Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

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The state board will take up the valua-
tion OF railroad property in cities and
towns as soon as it has concluded the
work OF eoualizing the returns of the county
assessors on the general property.
Bonds for Debts Are Bad.
Attorney General Thompson today wrote
enn opinion to State Auditor Searle to the
effect that school districts in this state
cannot issue bonds to pay general indebted
ness. Some time ago the school district
OF Benson Douglas county, issued 5000
bonds. the proceeds from which to be used
In finishing paying for the building Of a
school house and for paying general in
debtedness Of the district. The auditors
office refused to register the bonds when
presented, holding that school districts could
! not issue bonds for purposes other than
7 for purchasing sites, erecting buildings and
furnishing the same. An Omaha attorney
is looking after the matter and intimates
that he will carry It to the supreme court.
The bakery Investigation.
The investigation by q representative Of
the pure food department, Mrs. McMurtry,
of the bakeries at Lincoln and Omaha is
proving of great benefit at least TO the
: people here. OF the thirteen bakeries in
v~estiFated, four were found 20 be clean in
this city and the remainder filthy and
dirty. AZ soon as the report was made
public the four owners of the clean bakeries
called at}the office of Food Commissions
johnson to see II they were on the unclean
list. The owners of the unclean bakeries
have not appeared to see whether the re.
port touches them
The clean bakeries are now using the
endorsement given by the food commits.
taiNnar 9Ow aAxyartNganp -. - -
no newupaper here has published the names
OF the unciean places, the names Of tn.
Iclean. bakeries have been printed.
Public Men ON Platform,
'sOme, day some political party will de.
c~fszesagainst members of congress deliver.
ing lectures for pay before chautauqua.
Hbndiothsr organizations OF like character,
fsaidta wei known Lincoln man this morn
Ing wholaaked that his name be withheld
y because ofthis personal friendship for som,
members Of congress who are getting ricl
nm the lecture Platform.
There should be a law siTainst senator
and congressman hiring out as public lee
%ureFs.S he continued. The lecture plat
form has such an attractlon for the aver
age senator and congressman, that instea.
OF swing careful and serious thought 4
matters OF state. his mind turns to the sen
Lsational or that which will give him tn
trnOst fires advertising and thus make hin
e~~Valuable attraction 10 the manager Of
~ohaut1uoua. The more sensational he Is
the more salary ne can draw on the lectur
platform Take away from the member o
congress the thought OF the money he 1
10 maRs'as a lecturer. and his whole at
tsntion' win be given to affairs OF state
Is Our CONGRESS will develop statesmen. a
weeonoe mad rather than sensational gram
stand lecturers.
Another reason why these members q
hoongsSss should not be permitted 10 A.
t1iver ipsyteculres Is this; The government
at Washington pays these men by the yea
Nfor their entire services. II they are =
y lecture at ell, they should do 40 free q
charge receiving only their actual ex
= pNsnses They W IL to the people to speaI