicht with Intent to murder.
He pleaded not guilty and his case was
set for hearing next Saturday morning.
Bond was refused and he was remanded
to JalL ....
Trauernicht Is recovering.
Baeklen'a Am Ira Salve
cured Ben Pool of Threet. Ala., after
being dragged over a gravel roadbed,
soothing, healing antiseptic, 25a All dVug
g 1st. Advertisement. -.
Frank Raster Dies of Loekjaw.
LUSHTON, Neb., Dec. .-( Special.)
Frank Busier, who had his hand badly
mangled In a corn shelter about ten days
ago, died at his home Sunday afternoon.
On last Friday he felt the first symptoms
of lockjaw. It spread rapidly through
the weakened system and caused his
death. He was 3s years old and leaves it
widow and one child, 13 years old.
SC0TTSBLUFF CITIZEN HOSTS
MAIZEL F0 RSTATE ENGINEER
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Deo. 2. (Special.) Harry
jonnxon oi ecoti s murr county was a
caller at the office of Governor More-
head today. Ha la behind a proposition to
nave Jonn u. Maisei. at present con
nected with government work In north.
western K neDrasKs, appointed state en
gineer.
Maa Shot While Manilas;.
YORK, Neb., Deo. 29. (Special.)
Jocktsch and Raymond Perry went hunt
ing last Saturday. Jocklach was carrying
a 22 caliber target gun and In removing
it from the case, which was suspended
around Ills neck. It was discharged.
The bullet entered the thigh Just above
the knee, passed through the knee cap
.nt lodged In the muscles Just below.
Thcro Is Only Ono
To Oef Tho GENUINE, Oalt Fo Tha Full Kama
fs Tbt World Qvoi to Otwrn a (Sold In On Day
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To take, to grasp, to seize, to clutch there you have
the varying characterizations of our lives. The gentle
take their due. The strong grasp and hold their
own. The imperious and unlawful seize what they
desire, regardless of right or wrong. The cruel and
fiendish clutch whatever is within reach, tearing
their way through human flesh, immersed in blood
to the wrist ,
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the savagery, the ruthless, piti
less brutality that is implanted
in the &oul of man.
War, rapine, murder, the dark
est deeds that man has committed
are symbolized in the Clutching
Hand. More grim than Death,
more harrowing than thoughts
of the grave, more blood-curdling
than, anything imagination
, can conjure up is the feel of the
Clutching Hand. Uriah Heep,the
eel, had hands far less revolting.
There it is! t The Clutching
Hand ! Like a hydra-headed
snake of fable, it looks at you
271 C7uftAin$ and
with cunning eyes, the five
fingers seem alive with hate,
spitting venom, an awe-inspiring,
terrifying, gripping horror.
The nightmare is a figment of
the sub-conscious mind, but the
spectacle of the Clutching Hand
has in it more than the wildest
imagination has ever been, will
ing to dream. t
The Clutching Hand is a men
ace. It disregards the sacredness
of human life, it tears apart
human law, it shatters human
rights, it wrecks human happi
ness, it destroys human minds.
fa
Beware the Clutching Iland!
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