Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-29

had been living the greater part of the
time with her brother, on the next farm,
and while there had been no absolute sepa-
ration, there was inharmony.
stops City Paving.
City Engineer Campen this morning is
sued orders to the paving contractors to
stop all further work in the city until
spring. This was rendered necessary by
the bad weather. The artificial stone curb
ing is susceptible to weather conditions,
and will crack after freezing comes. All
of the torn up streets will at once be re-
stored, and the winter will be devoted to
the task Of fighting out the question OF
whether rock asphalt or the Barber product
is the better. The Barber people have a
powerful lobby that has been knocking on
the work of the Green River company, and
an effort to avoid payment of the o street
work, just completed, is now being made
on the ground that the paving does not
contain sufficient bitumen, or binding stun.
Meeting of Sherins' Association.
The tenth annual meeting Of the Nebraska
State Sheriffs' association will be held at
the LiRdell hotel. December Is. 1902, at Q
o'clock D. m.
The executive board Of the Nebraska As
ISOLATION of County officers will also meet
at the same time and place.
Library Union Under Ban.
In view Of the operations of numerous
agents Of the concern the state superin-
tendent has issued the following regarding
the Teachers Library union:
To the County Superintendents and
Teachers of Nebraska: Under date of July
~ l@l gave the Teachers Library union
OF Chicago a Recommendation. believing
tnat Ito plan AFFORDED excellent opportuni-
TIES Tor teachers to study history. liter
ature., science, etc, in a systematic way,
and that the union would do business on
business principles. Upon statement made
py a county superintendent In a letter
dated September 70, 1901. that an agent of
the Teachers Library union had done some
work that appeared crooked in several re-
spects' frightening members into paying
notes secured by misrepresentation, etc, /
revoked my endorsement September Is, 1901.
Under date of March %, 1902, the super
lntendent informed me that these difficult
ties had been adjusted to the entire salts
faction of himself and the teachers OF his
county, and l gave the Teachers Library
union permission to use again my endorse
Under date Of June O. 1902, 1 informed
the Teachers. Library union that / was in
receipt OF a letter from another county 20
the erect that their agent had made all
manner Of false statements among others
telling the teachers of that county tina
their county superintendent would revoke
their certificates II they lid rot joi, the
union, and In other ways frightening them.
l told the union that II these charges ccu!d
complaint regarding the natter 1 would
De compelled TO recall again my Ieoom-
mendation, which they held and 10 warn
the superintendents of the STATE against
doing business with them. Cnde- date OF
June 2S, 1902, | wrote the Teacner5' Library
union that l was In receipt OF information
from two or three sources ID inc tffe.,t
that their agents were too insisteat In can
vassing teachers, and that in tome cases
Iha nOanla had told AhA Naaah 80 ~ 49,
certificates would be revoked Il they did
not axe the reading circle Work / the
Teachers' Library union. ! lsroIe also that
this department insisted that he repre-
sentatives of the union use no compulsion
of this or a similar nature.
Under date OF November q, 1902. a CITY
superintendent, wrote calling atte1tion to
an expose OF the union In Missouri. l also
received other complaints.
Recalls His Endorsement.
In the face Of this long train of abuses
and complaints, and others that l have
not mentioned but have heard incidentally
on my travels, l consider IL my duty to
recall again my endorsement and 10 warn
the county superintendents and teachers of
Nebraska that In doing business with the
Teachers Library union of Chicago they do
IL strictly on business principles.
! do not doubt that the Teachers Library
union will within reasonable time send the
teachers their books, and I am not sure
that the terms are in any sense exorbitant,
but what object TO very strenuously is
their method of canvassing. The teachers
time during school hours does not belong
to any agent or representative nor TO the
teacher herself. IL belongs to the district.
Agents and Representatives should not be
permitted to do business nor to attempt
to do business with teachers during school
hours. In fact, many school district boards
In cities do not permit agents or representa-
tivts of any kind to canvass teachers In
their school rooms.
do not believe I'm repudiating honest
debts nor breaking contracts. unless the
same have hRan Incurred or u.aAa fhrar.uh
misrepresentation and false statements. /
would advise teachers TO carry out the
contracts they have signed, II made I'm good
faith and tie other party stands ready 10
perform his part.
Understand me, II is not the plan OF the
Teachers Library. union that / oppose. I
heartily favor teachers' libraries, school
libraries and reading circle work. But /
am absolutely opposed to the methods OF
doing business adopted and used by the
authorized representatives OF the Teachers
Library union of Chicago. I have recalled
again my endorsement, absolutely and for
ever. Yours, very truly,
WILLIAM X. FOWLER,
State Superintendent.