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40B THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , MAY 3 , 1899. PUBLIC SCHOOL REFORMS Views of nn Experienced Educator on Needed School Legislation. DANGERS OF POLITICAL WIRE PULLING Smnllpr Ilonriln nnd I.OHKIT Term * 2\Glirnnl < n'n School Innil I.iiw The Itoil In School Trnln- IIIR Illi ) llniulH. Dr. E. nenjamln Andrew * , miporlnlcndent of the Chicago public schools , Is an en- nrgtle advocate of many needed reforms both in echool management and Kchool legisla tion , ire has had several hard tusslci with the Chicago School board by Insisting on keeping politico out of the ehools and t > y demanding that tncrlt bo the sole qualifica tion ot teachers. In n letter to the Now York Independent he gives his views on "He- form Legislation for Public Schools" as fol lows : There Is not n matter of moro vital Im Mil portance before the American people today than that ot providing legislation for the betterment of the publlo sshool system In general , and most particularly In the larg cities. In this problem Is Involved the di vorcement of school management from poll- tics and wire-pulling. As the bill recently before the Illinois legislature was framed by nn able commis sion , thoroughly competent to deal with In volved educational questions ) this measure Is of Interest to the entire country and I bo- llovo represents the most advanced position yet taken In practical reform legislation for the benefit of public schools. The hill Is popularly spoken of ao the "Chicago School Law , " and contains three fundamental propositions which are well worthy the consideration of all earnest cdu- j cators. These fundamentals are (1) ( ) A small school board. (2) ( ) A longer term of eervlco for members of this board than now prevails - vails , (3) ( ) Expert and responsible adminis tration of the educational nnd business de- partmentB of the school system. It seems tome mo that the arguments In favor of these propositions nro absolutely conclusive. Regarding the first provision of this bill , It must bo admitted , nt least for force of the doctrine of probabilities , that the case with which a body of nblo and faithful men can Tie assembled Is In proportion to the smallness - ness of Its membership. In other words , It is more than twlco ns easy to make up a board of Education containing ten men of leisure and public spirit than ono of twenty members. Thcso men receive no salary and are rarely thanked for their good work and devotion. On the other hand their share of publlo censure Is very likely to to In pro portion to their efforts In the reslstenco of political pressure brought to bear upon them by Individuals who have axea to grind. Nothing short of the most genuine devotion to the best Interests of the public schools could Induce a man who has no other cause to serve to continue In this work. This consideration nlono Is sufficient to cause the general public to 5mll ivlth Joy a reduction in the size of school boards , for It means a larger proportion of sound and stalwart timber In tbo membership. of ' } IlonrilH , Then , in n smaller board , there Is less temptation for the members to Indulge In oratory. The numerical contraction of a deliberative body always acts as a discour ager of the forensic spirit. Where only nine or ten men gather about a table they Ho not naturally take to delivering political speeches. Instead , they spontaneously think of doing business In a direct , simple and business-like manner. This not only results in n great aavlng of time , but also saves factional divisions growing out of heated oratory nnd striving for personal leadership. Again , the members of a small body are nblo to have an Intlmato acquaintance with nil their associates to a degree Impossible In a large board. Not the least Important consideration In favor of a small board Is the fact that each member feels Inevitably a sense of personal responsibility which would not rest upon him were the total responsibility spread over a larger ' organization. In short , what Is everybody'sbusiness is ' nobody's business , nnd this attitude of thought always obtains consciously or unconsciously , in any large body of men. Whcro the executive organization is Email and compact the quiet man who Is seldom heard from figures for hla full worth , which Is generally much greater than that of the ready talker. The proportion of absentees ot meetings of a compact board Is much less than in the case of a larger organization. Each member feels that a rtnnntto and per- T,0 rffT "lty compelB hls attendance and that If ho Is not present to discharge his , personal duties , no other person will look after them. houid is what may be termed the sectional or geographical splrU. The member of such a body comes to think of himself as the rep resentative of a certain section , ward , class nationality or clement of the city , nnd feels that ho is charged with this interest to the exclusion , perhaps , of all others. Thla bo- Rcts n narrow and trafficking spirit , nnd ho is willing to make concefslons against his best Judgment In order to gain support nnd votes for the ono element to which ho Is de voted. He is " "bound to speak for Dun- combe. " as did the North Carolina con gressman who Justified a startling speech on the ground that It was in the Interests of his own county and that the remainder of the world could look out for Itself. The mem ber of a smaller educational board has little temptation to Irso sight of a paramount Interest simply became It Is not of greater benefit to his own particular locality than to the whole territory concerned. The moie neaily a board of education can approxl- mate the nonsectlonal spirit of the nation U cabinet the bettor { or the community. When this is done school houses will bo located on a brond nnd Impartial regard for the gen uine interests of Uio public and not in con formity with personal schemes nnd the nnnow concerns of particular ' DcMlrnlilo. The "clincher" for the argument favoring a longer term of service for members of school boards Is thnt the work In a city of : any considerable size Is so complex that a tyro Is of little practical use and must take time to learn. A new member is often un serviceable In pioportlon to the strength of Ills good Intentions. His very conscientious ness prevents him from lunging boldly ahead 'without first gaining some knowledge of the besetting difficulties confronting him. AVI thin largo limits the longer a man servos on n school board the greater Is his use fulness to the public. The Chicago bill so arranges the exits of old members and the appointments of new ones as to provide for a constant membership of holdovers out numbering the newcomers. Under the op eration of such a system the board would bo spared the now common spectacle of raw members perpetrating absurd mistakes , ow ing to their IgnorAnce of the rules govern ing the body to which they belong. With the administration of school affairs by expert and responsible heads goes out the personal politic * which Is the bane nnd curse of 'ho system Mill operative , In greater or lesser degree , In nearly all the large cities of America. Such n change means the con finement of the deliberations of the board to purely legislative work. The business of a board of education should bo done on the rame system of direct centralized responsi bility that obtains In the management of banks , great Industrial organizations and largo private enterprises. These responsible beads should be men who understand their duties thoroughly , who know that they are to be Judged by their records nnd held ac countable for results. The propriety of this better method of management through expert and responsible cxecuth a heads Is so obvious that It would probably be everywhere adopted but for certain prejudices. According to Bacon every "tribe"1 has Its Idol , and the tribe of dem ocrats In no exception to this rule. The most besetting Idol of democracy Is the bug. nboo of fearing to put too much power In the hands of ono man , on the ground thnt he Is likely to nbuso It. This policy has been applied In the extreme to the affairs ot public school management In this country , nnd has worked many evils. To nil Intents and purposes this distrust bt what Is termed "one-man-power" hna operated to strap , handicap nnd tether the educators holding positions of responsibility under the pro- vnlllng public school system. Its continuance means the planning for low class talent , nnd even when n good man finds hlrrself In nn executive position , these handicaps compel him to give low class j ' service. On the other hand , the placing of | power equal to the contingent responsibility In the hands of an expert opens wide the door for the exercise of the highest tal ents and therefore makes such positions at tractive to those capable of administering such responsibilities In the most acceptable manner. A Political How. The other bogy that Is 'brought ' out when ever the argument for rcsponslbllo manage ment la advanced Is that delegating so much power as the new Chicago school measure gives to the superintendent and the busi ness manager of the school Is undemocratic and contrary to the spirit of free Institu tions. In reply to this it need only bo said that the power exercised by these two functionaries of the school system Is the people's power and Is cxertoJ for the benefit of the people. So long as this power Is used for the people the question of the de mocracy of such a method Is ono with the question of Its economy and effectiveness. To this some will make answer that , no matter how beneficial and superior may be the results secured by this centralization , the method is still undemocratic because the people have not had a linger In the pie. But sound reasoning must cnforco the conclu sion that the line of procedure which best makes for the good of the whole people Is truly democratic. On this point It is well to observe that In the problem of municipal government In America democracy stands discounted by the cities of the best countries In the old world , where the doctrine of con centrated power and responsibility is made moro practical than here. All close students of political conditions are agreed that democracy has achieved its highest expression In certain cities across the ocean where precisely the principles for which I am contending arc made operative. To In sist that these are undemocratic Is to give the awful verdict that democracy Is a fail ure. ure.A A very largo body of profound thinkers , not mainly socialists , believe that the state should own and operate certain Industries , but their good common sense dictates that there Is nothing Inconsistent with their democracy in the idea of placing sich ( In dustries in the hands of a centralized , re sponsible and expert administration. The democracy of ( hese practical , earnest and progressive students of affairs Is not to be questioned , nnd not ono of them would favor state control and management of a single Industry If the latter were to be administered as the public schools of the large cities of this country have been con ducted for the past twenty-five years. ItcliriiNkn'H School I.IIIH ! Lair. Hon. J. V. Wolfe , commissioner of public lands and buildings , is distributing printed copies of the Reynolds act , passed by the ast legislature , relating to educational lands n Nebraska. The purposes for which these lands were so generously donated by the general government to the school children of the state are believed to be moro ef fectively safeguarded and promoted under this act. Commissioner Wolfe says the old law Is repealed nnd the new takes Its place. It follows the general features of the old law , omitting extraneous matter therein. It provides for leasing the unleased lands ( nbout 800,000 acres ) at what they are worth to the lessee ; that owners of sale contracts may pay nil or part of their principal and nt the same time settle the Interest ac count on a basis fnlr nllke to themselves nnd the state ; provides a manner of listing for taxation In the various counties all of the educational lands which have been deeded and which may hereafter be deeded , which will doubtless result In adding much Innd to the tax lists which now escapes on account of state deeds not being re corded ; makes more certain the duties of the commissioner of public Innds and build ings In regard to collecting payments of Interest and rental within a reasonable time and simplifies the disposition of Improve ments on forfeited land , which will aid In moro readily re-leasing such land and will discourage- the practice of allowing rental to become delinquent ; allows holders of ma- tuilng sale contracts more time on the same they may have ten years longer In which to pay out ; gives the holders of lease contiacts who had expected nt some tlmo to buy the land , but did not do so before the same was withdrawn from fale , nn oppor tunity , nt the expiration ot salt ! leases , to renew the same , without competition , thus protecting them In whatever Improvements have boon or may be mndu nnd keeping the patrimony of the school children In vested In the best possible rianncr In the land Itself , which yields moro , according to Investment , and Is as safe as any bond , 1 lie Iloil In .School. W. T. Harris , United States Commis sioner of education , boldly tells a largo as semblage of men and women , mostly teach ers , that physical punishment of some sort is necessary In training children , He says the education of the feelings and emotions of children la never successful without am ple attention to the Intellect and the will , and that the natural manifestations of the latter must sometimes be icstralned by force. Ho would not resort to whipping ex cept whore other means failed , and he would have the cause and purpose of the BEER ARGUMENT THE DRINKING. In strength , purity and flavor The people's favorite wherever It ' ' ' ' ' ll'ATi'n'iL'iaiu'iJ Latest Awards Inlirnatlonal Exposition , 1898. VALBLATZ BREWING CO.MILWAUKEEUS.A. OMAHA BRANCH : \4\2 \ \ DOUGLAS STREET. Telephorfe 1081. rmnlshmcnt fully explained to the child , but physical punishment of some sort , ha Insists , is necessary nhcre moral suasion Falls to lmpro\o the child's objectionable habits. Solomon , who used to be considered n wise man , held views quite similar to those set forth by Commissioner Harris. "Tho rod and reproof gUo wisdom , " said Solo mon , also , "Correct thy son and ho shall gl\o delight unto thy soul , " and again , "Ho that sparoth his rod hateth his child. " Hut Solomon went out ot fashion , observes the Indianapolis Journal , \Uien the present public school system c.imo Into existence. The teacher.i ncre Instructed that the rod was n relic ot barbarism and that they flt mold the minds and the raanners ot the children In their care b > tlio law ot lo\c. To emphasize this Instruction , uhlp- [ ilng has in many Instances been forbidden school board regulations or made possi ble , if allowed at all , only after the un winding of so much red tape that few teach ers would undertake It whatever the need , Nevertheless , there nro probably few teach ers of experience who nre not privately con vinced that a sound whipping , Judiciously administered , would have a most salutary effect now and then upon certain pupils who cannot Tie Influenced by milder meas ures. And It has been frequently observed that ardent advocates of the law of love often undergo a change ot opinion when they come to the training of their own children , spanking them with vigor when occasion seems to require. It has further lecn ) noted that won who have Been wisely trounced In their youth are apt to be cstl- mablo citizens , and It Is rare to flnd ono who will aver that ho got a lick amiss. Ilut the moral suasion rule having been established with so much pains , and whip ping having so long been under the ban , It is rather startling to have the rules and the theories so calmly upset by an authority so high as Commissioner Harris. For no man stands higher In educational circles .han Mr. Harris. Ho is not only the offlclal ! icad of the public school system , but n recognized loader In educational work , one whoso word carries much -weight. It will probably lie Bomo time before the now unpopular and forbidden rod becomes an accepted Instrument of school discipline , but with an advocate of euch high authority to support It it Is likely to como eventually Into use once moro. And then , perhaps , the bad boy who makes life such n burden to his teacher and finally lands In a "truant school" will ccaee to be the trial and the problem ho now Is. CLIFF COLE IS BOUND OVER JIust An ncr In the. District Court to the ChnrKc of ( JamlilluK VHII llscliarinl. The case AV herein Cliff Cole and O. A. Vanlnwegen were accused of conducting a ; ainbllng room was disposed of yesterday afternoon when Judge Gordon held Cole to auowor In the district court nnd discharged Vnnlnwcgen. The court's decision was re ceived with some surprise as it was not be loved that the state had furnished any evi dence thnt would justify the court in hold- ng either of the defendants. When the case was called for trial Ilcuben Harvey was ono of the defendants. Just what influence was brought to bear upon County Attorney Shields to Induce him to dismiss the complaint against Harvey has not been ascertained. Hnrvey In reality was ooked upon as the operator of the rooms , nnd the evidence showed that he was present one night at least. The defense made no motion for the dismissal of Harvey , that action coming from the county attorney after the state had reeled. All the evidence that was adduced failed , o connect Cole with the rooms any further .han . that ho was sleeping on the couch. The only witness who offered any testimony said ho was hired by Vanlnwegen to watch the door , and that Cole was the one who paid him. The orily tangible 'evldertco igalnst Cole was the fact that he had the tey when Captain Donahue and the other ofllcors called to make the arrest. Judge Shields Insisted , however , that he could not get any assistance from the police'depart ment in closing up gambling rooms , and thus he won th esympathy of Judge Gordon , whoso antagonism to the force has become notorious. Then , too , the county attorney declared that ho would be able to produce moro evidence In the district court than ho iad In the police court , and urged Judge Gordon to take cognizance of his Intentions and the action of Deputy County Attorney Dunn and Jack Welch when they declined to tell what they saw In the rooms the night they were there. The police are now wondering If the county attorney will display as much zeal In prosecuting Ike Shane and the fifteen other gamblers who were caught playing cards at 310 North Sixteenth street Satur day night as ho did In having Cole bound over. NEW HELMETS FOR POLICE iKlnK of the Mmihcri of the Men to Indicate Thelr , Term of her * lee. The coming of the new helmets , which had been ordered for the police force , fur nished an opportunity for the changing of the numbers of the men , so that henceforth Ihey will wear numbers Indicating their terms of service. Some have worn certain numbers hcretoforo for years nnd disliked very much to give them up , but Chief White held that the members of tbo department who had served the longest were entitled to the lowest numbers. The records were dug up and the numbering commenced. It was found that tbo force had been placed on a metropolitan basis July 28 , 18S7 , and this was as far back as tbo office of the chief of police contained any records. The only record of the appointment of the officers prior to that tlmo is in the office of the city clerk In the account of the meetings of the city council. In awarding the new numbers it wns found that eight merabeis of the present force were connected with the department nt the tlmo It wns made n metropolitan or- ganl/atlon. Officer Mike KIssnno was given star No. 2 , the opening number being re seiveil for the chief of police , although that Individual does not wear one. The other seven men on the force at that time were Officer D. J. Ryan , Detectives J. H. Savage and Mike Dempsey , Officers S. D. Osborne , P. r. Ilavoy , A , Vanous , A. Pahoy and W. H. Shoop. The remainder of the first twenty takes the appointments to 1801 and nro as follows : Patiolman J. P. Byrnes , Detective William Hudson , Patjolmnn H , C. Cook , U. A. Wilbur , Dctecllve E. W. Heelan , Officer J , H. Kirk , Delectlvo M. J. Sullivan , Officers W. II. Edgehlll. J , H. Uussell , Detective Henry Dunn and Officer U. Tlynn. The now helmets are of mouse color and of the regulation shnpo. Many of the officers have received their summer suits , and It Is expected that the force will look Us best now in a few weeks. CUIl Service The civil scivlre commission has slated a number of examinations to bo held in Omaha. On the first Wednesday nnd Saturday after November 1 , examina tions wjl ) bo held of applicants for positions in postofficcs ot tbo first class. There nre 175 such offices In the United Stales. Exnmlnalions for olher classifica tions may bo held on any Saturday to bo designated by the members ot the local board. Exai JnoMons for positions in the Internal revenue department will bo beld sorao tlmo in October. The dale lias not been fixed , People who have once taken DeWltt's Little Early Risers will never have anything else. They are the "famous little pills" for torpid liver and all Irregularities of the sys tem. Try them and you will always use them. JURORS ARE HARD TO CEF Difficulty in Securing Men to Sit in Kerr Murder Case. UDGE BAKER LAYS DOWN A RULE OF LAW If a Jinn In Com In cod thnt Held IVilN KIlliMl Such .Man U .Not ( liinltllcil to Sit In the CIIMC. According to the experience of Judge 3nker nnd the lawers who me engaged In securing n Jury , nearly e\cry male "cltbon " of Douglas county has formrd an opinion u regard to the murder of John Hi.ll. Ono vhole day has now been spent In the ex amination of jurjmeu and scireoty any ai.- > arcnt progress has been made toward the discovery of twelve men who nro competent o Impartially try Korr. Almost without exception the Jurors declare thtt they have ormed positive opinions , ind nearly thltty mvo already been excused 'or cuidi1 , al- bough the peremptory challenges liuvo not ieen reached. In ruling on a motion of the defense to excuse a Juror , the court decided thnt the fact that a Juror has formed the rosltlvb opinion that Held was klll > d , Is sufficient o prevent him from being n competent uror. Judge Baker declared that tha fact hat the mnn was killed Is one ot the es sential elements of proof on the part ot ho state nnd that It a Juror ciitcis Into ho case with a positive opinion on that point , part of the case of the state Is already established. This ruling nas resulted In the disqualification of a largo number of urors. Those who have not formed an opinion as to the guilt ot t'he ' defendant seem to be thoroughly convinced that Held \ns killed and under the laws as laid down > y the court they have been excused. Judg- ng by the experience of the first day of tfco case It may require the balance of tUo \eek to secure a satisfactory Jury. The only breeze that has so far stirred ho monotony of the proceedings occurred vhen Egbert Peterson , a German gardener from North Omaha , was called. Peterson laid close attention while the county at- orney went Into an exhaustive statement of the case , but his subsequent answers In dicated that ho did not know whether it vas n case of murder or horse stealing. 'Didn't you understand what I have been oiling vou ? " inquired the prosecutor. 'Veil , shust a little , judge ; ahust a little , " answered tbo Juror and then tie explained hat ho couldn't understand English much. 'You are excused , " said the court ; "do you understand that ? " "Yah , I know dot , " he responded , with sudden alacrity and he made way for another man , who had ormcd an opinion. The entire panel was exhausted at 4 o'clock and Judge Baker adjourned court until this morning. Up to that time forty- eight Jurors had been examined. Seventeen lad been excused for cause at the request of the state and thirteen at the Instance of ho defense. Two were-dismissed by mutual consent. The state had used one of Its joromptory challenges and the defense three. SUIT AGAIAST AVATim COMPANY. III mile C. bniuuclHoii , Victim of 1'nt- ILTNOII Illnclc Fire , AHCH ] UnnuiKCN. The second case against the Omaha Water ompany for damages on account of Injuries sustained in the Patterson block fire March 21 has been filed In the district court. tllnnlo C. Samuelson , who was the most so- erely injured of any of the women who re covered , is the plaintiff' and she asks for damages in the sum of 140,000. She al- eges that the fire was'cnilsed ' by the action of Burton M. Karri' an ? inspector for tlio water company , In throwing lighted matches nto the rubbish In the basement of the lulldlng. In connection with the service of the papers In the Samuelson case It develops hat the water company has made an Im portant move , which is assumed to indi cate that it expects to get this and any subsequent damage cases transferred to the United States court. In the Sullivan case service was secured on Knrr , but now It de- olops that Karr and all his belongings hava been moved to Council Bluffs. This Is presumed to be prellmlnaiy to an effort to ; et the case Into the federal court on the ; round that the parties are residents ot different states. Iloiiiul Oier to DlHtrlct Court. Judge Baxter has bound E. L. Jenkins over to the district court on a charge of seeping gambling devices , preferred by County Attorney Shields. In giving his decision , the court declnred that It Is Just as surely gambling to play a game of cards for a cigar as to play for money. He took occasion to severely criticise the witnesses who had failed to testify that they had seen a poker game In progress In Jenkins' place and plainly declared his belief that they were committing perjury. The bond was fixed at $500 and was promptly given. M the Work of Court. The proceedings of the district court dur ing the first week of the teim are hampered to a considerable extent by the difficulty of securing a sufficient number of Jurors to meet the demnnJs In all branches. Tl e Jury was drawn from a list that was made up In 1897 , and It appears that nearly a ma jority of the jurors who were drawn have moved since that time. The notifications were sent out as usual by registered letter and a largo proportion of the-n were re turned with the explimtlon that the mall carriers had been unable to nnd the per sons to whom they were dlrete1. Out of ISO jurors drawn scarcely fifty were brought Into court. A special venire of soventy-flva was ordered nnd the cn'lro force of the sheriff's office Is now oat hunting jurors. The deputies hn\o 12S summonses lo serve , and ns nearly half of them Mnnot bo ftunl at the addresses given , the job U nssumlng unusual proportions. \Alll Sue the Iloiulfiineii , The farcical character of the present eys- tern ot giving bonds In appeal cases from the police court was plainly apparent In Judge Slabnugh'a court yesterday , when not ono of the defendants whose cases were set for hearing appeared. Neither did any of tbo bondsmen nppenr to show cause why their principals neglected to obey the sum mons. After waiting until 3 o'clock , Judge Slabaugh declared the bond forfeited In each case , and nftcr n conference between the court nnd City Prosecutor Miller the latter announced thnt ho will at once begin suits on the bonds. Minor Mnttern III Court. The Council Bluffs Savings bank has In stituted replevin proceedings against the Uurllngton Hnllwaj company to secure pos session of 125 head of steels which the bank asserts the defendant Is wrongfully retain ing In Its possession. In United Stntos court Judge Mungcr has denied the application of Ella H. Downd nnd others for the appointment of n receiver to tnko charge of the Paddock hotel nt Bentlleo , pending the disposition ot the suit brought against Harriett A. Collman niul others. Judge PowoH called his docket jcstenlay , but ns no Jury could bo secured the call was continued. Judge Slnbaugh will tnko up the appeal cases from the police court at the request ot Judge Baker , who will bo fully occupied with the Kerr murder case for some time. The Concordla Loan and Trust compnny ot Concordla. Knn , has sued the city of Omaha to recover $2,685.60 , a sum alleged to have been paid for taxes on a piece ot Omaha property thnt came Into the possession of the plaintiff through a tnx sale In 1892. The first sale wns declared void and the com pnny now declnres that it has paid thb amount to the city the second tlmo on the consideration that the first payment should bo returned. The city hns refused to do this on the ground that the trust compnny has neglected to give the city sufficient protec tion. It is understood that the action of the company Is preliminary to nn effort to hold the original purchaser for the amount nnd the city officials Insist that the payment must be made under conditions that will In sure the city from counter action. UNITED STATES GRAND JURY ImcHtlKnltoii ot * Ile Cnac of John Me- \iinuirn , Charged itlth Coun terfeiting Coins. The United States grand Jury has com menced Us labors nnd the members of the body propose to put In full time. The greater portion of the morning session was devoted to considering Uio testimony against John JIcNnmara of Indlanola , this state , who Is charged with coining and cir culating counterfeit dollars nnd othc > coins' . McNamara Is a farmer and last winter It Is alleged that too engaged In the counter feiting business on a small scale. He put up n little mint In Ills house and made N few coins , which ho circulated in the neigh- boibood. Within a few dajs after the first coin was put out ho was arrested and takeii before a United States commissioner , who held him to await the action of the grand Jury. Jury.When When officers searched McNnmnra's house at Indlanola material for making the spuri ous coins was found , but his wife insisted that she used It in making picture frames. An order has gone out to the witnesses wtio nro called to appear before the United States grand jury and unless It is obeyed there are several people who are likely to get Into trouble. The witnesses have been In the habit of registering In the office of Clerk Hlllls nnd then going out nnd spend ing their time upon the street. Under the provisions of the new order the witnesses are required to remain in the corridor on the fourth floor of the government building until they l.avo given their testimony and have been excused. If witnesses do not obey they will not only lose their pay , but will bo fined for contempt of court. The members of the United States grand Jury spent a portion of their time jesterday afternoon listening to testimony of witnesses In the case wherein Dan Domash , a tailor of Nelson , this state. Is charged with having dealt In Intoxicating liquors without first having paid the government tax. SCHOOL YEAR IS SHORTENED CnxN Street School Children Will At tend School on SafurclajM , Their Term UnilliiK June 10. Children who attend the Cass school will have to go six instead of five Jays a week during the rest of Ihe school year , although Ihelr term will be shortened by two weeks. their school closing on Juno 10 fnsteid of Juno 23. The Board of Education decided upon this at Monday night's meeting. This la to so shorten the school year at tbo Cass school that the building mnv bo torn down as speedily as possible and tbo new ono erected in time for occup.iujy at the opening of the school /ear next 'all. The children will lese but alay o- two of the present school term under this plan. Between 5:30 : and 8:30 : We aie serving the best supper ever served in Omaha and the pilce Is just half our former how Is this sample- Half dozen blue points , 20c. Broiled lake trout , inc. Broiled Texas owl on toast , 35c. A nice steak , flOc. Coin meal mush with cream , 15c. Fried hominy , lOc. Thete aic twenty-four different dlsheg included on our supper bill of faic. BALDUFFS , to 2(30. Supper-3:30 to 1520 Fnrnara St Your Eyes HUTESON open , and your ears also , People are be , ginning to talk about us , Wo came here Manufacturing Optician from Chicago only four months ago , and , limo been doing some quiet and scientific Wo MnUe the Glim t > e nell. work. If > ou will keep jour ears open you 1520 DOUGLAS STRIJET. will hear some good things about us. Don't Door * from 1UIU. take our word for It. Keep your eye * open. A child fresh from its bath in clean dainty clothes is a suggestion of Ivory Soap. All dainty washable things may be restored to their original freshness without injury , by use of Ivory Soap. A WORD OF WARNING. There arc many white soaps , each repre sented to be "just as good as the 'Ivory V' they ARE NOT , but like all coun terfeits , lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and Insist upon getting It. COPYRIGHT 1009 0V THI PnOOtlR ft GAMBLE CO CINCINNATI PLANS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL Interesting Session of the Board of Education is Promised. VIEWS OF TWO FACTIONS ARE IN CONFLICT Member * Are nt IjOKserheniln Over the Uiii'.stloii or IVhut the Structure , Shorn of ineitt , Should Cost. The special meeting of the Board ot Edu cation this evening , which Is to bo hold for the purpose of enabling the members to consider the plans of the High school sub mitted by Architect McDonald , promises to bo an Interesting session. It will bring two elements In the board , which have been at loggerheads since the school building matter caino up , Into direct conflict. The fight -will come up over the cost of the building. Architect McDonald , In ac cordance with , suggestions that ho has re ceived from a number of board members , has drawn plans of a structure which he esti mates will cost $110,000 or In that neighbor hood.Vhllo $150,000 was voted by the people ple for High school purposes , there Is an clement in the board which Insists that the actual cost of the building shall be much below this amount. This element desires , among other things , that $25,000 of the $150,000 shall be used for equipping the manual training department and the chemical laboratories. The board members who arc working for this insist that this money must come out of the pro ceeds of the bonds , because the bond propo sition provided that the money should be used for "High school facilities" and not a High school building solely. This view Is combatted by another element In the board. This element declares that the money used for the equipment of the spe cial departments of the High school should come out of the general fund and that it was the Intention of the people to permit the board to expend the cntlro $150,000 in the erection of a building. This Is the matter over which the board members will lock horns. It will come up.In . the shape of a committee report which ivas Introduced at the last meeting nnd laid over npproprlntlng $25,000 out of the $150,000 for the equipment of the departments. The CIINH UlllIilliiK. If It finds time the board will also con sider the specifications and plans of the Casa school building. The plans and specifica tions were submitted by Architect Latensor at the last meeting , but the board members desired tlmo to go over them In detail. It Is anticipated that they will too adopted with out any material changes. The specifications for the structure provide For Infants and Children. Kind You Have Always Bought Boars the Signature of that only the best of material shall bo used. A special provision Impresses this fact Upon the minds of prospective bidders for con tracts. The contractors nre also to bo held down by hnrd t tiles , If they nro enforced. For oxnmple , If a contractor fnlla to hava material on hand nt the tlmo stipulated ho must pny a forfeit of $30 a dny for each nnd every dny thnt la lost. In another provi sion the board declares that It will not recog nize nny extra work nor will It pay for It unless authorized and ordered by the board In writing. Every contractor will bo re quired to give either n personal bomt signed by two approved sureties In the full amount of his contract or else n guaranty bond in one-third the amount. Dy amendment to these specifications the men on the buildings will Avail ; but eight hours a day nnd will recclvu the union scale of wages , but no proposition to hire only union men was suggested. ANOTHER RAID ON SEINERS Ofllcern ConHsi > tc UOO Feet of nnd Half u WIIKOII Load of FlHh. Deputy Sheriffs Lewis nnd Str > ker , with Officers Keysor nnd Sulllvnn nnd Charles Curtis of the local Fish Prote.-clvo associ ation , made another trip to Cut Off lake Mon day night and confiscated COO feet of seines and halt a vvagouload of fish. The seiners had evidently profited by previous experience nnd protected themselves by sentinels , for not a sign of them could bo scon when the officers arrived. They had not iod time to remove their nets , and t'loso wore haulrd to the county jail. The oWcar ? succeeded In obtaining pretty definite Infoimatlon In regard to the Identity of the marauders , and arrests are likely to folloiv. AliollHh the Death Penalty. At Albany the law-makers are wrangling over the abolition of the death penalty. The man who succeeds in passing such a bill will prove as great a benefactor to the breaker of man's laws as Hosteller's Stomach Hitlers has lo the breaker of nature's laws. If jou'vo neglected jour stomach until Indiges tion , constipation , biliousness , liver and kid ney troubles nro upon you there's but ono cure Hosteller's Stomach Bitters. Don't fall to try it. All druggists sell it. Drugs That are pure , fresh and reliable , are the only kind wo use in compounding Prescriptions Only competent and gradu ate pharmacists employed. We can fill auy Prescriptions. THE ALOE & PENPOLD CO , , Larscit Itetatl Drotr Home. 1408 Farnam. OMAHA. OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL Those at Our Opening Will remember the line line of plnnoa we had on exhibition thnt e\enlng on our ninln door while these were or- dcicd more paitluultuly for the openIng - Ing they mo the wime guides anil makes as our regular block and wo now offer thoin lor wale at the leniaiK- ably low pilcos Hint have been iiHlct-tl In the past for thi" < e same Instruments the Ri-eat advantage yon have now in choosing Is that all the new woods aic represented in the eases and probably In a better assoitment llmu will bo again very cafcy ( onus on these. A. HOSPE , We eelelirntn our 25th ImnlneM MWnl- Oct. Sard , 1808. ilDSlc and Art 1513 Douglas. ing After Tenderfeet - The way the Sioux looks after them and the way wo do Is vastly different although we both accomplish the bame result relieve tholr sulfeUn our way lb lo flt the feet to a pair of Giover's kid congress bhoes at $2.30 they uio made In all falzes for women of nil ages the Itomeos aic $2.00-tht'He are with heavy turn solefa. Then wo have a bhoe at $ U,00Jth a welt and heavier hole wide plain toi-s In fact , none of these shoes for tender feet have tlps-- wo nlho have a medium solo shoe at ? 2.00 nnd JJ.2.rX-a . special shoe for special Jeet. Drexel Shoe Co. , Omaha' * Up-to tiKte Shoe Hoaoo , 1410 1'ARNAJI STREET. New Sprluir CutnlOKue iioiv ruudy Scut lor the