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THE BEE: OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1013.
Nebraska j
STATE BOARDFIRES THOMAS
Head of Xearney Normal Ordered to
Leave This "Week.
HE DECLINES TO RESIGN JOB
Superintendent of Edncatlonnl Itmtl
tntlon Since Its Stnxt Declares
lie is Victim of Peronil
Hatred.
Nebraska
He said the educational Interests of the
state have passed Into the control of a
clove corporation. He added that no
charge of any kind had been made
against Mr. Thomaa and that he had not
been given anr notice that such action
was contemplated.
(From a 8taff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Oct. 21. .(Special Telegram.)
-The State Board of Education yesterday
summarily dismissed Superintendent A. O.
Thomaa of the Kearney Normal school,
ordering him to leave the place he has
held for nine years next Saturday, Octo
ber IS.
The board gave Mr. Thomas a chance to
send In his resignation, but he declined.
holding that the action taken was the re
sult of personal spite against him and
idthout Just cause.
Tho resolution calling for the official
decapitation of the superintendent reads
"for the best results to the normal schools
f Nebraska."
The board will place M. I. Bnodgraas,
present dean of the school, In charge
temporarily next week until a new head
can be chosen.
Hotv Ther Voted.
Those who voted for the removal of
Mr. Thomas are: II. II. Vlele. chairman
of the board, Grand Island; A. I
C&vtness, Falrbury; Thomas J. Majors
of Peru, J. 13. DelreJl, state superinten
dent of public instruction.
Those voting with tr. Thomas were
State Treasurer W. A. George, J. J.
Fuller of Broken Bow and J. R. Gettys.
The change of State - Superintendent
Detzell to the opposition Is said to have
brought on the action of the board, the
determination to dismiss Dr. Thomas
having been a subject of board politics
tor, some time.
Action taken, by the normal board today
was done secretly, the meeting not being
generally known and the results not be
ing given out through the usual chan
nels. It Is said that a recent statement
of "Dr. Thomas, In which an element In
state school politics represented strongly
on the Board of Education, was crltclzed
for opposition to him In securing a posi
tion as president of the ' University of
Arkansas brought matters that hail long
benoetidlnc to a head. i
Calls It Personal Hatter.
KEARNEY, Neb., Oct 2L (Special Tel
egram.) Superintendent A. O. Thomaa ar
rived last night In Kcarnoy, bringing the
news of his dismissal as head of the
tchool he has served for nine years.
"1 attribute the board's action to poll
tics," said lie. The Kearney school is
la. good condition and there Is no reason
for, this action that I know of unless It
be a personal one. I had reason 'to ex
pect, the enmity of Member Cavlnesa and
knew when he was appointed to the
board that ho would be opposed to me,
but had some reason to expeot a square
deal from the rest of the board.
"Nothing but praise should be spoken
for ths friends of the Kearney Normal
school, which has .made, long strides
since its establishment. I feel that tho
school's Interest is first' and hope-that it
will continue to advance with the growth
of the wonderful territory' it serves."
Previous to his election as head of the
Kearney school. Dr. Thomas was for four
years superintendent of tho Kearney pub
lic schools.
KEARNEY REBELS AT ACTION
(Continued from Page One.)
school, he stated that every man has his
own troubles to bear and must fight his
own battles, and, urges the student body
to use great discretion, before taking any
action that would In any manner put a
black mark against a sohool held In suoh
high esteem by the people of the entire
state.
President Thomas said:
"I thjnk the board has acted with un
due haste In' creating a vacancy, because
four days Is not sufficient time in which
to-check up the books and, make an In
ventory of the state's property. I am
confident that the institution will be
found In good shape. The school Is
snaking progress. It has a magnificent
student body, earnest, loyal and finely
self-disciplined.. The faculty Is a body of
unusual strength and does magnificent
team work. I do not fear' that'thn stu
dents will do anything- for which I will
need to apologise. The school Is bound to
go forward. I appreciate the extreme
loyalty of the community and the ex
pressions of confidence on the part of the
students, faculty and community, Is of
muck comfort.
"I have been so busy building an in
stitution that I have not had time to
work politics to checkmate my enemies.
No man and no set of men can set up
their Interests against those of the school,
hence any Interest is entirely over
shadowed by the Interests of the school.
This is a time for action, not a time for
regret"
State Treasurer George in an interview
this morning denounced the action of the
removal of Prof. Thomas as an outrage.
NOnMAL BOARD UNDER FIRE
Action In Dismissing Dr. Thomas
Creates Much Comment.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Oct Jl.-(Special.)-The
action of the State Board of Education in
removing. Dr. A. O. Thomas as principal
ot'the Kearney Normal school last night
is the main topic of conversation around
tho state house today. As a general
thing there Is considerable Criticism of
tho board for its action in disposing of
Dr. Thomas in a meeting held on the
quiet, and declare It an Indication that
the board was ashamed of what It was
about to do.
' Superintendent Thomas has always
fought tho "ring" in state educational
circles and It is generally understood
that the "ring" as Dr. Thomas termed It,
was tlrpd of' having to meet the scraps
put up by the superintendent In fact
one member of the board Is known to
have said after the meeting that they
were tired of the fight Dr. Thomas has
put up to get elected president of the
Teachers' association and to become a
member of the Schoolmasters' club, which
is understood to be the political machine
of the educators of the state, and pro
liosed to end It
Dr. Thomas has been superintendent of
the Kearney Normal school for nine
rears. He is one of the heads of a
state institution what has declared that
he would not create a deficiency In his
state institution.
In talking with a Bee representative
last winter during the session of the
legislature Dr. Thomas said, "I always
figure ahead at the Kearney Normal and
when I see that I am liable to run short
on my ppropriatlon I cut out things that
we really need in order to keep within
our appropriation. I will not create a
deficiency In my institution and come
before the legislature asking them to ap
propriate money to fix It up."
Outcome of Other SFiirlit.
It is said that the removal of Dr.
Thomaa is the outcome of the fight a
few years ago when Principal Crabtree
was removed from the Peru Normal
school against the wishes and demands
of Colonel T. J. Majors, who recently
was appointed to the normal board by
Governor Morehead and who voted last
night to remove Thomas from the
Kearney school. At thattime Dr. Thomas
took considerable Interest In the matter
and was present at the meeting of the
board at the time Crab tree was let out.
and It Is Bald was aomewlvat pleased
with the action of tho board.
A short time afterwards Dr. Thomas
was considers as head of the Arkansas
university, but lost out Dr. Thomas
claims that letters written to the Arkan
sas board of regents by Orabtree, F.
M. Hunter, now superintendent of the
Lincoln schools, and others wero respon
sible for the action of the Arkansas
board In not hiring Dr. Thomas. A
short time . ago It was rumored that
Dr. Thomas was to beggln action for
damages against the alleged letter writers.
out so far aa known the suit got no
further than the rumor stage.
Majors Not Feeling; Bad.
"When asked about the removal this
morning Colonel Majors said that as the
Junior member of the board he felt that
he could take little part In the contro
versy and told the board that it was
up, to them. "Of course I voted," said
the, colonel, while a twinkle In his eye
showed that he was not feeling very
badly over tho result of the ivote.
Dean M. R. Snod grass has been placed
In charge of the kearney school pending
other arrangements and R. C. King, in
speotor of rural schools, in the office of
(State Superintendent Delzell, will go to
Kearney aa registrar and business man
ager of the Institution.
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lumbus. Ohio.)
In a later letter dated January 1, 1900,
Mr. Atkinson says, after ftvo year ex
perience with Peruna: "I will ever con
tinue to speak a good word for Peruna.
In my rounds as a traveling man I am
a walking advertisement for Peruna, and
have induced many people during the
past year to use Peruna with the most
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from catarrh."
Those who object to liquid medicines
can now procure Peruna Tablets.
FORMER CHADRON MINISTER
PAYS VISIT TO OLD HOME
CIIADRON. Neb., Oct. 21.-Speclal.)-Rev.
Gregory J. Powell, superintendent
of missions of Montana, of Billings,
made a brief visit In Chadron, leaving
Monday for a convention of Congrega
tional churches, which convenes at Kan
sas City the Sid Inst.
Rev. Mr. Powell waa one of the foun
dation builders of Chadron. and many
visible effects of his good work remain.
He gave an address, chiefly of reminis
cences of early life, in the First Con
gregational church Sunday.
Among other things, he told of the
starting by Mrs. James C Dahlman, Mr.
O'LInn, Mrs. Hayward, with himself anf
some other "mere men" of what is now
the public library, and Oie Chadron
academy, with Rev, Mr. Bros and
others, declaring that this latter had
always kept the literary spirit so strong
in Chadron that It had caused the State
normal to come.
Chadron, he said, started with the sons
of seventeen ministers, among whom was
its present mayor, Allen G. Fisher, and
himself.
Rev. Mr. Powell left here twenty-one
years ago. He was pastor of a Con
gregational church in. Omaha for many
years afterward.
The various mates of pianos for the great cooperative sale have been selected by Mr.
J. Robinson and upon arrival are being tested and inspected by Prof. Jean Gilbert Jones
4fe
This Co-operative plan of buying a piano gives
you a etiance to "back out"
You can aet your money back
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TKTE HAVE already told you of the merit
Y v of these pianos. To this Mr. Orkin
has added his personal statement as to their
value.
We have also printed Prof. Jones letter,
showing that he would personally inspect '
each and every piano sold on this plan, as
they come on our floors. And yesterday, we ,
told m fullest manner of the ironclad, five
year guarantee, which is one of the strong
protective features of this sale.
But all these things interest you only in
case you keep the piano longer than one
year. Today we tell you that within thirty
days irom the day you purchase your piano
you can "BACK OUT." In other words
you can get your money hack. You need
not keep the piano if you don't wish even
after you have had it delivered to your home.
You have one whole month from the day you get your piano to
keep it in your home and give it a thorough ttf al.
If the piano is unsatisfactory; if you are dissatisfied for any reason,
or, if you merely want to "back out" of the proposition, you can have
your money back. There will be no questions asked. No quibbling or
haggling. No trying -to get you to take some other instrument instead
but simply go to the cashier and get your money back and tell him
to send and get the piano.
This is the supreme tet of our confidence1
in this piano. " v
This plan applies to PLAYER-PIANOS
exactly as it does to pianos
fmWTSSjr, -b. m.'.N'V
77&KB from Fair bury.
FAIRBURT, Neb., Oct. 2t (Special.)
Walter Brandt has returned to Des
Moines, after a visit with Falrbury
friends. He was formerly employed In
the Rock Island offices at this place.
George Duncan, a Nebraska division
conductor, is off on a vacation and la
sojourning in Alberta, Canada.
Jacob King Is the new claim adjuster
on the Rock Island at this point He
succeeds W, B. Hart, who resigned and
i left for Montreal, Canada, to take a
position as claim agent with a Canadian
j railroad. Mr. King Is off of the 'Frisco
railroad.
W. C. Cavanagh has resumed work as
chief dispatcher after spending a two
weeks' vacation. He visited with rela
tives In Illinois and Michigan. Fred Fel
don was acting chief dispatcher in hU
. absnco.
S. E. Mueller, ex-general foreman of
the locomotive shops at this place, has
been appointed as a master mechanic on
I the Union Pacific.
Division Superintendent A. W. Kelso
ntMMw1 (iv.p "taf.lv nMif . ,j I
f " - - - " J . IIIWV.UK Ml
Falrbury today, which waa attended by
employes representing every class of serv
ice on the Nebraska division. A large
-number of employes and local officials
were also In attendance. Theso meetings
for the last year were held in the su
perintendent'a office on the public square;
in the future they will be held in the
" He who whispers' etCe
In Minneapolis, tho largest men's
clothier In the city prints a small line
at the bottom of. his ad-"your money
back." He is a good advertiser fre
quently running half and even -whole
page advertisements with thiB ex
ception: He lnvarlbly runs this one
of the most important lines in his
whole ad in what is known as uon
pariel type, like this:
"Tour Money Btck."
Now with us we scream It out.
We megaphone It
"You caa get your mosey back."
This big, open hand, showing money
loose, is Intended to also picture to
your mind that your money will be
given back Just as freely as it was
taken, it for any reason, within a
thirty days' trial, you want it back.
We know the thIho of these pianos.
We know their merits. We not only
know how they will please for thirty
days but we know that they will re
tain their qualities for ten, twelve
and fifteen years and weas well as
the manufacturers who are associ
ated with us in this sale, consider that
the offer to refund your money. Is the
best evidence on our part of the faith
we have in our proposition.
One Hundred, player-pianos will also be sold oa the co-oporativo plan. '
The usual price of theso playor-planoa is flvo hundrod and fifty dollars each.
The co-operative price will be three hundred and nlnoty-flvo dollars, with NO INTEREST to'
be addod.
The player-piano will also bo delivered immediately upon tho payment of five dollars.
The payments will be two dollars a wook giving you one hundred and nlnety-fivo weeks'
time in which to make your payments the same as on the piano. The samo uncondi
tional guaranteo that is glvon pn tho piano is given on tho playor-plano.
You can also get your monoy back at any tlmo within thirty days.
You get tho same privilege of exchanging within a year, as that given on tho piano.
All of the unpaid balancos will be voluntarily cancelled in ovent of death.
An arrangement will be made with each purchaser whereby he secures one year's use of
our player music library.
An arrangement will be made with each purchaser whereby new player rolls can be procured
at a special discount of 20 from tho catalogue price.
We attribute the success of our Player Department largely to the fact that we have been careful
to select only such Player-Planon that would not only give satisfaction to the purchaser, but that
would lend prestige to this department of our bus lness.
We believe that we have sold more player-pla nos than any other piano concern in this seotton
of the country, and In this great Co-operutlve Sale we have been careful to select only such Player-
Pianos that can be sold upon, not only tho manufacturers guarantee, but OUR GUAivAN tisis.
All of the features of the co operative plan are carried out In offering the player- .
pianos, with the stnglo exception that the terms on ttie piayer-pianos are iY"
ao
A column giving the
whole proposition
in brief paragraphs
FffSt. You got n piano which is worth
and soils regularly at throo hundred and
fifty dollars, for two hundrod and forty
olght dollars and Boventy-flvo cents, saving
you at the outset one hundrod and ono dol
lars and twonty-flvo cants.
Second. When you finish paying for
your piano, It bought in the usual way, you
still owo from twonty-flvo to thlrty-fivo
dollars interest. Through this co-operative
plan, when you have paid your two hun
dred and forty-eight dollars and sevonty
flvo conts, yoH havo finished paying. There
are no fHrtner payments to bo made, either
on account of interest or for any other
reason.
Third. InBtoad of paying twenty to
twonty-flvo dollars as a first payment and,
ten, twelve or flftoen dollars a month as
you will in a rogular way, during this co
operative salo you pay but five dollars to
Join in this assoclato movement then but
ono dollar and twonty-flvo cents a week.
Fourth. You get tho strpngest guaran
teo ovor put on a piano; a Joint guaranteo
signed by tho manufacturers and ourselves,
giving you protection for iflvo years that
is as safo as a government bond.
Flftlu You got the prlvilogo of return
ing your piano at tbe ond of a thirty days' .
trial and gottlng your money back.
Sixth Within one year from the day
you got your piano, through this co-opera-tlro
plan, you may exchange it for any ra
son whatever, without so much as a
penny's loss.
Seventh. All payments remaining un
paid are voluntarily cancelled In event of
your death thus leaving the piano free of
encumbranco to your 'family.
Eighth. YoU get through this co-operative
plan ah opportunity to earn cash divi
dends for each and every weeks' time the life'
of the co-operative agreement of one" hundred
and ninety-five weeks Is shortened. Through
this privilege It Is possible tor you to earn
cash dividends, amounting in all to tweaty
Bis dollars and twenty-five ousts.
Ninth. You are given opportunity to
secure others to co-operate in this plan. This
still further reduces the cost of yeur Instru
ment. Tenth. Under this plan, a piano stool tq
match the piano, a late style scarf and deliv
ery within ons hundred and fifty miles of
Omaha are included without adding any fur
ther expense to the two hundred and forty
eight dollars and seventytflve cents.
dollars a week Instead of as on the piano one dollar and twenty-five cents a week
m
Cut this coupon off, and mall tonight
Messrs.
Without obligation on my part, mall photo
graphs and description of pianos and player
pianos being sold on your co-operative plan to
Name
Street and No.
City
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Rock Island yards so that all classes of
employes can attend the same.
Fred Schloesser left for Kansas City to
visit a week with friends and relatives.
Mr. Schloesser Is a foreman In the Rock
Island shops at this place.
Claim Adjuster D. II. Stlers left for
Colorado Bprlngs, after spending a week
In till city looking after a number of
Nebraska division cases. He was suc
ceeded by Jacob King, who has been ap
pointed claim adjuster at this point
f
Doctor Caasjkt Under Xmto.
RAVENNA, Jeb., Oct. 2L-rSpeclel.)
Dr. George Buol was slightly injured Sun
day evening by the overturning of his
automobile. He was about a mile east
of the city, running at a high speed,
when the machine struck some loose
sand, swerved around and turned over.
The doctor was pinned fast under the
machine in a decidedly uncomfortable po
sition and was unable to move, and but
for the timely arrival of another ma
chine, driven by Dr. Penn, might have
been Injured worse than he was. Dr.
Penn was obliged to call for help be
fore he was able to move the machine
so Dr. Buol could be removed.
pany's employment on the section force
and was on duty -at the time. He leaves
a widow and four children.
Section Worker KiMd.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Oct 21. (Spe
clal Telgram.)-rHenry Stroh, aged ,
waa struck and instantly kilted by a
string of cars that were being switched
in the local yards of the Union Pacific
this afternoon. He was In tbe com-
Xerra Notes of Chadron.
CHADRON, Neb., Oct 21 (Special Tel
egram.) Farmers are finishing their third
and a few their fourth cutting of alfalfa
for the year. They are finding- It hard
to get enough help to dig potatoes. One
man who had contracted to sell 1,200 bush
els Is having parties notified to buy else
where if they can get them before frost
comes. However, the weather, though
oold, has not frozen the ground for any
depth as yet
The new water dam and new cement
crossings are about completed and have
given the most needed Improvements of
the year. Congresaan Klnkald is find
ing It hard work to Induce Uncle Sam
to put in his sidewalks around the lots
for the federal building before building.
The architect says be will not be ready
for over a .year.
Caa ah t a Mad Cold.
"Last winter my son caught a very bad
oold and the way he coughed was some
thing dreadful," writes Mrs. Sarah E.
Duncan of Tipton, la. "We thought sure
he was going into consumption. We
bought Just one bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and that one bottle
stopped his cough and cured his cold
completely." For sale by all druggists.
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