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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY. JTLY 11, 1914. Nebraska Nebraska ALBRIGHT HAKES FILING Red Cloud Man Enters Race for Lieutenant Governor. MARTIN ON ELECTION BOARD Attorney General Itnlen that Dis trict Clerk SIar Say What Partlea May- ne Rep resented, OMAHA'S LARGEST STORE for MEN AND BOYS at Howard" "-HOME of QUALITY CLOTHES" Eihg-Peck Go. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, July 10. (Special.) The flock of aspirants for the republican nomination for lieutenant-governor still Increases. This morning the filing of U P. Albright of Red Cloud reached the office of the secretary of state. In a letter to one of the state officers Mr. Albright says that ho came to Ne braska In 1ST7. He has served as bank examiner under oOvcmor Aldrlch and served two terms as president o the State Sunday School association. He has attended twenty-two conventions as a republican delegate. He believes the time Is rlpo foi a republican victory. ltlMrlot Clerk Supreme. From an opinion by Attorney ednoral Martin made to County Attorney Michael K. Cowun of Johnson county the clerk of the district court of each county has full authority In the assignment of judges and clerks of election as regards political designation. The question has arisen In other places on the proposition on account of the spilt in the republican party In 1912 which resulted in the formation of a third or bullmooso party. According to the at torney general the vote of president cuts no figure in the selection of Judges and clerks. Dlxnn Superintendent Ileport. The first annual report of county super intendents reached the state superintend ent's offlco today. The report Is from Superintendent A. V. Teed of Dixon county and is perfect in every degree. Maner Proposes Suffrage Debate in Three Places (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, July 10. (Special.) Now that Colonel John G. Maher has bom barded tho citadel of Bryan and Prince Charlie has been forced to abandon his Idea of running for governor, the valient colonel has turned his eagle eye on the suffragists and from now on there will be no peace until capitulate to the forces of Colonel Maher of tho colonel Is driven lnglorlously Into the swamp of despond and Is drowned In the slough of despair. Colonel Maher has dictated a letter to Mrs. Viola M. Harrison, secretary of the equal suffrage league of the state, in which he says, after a long introduction: Something less than three months re mains before this question is to be de cided at the polls. The people have a right to be informed upon tnis, as upon all public questions, and with that end In view, I take pleasure in submitting the following proposition: Those who arc in favor of granting equal suffrage, preferably your organiza tion, to provide a supporter, of the propo sition, those of us "who oppose it to pro vide an opponent: these two to meet in Joint debate of tho subject In not less than three cities of Nebraska, two ol which shall bo Omaha and Lincoln, the third to be mutually agreed upon. It is understood that the principals in this debate shall be recognized represen tatives of their respective sides. I will gladly undertake to provide, with out expnse to your organization, for all of the expnses of the Lincoln meeting hall rent, general advertising, etc., and bellevo there will be no toruble In ar ranging for similar expense In Omaha without calling up your organization. TEACHER CHARGED WITH ATTACKING GIRL PUPIL AUBURN, Neb., July 10. (Spclal.)-A complaint was filed In the county court charging Arthur L. Roberts with assault last January upon Icey Hendricks of Rrock, a girl sixteen years of age. Roberts was arrested and gave bond. Roberts for two years has been the princi pal of the Johnson schools, and Just pre vious was for one year principal of the public schools at Brock, and the girl was one of the pupils and graduated out of tho eighth grade this spring. It is alleged that an operation was performed by some doctor at Lincoln the first of the month. The girl Is very sick and for several days It was thought she could not live. Roberts was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. A preliminary hear ing is not possible for several weeks be cause of the girl's Illness. PAWNEE CITY SELLS FUNDING BONDS TO STATE PAWNER CITY, July 10.(Speclal.)-Th.e municipal Issue of $33,000 worth of funding bonds was taken to Lincoln yesterday for "registry by the state auditor. The Issue, which consists of sixty-six 500 bonds, to run twentyy years, optional after ten, and bearing Interst at the rate of five per cent, was sold to the sctate. Tho bonds will fund outstanding war rants and other bonds on which the city is now paying higher Interest, and will save the city WOO in interest yearly. Notes from Ilentrlcr. BEATRICE, Neb., July 10.-(Speclal.)-Colonel E. J. Shlnn arrived home Thurs day from a nlno months' trip to Europe. Mrs. Shlnn, who accompanied him, stopped off In New York for a visit with relatives before returning home. Fred Elwood. a fanner living about four miles southeast of Beatrice, finished cutting his oats crop Thursday, which he thinks will yield fifty bushels to ho acre. Mr. Elwood and his brother-in-law have 150 acres In wheat and he esti mates that he will secure a yield of from eighteen to twenty bushels. Mr.' Mabel M. McDaniels of this city has brought suit In the district court for a divorce from itoscoe Mcuameis on tne grounds of nonsuppdrt. McDaniels is now employed In a restaurant at Grand Island and was an outfielder for the Beatrice team In the old Mink league. William Scanlon died Thursday morn ing at his home at Plckrell of.ncmorrhago of the lungs, aged M years. He had been engaged In farming near that place for fifteen years, but he retired two years ago on account of falling health. 6traw Hat in uroen. ?ATIJDnAY A at an oris Snxes. HOWELL OUTFOR GOVERNOR Tells Former Speaker Mockett He Will Try for Nomination. FRIENDS FILED FOR HIM Mockett Saj-m lie linn Acceptance In Writing and thnt It Will He Plied In 1,lnrnln nn Saturday. R. Beecher Howell, Water board boss, has decided to listen to the appeals of his friends and to become a candidate for the republican nomination for governor. The adamantine attitude of R. Becchcr Howell, who declared he would not run for governor and turned down petition circulators with a cruel wavo of the hand, brought John H. Mockett of Lin coln, former speaker of tho house, scur rying to Omaha to get a first-hand an swer from the Water board boss. Original Ilovrell IlnnMcr Mr. Mockett was tho original Howell booster and saw that petitions were cir culated for him and that his name was filed so that he could be a candidate be fore the primaries, August 18, if he so desired. Some time ago Mr. Howell Issued a statement in which he declined to run for governor, saying he had "work to do in Omaha." Mr. Mockett called at Tho Bee offlco and announced that he had the accept ance of Mr. Howell of the filing made by his friends and that ho would file it with the secretary of state at Lincoln Saturday morning. VALUATIONS CONTINUE TO SHOW FALLING OFF (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, July 10. (Special.) Reports of eleven counties in addition to those already made, which camo in this morn lng show a continuod falling off In tho valuations of the counties reporting. These counties show a falling off from 1913 of $409,109. The reports show the following: 1913. 1314. Dawes J 2,257,310 t 2.310.S90 Sherman 3.204.6S1 3,270,815 TlinmH 532.646 577.721 IMerrick 5,279,341 6,221,577 Clay 8,071,012 7,916,667 Grant 749,981 796,690 Pierce -4.6fi3.348 4,545,933 Mnrilnnn 6.90G.174 6.937.767 Thurston 3,426,161 3,087,936 Loup 419.928 447.04G Dawson 6,67l.K 6,577,344 Totals $42,192,007 $41,692,9SS YOUNG FARMER IS HURT WHEN CAUGHT IN BINDER GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 10. .Spe cial Telegram.) John Schuett, a young farmer residing near Wood River, was seriously injured by being caught in the self binder to which he was hitching a double team of horses. Schuett is frightfully cut about the head and body and one eye was gouged out. He was discovered in the field by a young son who was unable to remove him and ran to another field for help. He had not sufficient recovered conscious ness at noon today to tell the details, Edward Ashley Accused. YORK, Neb., July 10. (Special Tele gram.) Edward Ashley was arrested to day on a warrant charging him with stealing a horse belonging to Fred Latham and Dr. Roy Lovell and with con verting $G0 to his own use. He gavo bond in the sum of $900 for his appearance to morrow In county court. This is another chapter In the shooting affair which oc curred at Bradshaw the last of June. 1 Hayes Center Notes. HAYES CENTER, Neb., July 10.-(Spe-clal.)-E. E. Musll of this place has filed as a republican candidate for repre sentative of the Seventieth district, com posing Chase, Perkins and Hayes coun ties. 1 Tho crop conditions In Hayes county are Ideal, the harvest is well advanced and corn and feed are in excellent con dition. 1 Pannre Pastor Roes to Ileatrice. PAWNEE CITY, July 10. 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