Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-15
ROONINC HOUSE CLEANUP
Excise Board Puts Ban on Places
Upstairs Over Saloons.
MANY TEACHERS ARE COMING
piush Interest Displayed ny hdu-
GATORS over the state I'm the
Coming Meeting Of state
Association.
(From a SAT- ENTERTAINMENTS

LINCOLN. Oct. 14-Cspecial)-City Off
eials OF Lincoln are having trouble with
rooming houses and the Excise board is
preparing to issue an order that hereafter
t1ere shall be no roomlng house over a
saloon. Several rooming houses have been
raided lately and the social evil, Il was
discovered, was spreading into the blocks
of the city. For that reason a vigorous
investigation will be continued and the
women driven back to the reservation.
Teachers Are Interested.
From reports no wheeling received daily al
the office OF the state superintendent, it is
evident that interest in the State Teacher
association is increasing. Superintendfn Mt
Il J. Knoll of Blue Springs writes. our
Board of Education has given the teachers
of Blue Springs public school a leave OF
absence without loss in salary to attend
tho State Teachers association at Lincoln,
Noyember T. 5 and g."
Superintendent r.. s.. Perdue of Madison
writes: Norfolk. Madison. Tilden, New
man Grove and Meadow Grove will give
their teachers three days with full pay to
attend the State Teachers association. The
eachers in these schools number sixty
five"
superintendent II. s. Price Of Tilden
writes under date OF October 10: THE
Board OF Education at it's meeting last night
decided TO allow the teachers three days on
fun pay to attend the state Teachers assoc
citation, with the understanding that If any
OF them fail to attend the time would be
deducted from their salary"
superintendent I. A. Blakeslee writes;
"The Fairfield School board at a recent
meeting decided to give the teaching
Forra a furn-aayot uoraffnn N0yannhar K
and 8, to enable the teachers to attend
the state meeting. The superintendent
was given three days, and nothing pre-
venting Will be on hand for the opening
session
superintendent b. f Dill of WILDER
says: An of the WILDER teachers will
be at the State Teachers association
Thursday and Friday on full pay"
IL. H. Cone, secretary of the Board of
Education at Ashland, writes: at the
regular meeting of the Ashland Board of
' Education, held October 8, the board voted
TO close the Ashland schools November
6 and 8 to allow the teachers to attend
the state Teachers association at Lin
coin"
Commercial Club Election.
w. y. sellick was elected president of
the Commercial club today to succeed
W. Il. Hardy. The election OF vice presi-
dent resulted in the selection of II. J..
Burkett and NJ. l. Aitken was made treas
urer. No committed appointments were
made today by the new president. These
will probably be announced tomorrow.
The members of the Commercial club
are attempting to secure enough pros
pective visitors to Minneapolis Saturday
TO I'll a sleeper. The Minnesota-Nebraska
foot ball game is the attraction. Secre-
tary Written has the plan o fthe sleeper
at the Commercial club offices and can
make reservations for foot ball enthusi-
asts there without the necessity of the
tourist going to further trouble. The
train will leave Lincoln Friday night at
q O'Clock and will leave Minneapolis Sun
day night. A considerable number have
. already agreed to take { he trip and
! these members are anxious to get enough
o FIJI the sleeper.
HeIvey to ACCOMPANY Beveridge.
Frankw e Halvey, director of the pub
.icity bureau OF the republican state com
mittee left at 8 o'clock for McCook where
he viii get on the Beveridge train and 81
: with the senator through Nebraska to Lin
coin tomorrow night. MT. Helvey goes al
the representative of the republican stat
COMMITTEES. Senator Beverldge will speal
at the Auditorium Thursday night.
Attorney General 1honlpson ana o j
Ryder, deputy labor commissioner left thii
afternoon for a speaking tour. They will
speak at North Loup, Litchfield and Masor
. City, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Capital City Briefs.
The State Railway commission is at worl
on it's biennial report to the legislature, tn,
\ first 1t has ever made. The report is du,
November 30. 1t will contain several sug
gestions for changes in the present laws
relating to the powers of the commission
Owing TO the delay on the part Of tn,
Interstate commission, the stat,
commission has been unable to furnish