Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-15

man. lie then asked the city attorney
to enllghteu him as TO the position the
law compels him 10 take In the case
whore the petitions are presented 60 ae
council. City Attorney Murphy explained
that the law was mandatory on the
council in this matter. Miller also ax-
pressed himself In favor OF retrenoh-
monts, as did walters and the city at
torney. The great struGgle win appear
when the different department heads
strive to retain their own employees and
get r!d OF the other fellows.
Newspaper Men --cin sni,,cred.
There is in South Omaha a lodge OF the
Ancient order Of United Workmen that
can make a just claim to tho title OF
never forgetting faVors. rho lodge has
announced that 1t viii in tho near future
entertain the local members OF the press
oui Ot gratitude for favoIs received from
the newspaper men iu tie Gays when the
now prosperous lodge was weak ami
snskey wigwum.
Many Ut the press representa- t,Vcs who
tLen welded The goose quiu or pounded
the typewriter nave gone TO other rields
/ or runs thirty" Tor the last Grand edl-
| lion OF all,
! a Iew remain in Omaha. But the
( Ancient CrLsr United Workmen does not
forget tho days when the boys" helped
/ them build their grand temple by max
/ ng good copy on the subject. Now the
| .ginpie is completed and out of debt.
The idea Is to show our gratitude
said Assistant Postmaster G. w. Miller,
Who IS also Master Workman Of the
.odEe I'VE want to make 3 little return
TO the representatives of the press who
helped US build up this temple"
With that idea therefore the Ancient
order OF United workmen is preparing
for unique entertainment in honor OF
the press representatives Of the city.
! 1t IS tho intention 10 have a number
Of the big newspaper men from Omaha
present for the occasion.
Curtis Talks Tonight.
There are times when Superintendent
N. NJ. Graham sighs for the classic and
drowsy shades OF a country school where
the teacher is bound TO make no effort
to please any one but the school board
and only the majority of that.
1t seems that the superintendent be-
ing moved thereto by the inspiring work
of the teachers convention, conceived
! the idea that the South Omaha School
system would be benefited generally by
an illustrated lecture on the Playground
Idea in England, Germany and America"
as seen by Dr. Henry S. Curtis of Wor-
cester. Mass.
The eminent lecturer was therefore
secured by Mr.. Graham and Tuesday,
November H. was fixed upon as the
proper date on which to inculcate tho
principles Of playology upon an enllght-
ened and cultered constituency; Tuesday y
at 1880 p m. in the High school auditor
ium. Graham to make sure that the
people would know OF the treat in store
for them informed the newspapers and
announced that no admission was TO be
charged.
1t seems. however. that DIR. Curtis uses
a moving picture machine in his lee
ture and therefore there arose the ques-
ton of necessary expense. The teachers
being presumed TO have the cause at
heart were listed as contributors to the
amount of is cents per-
Someone, nevertheless, became dis
gruntled and began to search for an ul-
terror motive in oraham's introduction
of DIR. Curtis. 1t was determined by
the woman in question that the reason
sell land on the part of the school Off
cials. The woman. who thought thus and
so took the pains to call UP the news
papers to tell her thought. She said
she was not a teacher but a tax payer
When Mr.. Graham was asked about
the scheme he laughed and said: TEL
them all to be there tomurrow night for
the lecture. and remember that the ad-
mission is free"
Long Buys bonds.
w. ]. Long Of Toledo. o.. bond expert
Tor Splitter, Rorlck & Co. OF the same
city, yesterday completed deal with the
city council whereby the municipality
will be paid per cent on money that
has heretofore only netted the city pei
cent with an expenditure OF 5h per cenJ
interest on the bonds Issued
The deal covered the purchase and sale
Of. approximately. $60,C00 worth OF i'm
provemont bonds about to be issued by
the city. Heretofore the city has availec
itself Of the money as soon as the bonds
were sold. In the interim when the
money was not to be used the city wal
receiving per cent from the bank or
the deposit. This meant a loss OF s1s pei
cent which the city was paying out II
interest.
Yesterday at a conference in the city
hall, W. J. Long, representing Spitzer
Rorick Il Co., offered to buy the bonds
as soon as they were ready for dellv
cry. The money accruing from the salt
was to be left on call with Splitter, Ror
lex & Co. at an interest OF 4 per cent.
After the visiting fnancier had repre-
sented the case to the council the agree
ment was made and the money, insteaC
Of being brought TO South Omaha a.
soon as the bonds are sold, will be KEEP
at interest in Toledo until such time a.
the city needs It for paying contractors
Mr. Long, after having completed tn
deal, left last night for mis- home in To
ledo.
Magic City Gossip.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Caiek, 2IS SoutI
} Eighteenth street, report the birth or
son.
The Willing Workers will meet Wednes
day al Lne home OF Mrs. Harry Bennett
boS North Twentieth street
The Lefler South Side aid will NEE
] with MRS. II. j. Helm, 1871 Polk street
= on Wednesday afternoon Al o. clock.
Phone Bell South Sos Independent F-l86
L for case OF letter Gold Top. prompt de
livery to any part OF City William letter
Mayor 4. j. ITalnor, who has bee
B conLlned ~ has bed Tor the last lew days