Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-03
Nebraska
new BUILDING FOR PERU
State Normal Board Decides to
Spend Funds on Hand for 1t,
LEGISLATURE THEN TO PROVIDE
Balance on Hand to NOrmRls Ac-
count is just About what win
He Needed TO Erect walls
|, -. and Put In Heating.
(From a Staff Correspondents }


LINCOLN, Oct. 2-CSpecial) )-NotwHh-
standing the building fund for normal
schols is running low, the state Normal
board has let the contract for the
erection Of a new building at the Peru
Normal, which will he christenod the
Majors" building i'm honor OF tho junior
member of the board. Thomas j. Majors
The contract for tho erection of the
building was let for SSs 56S. which does
rot include anything but the building
itself and theer is no money for tho fur
nishings and only about enough for the
heating and plumbing II is expected that
the next legislature will not allow the
building TO stand idle and will appro-
pirate funds to get It in shape. II will
cost in the aggregate about $4,000.
state Treasurer George who Is a mem
ber of the board. asked the board how
they expected to erect the building with
out creating deficit, and the answer was
shown in the action above.
How IL WIN He Done,
He called the attention OF the board TO
the fact that the legislature appropriated
30 per cent of the state levy for safe nor
NAL school purposes which meant that n
total of S0S95s was available until the
next legislature makes another appro-
priation. OF the amount the normal
board set aside $4,000 for maintenance
and S21S,s5S for the general or building
fund. OF this amount the board had
expended all but S7S,915, but this will be
increased by $4,000 from the normal
endowment which will make available
ss49l6.
Mr.. Majors says he does not know
whether his name is to be emblazoned
upon the tablets of the building in ac-
cordance with custom such as is used in
Carnagie structures and says he does not
care so much about that as TO have his
name up higher. The reporter followed
the direction of Mr.. Majors finger and
noticed a hole in the ceiling. which may
not indicate, however that the members
of the normal board expect to be in a
hole before the building is completed.
Money from Government.
The governors office was in receipt OF
draft for S1O,64S today. being 10 per cent of
the amount received by the government
for the sale of government lands in Me-
braska. This fund is to be credited to the
agricultural fund OF the state.
ReauisitiOn for FreIInE,
Extradition papers will be asked by the
governor Of Illinois for the return of Max
Freling, wanted in Omaha for grand lar
ceny and who is now In the hands of the
Chicago police Frelng is accused of ap-
propriatlng $3.50 in money and $500 In furs
from Jake Schwartz, an Omaha dealer in
furs-
Bryan Is Concerned.
Secretary of State William Jennings
Bryan has written letter to the COVER
nor, which was received today. calling
upon all loyal democrats to rally to the
support of the entire democratic ticket in
order to save the national administration
from criticism which. he appears to feel.
would be the resuI If the democratic
party should meet defeat in the state
Following is the letter:
am greatly interested in your re-elec-
ton and in the success OF our entire
state, congressional legislative and county
uckets Aside from my personal desire to
see our party's candidates elected. feel
that IL Is highly important from a politi-
cal standpoint that the splendid admins
tratlon OF President Wilson shall receive
an emphatic endorsement in Nebraska. as
IL doubtless will in other states I shall
spend several days in the campaign in
Neoraska, but cannot fix the dates AS I
uesire 10 be at home to vote, II is prob
aDie that l shall come to the state durinp q
the latter days of the campaign.