Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-01

an attorney. also spoke to large audi
ences in the temperance cause.
Commercial CIuB Helps High License.
On the snti-prohibition or high license
eide the most help has come through the
action OF the Commercial club in adopting
resolutions In favor Of an increase Of the
81 LOCO license. and from the action Of the
excise board in showing the license up to
5 1900. The temperance leaders admit that
many citizens who we're formerly in favor
OF doing away with the saloons have been
taken into the other camp on the single
ground Of the raise In the license fee.
Aside from one councilman In each ward
the officers to be elected tomorrow are
city attorney. police Judge, city engineer,
water commissioner and cemetery trustee.
City Attorney STROBE. Engineer Camper
and Water Commissioner Tyler are candi-
dates for reelection. P. James Cosgrave,
formerly a we'll known democratic worker
in this county, is a republican nominee for
police Judge. Mr.. Cosgrave was an officer
in the First regiment Of volunteers and
after returning to Nebraska changed his
politics because OF the attitude Of the
democrats on the policy Of expansion.
Labor bureau After County.
Prompted by the dehant attitude Of the
Lancaster county authorities, Deputy Labor
Commissioner Watson has requested the
attorney general to begin mandamus pro-
ceedings to test the constitutionality Of the
law which requires county assessors to
gather information for the State Bureau
Of Labor and Industrial Statistics. This
law makes IL the duty Of the assessors In
each precinct to collect statistics OF indus
trial and agricultural enterprise, but pro-
vides no compensation for the work. In
many Of the counties the assessors have
been derelict and a few OF the clerks in
years past have given instructions to theil
assessors to disregard the law.
In his schedule blanks Mr.. Watson hat
omitted many OF the unnecessary require
ments, thereby reducing the task to 9
minimum, and with the exception OF thost
OF Lancaster the authorities OF the various
counties have shown no disposition TO dis
regard the provisions of the act. Blu
County Attorney Caldwell OF Lancaster
again questions the constitutionality o.
the law and II the other authorities OF thu
county coincide with his views and declare
an intention Of dlsregarding its provisions
proceedings in mandamus will be insti
tuted.
II van the question settled and settled
by the courts" said Mr.. Watson this after
moon. 1.-The department has had trouble
with the authorities of the various coun'
ties long enough and 1t is time we knew
whether or not the law will stand the tes'
and can be enforced. We have no partic'
ular grievance against Lancaster county
however, for other counties In past year
have taken the same stand an obstinatelI
maintained it"
hoo of Nebraska-
"school Buildings and Grounds in Ne
braska," a book Of 27s pages, including ZO'
Illustrations has been issued by the De
partment OF Public Instruction, and VII
form a part of the next biennial reporI
q, that department. The FIRST edition o
this book numbers 5000 copies. They are
for free distribution where they will do tn
most good. A copy will be forwarded Il
the director Of any rural school distric
that c~ontemplates the erection Of a schoo
building in the near future. A copy VII
be sent to each county and city superin
tendent OF schools, to each principal o
graded schools OF two or more teachers II
the state, to all High school and war
principals, and to the secretary OF eacl
Board OF Education in city and High schoo
districts. Several thousand copies OF tn
first thirty-two pages, including plans an
notifications for a model one-room' rura
district school house and floor plans 10
model two and four-room village schools
may be published later in pamphlet form
A second edition of the complete book ma
follow In the course OF a year or two, bu
IL It does It will be in a revised form wit
more original matter and less reprint. TIL
first edition has been pushed forward {
completion under great difficulties an
stress Of other work, at odd times an
seasons, evenings, on railway trains, an
at wayside stations. Mr.. Fowler desire
to eliminate a few Of the old illustration
In the revised edition and to include man
new ones. For this purpose he asks 81
perintendents, principals, teachers, an
others interested, to send him from tim
to time any photographs they may be abb
to gather pertinent to the subject and 4
Illustrative Of the conditions in their sectio
Of the state. He wants to represent a
counties, at least all parts Of the stat
The book was designed by Mr.. Fowlt
for the guidance Of authorities in the cor
struction Of school buildings. Pictures al
shown Of model school houses costing 81 OF
to 5000, 900, together with complete plaI
for the construction.
Local Talent Does Well.
His Angel Feet" a dramatic sketch
one act, and Mother Goose Easter earn
VAL" an operetta, were given by local tslel
under the direction Of Mrs. John W. McDol
aid, at the oliver theater Monday night Il
the beneht Of 81. Theresa's pro-cathedr
and st. Elizabeth's hospital. The produ
tion was on elaborate scale and the be
ever seen In the city. The orchestratiC
OF the music for the carnival was by A
gust Hagenow. The elOcutionary and de
sarte work was under the direction OF Mi
Lille Anderson.
The dramatic sketch was given as a GU
tain-raiser, Mrs. Mcdonald appearing
Lady Gwendoline Bloomfield, and W.
Hubbard. as Sir Godfrey Bloomfield. T.
stage setting OF this act was the artist
work Of Mrs. Mcdonald. and exceeded
magnihcence anything ever attempted
the amateur line In LinCC =.
Among those who carr ed leading par
in the fairy carnival were: G. He Walter
as King Basso OF the Diamond Island
Miss Donna Williams, as Fairy Queen Do
paeta; Miss Charlotte Talcott, as Paprik
a fairy; Bessie Clark, as Dimple Cheeks;
Donald Mcdonald, as Puss in Boots; a
Frank Millson. as Herald OF Prince. Walt
Booth. the muscular coach Of the Unive
sity OF Nebraska foot ball team, assum
the part Of Snow Man Dance.