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Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21

Superintendent C. A. Jones of Laurel will
assist In science and mathematics during
the summer session. 49,.
A vacation of one week will occur be-
tween the two terms. the present semester
ending May 25 and the summer session
opening June T.
Prof c. H. Bright gave the commence
ment address at Orchard on the evening OF
May IT and at Warnerville May IS.
G. e. Cress, '13, has enlisted for service
In the ambulance corps. Mr.. sCress sailed
for France Saturday afternoon.
Hon. Frank Pilger of Pierce. a member
of the Board of Education Of State Normal
Schools, spent Monday at Wayne, comforting
with President Conn on the needs of the
institution.
The following members Of the faculty
will be granted leave Of absence during
the summer; Misses Stocking, Luers. Moses
and Bettcher Of the training department and
Miss Fritchoff of the department Of house
hold science.
President and Mrs. Conn entertained the
faculty and senior class at their home last
Saturday evening. A fiye-course dinner was
served.
The class in public school music gave a
recital in the auditorium Wednesday eve
ming The following complete the public
school music course on May rs: Miss Sarah
II. Person, Oakland; Miss Veva Carson,
Stanton; Miss Muriel Cassady, Jefferson,
S. D.; Miss Florence York. Hemingford, and
Miss Bernice Moler, Wayne,
The seventh annual commencement OF the
school will open Sunday evening, May 20,
with the baccalaureate services in the audi
torium The sermon will be preached by
Rabbi Emanuel Sternheim. Other events OF
commencement week follow: Senior class
play. Tuesday evening, May %; field day,
Wednesday afternoon, May %: May festival,
Thursday May "a; commencement day, Fri
day, May 25. The address to the graduating
class will be given by Hon. Henry H, Will
son Of Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21

In only small number of states
have tenants a legal right to sunlight
and air. Those are the states that
have housing laws, They are the
only states, too, that have any pro-
lection against slums, and every
state, every city, every town has
slums or slum spots,
So it can be seen that those states
which have housing laws are not
especially those which need them
most They are only the ones that
are the most enlightened.
Most housing laws provide not only
for the correction of slums, but that
houses hereafter erected shall be
properly constructed, at least so as
to be sanitary. So it is evident that
good housing comes both by grace
and by law. Bad housing can be
controlled only by law, and housing
laws deal only with the most vital
essentials necessary to decency and
safety
There is no housing law in the
country that requires more than the
minimum standards necessary for
safety, as conceded by sanitariums,
architects, legislators and property
ownerS. They all Craze the danger
line, and everything below is men,
ace to the community.
Al this time, when the iife Of
every individual in doubly precious
to our country, it is objectionable
that lives should be sacrificed by pre-
ventable disease bred in the slums
of our cities.
The homes of the nation should all
be protected against disease by the
laws of their states.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21

Mrs. Mary Battery Snow, 100 Of Chadron
visited chapel Monday morning.
Miss Mabelle Griffiths, rs, Of Verdon, gave
her junior voice recital Friday evening In
the conservatory to large company OF
friends and fellow students. She was assisted
by Miss Rose Scott, reader
Saturday, night the o. T. j. girls gave
at the conservatory "Whskers, In when
they allowed two more men to have parts,
The play was entertaining and full of spir-
tied action. 1t was coached by Miss Witt
man of the German department
Tuesday evening of this week the Ladies'
Glee club will give Japanese operetta.
They will be assisted by the college or
chestra. 1t is under the direction Of Prof.
G. Allen and Miss Scott.
Prof o. Carlson attended the academy
of science meeting at Lincoln and took his
geology class to visit the museum. The
biology class had a special session at the
frog pond Wednesday.
A. "A Davis. 81, for some years pro-
fessor In the Agricultural College of Manila
university p. l., at Los Banca has reached
San Francisco and will be In Crete for COM
mencement. Mrs. Davis and daughter will
arrive a little later word having been re-
ceived by cable that they had started on
the Empress "A fast steamship. Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis are leaving the islands perman-
emily.
Miss Irene Dredla II, has been elected
to teach mathematics in the Weeping Water
High school,
Miss Alma Grosshans. II. has accepted
an election In the Aurora schools,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
Governor Appoints Police
Matr0n Gibbons Deleuate

Police Matron Ellen Gibbons has
been notified by Governor Neville of
her appointment as the Nebraska dele
gate to the National Conference of
Corrections and Charities at Pitts
burgh, June 6. .
In apprising her Of the appointment
the governor stated that he had ex-
traordinary confidence in Mrs. Glib
bons' ability to execute the duties de-
volving upon her in such a position.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21

The quarterly bulletin OF the school. which
has Just been issued. contains pictures show
Ing the life of the school and scenes about
Kearney.
Miss Zada Benjamin, 1916, at present en-
ployed in the city schools of Kearney. and
Lester Eickmeier former student. were
married at Grand Island last week.
Misses Carrie Il. Ludden and Mary Craw-
ford, Prof. A. ]. Mercer and Prof. John r.
Ludden attended the Nebraska Academy OF
Science at Lincoln May II and 12. Prof.
Mercer was reelected treasurer Of this So
ciety.
Albert Dafoe of Lincoln spent Sunday
and Monday with his fiancee, Miss Ger
trude Gardner, dean OF women.
Mrs. J. r, Peirson and daughter Of Seat
tie, Wash, were guests at Green Terrace hall
Sunday and Monday.
Miss Mary Crawford is entertaining her
mother. Mrs. Emmeline Bussard, Of Madi-
son, Neb.
William Domler OF the Junior class went
to ohiowa Monday morning to begin work
on his farm.
Edwin e. Englemsn Of Grand Island
brother Of Prof John I. Engleman. left
Saturday for the officers reserve training
camp at Fort Smelling MINI.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
zowie Says Nice Things
About Visit to Omaha

Zowie, the weekly house journal
of the Leslie e-Judge company, presents
in its last issue an account OF the en-
tertainment of the president, John A.
Sleicher in Omaha, when the war
contest prize was awarded to local
manager Niederst. The article is Illus
trated with photograph of the COM
pany and reproduces report OF the
affair from The Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
Denver Ad Club Delegates
To Paw Visit to Gate City

Delegates OF the Denver Ad club to
the national convention in st. Louis
will visit Omaha June 9 or 10, accord
ing to word received by Robert Wal
lace, president of the Omaha Ad
club.
The Dcnverites will be accompanied
by George w. Cooks drum corps Of
forty.thrce pieces and the local ad
men have made arrangements with
Park Commissioner Hummel for a
concert by the corps at Hanscom
mark.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21

Military drill has been established at
Wesleyan after a decisive vote in Its favor
by the men. Prof Kendall Ia drillmaster.
DR.. SchreclSengast returned from Chicago
Thursday. where he had been attending a
meeting OF the Sunday school board.
The work of installing a new boiler at
the heating plant has been begun,
So many of the men have Withdrawn for
military and agricultural work that there
is scarcity OF student help on the campus.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
Hoagland Moves From
Offices Used Forty Years

After occupying one place of busi-
ness for forty years, the Offices at
Ninth and Douglas, the Hoagland
Lumber company has now moved its
Offices to the fourth floor of the Kee-
line building, where the company has
taken a suite OF eight rooms. Wreck
ing of the old Offices at Ninth and
Douglas will begin Monday to make
room for the building of the new
plant for the United States Rubber
company.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
York College.

The first graduating recital OF the depart,
ment of expression was given on Friday
evening.
The seniors OF the academy spent theiI
days vacation near Thayer.
Miss Pearl Eberhardt was called home to
Berthoud, Colo, this week by the Illness oi
her sister. ,
The Young Women's Christian association
has observed the present week as sacrifice
week.
Y An effort is being made to arouse great
er interest In military drill, Speeches were
made at chapel on Tuesday morning by
L. r. Gregory and George Weber.
The Marathon was issued on time and
was ready for distribution after chape
Thursday morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21

Prof. Elizabeth Hall has recovered from
her sickness and is again In charge OF the
model school.
Carl Leshor. Clinton John and Roy Jud-
kins are now in the officers training camp
at Fort Smelling. Maine Anderson Is a
member of the hospital corps.
Prof, Noel, head of the commercial de-
partment, has finally decided to unite his
fortunes with those of the Yankton ts D.
High school.
Dan Burress has been chosen president OF
the Young Mems Christian association TOT
the coming year. His church at Bluff Cen
ter had their home coming with appropriate
exercises about a week ago.
DR.. ]. l., Sutherland has offered a s1o
prize to the college girl who Will give the
best grafton on the subject why Am l IN
ColleRe?p
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
Omaha War NeWs

Suillilidl SOuil plOSSCuiliSS Will UC
held at Fort Crook Monday. Judge
Advocate O'Hanlon, before whom the
cases will be tried, has eleven cases
ready for trial. Eight of the men
charged with petty offenses are mem-
bers of Company c of Omaha.
Lieutenant Wilbur, recruiting Of
fcer of enlisted reserve, is extremely
anxious to sign drivers and mule skin
ners for wagon companies and pack
trains. 1t is expected that large
number will be used at once. In order
to supply the demand for privates in
this branch the office will be kept
open until II o'clock noon today.
"The finest bunch of men l ever
saw" was what Colonel Root, ex-
amining officer of applicants to the
Fort Smelling training camp, said of
the Nebraska men before leaving
Omaha to take up inspection work
of the Iowa National Guard. Colonel
Root said that he doubted if better
and more qualified bunch applied any
where in the country. IL look for
nearly all the young men to make
good. In selecting them we were
very careful to examine them thor
oughly. While many of the appli-
cants we're rather young in nearly
every case, they had had some mill
tary training"
Raymond A. Talbot, son of Mr..
and Mrs. N. o. Talbot, has enlisted
in the United States navy. He left
Omaha Saturday night for the train
ing school at San Francisco, Cal,
where he will take a few months
training before going into the actual
service. He will be located at Mare
island until he goes aboard the ves-
sci. C
That persons applying for admis-
sion into the navy after they have
registered for army service will not
be accepted" is the belief of Lieu-
tenant Waddell of the navy recruiting
station. Congress made no provi-
sion for drafting of men into the navy
and | cannot see hoM men who have
registered under the draft bill can get
in. We expect to have the navy full
in a short time. There are still many
places open and personally | would
advise all young men contemplating
entering the navy service to enlist at
once" Lieutenant Waddell said he
expected great rush Of applicants
in the next two weeks.
The greatest scarcity in the navy is
of fremen and machinists, according
to reports received at the Omaha navy
recruiting station from Washington.
Other branches, the report said, are
keeping pace in proportion to the men
enlisted. The pay Of fireman, third
class is $24 month to start and that
of machinist, second class $44.
Enlisted men of the Omaha bat
talon of the Nebraska National
Guard will give military hop at the
De Luxe dancing academy, May q.
The proceeds will be divided among
the companies mess funds. Miss
Minnie Abrahamson, who has two
brothers in Company A, is devoting
all her time to the preparations and
sale of tickets. The De Luxe dancing
academy is donating the use Of the
hail. A military dance given at De
Luxe dancing academy two weeks
ago, netted 5000 for the soldiers mess
fund.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
Engineer Strike Settled.

London May 20.-The strike Of engineers,
which has been in progress for some time
in various industrial centers, has been
settled. It was announced this afternoon
The settlement was effected following a
conference at which Lloyd George presided.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21

Peru Normal Notes
President Hayes was called to Emporln,
Kas., last Friday to Judge an Interstate
oratorical contest
The girls of the junior class gave party
for the freshmen, trainers and specials SAT
urday evening at the gymnasium.
Instead OF the regular summer school ,ec-
ture course this year, tho committees has
arranged for a seven-day chautauqua June
20 to July 4.
The commencement and semi-centennial
program booklet came from tho printer this
week and several hundred copies hava been
sent to alumni and friends Of the school.
Arrangements have been made to care Tor
400 guests during commencement week.
The following are some OF the recent senior
elections: High school positions, Bryan EN-
inert, Abba, Ia. Lucille Broyles. Lewiston
Grace Pasco, EIkhorn; Esther Waybright'
Clarinda Ia; Mary Hibler, oakdale; grade
positions, Angle McCarrol, Crete; Lyllis Wet
more, Schuyler; Laura CLANCY. Blue Hill;
Lille Parsons, Harrington; Grace Greig,
Newman Grove; Myrtle Donahoo west
Point; Mllie Mcdonald. Danbury: Alma
Ludwig, Twin Falls Idaho.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
Educational Notes

Next week will be the last week of reg
ular class work, the week following being
taken up with examinations and laboratory
quizzes Commencement week begins with
the baccalaureate sermon by Chancellor
Fumer on Sunday morning, June 3. the COM
ing Wednesday. .... -.
A large number of the young woman nave
tojned class in "Food Preservation,
Present indications point to nearly nor-
NAL registration of students In the summer
schooI : 4 very large per cent Of the sum
mer school students are teachers, while
others are making up extra credits along
,ortn, Itnep
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21


To ,dispel any thought that the Ak
Sar-Ben festivities will not be held
this year Secretary Weaver offers the
foregoing resolution adopted by the
Omaha Hotel Mems association as
evidence OF what the business men OF
the city think OF Omaha's great or
ganization of boosters.
Greater Than Ever Before.
This years show at the Ak-Sar- Ben
den will be greater and grander than
ever" according to Secretary Weaver,
who announces that the first initiation
will be Monday evening, June 4, when
members of the Nebraska State Den
tai association will be the victims.
"The Kermiss" is the name of this
seasons production, which will be the
vehicle OF entertainment and initia-
ton. The theme relates to a carnival
and the action, dialogue and songs
have a carnival spirit.
The singers will hold a rehearsal
Monday evening and the working
crew will rehearse Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday evenings until the
opening show.
Is Full of Pep.
Some who have heard rehearsals
say this years show is the funniest
ever staged by the Knights of Ak
Sar-Ben. There is more pep" than
last year and dad" Weaver believes
that is saying much.
Gus Renze, Charles Reese and Os-
car Lieben are bearing the managerial
burdens of the production.
The membership hustling commit
tee has been getting good results since
its meeting last Thursday. Eleven
hundred members have enrolled.
Don't wait for the hustling COM
mittee to see you; just send in your
application and the fee and join the
knights" urges Mr.. Weaver.
Bee Want-Ads Produce Results.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
KING AK LAYS PLANS
FOR THE BIG SHOW
Date Set for First Initiation
Preceding Festivities of the
Carnival Season.

Whereas, A rumor has been put In cir
culation that Ak-Sar-Ben was to aban-
don Its work for the year 1915 there
fore be II
Resolved, by the Omaha Hotel Mems
Association, That the abandonment Of
the work of Ak-Sar-Ben for this year
would not be In keeping with the gem
erai progress and prosperity Of our city.
We believe tho work done by Ak-Sar-
Ben Is not only OF great benefit to every
business man and every citizen OF
Omaha, but that the people throughout
our great state look forward with great
pleasure to the Ak-Sar-Bcn events.
Wlthnl we deem 1t the duty Of this
association to protest agalnst abandon
ment Of Ak-Sar-Ben work this year or
any year, which abandonment would be
in direct controvertion to President Will
sons call for increased rather than de-
creased business promoting efforts, ac-
tivities and functions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
MAY ASK u. s. EMBARGO
ON SOLDIERS LIQUOR
Measure Before Presidents Pres
byterian Synod Would Keep
Booze From SammeeS
ATLANTIC CITY. Oct. II

In militant mood the synod of New Jer-
sey. representing $4,000 Presbyterians.
among them Woodrow Wilson. ruling elder
OF Princeton. today referred to committee
for action later a plea that Federal en-
bargoes upon booze for soldiers Of America
be extended across the sea. The resolu-
tion. offered by the Rev. Arthur Elwood,
follows:
The synod Of New Jersey respectfully
REQUESTS the President of the United
states to instruct the commanding off
GERS of our forces abroad to see that
anti-liuuor and ant-vlce laws are ell
forced, to the end that our men shall
be protected as far as possible from
these evils.
The higher cost Of living was tile cause
of a brisk little fight this morning when a
faction of the younger pastors. under the
leadership of Doctor Elwood, attempted to
amend the report of the synod committee
on home missions, presented by the Rev.
RAYMOND Gage of WenOnah to provide
that the National Board Of Missions here
after shall receive 20 instead of 33 per cent
of the funds raised for home missions in
New Jersey.
Doctor EwOod maintained that the field
workers of the New Jersey board are under
paid in comparison with those sent into the
field bytthe national board, Doctor Gage
intimated that such action might involve
the Jersey synod in unpleasant COmplica-
tons with the general assembly
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
CITY MUST MAKE
TEMPORARY LOAN
Members of Finance Com
mittee Framing Measure
to Authorize 1t
81, 100000 is SUM NEEDED

Members Of Councils Finance Committee
are spending today in an effort to frame
and approve a temporary loan large enough
TO cover salary items till the end OF the
year. Many supply items will be left un-
hlled. az the ci.yjs credit is good enough
TO insure donations" of all supplies
needed.
The outside limit or the temporary loan
will be Si,200,OOO, and the moment II is
completed il will become a first lien on
1918 revenues and upon the surplus" tlrat
Controller Walton shows each year by
totaling unexpected revenues under the sur
plus head, As matter Of fact. the end
Of the first year under the increased tax
rate on realty will show a deficit of'several
millions.
The loan being framed today must be
paid back within four months from the
time it is actually fioated The bill will
bkely be reported to Councils on Thursday
and will be passed at the next regular
meeting. The money raised. under forced
draft, will be taken to make up the sew
sral hundred thousands Of dollars needed
TO make up deficits in the pay item for po-
lice and fremen and to supply money ur-
gently needed II the c1ty's workers in the
Department of Public Works are to be con-
timued on the payroll until the 1918 reve-
nues come in
The temporary loan will be gotten out Of
the way and the money stretched to meet
many needs as well as TO pay back to de-
pleted items the 100000 taken for the final
payment on the Johnson art collection. 50
that the track win be clear for the annual
report Of Controller Walton.
The Controllers report this fan will con-
tain estimate of 1913 revenues thr
amount demanded by the various depart.
meuts for next year and ths tax rate tina.
would make possible the meeting Of the
demands. The expenses OF government thT
year. aside from permanent improvement
loans. total about S3s.O0O.OOO The os
mRnds Of departmental heads for 1918 are
known TO be well over s42, cot, zoe. "a SUR
that It would take a material increase u
the tax rate TO meet Nothing will he don
relative TO new revenues until after the
November election Is over, no matter how
soon the Controller makes known the need
Tor next year
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
CITY DRAFT SCORE
NEAR 100 PER CENT
Almost Perfect Record Is
Shown by Official Figures
to October 10
QUOTAS ALMOST FULL

official figures summarizing the results
Of the work of the two district appeal
boards OF this city up 60 and including
October Is show Nalmost 100 ptT cent of
the required total quota Of the city as a
whole to have already been certified for
military service to the Adjutant General
Of the state and the fifty-one local draft
boards.
Twenty-threc Of the local boards have
more than their total quota certified back
TO them, and seven have "A very large sur
plus giving plenty OF alternates TO draw
upon to nll vacancies at Camp Meade,
There Is but one board that has not re-
CeiNed so per cent Of its quota Of certlica-
tions, and that Is through the failure OF
the local board TO report a sufficient list OF
names
ThS recapiulaton shows that the APP
peal boards have certified li.26S men for
military service out Of a required total
quota for Philadelphia Of 1860. They
have acted upon 3OS5 cases Of appeal and
industrial claim. The list Of certified men
includes many thousands who did not pre-
sent appeals to the district boards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
PARK COMMISSION ASKS
COUNCILS FOR S2,O9O,5 ,545
Increase Of $l,26l ,115 Over Amount
Voted Last Year Sought on Ac-
count Of War Prices

Members OF the Fairmount Park Commits
sion want S2,O9O,545 for the operation.
maintenance and extension OF the clty's
playground Ia 1918 This Is S1.26l,lI5 in
excess OF the 3s2s.43O allowed them by
Councils this year for the same work.
In explaining the size Of their demands
that will be presented to Councils at the
hrst meeting In November. members of the
commission say that the park has been
neglected for years past and the items now
asked for are based on increased pay 10
guards. rangers and lsborers and on war
prices for materials.
The Si.O0O,O00 item for the acquisition OF
land FOR parks will be vigorously opposed BY
Councils. on the Ground thar extensions
should not be undertaken al a time when
the city 4 unable 70 meet running expenses
out of revenue,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
FOURTH EXPLOSION,
VICTIM Is DEAD
Man Injured in Gibbstown
Blow-Up, Which Killed
Three, Passes Away
CAUSE STILL A MYSTERY

Four men are dead as the result Of the
explosion yesterday in the plapt of the f..
/. du Pout de NemouTs & Co., at Gibbstown,
y. i.
Three men were killed outright when the
explosion which shook buildings within a
radius of eighteen miles, blew a small
building used for drying nitro starch into
atoms. one Of the seriously injured died
last night, bringing the total Of deaths to
four. He was
Raymond Suelb9ker, nineteen years old,
single Of Westvine, \. j. lie died in the
Cooper Hospital.
Several possible causes Of the explosion
were given. one was that the building be-
came oveTheated and the automatic ther-
mometers that sound an alarm when too
high a temperature Is reached failed 10
work Another is that microscopic sparks
were thrown into the explosive by revolv-
ing cylinder that clTculates the current OF
warm air, officials of the company could
only speculate on the cause. They Were
positive. however, that no plot was hl-
Volved.
The explosion is the third that has OF
CURED at the Gbbstown plant since the
beginning Of the European war. In January
1915, fiye persons were injured, and in
April Of the same year fourteen were killed