Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-20

ana be got to work Immediately. The pay
for road dragging this year should come
out Of the regular road funds the same as
in the last few years.
township trustee cannot hold the office
of supervisor and superintendent of drag
ging at the same time. The township
clerks ought to call meetings Of the town
ship trustees at once to have the 1 mill
tax levy made for use next year.
Water Works Election.
A special election to determine whether
the city Of Des Moines shall be given the
power to acquire the Des Moines water
works by condemnation proceedings or
construct a plant ow it's own will be set
tied on Monday, June 10. The water works
company Is now operating without q fran
chise, 1t having expired on May l.
Following a heated debate, Samuel Camp
bell of Jersey City, N. j.. who is reputed
to be an expert on a typewriter, was ruled
out Of the preliminaries Of the t1pewriting
contest for the Brown trophy during the
session of the Central Commercial Teach
ers' association.
BOyIes for Advertising.
Commercial colleges should cooperate
with daily newspapers in publicity, de-
clared H. B. Boyles OF Omaha. president
of the association. in his annual address.
He urged the commercial colleges to ad-
vertise literally in newspapers and urged
the establishment of press bureaus to
furnish interesting articles for the daily
press. MIR. Boyles also deplored the wicked
practice Of some schools in taking extra
bright students and giving them extra
rapid instruction and extra attention in
order to produce progress and show them
up to the public as shining examples for
advertising purposes. He also urged the
teachers to be cheerful and optimistic IN
their work and to use none but fair meth
odb in competing with other schools.
Care of Transient Patients.
Secretary Sumner of the State Board of
Health today put 1t up to the Rock Island
Railroad company to stand responsible for
importing infectious diseases into the
st$te Smallpox was found on a man liv-
in a box car and working for the
rUhd near Newton. The man had no other
home than on the right-of-way. The local
authorities refused to take responsibility
for the case. An official of the railroad
asked that the state board order the
county to care for the man, but Secretary
Sumner informed the company that II
would have to be responsible. and he no
titled the mayor of Newton to order q
quarantine of the man In the box car and
to compel the company to support him and
provide medical attendance. He takes the
ground that the man had no domicile In
Iowa and that the company is responsible
for the smallpox because of having inn
ported the case into Iowa.
Cooperative Association Formed.
Articles Of incorporation were tiled to-
day for the Jefferson County Co-opera-
tive association of Fairfield, capital $4,000;
also for the Centennial Mil company,
Avoca, $4,000. and for an increase in the
capitaf Of Hornlck, Hess g. More of Sioux
City to $4,000.
state Manufacturer Association.
Secretary Wrightman of the Iowa Manu-
facturers association today announced
membership OF the state executive COM
mttee as follows:
b. J. Kicker, Grinnell; F. H. Bergman,
Newton; Paul Aubrey, Ottumwa; r. II.
Draper, Marshalltown; p, N. jacobson,
Davenport; Cephas Harmon, Keokuk; J.
field: +. c. ihsen. Iowa V City; &. B. CSes-
tertnan, Sioux City, H. g. Northey, Wa
teriooi f. H. Keys Council Bluffs ]. r.
Clarinda; @. L. Curtis, Clinton.
Kicker is president Of the association.
Planning for Fair improvements.
Members OF the executive committee OF
the State Board of Agriculture have been
busy several days planning for the new
on the state fair grounds.
workmen have commenced on the foundA-
tions for the new machinery hall, which
Is to be the largest single building on the
grounds. Minor improvements will also
be made OF great value for the fair.
Doctors Give n smoker"
Despite that DR.. S. Bailey, one of the
most prominent members of the Iowa
Medical society, severely exooriated the
tobacco habit and declared that tobacco
Ism" IL a disease which is affecting many
Americans and having q demoraliEing eff
feet. the doctors accepted invitations to a
smoker this evening and filled the room
with smoke while they discussed various
social matters. The day was used In
The reading of various papers.
Buys site for POstofftce,
NJ. z. Temple, United States attorney.
returned today from Perry. where he com
ploted for the government the purchase OF
= site for a new postoffice in that city.
The cost to the government was 1900 and
An appropriation has already been made
for commencement Of the new postofflce
Invited to Go to New York.
Miss Clara Lane. founder Of the Girl
Scouts OF America, has been invited to 20
10 New York to confer with the women
Interested In the Campfire Girls OF Amer
lee, with q view OF effectinE a union Of
that organization with the Girl Scouts OF
America.
The Campfire Girls OF America was
started approximately three months ago
and uses practically the same work az the
Girl Scouts OF America. Mrs. Ernest
Thompson Seton was one OF the persons
Interested.
Clancey In Dea MOtnes.
Vice President Clancy of the Interna-
Iional Iron WGkers Of America stopped off
for . visit in Des Molnes today.
Mr., Clancy was with J. ], Mcnamara
At the time he was arrested IN Indian
apolis charged with the dynamiting of the
Los Angeles Times and other buildings.
As 20 the affair he said:
The arrest OF Mr.. Mcnamara WAS the
most contemplate outrage ever committed
In this country. l was with Mcnamara At
the time he was arrested ana no man
could have been treated worse II he had
been ia Russia
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