THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1918.
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PLAN TO DIVIDE
' STATE INTO MORE
TEACHERS' UNITS
State Teachers'-Association to
' Increase Number of Districts;
Adopt Chautauqua Method
. : ; of Instruction.
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; .' . ' (From a Staff Corresnopdent.)
, Lincoln, May , 5. (Special.) The
' plan for the reorganization of the
-Nebraska State Teachers' association,
as prepared last Saturday at a meet
ing held in Uncoil., it is believed, will
'.. b: the means of increasing the school
? ee. ' , ' . :'. '
"The plan divides th state into dis
tricts, each district paying its own
. txpeftses, but the members ill all
belong to the state association. At
i i.rfpnt- there a rfr hrp district
known as the Omaha, Hastings and
Alliance districts, but the plan is to
increase the number of districts plac
ing the headquarters of each in towns
- which show the most interest.
; Backers of Meeting.
..Heretofore the meetings have al
ways been held in Omaha and Lin-
v coin, with' an attendance running
alons; above 4,000, mostly from the
eastern part of the state. It is be-
lieved that by holding different meet-
, v ings that more teachers will get the
. benefits. There are 13,000 teachers
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- Hastings have alwavs furnished thft
- bulk of the attendance at the state i
. . meetings.
..The committee believes that a paid
, secretary is needed. Having divided
' t the state into 30 sections the com-
Tmittee believes a secretary is essen
i tial in order to get the best results.
TU mot.. ...ill K. C,11.. ,.I.J
the next atati meeting which convenes
in Omatti in November. The speak-
. eri for the meeting will be arranged
, oil the. chautanqua plan, sending them
: from one meeting to the other.
' ; Next Program.
The program for the next meeting
includes the following well nown
men:
J - Congressman S. D. Fess. president
. of. the Antioch college, Ohio. Mr.
Jo . U c ..u. f : t.
i. x -.m is a uicuiuci ui me lurciKn rela
tions committee in the United States
congress, and is considered the best
. posted man in congress on the pres-
- cat aspfcts of the war.
.' Dr, C. H. Judd of the school of
education in the Chicago university.
Mr. Judd is. more. in. demand as a
lecturer on education than any other
person m the countryi
Dr. Otis 'W. Caldwell' of Columbia
university, in charge of the new ex
perimental school modeled after the
plans of the John Dewey's schools of
Tomorrow.
Dr. EnglehaVdt, expert in school ad
ministration in Columbia university
Dr. J. Paul Good of Chicago uni
versity, cartographer, and commercial
geographer. He wiil give his illus
trated lecture on "The Kaiser's Dream
of World Dominion." , ' .
President William B. Owen of the
Cook Countv Normal, Chicago. .
Dr. T. S. Louden, forceful lecturer
of the Unite sity of Ohio,..C1lumtuj.
Dr. Dykema, University of Wiscon
sin, Madison, who will lead the com
munity singing and lecture on public
school music.
Superintendent H. R. Wilson, To
peka Kan author of 'SNIotiveation of
SJiool Snbiects."
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AMIS. VcUVlil, WdMlllllUH, u. w.,
government expert in home econo
mics. Miss Gcoreia Fox. Washington. D.
C; with the bureau of education. Miss
Fox is the author of the primer that
is used by the 50,000 illiterates now
in the United States cantonments.
Principal Bailey- of the Kansas City
High school. Expert in supervision
ctudy and weighted credits.
John G. Neihardt of Bancroft, Neb.,
poet. ' ,
The committee stated that ' other
speakers of national reputation are be
i'.g negotiated with ' and the next
meet;ng will be the best as far as
tiie lecturers and teachers that has
ever been held in the state.
Stewart First to File
For State Superintendent
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, May 5. (Special.) O. P.
Stewart, former assistant superin
tendent of public instruction, filed yes
terday morning for state superintend
ent. Mr. Stewart is one of the best
known educators in the state1 and has
a wide acquaintance. He files under
the nonpartisan law. an act of the last
regular session of the legislature,
which takes the office, or is supposed
to take the office out of politics. Mr.
Stewart is the first to file under
the lav so far, although it is expected
that as he has plunged in and came to
the surface unharmed, that others may
see that the water is fine and go
also.
SEATS ASSURED '
ALL WHO ATTEND
G. A. R. GATHERING
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, May 5. (Special.) If
letters coming to the office of Ed
Beach, chairman of the republican
state committee, indicate anything,
there will be a big crowd present at
the loyalty convention of the repub
lican j of the state to be held May 28.
ChSinnan Beach and the committee
have prepared a plan which will in
sure a seat to all parties no matter
how far away they live." Carrying out
the delegate plan each county, will
be given its quota of scats in the con
vention based onreports received by
committee chairman of each county.
These scats will be reserved by ticket
and the main floor will be kept for the
delegates, tins is done so that peo
ple out in the state cln be sure of
their seats.
Senator Le. rootf Wisconsin will
be the principal speaker, but it , is
possible that Chairman Hays, ofthe
national committee, may also be pres
ent. If so, ii R probable that there
will be an afternoon and evening
meeting also, in order to give the peo
ple of the state an opportunity to
hear both men.
SOUTH SIDE
Brie) City News
Mrs. C. B. Couch Dead.
Waco, Neb., May 5. (Special Tele
grain.) Mrs. C. B. Couch died sud
denly this morning at the family
home. She was 75 years, of age.
Fire at Waco Destroys Two
Large Buildings and Contents
Waco, Neb., May 5. (Special Tele
gram.) Fire ,vas discovered ' this
morning at 3 o'clock in Steven May's
meat market, a frame building, and
soon caught in the large brick build
ing occupied by the Waco Mer
cantile company.
Both buildings and cotents were
soon in ashes. The stock of mer
chandise valued at $15,500 was saved.
Insurance on stock, $10,000, on build
ing, $6,000. Mr. May's loss was
$1,500 with $1,200 insurance.
Logan People Believe Fire
Bug Working in Vicinity
Logan, la., May- 5. (Special.)
Fire, believed to be 'of inctwdiary
origin, destroyed the Brown livery
tarn and damaged the Smith black
smith and machine shop, the Kennedy
garage and the warehouse of the
Adams company.
Sparks communicated ,the flames to
the Eaptist church ai.d to the Ken
nedy, Shield, Jewell, Adams and
Knauss residences, which were all
more or less damaged.
Thi9 morning the Peckinpaugh
barn, located six miles from Logan,
vas also burned to the ground by a
fi of mysterious origin.
A stranger, giving the name of
T-..hn Jealer, was arrested today and is
ucnip- neia tor investigation.
eagles dedicate
Service flag to
members in army
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Twenty Stars for Twenty j
Young Men Who Are Now j
on Battle Field or
in Camp.
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A large crowd atended a patriotic j
service and flag dedication by the j
Omaha, Florence and Benson aeries i
of the Eagles Sunday afternoon. The i
program follows: 1
Sineincr of "America" bv the audi- !
'ence; invocation, Kev. K. L. Wheeler; I
tenor solos. "When the Bovs tome I
Home," and "Keep the Home Fires
Burning," II. W. Christenscn; pa
triotic dance, Miss Gcorgibes Pcmblc
ton; selection, South High school
orchestra); patriotic address, A. S.
Ritchie; bass solos. "My Soldier,"
and "The Trumpeter," Arthur King
wait; soprano solo. "Laddie in
Khaki," Miss Flanor Alexander? duct,
"The Story cf Old Glory, the Flag
We Love," C.'iristensen and Rihgwalt;
address, Fra'ernai Order of Eagles,
and dedication of Service Flag, I'ast
Worthy President, E. D. O'Sullivan;
"Star Spangled Banner," by the au
dience. The South Omaha aerie now has 20
members in the service. They are:
John McDtnncll, Edward F. Hea
fey, Robert L. Eisfelder, Joseph
Greene, Frank Layton, Eli Valiers, C.
F. Reily, William Heald, Vincent
Lowry, Roy Cope, F. Mullaly, Leroy
King, George Paget, T. E. Belding,
Edward Oiewecke, Rud Rothholz,
William Uvick, Ray Millet, D. A,
Porter, George W. Rice.
John Schultz Assaulted by
Railroad Shop Laborer
Towlj engineer, for commissioner.
Ilav Root I'rinl II New Braroo Pre
i:it. I'ans. $8, Uurgess-Granden Co.
I'ruitent wiving In wnr times ta a
hostage for opportunities of peace.
Play safe by starting an account wltj)
Nebraska Savings & Loan Assn. 211
S. IJfh SL SI to $5,000 received.
To Charter Committee Voters If
you must divide between Cornelius
Furrvl uiul me. please vote for Mr.
Knrrel. Mr. "Parrel is a well in
formed student of iHililio affairs,
whose Knowledge of surh is far
greater than mine. Iavid Cole.
nutter Hy Fvprcss New York
needs butter as was shown here Sat
urday when (lie lardinir Creamerv
company received an order for a
enrlfad shipped bv express. The New
York dealer did not want to wait foris assured
i no slower treignt retrigorator service. ,
hniyhls uiul Ladies of SiHiirity
llnt ih'i ..iin. .11 v.. '-JI5 nnwnl Itv I
servii e tlajr net Thursday cveninm, i 10 Archbishop
with appropriate ceremonies, after
whli'h an "indoor picnic" will be held,
those attending bringing "eats'" for
such purpose. The council has' pur
chased $200 worth of the third Lib
erty loan bonds.
CATHOLIC DRIVE
FOR CATHEDRAL
FUND TO SUCCEED
Official Announcement Made
That Response to Archbish
op's Appeal Has Been
Generous.
John Schultz, 2612 Taylor street,
foreman of the Missouri Pacific car
shops, Fourteenth and Pinkney streets,
was assaulted by Dominic Argintier,
laborer, early Sunday morning. Ar
gintitr struck Schultz over the head
with an iron bar. Schultz received a
fractured skull and was taken to the
Swedish hospital. The trouble started
Over an argument between the two
men. At a late hour Sunday night,
Schu'tz was still in a serious condi
tion. Argintier escaped.
. Dinner Jor Mrs. Bovson Mr. and
Sirs. (Jeorgo Koch. 1H0 Park avenue,
nave a dinner party Sunday In honor
of Mr. Koch's sister. Mrs. S. K. Bov
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lenta, Mr. and
Mrs. George Pelonnett, Mr. and Mrs.
J'aul Veterson and N. C. Bronson and
daughter of Blair.
Sent to England and France .
' To Finish Flying Course
Sergeant ,Einar Berg of this city,
who lias been at the Miucola aviation
camp for ,soine time, is home on a
furlough' visiting his uncle, O. E.
Berg of the Berg Clothing company.
Mr Berg .says aviators are being
sent across, even faster than are avail
able. v The men sent across finish
their course ia flying in camps main
tained in England and France.
Plenty of Cold Beer Found
In Marquette House
Officers of the morals squad unday
af'ernoon confiscated 117 quarts of ice
cold beer from the home of Estella
Marquette, 4111 Florence boulevard.
It required the combined efforts of
three officers to place her under ar
rest. She was charged with unlawful
possession of liquor.
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Official Succumbs to Strain.
Washington, May 5. The death of
Maddin Summers, United States con
sul general at Moscow, was an
nounced today in a cablegram to the
S'?te department. Mr. Summers col
lapsed under the slrain of long months
of overwork, the message said, and
wr.j ill but one day. i
Success of the drive for funds to
complete the new Catholic cathedral
No dcfnfite figures in the
aggregate could be obtained Sunday,
but in everv Omaha parish, response
Harty's appeal was
encouraging
It was rt-.nounced officially that the
outloolf wrfs favorable. Committees
in every Catholic i arish in the diocese
were at wor! in the interest of the
drive and sumons from the pulpits
urged the hrarty co-operation of tlif
people in the eff.irt to raise funds to
assure the completion of the cathed-
scn of Chicago. Those present were4 ral. It was reported that St. Cecilia's
parish had pledged $10,000 and St.
Pehus $2,5W.
Rev. D. P. Harrington, pastor of St.
Cecilia's, toul his congregation that
it was especially fitting that members
who were :v the cathedral parish
should set the pace in dona'ions for '
its completion.- " '
".This cathedral," said father Uar
ringtort, "is the dream of our dead
bishop and the hope of Archbishop
Harty.
"It is the Archbishop's daily prayct
that God spare him another-10 jeari
on this earth to allow him to com
plete this canedrsrl. It was his heri-
tage.vand he feels it is his. Juty to
complete it. '
"This building when completed:-:
will be an advertisement for the
city, and visitors will .come 'to the
cathedral ot Omaha. Therefore, as .
we are interested in the progress of
our city, so also shall we be interested
in the completion of the cathedral,
which will ad to the beauty 'of the i
city. . i
"Last fall the priests of the diocese
met and, pledged f 74,000 to this cause.
They were given 10 years in which to
pay. Already more than half that
sum has been paid Forty-five priests
have given 000 each. ':
"In every appeal made to you, for
Liberty bonds and for the Knights of
Columbus w;r (iind, you have con- -tributed
bey jtid all expectations, and "
today I hope that the parish of St.
Cecilia will again top all the rest." '
Expires at Banquet.
New York, May S. James' Ripley ,
Wellmau Hitchcock, author, editor
and ecilic, aged 61, died suddenly of
heart disease last night while at
tending a dinner given in honor of
several "blue devils'J of France who
came here to aid in the Liberty loan
campaign. "
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14 Candidates
Mr. Business Man, Mr. Laboring ,Mam
Mr. Small Home Owner If you were
head of the City of Omaha and it was up to
you as an individual to select one of the 14
Candidates to fill the place of Park Commis
sioner, whom would you select?
You know that it would be Joe Hummel.
Why? Because he knows the game; he's
honorable; he's efficient. Your son,if he's a
playground boy, knows him and loves him-
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Do Your Duty Vote for
Mr. Hummel
Omaha Betterment Society
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landimie's Record
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.As a Citizen
kti. , active , Omahan
for fifty years.
One of the founders
and twelve years a gov
ernor of Ak-Sar-Ben
the most successful city
boosting organization in
all the West, which has
.advertised Omaha
throughout the country.
One of the organizers
and an active member
of the Commercial Club,
-now .the Chamber of
Commerce. '
As a Commissioner
Has developed an ef
ficient organization in
the Department of Pub
lic Improvements, which
should not be disturbed.
IA 'Wm foe3
the
Has accomplished 50
per cent more work in
his Department without
proportional increased
cost, while theaverage
wage of individual em
ploye has been substan
tially increased.
One of the original -.'.
promoters and a- Di- Has made good on th
rector . of the Trans- phtfonn on which he
inssisappi Exposition, was elected cam fw
: which put Omaha back ent electricit
on the. map after the
'tod -times" of . the -
. early nineties.
Foliftloal s p h si 01
No One Attacks iKIis Record
Have you noticed there is one candidate for City
Commissioner whose record in office NO ONE is assailing?
That man is Walter S. Jardine.
No one is attacking his record because his Record
; is a good record.
He is the kind of a man you would want as
. trustee of your estate.
A pioneer booster of
Missouri River Naviga
tion, which is just now
:. beginning to show the
J, results of years of effort.
Began a transfer and
drayage business for
, Omaha jobbers in 1872
r and developed -it into
one of the largest in the
, country. Has kept many
patrons over forty years
and employes over
I twenty-five years.
Has brought about
the paving or repaving
of practically all main
traffic arteries needing
attention.
Supported the crea
tion of .die Free Legal
Aid Bureau, the Public
Welfare Board, the
Creation Activities and
the City Planning
Board. '
A Man (Independent of Slates
Jardine is not on either slate.
J The commission form of government
contemplates the election of men by merit,
not by political parties or by slate.
date-
Jardine is independent and able.
Vote for YOUR OWN slate.
Vote for Jardine, the No-Slate candi-
READ HIS RECORD AS A CITIZEN
FOR FIFTY YEARS AS A
COMMISSIONER ONE TERR1
Walter S. Jardine's Record Is His Plat-
form. On It He
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DESERVES A SECOND TERM
What Is a
Good 7
RecoirilVorth'?
(Editorial in Wdrld-Herald)
, Walter Jardine continues to play a lone hand
in the city campaign. He has no partners. He is
recognized on no slate. He has no organization
or committee boosting him, spending time and
money to win him votes. Nobody is hiring halls "
'or brass bands for him, or renting headquarters
and hiring stenographers and clerks to promote
his interests. . j'
And so people say Jardine has no chance of
election. They go on the cynical theory that a
candidate has to have powerful special friends
and well-heeled organizations to be elected. If
he is the friend of no one but the ordinary plain
people, the exponent of nothing but efficiency
and the square deal, has only ability, experience,
integrity and high standing to recommend him,
why, he needn't come round ! ' V v
, We wonder if it is so. This cynical theory is
going to be tested next Tuesday.'
The World-Herald hopes that every voter who
believes Jardine deserves re-election, and that his
re-election would be a good thing for Omaha, will
vote for him, whether hex believes he has a
"chance" or not. ' .
Let's take a fair and square count of noses,
and see how many Omaha people are willing to
commend a splendid record, and vote to re-elect
an able-and honest public servant even if the pol
iticians do shun him and tfce reformers pass him
scornfully by.
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Let's try tne thing out once. The verdict Will
be a valuable guide for public officials generally.
It will tell them whether a good and clean record
is worth anything as an asset. , .
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