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MM OF BROOM?
BEVERIDGE KNOWS
Means Expectancy of Instru
'. ment Which Sweeps School
Boom Floor and 3,100
Square Feet is Answer.
Who ever heard of the "norm of
broom?" Superintendent Beveridge
of the public schools has a collection
of little norms running around in his
office.
Webster says that a norm is a rule
or authoritative standard; a model; a
type.
Last July the superintendent said to
the board of education: "I would like
to have a man experienced in school
research work to make su.veys, to
measure the mental growth of chil
dren and to compile statistics about
boys and girls and school buildings."
The .oard said: "All right." The
man engaged is H. W. Anderson, who
is at work compiling all kinds of
statistical information for use of the
superintendent and school directors.
The norm of a broom means the ex
pectancy of a broom, much the same
as life insurance companies compute
me expectancy or a person. An ave
rage broom in the hands of an average
man and used to sweep an average
school Jloor has a certain longevity
based on what brooms have done in
the past in the schools. Brooms in
the past in Omaha schools have been
useful to the extent of sweeping on
an average of 3,100 square feet of
floor space per school year per broom.
On this basis and for Mr. Anderson's
uses the norm of a broom is to sweep
3,100 square feet of space a school
year.
By determining the number of
square feet of floor space in each
school building arjd applying the num
ber of brooms used in a school year,
it is easy to determine whether the
broom usage has been more than or
less than the normal. That computa
tion has just been completed, not
only with brooms, but with all jan
itors' supplies.
Some schools for the last school
year checked less than the norm on
brooms, while others checked consid
erably more than the norm. In the
latter cases, if the figure runs high,
an investigation is made as to why
the janitor is using so many brooms.
J'hat is the application of modern ef
ficiency. It gives a reasonable check
on tiie janitors.
A system has been devised wherebv
the mental growth of children and of
rooms may be determined. The effi
c.iricy of a teacher may be figured
with comparative accuracy; also the
efficiency of methods of teaching
spp;lh;i. arithmetic and other studies.
But determining the norm of a
broom why, that is as easy as eat
ing pie.
School Bonds Endorsed '
By the Commercial Club
The first organization in Omaha
to endorse the $2,250,000 school bond
issue is the Commercial club. The
executive committee, with 23 of its
27 members present, unanimously
adopted a resolution favoring the
bonds as follows:
"Be it resolved by the executive
committee of the Omaha Commercial
clu'). that we endorse the proposition
submitted to the people of Omaha by
the' Board of Education for the issue
of $2,250,000 of bonds for the con
struction of school buildings, believ
ing that it is our imperative duty now
in time of war, as well as in time of
peace, to maintain an efficient public
school system, to the end that the
generations now passing from child
hood to maturity shall be prepared to
meet the duties which must fall upon
them during and after the great war
in which the country is now en
gaed." Skipper Bill Schipke to
Leave For Havana Sunday
"Skipper Bill' Schipke, . former
Washington and Omaha base ball
player, applied at the federal court
for passports to Cuba. He will leave
Sunday for Havana, where his wife's
uncle owns the Cuban-American
Jockey club race track. "Skipper
Bill" has a job there as a clerk. It will
be the third winter he has spent there.
"The job pays $10 a day," he says.
"They have ninety-two races sched
uled for this winter.'
General Wood Commends
Spirit of Omaha People
"There is a hue spirit in your city,"
writes Major General Leonard Wood
in a letter to Commissioner Manley
of the Commercial club thanking the
club and Omaha for the entertainment
afforded him while he was here last
.week.
"There is a fine spirit in your city,"
said the general. "I believe the peo
ple all over the land are beginning to
find themselves, and are going into
the war with the real spirit of victory."
Heavens in November
By WILLIAM F. RIGGE.
There is nothing of unusual inter
est transpiring m the heavens this
montn. ine days are shortening a
Whole hour, hinir 10 hnnrt min
ute long on the 1st; 9 hours, S3 min-
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uics on me utn, ana y nours, min
utes on the 30th. On the 23d the sun
enters Sagittarius.
The sun is its fastest of the whole
vear On the .Iri. lf rmnntffi 71 -.
onds.' This mal'ft it rmtv 7 minutoc
26 seconds slow on central time, so
that the artificial nnnn nf mtr rlrwl-o
and the natural noon of the sun are
closest together. In i-ebruary they
are iartnest apart.
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nically an evening star, rising then
when the sun sets. Saturn and Mars
are Ttinrn i n or ctara ricinrr rn V t KtU
rpsnertivflv at 1flS1 r in inJ 1"dA
a. m. venus is evening star. KJti tiie
29th it is farthest from the sun and
sets then at c:Ui p. m.
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turn on the 6th, with Mars on the 8th
ana with venus on ti.e lotli.
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Alleges Wife Left Him
While He Was Sick in Bed
Deserted by his wife after more
than a quarter of a century of mar
ried life is the allegation of John M.
Carney, suing Annie Carney for di
vorce in district court. They were
married April 7, 1880. He says she
left him August 15, 1909, while he was
sick in bed, and took all the furniture
with her.
A neglected cold in a child' head
II often leads to chronic catarrh and 1
If catarrhal deafness-stunting child- 1
I ten's mental growth, making them I
I appear stupid. 1
TryKondorfs
for ihe
haby&cold
(at no charge to you)
10,000,000 he ud thli 9-rewld
remdr. ebrmle catarrh, (ore
note, sought cold Rientnc. now
bleed, eta Write in for complimen
tary can, or bar tube at dregfiat'a.
It will benefit you FOCK timet more
than it coats, or we pax money back.
For trial can (re write to
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MOON'B PHASES.
Last quarter on the 9th, 11:01 a. m.
New moon on the 14th. 12.28 p. m.
First quarter on the 21t. 4:29 p. m.
Full moon on the 28th. 12:41 p. m.
Residents of Florence
And Benson Must Register
All residents of Benson and Flor
ence who wish to vote at the special
school bond election November 20
mustf register on or, before November
9. Election Commissioner Moorhead
has sent out notices calling attention
to the fact Benson and Florence vot
ers are required to register before
they they can become qualified voters
in Greater Omaha. Registration is
mane necessary by the taking of the
suburbs into the metropolitan city.
Special registrations will be held at
the city halls in Forence and Benson
Saturday. The election commissioner
also calls attention to the fact that
Omaha voters who have changed
place of .-esidence since -last election
must register if they wish to vote on
the school bonds November 20.
Cigar Store Dealers Rush
To Pay Floor Taxes on Stock
A big rush is on at the United
States internal revenue collector's of
fice now topay "floor taxes." These
are taxes on stocks of tobaccos,
cigars and cigarets which were in the
hands of retailers on October 4 when
the new bill went into operation.
The local office mailed more than
6,000 tax schedule blanks to as many
dealers in Nebraska. Amounts paid
range from 5 cents to several hun
dred dollars from each dealer.
Tie-Up At Moorcroft
Makes All Trains Late
Burlington trains from the north-!
west were seven to eight hours late
on account of a tie-up of the track
near Moorcroft, Wyo. The cars of a
freight train were scattered along thr
track when the drawbar of one car
was pulled out. No one was injured,
but the track was considerably torn j
upf delaying traffic. j
PRESBYTERIANS TO
HOLD FOOD MEETING
General Session Will Figure
What Church Members Can
Do to Help Win the
War.
Presbyterians of Omaha, Nebraska
and western Iowa are banding to
gether for concerted action in line
with the plans of the government in
winning the war by the conservation
of food and everything else that is
needed by the boys who have enlisted,
the allies, and those who are remain
ing at home. With this end in view,
a general meeting, or rally of Pres
byterians has been called for Thurs
day afternoon and night, November
22, at the First Presbyterian church
in this city.
The Omaha rally is called at the
suggestion of the national service
committee of the general assembly of
the t'resbyterian church and will be
the only meeting of its kind that will
be held in Omaha, or eastern Ne
braska, or western Iowa. Conse
quently it is the hone of the officers
of the national service committee that
Presbyterians attend both of the ses
sions.
Afternoon for Ministers.
The afternoon meeting is intended
for the ministers of the Presbyterian
church and the officers of the associa
tions affiliated with the organization.
hollowing the afternoon meeting a
banquet will be served in the dining
rooms of the First church. This will
be attended bv local and visiting
clergymen and by the church officers.
Jn the evening a mass meetme will
be held and to this all Presbyterians
of Omaha and the surrounding coun
try are invited.
At both of the meetines N. H.
Loomis will preside and among the
speakers who are high up in the coun
cil of the Presbyterian church will
be J. Wilbur Chapman, moderator of
the general assembly; Rev. John F.
Carson, Brooklyn, and Rev. William
H. Foulkes, Philadelphia, all three
members of the national service committee.
For the occasion, a large choir is
being selected from the choirs of the
Fresbytenan churches of the city and
this organization will supply music at
both of the meetings.
A publicity committee consisting of
W. D. Percival, of The Bee; Sands F.
Woodbridge, of the Wrorld-Herald;
Editor Orchard, Council Bluffs Non
pareil; W. H. Kearns, Young Men's
Christian association, and N. H.
Loomis has been selected to furnish
information relative to the meetings.
Judge Refuses to Permit
Jurors to Lay Down On Job
When jurors trying the case aeainst
Albert Card, charged with stealing
three hogs valued at ?150, reported
to Judge Sears, sitting in criminal
court, that they could not come to an
agreement, the judge sent them back
to continue their deliberations. The
veniremen had been out all night
when they reported a disagreement.
NEW PROBLEM FOR
RAILROAD HEADS
Inability to Purchase New Mo
tive Power Gives Operating
Officials More Worry as
Winter Approaches.
Railroad operating officials assert
the railroads are confronted by the
most serious problem that they have
ever been called upon to solve. The
problem is how they are going to
be able to keep the standard of the
motive power up to the normal.
Information reaches Omaha rail
road circles that next year it will be
impossible to buy locomotives. Word
comes that all of the locomotive
works of the country have ceased
work on domestic orders and con
centrated on machinery for Russia
and France. It is said that hundreds
of locomotives ordered by the roads
of the United States have been com
mandeered and as soon as finished
have been sent abroad for oversea
service. To some extent, what has
applied with reference to locomotives
has happened in connection with
freight cars that were ordered this
year.
Unable to buy the normal number
of new engines, operating officials
of the Omaha roads take a gloomy
view of the future. They say that
during the last year the capacity of
the motive power has been severely
taxed and now, with winter coming
on, it is going to be a difficult matter
to handle the immense business that
is in sight and a: the same time keep
the trains running on schedule.
Talk of Henry Dunn As
Commissioner Candidate
H. W. Dunn, chief of police, for
city commissioner is the latest
political gossip in the city hall. That
is possibly the significance of the
rumor about his forthcoming resigna
tion. City Commissioner Butler said he
heard the story from a "reliable
source."
Chief Dunn has not returned from a
hunting trip. His resignation as chief
has been mentioned recently, but
Superintendent Kugel declared he had
heard nothing on that subject since
the police invesigation last summer,
when the chief stated he was con
sidering going into a business venture
but would never quit while his de
partment was under fire.
One-Minute
Store Talk
"Th Union Pacific
put Omaha en th rail
road map the 'Ne
braika put Omaha on
tha clothing map," said
an enthusiastic cus
tomer yesterday.
So we complete the compari
son: The one with a road
bed of rock give3 value re
ceived in travel; the other
with bed-rock values gives
vamc received in
clothes buying, both
stand for maximum
service to patrons.
Learn to know
this greater
store today
W. L. Smith Goes to France
In Service of Uncle Sam
Winifred L. Smith, 416 South Thir
teenth street, applied at the federal
court for a passport to France. He
is a pipe fitter and is going over as
an employe of the New York Manu
facturing company, York, Pa., which
is to erect ice plants for the use of
the army. He will be in the tempor
ary service of the United States quar
termaster's department. The position
pays $200 a month am! rrnenses.
Expect to See the West's
Largest Overcoat Show
At $15, $20, $25, $30
pLACE your expectations high, expect to
see more new styles and models, more
worthy fabrics, more new colors and pat
terns than you've ever known. An unheard
of showing of Overcoats your own eyes to
be the judge compare.
BuyNow, Selection and
Values at Their Best
All the new belted Trench models, including
wonderful coata from London, England, at well
as leading American makers-
$15. $20, $25. $30. $35, $40 to $60
Richly Silk Lined Chesterfields, Warm UN
sters, Ulsterettes, Motor Coats, Luxurious
Warmth-Without-Weight Coats
$15, $20, $25, $30, $55, $40, $45, $50
Fur Collar Dressy Overcoats; entirely new
effects; belted or conservative models; Beaver,
Hudson Seal, Muskrat, Persian Lamb, Astrakhan
Collars, at
$25, $30, $35, $40; $50, $60 to $100
Style and Value Supreme Suits
For "Young Men and Men Who Stay Young"
jgUY now while such values and smart styles are avail
able clothes that will not be duplicated later,
this year or next. Single or double breasted, belted,
military or conservative models. Vast range of
special sizes for hard-to-fit men
$15, $20, $25, $30. $35, $40
Vauar and Superior
Union Suits.
SEE OUR
WINDOWS
TODAY
Manhattan, Bates
Street A Yorke Shirts
John B. Stetson, C. &
K. and Bortalino Hats
A IWXON,wil
Hurley tni Arnold
Glove Crip Shoes.
COM PARK
OUR VALUES
ALWAYS
.CORRECT APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN.
&a$$ of Hot Water .
Before Breakfast
a Splendid Habit
Open sluices of the system each
morning and wash away the
poisonous, stagnant matter.
Those of us who are accustomed to
feel dull and heavy when we arise; j
splitting headache, stuffy from a cold,
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid storn
ach, lame back, can, instead, both
look and feel as fresh as a daisy al
ways by washing the poisons and tox
ins from the body with phosphated
hot water each morning.
We should drink, before breakfast,
a glass of real hot water with a tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in it
to flush from the stomach, liver, kid
neys and ten yards of bowels the pre
vious day's indigestible waste, sour
bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing, sweetening and purifying the
entire alimentary tract before putting
more food into, the stomach.
The action of Jimestone phosphate
and hot water on an empty stomach
is wonderfully invigorating. It cleans
out all the sour fermentations, gases,
waste and acidity and gives one a
splendid appetite for breakfast and
it is said to be but a little while until
the roses begin to appear in the
cheeks. A quarter pound of limestone
phosphate will cost very little at the
drug store, but is sufficient to make
anyone who is bothered with bilious
ness, constipation, stomach trouble or
rheumatism a real enthusiast on the
subject of internal sanitation. Try
it and you are assured that you will
look better and feel better in every
way shortly. Advertisement
71
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Closed Gars Immediate Delivery
V ou can get immediate delivery of Over
land closed cars four or six cylinder,
Sedan or Coupe!
And, you can buy these quality cars at
exceptional prices because
We planned, prepared and bought ma
terials at a time when prices ruled
much lower than now.
You get the benefit of this substantial
aving.
You also get your closed car exactly
when you want it and not after suf
fering prolonged delays.
Both of these advantages make it wis
dom for you to order at once. Not for
a long, long time can such quality cars
be bought so low. .
These cars are of the most stylish design,
sumptuously appointed and thorough
ly high-grade in every respect.
Side windows and uprights fold away out
of sight when you want a touring car
or a roadster.
They dote up as tight as a Limousine
All adjustments easily and quickly made.
The Sedan interior is completely trim
med in rich grey worsteds with har
monizing upholstery and carpet.
Here are cars that are as practical and
serviceable as they are luxurious.
WILLYS-OVERLAND, Inc., Omaha Branch
$14U Cottmt
Mmlfct. refaeV-Ta ft.
SALESROOMS
2047-49 Farnam St., Phone Doug. 3292.
t WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT
20th and Harney Sts., Phone Doug. 3290.
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