Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-05
RIGCSTOHELP TEACHERS OUT
No Money Available to Pay for the Printing
Of Certificates
SUPERINTENDENT WILL FOOT The BILL

lFrom j star corresrondentl


DIES MONIES, Sept. 4--(special )-su-
perintendent OF Public Instruction John
r. Riggs will pay for several thousand
teachers certificates out Of his own pocket
in order that Iowa teachers who pass the
examination under the new state certificate
law may have certificates TO teach. II rs
discovered that in the wording OF the new
law It fails to provide that the paymen. for
the certificates shall come from the state $
contingent fund. Formerly the counties
furnished their own certificates, which were
paid for out of the county funds. Under
the new law. which provides that the state
shall furnish all certificates. the source OF
the money 10 pay for the certificates Is
left indefinite and according to an opinion
by Attorney General Mullen given today,
the money must come from the ices
paid in by the teachers, II anywhere.
But the fund from these fees Is wholly IN
adequate for tho purpose and is sufficient
only to pay for the marking and examining
Of the papers on examination for the cor-
tiicate. The executive council is powerless
to help as there is no authority for II to
make the purchase of certificates. Hence
Superintendent Riggs has decided on the
advice Of the executive council. the attorney
general and some of the members OF the
legislature to pay for the certificates HIM
self, and ask the legislature to reimburse
him. The certificates will cost several
hundred dollars. In connection with the
question of the money to pay for the certi-
fcates there arose a question as to whether
the State Board of Education examiners
had any authority to issue a certificate. the
wording of the law being somewhat ant
biguous on that point. The attorney general
l. IL Al. 4
authority.
warden Hunter ~ Rack
The Board of Control today received i'm
formation from Warden W. A. Hunter OF
the Anamosa penientary that nc had re-
turned from Colorado very much improved
in health. He has spent the entire summer
there in the hope of benefit from thC
climate.
|, Another Test of Soldiers Law. -
Another test OF the soldiers preference
law is to result in this city from tn,
attempt Of the Board of Park Commission
ers to Dust S. c. Wilcox. custodian of Wave
land park. Mr.. Wilcox was captain II
the civil war. The board has ordered hin
to resign and on his refusal has Informed
! him that court action will be taken. Gus
todian Wilcox has employed lawyer ant
will fight to retain his position.
sees safety for Corn.
John r. Sage. director OF the crop serv
ice. issued a bulletin today saying tina
fully three-fourths OF the corn crop will
be fully matured by September 20 and tina
all of It will he safe by September 30. 4
large part Of the crop is well dented.
Postpone ruling waIsh's Place.
Democrats are nearly agreed that the 20
| sition on the national democratic commit
! tee from Iowa made vacant by the resigna
ton of Committeeman Walsh will not b.
| nrled till after the Iowa election next No
vember The democrats got together thi
year in the hope that by harmony severa
! congressmen could be elected and possibl.
| some of the state offices. Any attemp
| to fll the vacancy on the national com
mittee from Iowa would, result In bite
/ fight, as there could be no harmony OF
that proposition. IL is advanced by bot
factions in the party that the nationa
committee will not meet thfs year and tina
! there win be no. necessity for filling tn
| place at once. Members of the state centra
committee while refusing to be quoted
said today that they would oppose film
the position till after the election in No
vember because OF the effect 1t might hav
to divide the party on the eve OF election
There Is, however, already talk of ex
Congressman Walt Butler and of Genera
James b. Weaver, as we'll as of Georg
Huffman and OF c. w. Miller, chairman o
the state central committee.
Hearing ON Rates Tomorrow.
The railroad commission viii meet to
morrow in the Offices at the state house. 10
the purpose of hearing arguments for tn
changing of the classification on larg
number OF articles.
steam Line TO minneapolis.
/ A steam railroad to be built between thi
city and Minneapolis is said now to be tn
mission on which eastern capitalists al
in this city. The Des Moines & Norther
railway was incorporated five years az
by local business men and f.. A. Harris
The proposition was to build direct to Mil
neapolis by the shortest route possible
Capitalists are now in the city to invest
gate the proposition.
Republicans VIII Meet.
After consulting the republicans of III
Eighth congressional district a conferenC
OF republicans and republican editors an
candidates has been called TO meet at Cree
ton September IL, to discuss the plans
the campaign. A similar meeting for Il