Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 15, 1915, Page 3

Nebraska DR. HALL WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATR Returns from Eastern Trip with This Decision Firmly Fixed in | Mind. i 100KS FOR DEMO SUCOESS| (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. M.—(Spécial)—Dr. P. 1. Hall of Lincoln, democratic national committeeman will not be a candidate for the democratic nomination for gov- ernor, neither can he be pursuaded' to become so by any amount of peitiohs which may be filed for the purposs of placing his name on the ballot. Dr. Hall returned today from a trip to Washington, where he attended the meeting of the national democratic com- mittee. which called the national conven- tion for St. Louis. He says that every- body was enthustastic over the outlook for democratic success next year and with the national administration. Dr. Hall belleves that the session of the democratic convention will be-short, not to exceed three days and that there will be little opposition if any to the renomination of the president, When asked if it was true that he had made a statement that he thought Mr. Bryan would go to the convention and ralse several kinds of trouble, the doctor answered he had made no such statément and in fact did not o any talking while he was away. Dr. Hall went to New York from Washington and says that he found business condition good. A bahker told him that less than 1. per cedt of the business could be classed as furnishing munitions. There has besh a gereral awakening in business conflitions in the east along all lines, according to Dr. Hall, and he looks for it to comtinue. Chances for democ¢ratic success never looked better, according to the dector, butt here was no way of telling whethst his fingers were crossed when he sald it or not. Referring to his candidacy for the dem- ocratio nomination for governor, Dr. Hall was very emphatic in saying that umder no oclroumstances would he allow his name to be used. ‘I have no ambitions nlong office-holding lines,'’ satd he. “I have always had an ambition to bufid up a good banking businéss and I cannot af- ford now to sacrifice it for a political job. There would be nothing gained for me to hold the office of governor and why should I do so? I think I atand pretty well with my party and I do not belleve I care to take any éffice which might give a chance for me to lose the prestige which I now enjoy.” Regarding the feeling in the east to- ward the Ford peace expedition, Dr. Hall #ald it was looked upén as very much of a Joke. General Hall Is Opposed to Plan of Continental Army (From a Staff: Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. 14—(Spectal.)—Adjutant General Phil Hall, who has fust returned from Washington, where he tnvestigatéd President Wilson's proposed increase of the army of the United States by organ- izing & continental army of 00,000, is con- vinced the scheme will not give best re- sults. According to plans allotments would be: Men. Appropriation. Regular army. 141,848 $127,234,50 | National guard. 129,000 10,000,000 | Continental army.....400,000 43,000,000 General Hall belleves it would be im- possible to organize a citizen soldlery from the ranks of the youhg men of the country for none of them could afford to glve up a position to take on aty job which would be for only two or three menths and for only 5 cents per day, and, besides, no employer would care to have clerks who would be away from nusiness as long as the requirements call for. The general belleves if the government Wwould give the guard a sufficlent amount to enable {t to drill its members four drills a month and pay them $1 per.drill that| the guard could be made much more effi- | clent and better able for effective service, HOLDREGE PROTESTS | TAX ON BANK CHECKS HOLDREGE, Neb., Dec, 14.—(Spectdl,)— The following resolution was adopted by ‘the Holdrege Commercial club at its meeting this week: Whereas, The president of the United States In his recent message to congress has recommended the enactment of a law imposing & tAx off bank checks, and Whereas, In the judgment of this club such action would not only create an unmitigated nulsance, but also work an unnecessary hardship on tive depositors of | our banks. Therefore, be it Resolved, That the Holdrege Commer- clal club is unalterably ‘opposed 16 that | method of ralsing revenue in time of peace, and respectfully u.ges ine Ne- braska delegation in congress to resist by all honorable means such -contem- plated legislation. MADISON COLUMBUS . KNIGHTS INITIATE FORTY | MADISON, Neb., Dec. Madison council, No. 178, Knights of | Columbus, Initiated its second class of | forty candidates Bunddy afternoon ahd | evening, There were over 300 membérs | in'attendance tfom Columbus, Humphtey, | Albion, Greeley, Hastings, O'Neill, Bloom- | field, Norfork and Creighton. At the conclusion of the military cére emony an elaborate banquet was served at St. Leonard's hall, by the ladies of St. leonard's parish, Rev. Edward 8. Muenich presided toastmaster, Boy's Ska Fractared. M'COOK, Neb., Dec. 14.—(Special)— Johh, the S-year-old = son of Rudelf Lunkwitz, was brought to m McCook hospital yesterday, suffering with a se- vere fracture of the skull, the result of a borse kick In the forehead. Much of the frontal bone was réemoved. The lad's condition is very serious. The fathér is & farmer living a few miles southeast of McCook. — ¥ Diseases Come from the Liver. onstipation, headache, bilious spells indicate a sluggish Uver. The tried rem- edy is Dr. King's New Life Pills. Only %e. All dvaggists.—Advertisement S " Nebraska FILE PETITIONS FOR GEORGE 8ix Lists of Names in His Behalf Are Bett to Office of Secre- tary of State. LIKELY TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. 14.-(Special)~If the friends of Waller A. George of Omaha, former atate tréasurer, have their way the ex-state official will be a candidate for the republican nomination for gov- erior, several pétitions reaching the oftice of the sécrétary of Atate this morning placing him in the running. One petition is signéd dby A. W. Sterne of Grand Island and sighty-eix others of thit city, orie by twenty old soldiers of the Grand I8land Soldlers’ Home, ome by Frank C. Yates of OmAha and twenty- elght other Omaha republicans, one by Wi W. Walton ahd twenty-seven others from Knox counly, one headed by M. N Troupé and twenty.seven others from Kearnoy and another from L. M. Wilson and {wenty-elght others at Hroken Bow the former home of Mr. George. Mr. George has been a little shy about entérifg the race, but thia.action on the part of his friends will probably be the means of settling the matter of his can- didady. He served two terms as state treasurer and then organized the fire in- surince compatiy of which he is now the héad, with headquarters at Omaha. Shumway Miles. Candiddtés. for' lleutenant governor on both _titkets afe béginng to get busy. This morning the- fikst flling for that | place on the republican ticket was re- celved at the office of Secrefary of State Pool. ; 1t comes from Wakefield and announces that Senator H. P Shiimway will be a ¢andidate for the republican nomination at the primary, Seriator . Bhumway served three terms in Ute state sénate ahd in each of them Was onbd of the very active members. He tirbt served hik district in the upper oy tn 1891, He took a vacation from polities at the close of that session, but eame back to the same body in 1913 and Wwas, re-elected to serve_again in the last sesmion. Sandall May File, Senator C. A, Bandall of York will probably be.a\ candidate for the repub- ligan nofinatién for attorney general. Senator ' Sandull served In the last ses slon of the legislaturé in.the upper body | and warn one of the fighting senators in that memorable session. He is a good spedker and a good attorney. He is a son ot Andrew L. Sandall of York, who served | in the lower body of the legislature in the bessions of«1899 and 1901. Wink Likely to Run. Benator Wink of Buffalo will probably be a candidate for the democratic nomi- nation for. lieutenant governor. Benator ‘Wink served in the upper body of the | legislature two terme, being elected from His district to the 1918 session and again to the 1015 session. The senator was one of .the hard workers on the democratic #ido of the chamber. Kokl Still Talked Of. The early rumors that Senator Phil Kohl of Wayne would be a candidate for the democratic nomination for governor have. quieted down although his namé bobs up occasfonally whenever the crew of the old ship begins to figure it is about time to find a skipper to command the craft on its next vovage. Benator Kohl never talks very much, but his fine Italtan hand could be seen in' much of the legislation of the last session whenever it became necessary to show the houss tha thé ecomomy pro- gram over there was not good for the ‘business interests of th etate. As the biennium draws to a close and it iy discovered that the state ha been crippled b ythe acts of the house, Benator Phil may fall heir to the nomination be- cause of his leadership against the house program. NEBRASKA COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION AT COLUMBUS COLUMBUS, Neb, Dec. 14.—(Speoial Telegram.)—The twenty-first annual con- vention of the Nebraske Assoclation of Commissiondrs, Supervieors and County Clerks was called to order by P. J. Ken- | nedy, president of the association, who tntroduced Judge Edgar Howard to de- liver the address of welcome in the ab- | sénce of Mayor M. M. Rothleitner, whose ather very récently died: The response was made by Phil J. Ken- nedy, président of the adsoclation, who sounded the keynote of the expectations of the work which the organization is expected to do, enumerating and recom- mending several improvements in busi- ness matters pertaining to supervisors' duties which should be brought before the convention. ¢ Abelit 160 members of the association have registered, among them P J Kerinedy, president; C. E. Hlill, secretary, Tomortrow is the big day for the couven- - tion and & full representation of the membership. is assured. NEW HOTEL BUILDING FOR THE CITY OF YORK _YORK, Neb., Dec, 14.—(Special Tele- gram.)—York 1s to have n new $75,000 ho- tel to be bullt on the grouhd now odccu- pled by the Le' Grande hotel. The direc- | tors of the York County Commercial club have orgenised & company which will be ihcorporated for the ebove amount of capital with which to handle the project. Stock will be jasited of the value of $100 purchase. It 13 plahned 10 Kave wark on the build ing started in the early, abring. Typhotd ' Seare A batiag, THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECE \Prosperous Nebraska Merchant to | Give His Time to Farming in Future | | AURORA | completing twenty-one years Dec 4. —(Spectal. ) —After constan |1abor as a Hamilton county merchant, },i R. Davidson locked the door Saturday | night and retired from that business for {ever. By reason of sales held during the last six weeka his $40,000 stock hiad shrunk {until he had just a few odds and ends {when the end came. He would be glad ]('\ take $200 for the stock he has left | Mr. Davidson started in business in | Aurora In 18, just before the hot wind of that year came along to destroy the |crops of this county. His stock of goods at that time was involced at $140 and he was proprietor, janitor, delivery boy, bookkeeper for his atore. | From that small beginning in that year of famine, Mr. Davidson has advanced until, when he decided to closs out, he had a department store employing thirty clerks and doing a business of $90,00 a year. But he decided to quit and retire to his fruit ranch near this eity. He sold his stock and not his business and now he is through. In the twenty-one years of hia life spent in business here his trade expanded until he counted as his customers many farmers outside of this | county | Mr. Davidson was {Clayton county, lowa, fifty-nine years ago. His father was a congregational | minister, a graduate of Yale college and | Yale Divinity school. In Mr. David- son came to this county and farmed for |three years. He then went to Sherman county and took a homestead. On this homestead he established a store, freight- ing his goods across the country from Kearney. Later the little town of Hazard | was established close to his homestead and he moved his store to that place. | He was compelled to sell out and quit business about 182 by reason of poor health, But the lure of the store business was in his blood and he came to Aurora and bought out a stock of goods worth $140. Other merchants quit when the hot winds came along, but Davidson stayed. He saw hundreds of farmers quit this country in those years. Many others stayed because they could not get {away. They are now riding around the country in automobiles, whlle their nelgh- bors who went back to Towa and Iilinols are renters, In 1901 Mr. Davidson organized the J. R. Davidson company. It had a pald up capital of $3,000. His business grew and born in Monona became the largest business in the | county, Before he began his sales which { finally closed out his stock and permit ted him to lock up his store for all | time, he had purchased the stock of his | colleagues and owneq the company. He |did not want the business continued in his name and without his name the busi niess would not have been worth much. 80 he closed out Mr. Davidson's hobby is horticulture and he will devote the remainder of his lifo to his plums and grapes and ap- ples. He has originated several valua- ble varietles of plums. When the 8t. Louls exposition was held he took some of his plums there. He got the bronse medal, California was the only state that beat him. He expects to get a horticultural ex pert here and Jay out his farm and will build it to the plan devised. He has no desire to make money out of it. It will be practically an experimental farm in Hamilton county for frult. The entire community will profit by the experiments conducted on his farm. {BOY BABY CHOKES TO DEATH NEAR LINDSAY LINDSEY, Neb, Dec. 14.—(Special)—~ A l.year-old of boy, of Mr. and Mrs. | Buchanan died suddenly yesterday afte:- noon. The baby was playing on the floor and It must have put somthing in% its mouth and inhaled it into its larynx, ldeatn resulting almost immediately. Mr. Buchanan is visiting with his brother- in-law Chris Nelson, about eight miles | south of town. Mr. Buchanan, whose home | is in Genoa, had a narrow escape from | death about three months ago when an inturtated bull took after him. He stil) is on crutches. F. W, Edwards, owner o | the Mfth district, 1903-7; auditor of the [Mark Burke, sheriff, has been busy all the electric light plant, is Mrs. Buch- anan's fathei y 7 | " —Aflve(.ll)—ip:r shive and sold to {hose desiring to| FALLS CITY, Neb., Dec. 14.—(8pecial.) | —The family under quatantine for @iph- | theria will be released and at this time | no new casés have beeén reported. Ome| nw cadse of typhold fever was reglatered | with the Board of Health this morning | in’the person of Roscoe Rae. He was | taken to the city hospital on Friday. He! was employed in a cafe and has been| teeling badly for the last two weeks, but @id not give up until it was absolutely necessary to call & physician. The other | | typhoid patients dre rupning the regular | course of the disease, but are gel | along well. Mas Reésembling Krull Canght. | HASTINGE, Neb., Dec. 14—(Special Tel- egram.)—Sherift Cole received werd trom | Lincoin police authorities that « man has | been captured answering the description of John Krull, whose picture was found in a suitcase in the overturned Gaston Music company car near CGrand Island after it had been stolen here. The man will be prosecited in Lincoln the charge of highway robbery, on T ? THE SMOOTH! TOBACCO 'The Smoothest Sm Tobaccg) / 7 | / :}’4’2"{’:,//' { : 1 %I/ (/r’,‘, ’// 5, 1915. Nebraska ANDREWS GIVES 0UT HIS PLATRORM Hastings Man Tells Why He Thinks | He Should Have Republican Nomination for Congress. FAVORS A TARIFF COMMISSION HASTINGS, Neb,, Dec, 14 (8pe cial.)—W. E, Andrews, former audi- tor of the United States treasury, has' given out a statement of his platform in connection with his candidacy for, the republican nomination for con-| gress. e favors a thorough revision ! of the Underwood tariff which, he de- | clares, has been a failure as a rev- enue producer and in this connection favors the creation of a permanent tariff eommission to secure ruIil\M.\" data on which to fix tariff rates | Position On Natlonal Defenae, While favoring “an adequate national | defense,” Mr. Andrews declares, “if we are ndt now threatened by anybody there | seems to be no occasion to Incur the ex penditure of $1,000,00,00 at present for national defense." Mo takes a stand against the exporta- tion o war munitions from this country to the beligerents. He favors the estab- lishment of an International court of ar- bitration (o settle differences between nations and to aveld war. The close of the present war he belleves would be the proper time to establish such a court, Liberal pensions and legislation favor- able to labor, agriculture and Irrigation are aleo on his program. Mr, Andrews calls attention (o his long publio service first as a member of the faculty of Hastings college from 188 to 188, private secretary to Govermor COrounse, 1883-4; member of congress from United States teasury, 187 to 105, as qualifying him for good gervice because of his Intimate knowledge with public affairs. Writes Served on Publicans. COLUMBUS, Neb., Dec, 14.—(Speck FOUNDER OF ELM CREEK KEARNEY. Tele | lehea founded bough Keenan, | two year Krewson day serving summons on all the saloon keepers of ‘Columbus In & suft brought by Mrs. Glase of Plarce, Neb., for melling Intoxicating liquora to her husband. One hundred saloon keepers have been served with a summons In the citles of Notfolk Mnadlson, Fremont, Columbus and Omaha. 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