Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
LABORATORY IN SEPTEMBER
Acting Chief of Chemistry Bureau
Gives Out the Information.
S. H. ROSS IS TO BE IN CHARGE
Nebraska Teachers who Have Been
Touring the EnSt Reach wash
inEton and VIII start Home
"wednesday.
6From a staff CorrespondentO

WASHINGTON. July 13.-(Special Tele-
gram 1.-THE chemical laboratory OF the
Department of Agriculture will be in prac-
ideally uomplsse working order in the
federal building at Omaha not later than
September l." said DR.. w. d. Bigelo"'
assistant chief to Prof Wiley Of the United
States chemical bureau to The Bee corr2-
spondent today.
There has been no delay. and. further
more, when the plant is finally installed the
present plan Is to place it in charge oil
s. H. Ross, chemist of South Omaha VINO
has done splendid work, according 10 the
government chemist, since his connection
with the bureau over a year ago MI
Ross is now in Savannah, Ga, installing
laboratory there. This work completed he
will proceed to Omaha, where he Will nav
charge Of the installation of the plant ana
undoubtedly will be placed in permanent
charge of this branch of the work at
Omaha
DR. w d. Bigelow said today that in
reality the department haG practically
anticipated the action of congress in MAX
ing an apnropriation for the Omaha labors-
tory and prior to the passage Of the bill
had placed orders for supplies which are
! now being gradually assembled at the
! rooms in the Omaha federal building, DR..
Bigelow said: "A great portion of the ap-
paratus we will require for chemical eX-
periments must be imported from Germany
| and France. and all this takes time.
"a small proportion of the actual chemical
| supplies for Omaha are at hand The pre-
else date of opening really depends con-
siderably upon those who obtained the con-
tracts for the installation of the furniture
| at the Omaha headquarters. This turnl'
ture was ordered several months ago ano
designed to he of a permanent character
done in hard woods, and calculated 10 las
a generation at least. While the delivery
of the furnishing woodwork seems TO o.
retarding the work somewhat / am conti
dent the headquarters at Omaha Will b'
in working order not later than Septemoe
l."
Nebraska Teachers nt Warrington
Prof I. w. Downey of Hastings, formerl!
county Superintendent Of Adams county
now inspector of high schools with Tn
state superintendent of public instructor
of the Antelope state, is in personal charg
NJ n representative body of teachers VIII
. reached Washington today.
This personally conducted" party afte
attending the National Education associa
D ton held in Cleveland, made tour int
Canada via Buffalo and is now enrout
! home via the national capital. Before thel
arrival w. E. Andrews. auditor for tn
: Treasury department. had made arrange
meuts for the comfort of the Nebraskar
at one Of the hotels and tonight with MT
Andrews accompanied the visiting teacf
ers from Nebraska to the Congression'
> library.
g Tomorrow the party will take an auto
Y mobile ride through the city and atterwai
y visit the treasury and White House Att'
e luncheon a visit to Mount Vernon VIII
e made. as well as Arlington and Chri
' church in Alexandria. in which Washing
= ton used to worship. The program Il
= Wednesday has not yet been arranged ar
is subject somewhat to the departure
= the party on that day.
Following is the personnel of the part
, l. A. Downey. Lincoln Mrs. Sarah Bru
4. ley, Columbus; Bernice Leymaster, Auror
Martha Watts, Columbus; Amy Gale
Creighton; Katie Pavelka, Verdigre; Ne
lie Filey. Beatrice; Ina D. Jacobs, Ced
Falls. Ia; Elsie Jacobs, Daykin. Mel
Esther Lefever, Stockholm Mabel Moor
Frances Cooper. Aurora Lueella Douglas
Hastings; Nellie Heiner, Pender; Lillii
Bookmeyer, Susan Yeats, Omaha; Lu
Evans Sylvia Newton. Estell A. Newto
Ethel Barber Waco; Bertha DOWN
Gwendolyn Jeffers. Julia Fletcher, El
johnson. Beaver City; Myrtle Bowers,
F. Beck, Falls City; Alice Whitmore, LII
wolford, Lincoln; Mae Truxaw, Edna Ma
tin, OdeIl; Mary Arnold, Aurora; ].
Lindberg and wife, spearfeld S. D.; Gra
and Julia Hall, Petersburg, Neb; OliN
and Mae Klump, Broken Bow Sadie a
: Lille Bakwells Candy; II. c. Filley, Albi'
.R and C. E. Currah, Unadilla, Neb.
Charles d. Bonar has been appointed II
He ular and Lee f. Craig substitute ru