THE BEK: OMAHA. MONDAY. FEBRUARY li 112. 3 Nebraska HITCH AT CHICAGO MEETING Governor Hadley Credited witk De sire to Kan Meeting. WOULD BE VICE PRESIDENT Gavrrur, Aldrirk Amm Qnery fraen i hlcmc Paper Say lag Office sf Vice rmllrtl Shoald Heat the Maa. iFrom a Stiff Correspondent) LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 12.-4Special.r-Governor Aldrlch hu returned from his trip to Chicago, where he attended a conference of governors favorable to the -.candidacy of former President Roose velt. He appears to be satisfied over the outlook, but from a few remarks dropped it is evident Governor Hadley of Mis souri and other governors did not hitch 'ery well. The sessions were executive, but the governor Intimated there was an opinion that Hadley wanted to run the whole thins and there were several others there who desired to have something to say, the result being- several clashes. Hadley Is credited with having an ambition to he the vice presidential candidate on a itoosevelt ticket, and It Is Intimated hi is not the only similar ambition harbored about western executive mansions. Aldrieh Sat Hlitlai It. Governor Alty-Ich's vica presidential boom drew a mention today In the form of a te'egram from the Chicago Inter tK-ean, which wired him aa follows: ."Chaunccy Depew says your name has bt-en under consideration for vice presi dent on Roosevelt ticket. Will you kindly wire anything you wish to say on the subject?" Governor Aldrlch sent the following re ply: DM not know I was being mentioned as candidate for vice presidency on the Itoosevelt ticket. It is premature to think of such a thing. This position peeks the man and it is Impracticable for the man to seek the office of vice president. This telegram and the report which drew It out probably had its origin in the recent meeting of western governors, at which It was currently reported sev eral vice presidential booms were In the incubator. Bryasj Mea Are gore. Sentiment of local democrats concern ing the attack by Congressman Dies of Texas on William J. Bryan Is con siderably divided. Those who oppose Hryan. particularly the friends of Har mon, are complimenting th Texan, while the followers of Bryan are by no means united in condemning the attack. Many of them assert that while they like Bryan and endorse most of his policies, they appreciate that tha former presidential candidate haa a dictatorial manner which Is not pleasant and In fact very utten uitenaive. Says one: "The principal trouble with Bryan is thai there Is no question In his mind that he Is always right and every one who disagrees with blm la not only necessarily wrong, but that he la actuated by some ulterior motive. His intoleranoa Is becoming unbearable to a large many and though I have always followed his lead I must confess that this attitude of his often galling." The thick and thin adherent of Bryan, as on alt previous occasions where he haa differed from other members of the party, are Insisting lie is the Nnly (rouble disinterested cader In the party and that whatever ie says or does must of necessity be Ight, . ' , Siva a a Files for Auditor. I. IX Evans of Kenesaw, member of tba Mate senate, today filed ma a republican candidate for state auditor. It haa been The Right Soap For Baby's Skin Is Cuticura Soap fN the care of baby's skin and hair, Cuticura Soap is the mother's favor , ite. Not only is it unrivaled in purity and refreshing fra grance, but its gentle emollient properties are usually sufficient to alky minor irritations, re move redness, roughness and chafing, soothe sensitive condi tions, and promote skin and hair health generally. Assisted by Cuticura Ointment, it is most valuable in the treatment of eczemas, rashes and other itching, burning infantile erup tions. Cutkura Soap wears to a wafer, often outlasting several cakesof ordinary soap and mak ing its use most economical Cofacwa Bow aa OtatwaaS aaei enrreaars. Saaaatoofea waned tea Ben. AMrmm -taan." Mat. iH. SoaMa. TeaSer-reiee a Meat aaax anU OaUaara Boat asanas Sacs. Nebraska Nebraska known for some time that he intended to place his name on the primary ballot. Joseph C. Cook of Fremont entered today as a republican candidate for con gress from the Third district. Mr. Cook Is an attorney and la at present holding the office of county attorney. Governor Stubs of Kansas Is aloa thought to harbor some ambitions In this direction, and In fact, rumors credit prac tically all of the assembled governors with carrying lightning rods along with them. F. J. Spirit, republican of Wllber. haa filed as a candidate for the state senate from the Sixteenth district. Taft Prtltleae Oat. The petitions for the Taft delegations have all been sent out and are being circulated. The executive committee, when it meets Wednesday to look over the field will find everything in ship shape so far as organisation is concerned. Files Petition far Folk. F. E. Krtcson of Bristow. todsy sent la to the secretsry of state a petition signed by resldenta of that place asking that the name of Joseph Folk of Missouri be placed on the primary ballot aa a prefertlal candidate tor tha democratic nomination for the presidency. He wrote in severs! dsys ago asking If such a petition had been filed and said If not he would file one. Evidently be got busy before the announcement was made of the retirement of Folk from the race for the nomination. N Bearage at Lincoln. Former Congressman R, W. Banynge of Colorado, member of the currency com mission, addressed members of the Com mercial club today in advocacy of the bill formulated by the commission. He re viewed the defects In the present cur rency syste itiQf the nation and then gave his reasons for believing the commission had proffered a measure which would af ford relief. He strove to make It plain that the bill was misnamed- be Aldrlch bill, as he said the former senator from Kb ode Island had no more to do with formulating It than any other member of the committee. He argued at length to prove that the restriction on control of tha proposed central bank were such that It would be Impossible to control it for the benefit of any one section. HEMINGFORD WANTS - THE NEW COURT HOUSE IIEMINOFORD. Neb.. Feb. 11-1 8pe-clal.)-ince the late grand Jury recom mended the voting of bonds for the erec. tlon of a new county court house con siderable comment baa been rife among the taxpayers throughout tha entire county. While many are In favor of the proposition some are thinking that It would mean too much In the matter of taxes, but realise that the location la also a matter of vital importance to all. Alliance, tha present county seat while a thriving city, la far In the southeast corner of the county snd Ineonvtelent to many of the taxpayers snd It seems to be. popular sentiment that the location of this building should be a big factor In the voting of bonds. Hemlngford la a thriving little town twenty miles west of Alliance and seems to offer the best location for the con venience of all, provtolng these bonds are carried. It la near 'the exact renter of "the county and la surrounded on every side by the people who have these bonds to pay. There are many who think it would be better for the county In general if lite new court house waa erected here. Hemlngford was formerly the county seat, but yeara ago was moved to Alii anca. Its present location, and since than much bitter feeling has existed between the two towns. GANG OF BURGLARS AT WORK IN BROKEN BOW BROKEN BOW, Neb., Feb. It (Spe cial.) It seems apparent that a regular organised gang of burglars has again started operations In Broken Bow. Twice within the last few days two large stores have been broken Into and, although little money was taken, the work In both In stances looked much alike. Money alone seems to have been the object, the bur glars making for the cash drawer and not disturbing any articles of sale. At Stron's variety store about two dollars were taken from the till, but at the bard wars store of Tooley A Waters a chance passerby at 1 o'clock In tha morn ing heard a auspicious noise from within and Immediately notified the night watch man. When tha two returned ths robbers had decamped without taking anything with them. Both places of business were entered by means of a west window that had been forced. NEW IRRIGATION DISTRICT FORMING NEAR BRIDGEPORT BRIDGEPORT. Neb., Feb. U.-(Speclal.) A meeting of the stockholders and nat rons of the Brown's Creek Canal company was held here Saturday to consider the question of purchasing a permonent water right In the government reservoir. After an attorney bad rxp'aln-d the irrigation lae :t was decided to give the required notice fur the formation of an Irrigation I district and the purchase of an addltloi.al : water right. The Brown's Creek Irrigation canal is one of the best la Nebraska and the purchase of a right la he government reservoir la for the purpose of protecting water users against possible shortsge of late water in dry seasons. La Follette Men of Sixth Select Their Delegates (From a Staff Correspondent. I LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. 11,-lSpectsl Tel egram.) The 1a Follette men from the Sixth congressional district met this aft ernoon In the rooms of the La Follette league and named the following as can didates for delegates to the republican nation! convention: W. H. Reynolds of. uawea county, member of the state sen ate: J. P. Gibbons of Buffalo county. There were ten or twelve present at the meeting J. S. McGraw of rBoken Bow and Frank Harto of Valley were named for alter nates. O. A. Elder of North Platte was named for elector. STATE TO BUY EXTRA COAL Will lay in Thirty Day' Supply at Each Big Institution. TO PSOVIDE FOR 3tXRGENCIE Labor Ceaaaalaelonrr Care TaWee Straw la Prevent Kaaplo, aaeat Man la ebraaka. Lamp Filled with Gasoline Explodes NORFOLK. Neb., r'eb. 1?. -A wakened by fire in the house. Lawrence Olson, aged 18 years, dropped a blanket about himself snd ran through the flaming stairway, sustaining burns that will probably prove fatal In a farm house near Hosklns. Neb. Fred Chapman, an other farmer, was badly burned. A lamp which had been filled with gaso line Instead of kerosene explcded. FARMERS' ELEVATOR PAYS TEN PER CENT DIVIDEND BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. 11. -(Special.!-1 The annual meeting of the Cortland Farmers Hevator company was held Saturday aftr-n n at Cortland and fol lowing the business session the stockhold ers snd their families lo the number of nearly sue enjoyed a social time. During tha last year the company has handled 101. 10S bushels of wheat. HO.lSi bushels of com and , bushels of oats 111 cars In all. Forty cars of coal also were pur chased by the company. A dividend of 10 per omt waa paid In oash. These officers were elested: J. T. Whalen, president: C. C. Wolfe, vice president: W. 11. Rubblns, secretary; David Beslger, treasurer. SUSPECTS IN WILLIAMS CASE NOT THE MURDERER GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Feb. ll.-In the search for the murderer of Go lata Wil liams today the local authorities sent men able to Identify the real murderer to Columbus, Nelson, Lincoln and Mln den. only to find none of the men held to be the right party. Tonight a tele gram from Alton. Kan., declares that a stranger, presumed ts be a peddler from papers found on him and answering the description aa to pug nose and clothing. waa held. Further description was aaked tor and .sent tonight. RANDALL LOOKING INTO FIRE AT BRIDGEPORT BRIDGEPORT, Neb.. Feb. H-tSpe-clel.) State Fire Commissioner C. A. Ran dall Is here with a stenographer taking testimony In tha matter of the recent fire which destroyed property valued at tX.MS. Rumor haa been busy with a story to ths affect that the firs was started for tha purpose of securing tha Insurance money on a portion of tha property. Mr. Randall la making a rigid Investi gation and haa summoned a large num ber of witnesses to to toll what they know about ths fire. New Baak Balding at Brokea Bow. BROKEN BOW, Neb.. Feb. 12.-8pe-clal.) According to present arrangs menta, a new building will adorn the Se curity Stats Bank corner before another winter, rolls around. State Treasurer Walter George, who la president of the Institution, and other stockholders of the bank, have had this In contemplation for some time, but It Is only of recent dale that the matter has sssumed definite form. The new building wilt be steam heated and modemly equipped through out and will coat approximately 140. OuQ. Plans and specifications win be com pleted shortly and building operations begin early in spring. District Caart at West Paint. WEST POINT. Nab.. Feb. U.- Special.) Ths spring term of the district court of Cuming county closed Friday and ad journed to May V. The docket waa ex ceedingly light only seventeen cases being on ths calendar and no criminal case whatever. At .this session of court the following persons were admitted to full United States eltlaenshlp: Carl T. Johan- sen. Carl L. Llndell. John Koehler, otto Deptus, John Hermelbrarht, Herman E. Wlsch. At this session a divorce was granted to S. Michael from M. Michael. For the first time In many months a de cree of foreclosure of mortgage waa en tered, the amount Involved, however, being small and trie property of little value. l"rom a Staff Correspondent.! LINCOLN. Feb. Il-((ipeclal.-The Board of Public I-amls and Buildings has decided to guard aga'nst the atate Insti tutions being out of coal through bad roaus. congestion or delay of freight traffic or a strike of coal miners, which is considered not Improbable In view of the failure of the operators and mlnert to agree on a scale for the coming year. At the recent meeting of the two or ganizations they were far apart and In consequence heavy consumers of coal have started a demand on the 'nilnea which la giving some trouble lo fill, but the Whitebreast Coal company, which has the state contract, believes It ran furnish a supply for storage. The board decided to have a thirty days' supply of nut coat delivered and stored at each of the state Institutions In addition to pur chasing the ordinary steam coal for cur rent needs. The coal for storage is to be nut snd costs N cents per ton more than the slack usually used, but the latter cannot be stored as U. heats and catches fire. While the storage coal costs more, the board also believes it Is worth more snd that the slight additional expense Is warranted by circumstances. The Board of Educational Lands and Funds baa bought school bonds of the Long Pine school district lo lite amount of Komi. The purchase Is for the perma nent school fund. KatorcloB t klld Labor I an. Labor Commissioner Uuye was in Omaha over Sunday and Saturday night and visited the American theater, where he saw a girl about 7 years old perform ing a part on the stage. As this Is a violation of the CM Id labor law, he noti fied the proprietors of the house that they must not permit such things In the future or prosecutions would follow, The company In which the child was per forming was then making Its last ap pearance In the state. This Incident also served to call to his attention that many motion picture establishments were giv ing what they term amateur nights. In which children frequently appear. The motion picture show proprietors, as well aa tha managers of all places of public amusement, will be notified that under no clrcumatanoea must children under the legal age be permitted to appear or pros ecutions will follow and Mr. Ouys haa notified the Inspectors under his depart ment to see that the order Is strictly complied with. It has Just developed that the stock holders of Hie Woodmen Firs Insurance company had a warm meeting Saturday afternoon. One of the things discussed was the BB.WI) paid to tha old officers of tha Union Firs Insurance company to Induce them to resign and pave ths way for the union of the two companies, ttt, ova of which amount la now la the hands of Stats Auditor Barton as trusts. The stockholders of tha Woodmen company think they are entitled to the money and ars debating whether they shall sua the directors Individually, tba Union Fir In surance company or bring action to ob tain Ih money now In tha hands of the auditor. It la understood ths Union com pany also claims this money and soma lively litigation la likely to ensue. It was not decided which course tha Wood, men would pursue, but It la certain asm action will be uksn. Another matter Involved In the same deal la the allegation that Colonel J. C Bills was paid a commission of KM to pull off ths deal and the Woodman stock holders, some of the Indicated a belief they should have this sum also, but Colons! Bills was not convinced. Big Batrk af Loaaa. It was also allged thai Colonel Bills, In behalf of the company had loaned 175.0U) of the company's funds on farms In the southwestern part of the stale and that owing to the urop failure In that portion of the state the securities were not readily salable, which is not to the liking of the stockholders, as they desire to wind up the affairs of the com pany, which already has reinsured sll of Its risk. Aa the loans ars all regular there waa nothing the stockholders could do except to express their disapproval. Abbe ft Sees (efensi, Fred Abbott, assistant eommlssloner of lbs Indian of flea called on tha governor today. Ha ts enroute to Rulo to see If something cannot be dons to prevent In dians from the reservation over ths Una In Kansas obtslnlng liquor Hn that and nearby towns. There haa been cuuaMer able complaint on that score. Sell at Fries. Fir Marshal Randall waa In Friend to day, where be delivered an address on tors prevention. While he devoted some time to city and village problems a con siderable portion of his time waa devoted to prevention of fire loss on the farm. H pointed out the prevailing direction of RING-NECKED PHEASANTS FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY Whooping Cousrh CTOUP ASTHMA COUGHS BRONCHITIS CATARRH COLDS .iiwh ta-ra aaaala-aiSc ant Sonet ttnlaot far staav rkial teaaWas. erauliei ra- VasarixaS Cna. U aa tea auesraaa af WUeaut Cases m rcuana Crass at aaca. Its! feet miam liaimm Tea a Masters ameet? aariere ocueeuaS vita ear arena, sukaa ematauf carr ! aoattei ux Ma tanet aa u ceere, aaariag MaeM alraa. tt a iarahuMa as awsea alts reseg ratiaira. WaS ai nl tat seag-W toealet. ALL DRUGGISTS. TryCrtmtim Amutk r TeahM to tee Tare Of year eras aa, sat Vip Cresefcsi Ca. iClaiat.lt. BLAIR, Neb.. feb! tt-lSpeclal.)-Judge w. C. Walton and Ed Grimm were busy last week in circulating a subscrip tion list for the purpose of securing funds for the purchase and placing of eight or ten pairs of ring-necked English pheas ants in the timber portions of Washing ton county. They hare been in communi cation with the state game warden and the birds will be here the latter part of this week. A portion of the' woodland around old DeSotff and extending back over the bills' for three or four miles Is the place choeejn in which to place the first bunch of birds. A heavy fine will be imposed on ; antes killing or Injuring them and as Hie woods extend wore or less all the way from DeSoto to Florence the com mittee will endeavor to Interest the mem bers of the Omaha Qua club la the pro tection at and the placing of more pheas ants tn the wooda between here and Omaha. A Bleed r Affair lung hemorrhage. Stop it and cure t weak lungs, coughs and colds with Ir. King's New Discovery. Sit and IL For sale by Beaton Drug Co. 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The pure food department has received two corn seed testers and at once set them up and began work testing samples of crn submitted to the department. It requires four days to make the test and each one of the machines will test 3t samples of com. t'oaattee Make tettlrairal. All but four of the Nebraska counties have made their clearance with the au ditor, preparatory to the January settle ment with the state treasurer. Douglas and Srntts Bluff county reports were re turned for correction of minor errors and Garden county haa promised a report soon. Nothing has been heard from the Custer county treasurer. Ireaa t'aae for tireeka, Sullivan Rait of Omaha, attorneys for the Greeks who sued for damages alleged to have resulted from the riots In South Omaha, February, iota, have asked the governor's office for a copy of all the documents tn the office bearing on the case. It Is not known whether It is Intended to revive the suit In the courts or whether they want the mete rial to press the case before the State dVpanment at Washington. otter ta Telrnhnae Companies. The State Railway commission has sent out an oflclal notice to all telephone com panies warning them not to destroy any records, books, accoutns. financial papers, time checks or niemnrnatla whatsoever psed In connection wUh the building or operating of their ssytem Iwlhout first obtslntng permission from the commis sion to destroy th same.. This order fa binding on the old com panies and also on the new owners In case of mergers. This order Is Intended to prevent the destruction of any docu ments which might be needed by the com mission In questions pending before them and was deemed neceassry In view of recent occurrences In court In other states where corporation Inquiries wee balked by eason of documents having been de stroyed. Thieves Hald t karrfc. Some time Sunday night thieves raided the First Congregational church and stole 110 or III from the Sunday school collec tion box, but missed about 1108 put Into th Bunday collections at the church. This money had been ron.-ealed. Judge T. C. Munger has remanded to the state court the damage case of Chris topher J. Strauser against the Burlington . road. The case came from Red Cloud. Maay Attead Kearral. Mar than S.000 people filed past th casket today at University Place during the funeral exercises of Chancellor emeritus D. W. C. Huntington of Wes leyaa University. The Rev. L B. Schreckengorst of the First Methodist church of University Place conducted tn services, assisted by Chancellor Fullmer of the university and the Revs. A. J. Xorthrup and N. A. Martin, studenta and former students of the university attended in large numbers. Th radar la Charter Day. Thursday will be charter day at th stat eunlverslty and the usual exercises will be suspended. A special program for morning and evening has been pre pared. In the evening about thirty will receive their diplomas. It being the mid winter graduation. The nsmee will not be known until after the faculty meetig Wednesday. Teachers to Steel at Bridge earl. BKllXJKPORT, Neb., Feb, IS. Special.) The program Is being prepared for th annual meeting of th North Platte Val ley .Teachers' association, embracing eleven counties, which meets In this city April 4. i and . Among the prominent 'speakers secured for the session ars Chancellor Kulmrr. Nebraska Wsslsyaa I university; Dr. Condra, University of N ! break a. lecture on Oonservarlon;" E. t- Kousedean of the Peru State Normal school, and Richard Metcalfe, author and editor. - ww ww vw ww w- w- m m Orkiii Brothers 318-320 South 16th. St. Ureal Sale Hednesdiy. 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