Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-17
Nebraska
LINCOLN PEOPLE WORRIED
Tactics Of Paper Appears to Be Driv-
ing Out Wealth.
BIG TAXPAYERS LEAVE CITY
ID. r. TbOmpson's offer 10 Put UB
Taken Up with Avidity--W. II.
Cowgirl Grows Worse.
BIG TAXPAYERS LEAVE CITY
CFrom a stan Correspondent

tFrOm star correspondent
LINCOLN, oct. 16--tSpecial)-some Of
the business men OF Lincoln are becoming
worried lest the attitude OF one OF the
newspapers here causes Lincoln to lose
another OF its very valuable citizens and
heavy taxpayer. During the last year
or 80 the attitude Of the big paper and the
manner in which the affairs Of the city
have been administered has driven out at
least two milnonaires and caused many
other heavy taxpayers to consider very
seriously pulling up stakes. Among the
latter is one OF the most enterprising citi-
zens Lincoln ever had.
At this time d. f. Thompson, owner of
the Lincoln and Capital hotels and various
other properties here, is being vigorously
assaied by one OF the newspapers be-
cause he asked why Lincoln had 100
vacant houses. The newspaper at once
jumped onto the former ambassador and
accused him of being dissatisfied because
his hotels have been deprived Of their bars.
This has been continued for several days.
As Mr.. Thompson could. easily afford to
lock the front doors OF both OF his hotels
and leave them closed indefinitely, some
are wondering what would happen IL he
really did this.
In the meantime Mr.. Thompson's offer
Of st. 900 to charity for every 100 houses
vacant in this city less than 1900 provid-
ing the newspaper will pay an equal
amount for every 100 houses vacant over
1900, has not yet been accepted.
Library AasOciatiOn.
The Nebraska state Library association
will meet in Lincoln during the present
week The first three sessions will be held
in the parlors Of the Lincoln city library.
The session OF Thursday afternoon will
be held at the state farm The New Lin
dell hotel will be headquarters for the as
soclation.
The officers Of the association are: Anna
v. Jennings, Kearney, president; Mary X.
Ray Lincoln, first vice president; Mar
garet A. O'Brien, Omaha. second vice pres
ident; Guess Humphrey, Lincoln, secretary
treasurer
The following is the program:
Wednesday, october 49, 2:SO p. M.-Busi-
Books on Agriculture" Miss Edna No
BILE, university farm library.
References for a Small Library" Miss
Equalization Of Fiction" DR.. Louise
Pound, professor English literature, Uni
THE Modern German Drama" p. H.
Grummann, professor Of German, Uni
Exhibits: Non Fiction Collection for a
Small Library" Miss Clara Craigh. Uni
S' BOOK o BGains sfS Dr. PrS W. X. levitt. Ii
brariSn, University Of Nebraska library.
s p. M-Address Libraries in State In
Sutuuons, Miss Miriam Carey, Minnesota
Discussion, Miss Lucille Eayes, professor
OF; ss!ociology University Of Nebraska: T.
II: G. Lindsay state librarian.
Thursday. October 20. A. M.-Ebrary
legislation:
"schooi of Library Law" F. s. Perdue,
deputy state superintendent Of public in
Amendments to the Public Library
Law, Number Of Trustees. Library Levy
Library Post" II. r. Dobbins, trustee.
County Extension" C. B. Letton, Judge
OF the supreme court OF Nebraska.
Address, What OF the Rural Library?'
II. f. Lesler, librarian Chieaso public IL
1850 p. M.-Lunoheon at the university
farm, given by the LINCOLN club.
= M.-Business meeting.
Experiences Of q Country Librarian"
Miss Nellie Williams, librarian, Geneva
Hound i table, Miss Bdlth Tobitt, librarian,
"a Boys Club" Miss Florence Waugh,
Work with the Factories: Miss Lila
Bowen, Omaha public library.
Loose Leaf Accession Book" Miss Mary
Ray, deputy state librarian.
Library Column In the Newspaper"
Miss Elva Green, librarian, Fremont pub
| Ito library.
How the Lecture Rooms Can BE Made
Useful" Miss Clara Howard, librarian,
Havelock public library.
Work With the Schools" Miss Vara
Prout Librarian, Fairbury public library.
Discipline OF College Library Reading
Room" Miss May InEles, librarian, Wes-
leyan university library
Friday, October a. $3.50 A. M.-Visits to
the libraries OF lincoln.
COwgIII's Condition Worse.
! w. II. Cowgirl member of the State
Railway commission. is in a very bad con-
dition and his life now hangs by a very
slender thread. He took turn for the
worse last night since which time he has
remained in a comatose state.