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TTIK Bra:: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, DRCEMHKU lli, 1915. Nebraska Nebraska DR. HALL WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE Returns from Eastern Trip with This Decision Firmly Fixed in Mind. LOOKS FOR DEMO SUCCESS (From Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Dec. M. (Speclsl.) Dr. P. L. Hll of Lincoln, democratic national committeeman will not be a candidate for the democratlo nomination for gov ernor, neither can ha be pursLlV to become ao by any amount of paitlohs which may be filed for the purpose of placing hi name on the ballot. Dr. Hall returned today from a trip to Washington, where he attended the meeting of the national democratlo com mittee which called the national conven tion for St. Louis. He aaya that wy body waa enthusiastic over the outlook for democratic success next year and with the national administration. Dr. Hall believes that the aesalon ot the democratic convention will be short, not to exceed three daya and that there will be little opposition If any to the renomlnation of the president. When asked If It waa true that ha had made a statement that he thought Mr. Bryan would go to the convention and raise several kinds of trouble, the doctor answered he had made no such statement and In fact did not do any talking while ha waa away. Dr. Hall went to Kaw Tork from Washington and aaya that ha found business condition good. A ' banker told htm that less than .1' per ceitt' of' the business could ba classed aa furnishing munitions. Thar : has - bean a general awakening In business condtttotig In the cast' along all line, according to Dr. Hall, and ba looks for It to continue. Chances) for democratlo success never looked better, according to the doctor, butt here was no way of telling whether bit flngera were crossed when he said It 0 not ' ' Referring to his candidacy for the denv eeratta nomination for governor. Dr.' Hall waa very emphatic In saying that under no circumstances would ha allow his name to ba used, "t hav no ambitions along office-holding lines." said he. "I have always had an ambition to build up a good banking business and I cannot af ford now to aacririca it for a political Job. Thare would be nothing gained for ma to hold the office of governor and why should I do so? I think I stand pretty well with my party and I do not believe I oars to take any Africa which, might give a chance for ma to lose the prestige which I now enjoy." Regarding the feeling In the east to ward the Ford peace expedition. Dr. Hall said it waa looked upon as very much of a Joke. FILE PETITIONS FOR GEORGE Six Lilts of Names in His Behalf Are Sett to Office of Secre tary of State. LIKELY TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR Prosperous Nebraska Merchant to Give His Time to Farming in Future (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Dec. M.-(fleelal,-lf the frlenda of Walter A. George of Omaha. former state treaaurer. have their way AIRORA, Dec. II. itiperial.l-After completing twenty-one years' constant labor as a Hamilton county mtnlmnt, J. K. Davidson locked the door Saturday night and retired from thst business for ever. Fy reason of salt held during the Inst six weeks lits $40,000 stock had shrunk until he had just a few odds and ends when the end came. He would be alad t take for the stork he hue left. Mr. Davidson started In business in Aurora In 1KI, Just before the hot wind of that year came along to destroy the the ex-state official will ba a candidate V "" "n": . ? "r,7 for th republican nominal on for gov- pr)prl,,or, jMlltor. dvsry boy. ernor. aaveral petitions reaching the of tic. pfor h), lo of the secretary of State thla morning From tmt ,,, owning in that year plaolng him In tha running. ief fBmlnei Mr. Davtdson haa advanced One petition U signed by A. W. Sterne unt whn he dclded t0 c,ott) out , of Orand Island and alghty-al other of h(1 a depBrtment ore employing thirty that city, one by twenty old soldiers of C,rk, nd dotng a buslnesa of t0i a tha Grand Island Soldiers Pome, one by year. But n decided to cult and retire Frank C. Tatea of Omaha and twenty- to g frult ri,nch near this city. He sold eight Other Omaha republicans, one by Wl ; his stock and not hia buslnesa and now W. Walton and twenty-seven othera from he la through. In the twenty-one years Knox county, one headed by M. N. jof his life spent In business here his Troupe and ' twenty-seven others from trade expanded until he counted aa Ids Kearney and another from L. M. Wilson customers many farmers outside of this and twenty-eight others at ttroken Bow county. General Hall Is Opposed to Plan of Continental Army (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Dec. H.-HSrclsJL)-A.dJutant General Phil Hall, who has Just returned from Washington; where ha investigated President Wilson's proposed increase of the army of tha United States by organ ising a continental army of 100,000, is con vinced the scheme will not give beat re sults. According to plana allotments would be; Men. Apcromiatlon. Regular army 141.S4S IU7.2&4.669 National guard 129,000 10000.000 Continental army 100,000 4S.O0O.OfiO General Hall believes It would be im possible to organise a citlsen soldiery from the ranks of tha young men of the country for none ot them could afford to give up a position to take on any Job which would ba for only two or three months and for only 60 cents per day, and, besides, no employer would care to have clerks who would ba away from Business as long as the requirements call for. The general believes If the government would give tha guard a aufflclent amount to enable It to drill Ita members four drills a month and pay them 11 per. drill that the guard could be made much more. effi cient and better able for effective service. the former home of Mr. George.. : Mr. George has been a little ahy about entering the race, but thia action on the part ot his friends will probably ba the meant of settling tha matter of hla can didacy. He served two terms as atate treasurer and then organised the fire In surance company of which he la now the head, with headquarters at Omaha. ' Isstiwar Mies. Candidates-for1 lieutenant governor on both .tickets are. beginning to get busy. Thla, morning the- first filing for that place on. the. republican ticket was re ceived at tha offloa of "Secretary of State Pool. ., v, . . ; . It cornea from Wakefield and announces that Senator H. P.' Shtimway wilt be a candidate fttr the republican nomination at tha primary. ..y ,., r Senator 1 Shumway served three terms in the state senate . and in each of them was- one , of the very active members. Ha first served hla district In tha upper nody-tn tm. He took a vacation from politics at the close of. that Session, but came back to tha a&ms body in IBM and was, re-elected to serve, again In the last session. ' , 'r Sandall Mar File. Senator C. A. Sandall ,of Tork will probably be . av candidate for the repub lican . nomination for attorney general. Senator' Sandall served In the last ses sion of the legislature In the upper body and,wui ,one ot the fighting senators in that memorable session. He is a good speaker and a good attorney. He is a son of Andrew L. Sandall of York, who served in tha lower body of the legislature in tha sessions of1899 and 1901. ; . Wink Likely to Ram. Senator 'Wlnlc of Buffalo will probably be a candidate for the democratlo nomi nation for. lieutenant governor. . Senator Wink served In the upper body of toe legislature two .terms; being elected from his district to the 191S session and again to tha 1916 session. Tha senator was one of-the hard workers on the democratlo side of the chamber. Kohl Still Talked Of. Tha early rumors that Senator Phil Kohl of Wayne would be a candidate tor tha democratic nomination for governor have . quieted ' down although hla nam bobs up occasionally whenever the crew of tha old ship begins to figure It Is about time to find a skipper to command tha craft on its next voyage. Senator Kohl never talks very much, but his fine Italian hand could ba seen In ' much of the legislation of the last session whenever It became necessary to ahow the house tha the economy pro gram over there waa not good for the bualnesa Interests of th etate. As tha biennium draws to a close and it Is discovered , that tha atate ha been crippled b ythe acts of the house. Senator Phil may fall heir to tha nomination be cause ot his leadership against the house program. . . Mr, Davidnon waa born In Monona, Clayton county, Iowa, fifty-nine years ago. His father was a congregational minister, a graduate of Yale college and Yale Divinity school. In 1ST?, 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. Initer the little town of Hasard waa established close to his homestead and he moved hla store to that place. He was compelled to ssll out and quit buslnesa about 183 by reason of poor health. But the lure of the store business waa in his blood and he came to Aurora and bought out a atock of goods worth SH0. 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, while their neigh bors who went back to Iowa and Illinois are renters. In 1901 Mr. Davidson organised the J. It Davidson company. It had a paid up capital of $000. Hia business grew and Nebraska ANDREWS GIVES OUT HIS JLATFORM HattiBgs Mm Tells Why He Thinks He Should Have Republican Nomination for Congress. . FAV0BS A TARIFF COMMISSION ! FOUNDER OF ELM .CREEK BEACON BUYS IT AGAIN KKtnXKt, Neb., Dec. II. (Special Teleursm )-The Kim Creek Reacon. pub ItsVed in Kim Creek since 1. and founded 1v R. C. Krewson. has been bought by Mr. Krewson from George Keensn, who has owned the pnper for two years. After founding the paper, Mr. Krewson published it for several years, when he sold It out and purchased the Kmplre ranch near Kearney. Later B. P. Faylof, afterward postmaster of I?TJn Creek, bought Ms Interests, and Snylor then sold to Keensn. For the Isat two years the new owner has been farming near. Klwood. While In Kim Creek he was Identified with several different business Inter est., the most important being the es tablishment of the Independent Tele phone system. 1 Headquarters for Practical Gifts. H0LDREGE PROTESTS TAX ON BANK CHECKS HOLDREGB, Neb., Dec. 11 (Special.) me following resolution was adopted by the Holdrege Commercial club at Its meeting thla week: Whereas, The president of the United 8tatea In hla recent meseage to congreea haa recommended the enactment of law Imposing a tax. on bank checks, and Whereas, In tha Judgment of this club such action would not only create an unmitigated nuisance, but also work an unnecessary hardship on the depositors of our banks. Therefore, be It Resolved, That the Holdrege Commer cial club is unalterably opposed to that method of raising revenue ' In time of peace, and respectfully u.ea the Ne braska delegation In congress to resist by all honorable means such - contem plated legislation. -' became the largest business In the county. He fore ho began his sales which finally closed out his stock and permit ted him to lock up his store for all time, he had purchased tha stock of his colleagues and owned the company. He did not want the business continued In his name and without his name the busl nlesa would not have been worth much. So he closed out. Mr. Davidson's hobby Is horticulture and he will devote the remainder ot his llfo to his plums and grapes and ai ples. He hss originated several valua ble varletlea of ' plums. When the St. Loula exposition waa 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 lay out his farm anfl 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 fruit. The entire community will profit by the experiments conducted on his farm. BOY BABY CHOKES TO DEATHNEAR LINDSAY LINDSEY, Neb., Dec. ll.-(Speclal) A 1-year-old of bpy, of Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan died suddenly yesterday . after noon. The baby was playing on the floor and It must have put aomthlng in) ita mouth and Inhaled It Into Its larynx, death 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 infuriated bull took after him. He still is on crutches. F. W. Edwards', owner oi the electric light plant,, is Mrs. Buch anan'a father. - HASTINGS, Neb.. Dec. 14. (Rpe-j clal.) W. E. Andrews, former audi-! tor of tbe I'nlted States treasury, haa given out a statement of his platform i In connection with hla candidacy for the republican nomination for con gress, lie favors a thorough revision of the Underwood' tariff which, he de clares, has hern a failure as a rev enue producer and In this connection favors the creation of a permanent tariff eommiaalon to secure reliable data on which to fix tariff rates, rMlla On National Perense. While favoring "an adequate national defense," Mr. Andrewa declares, "If we are ndt now threatened by anybody there seems to be no occasion to Incur Uie ex penditure of ll.Ooo.oio.oini at present for national defense." Ho takes a stand against the exporta tion ot war munitions from this country to the beligerents. He favors the estab lishment of an International court of ar bitration to Settle differences between nations and to avoid war. The close of the present war ha believes would be the proper time to establish such a court. Liberal pensions and legislation favor able to labor, agriculture and Irrigation are also on his program. Mr. Andrewa calls attention to hla long publio service first as a member of the faculty of Hastings college from ISxS to 1SW; private secretary to Qovernor Crounae, lffiS-4; member of oongresa from tha Wfth district. 19M-7; auditor of tha United States teaaury, IS7 to 1R1K, aa qualifying him for good service because of his Intimate knowledge with public affairs. Beaton & Laier Co. 415-17 South 16th St. Phone Doug. 335 04 Writes Served aa Pwblloawa. COLUMBUS, Neb.. Dec. II -(Special.) Mark Burke, sheriff, haa been busy all day serving summons on atl the saloon keepers of "Columbus In a sutt brought by Mrs. , Glarn of Fierce, Neb., for selling Intoxicating liquors to her husband. One hundred saloon keepers have been served wth a summons In the cities of Norfolk, Madison, Fremont, Columbus and Omaha. The local saloon keepers will hold a meeting this afternoon, to take some united action. Carpet . 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Ken nedy, president "of the association, who sounded the keynote of tha expectations of the work ' which the organisation la expected to do, enumerating and recom me.odlng several improvementa In busi ness matters pertaining to supervisors' duties which should ba brought before tha oonventlon. . I About 150 members of tha association have registered, among them are, P. J. Kennedy, president; C. K. Hill, secretary. Tomorrow Is the .big day for the conven tion and a full representation of the membership Is assured.. NEW HOTEL BUILDING , FOR THE CITY OF YORK MADISON COLUMBUS KNIGHTS INITIATE FORTY MADISON, Neb.. Dec. H.-(fipeclsl) Madison council. No. 1788, Knights of Columbus, Initiated its second class of forty candidates Sunday afternoon and evening. There were over 300 members In 'attendance from Columbua. Humphtsy, Albion, Greeley, Heatings. O'Neill, Bloom field. Norfork and Cralghton. At the conclusion of tha military cer emony an elaborate banquet waa served at St. Leonard'a hall, by tbe ladies of St. Lonard'a parish. - Rev. Edward 8. Muenich presided -is toastmaster, ' TORK.', Neb., Dec. H (Special Tele gram.) York is to have a new 175,000 ho tel to. be biillt on the ground now occu pied by the Lrf Grande hotel. The direc tors of the Jerk County Commercial club have orgiMttiWl a company which wltl be lncorporftti for . tha above amount ot capital with which to handle tha project to.k will be Issued of tha value of 1100 per share and sold to 1 hose desiring to purchsse. ' It Is j)!ahned to havs work on the build ing' started In tha atkrly, spring. Baj'm Bkall F-rarlared. . .' ' MCOOK. Neb., Dec.' li.-Special John, the S-year-old " son of Rudolf Lunkwlts, waa brought to a McCook hoapital yesterday. Buffering with a se vere fracture of the skull, the result of a borsa kick in tha forehead. Much of the frontal bone was removed. The lad's condition is very serious. 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