Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-18
Nebraska
DELZELL new SCHOOL HEAD
Governor Adrieh Names Deputy in
Place Of ]. W. Crabtree.
ELLIOTT DEPUTY IN MONTH
Nebraska ProEressives Return from
Conference at Chicago Determined
10 Push La Toilette BoOm-TO
Bring Bellboy Back.


LINCOLN, Oct 17.-(Special )--James y.
Delzell has been appointed state superin-
tendent by Governor Aldroh. the APP
pointment dating from Monday. Mr.. Del
sell has appointed Robert /. Elliott, city
superintendent Of Broken Bow, to the po-
sition OF deputy, which he himself for
merry held. Mr.. Elliott will assume the
duties Of his office in about thirty days.
IN the meantime Miss Anna " Day, now
assistant state superintendent will serve
a. deputy
The resignation Of State Superintendent
J. W. Crabtree to accept the principal
ship of a state normal school in wiscon-
son created the vacancy which Governor
Aldrich filled by appointing Mr.. Delzell.
No other changes in the office force, ex-
cept the appointment of Mr.. Elliott dep
uty, will be made
Mr.. Delzell sent to the governor a
statement OF the policies which he in
tends to pursue as head of the system
Of public schools, which Is in direct line
with those Mr.. Crabtree has been carry
ing out.
PrORressives Return.
Nebraska progressives who returned to-
day from Chicago, where the La Toilette
ready begun active prepaI atoms for the
meeting OF the state league committee,
which is to be held in this city Friday
night According to men behind the or
ganization of the La Toilette league in
this state. the campaign will be waged
from now on in a most vigorous fashion.
Although there are no funds at present
available for the use of the organization
the assertion is made by local leaders
/that they win make an immediate effort
20 secure sufficient financing TO carry
their work through its initial stages.
Dispute Over Farm.
Dispute over the right Of title to a
Boone county farm was submitted TO the
state supreme court today. Helmer John
son and the heirs Of his stepmother be-
ing litigants in the action. The heirs are
Mrs Roseberg OF Chicago and Carl Berg
strom OF Sweden. In the lower court
the case was won by the son, his action
being based on the oral contract made
with HIS stepmother that II he would
4 work the farm he should have It at the
Mime of her death. When the woman died
she left no will and the heirs immedi-
ately instituted action 70 recover what
they alleged was theirs by right of law
usury PIea Set out
Lawsuits in which the defense Of usury
is pleaded are unusual in this state but
the supreme court devoted a short time
today to listening to arguments in a case
wherein the bank Of North Bend is fore.
closing in the court of Morrill, county or
the land owned by Lewis Thompson
Thompson claims that the notes were
rendered usurtous by clause in the notes
which related that in case suit wa,
brought to collect them the maker woult
pay a reasonable attorney fee, same no
exceeding 10 per cent of the amount suet
for. On this account the defendant II
the case asserted the amount due shoult
have been $3.50, ana not $s,So7.1O
RequisitiOn for BeIIbOy.
For the return of Clay Valandinghan
from Rochester, N. Y. TO Omaha Gov
ernor Aldrich has issued a requisItion, thu
charge against the lad, who was at on,
time Rome hotel bell boy, being that o
theft The young New Yorker is alleged
to have stolen a suit case from a trav
cling salesman named Macy. the valul
pf the case and its contents being in tn,
/neighborhood OF $40.