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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
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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
