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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1918)
6 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 8, '1918. DAVIS SELECTS OFFICE STAFF FOR TWO YEARS Attorney General-Elect Ap points George W. Ayers Chief Deputy and Judge . Barnes Assistant. From a Saff Correspondent. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 7. Specials Attorney General-elect Clarence A. Davis of Holdrege, who has been hece for a week lias announce? his office staff. r The deputy attorney generalship ; goes to George W. Ayers of Central City, who has been assistant in the office under Attorney Genera! Ueed and was deputy under Attorney Gen eral Martin. The retention of Mr. Ayers came from a popular demand which Mr. Davis was quick to rec ognize and glad to respond to. Assistant or assistant attorney gen eral goes to former associate justice of the supreme court John R. Barnes of Norfolk. Judge Barnes' experi ence on the supreme bench for many years makes him a most valuable assistant in the office. The appointment of second assis tant will be given to a soldier in the service and now in France, Ralph F. Wilson of Lincoln. Mr. Wilson jjwas 'county judge of Lancaster it county at the time he went into the service. He is a son of H. H. Wil son of the firm of Burkett. Wilson & Brown of this city and is consid ered one of the strong young legal men of the nrofession. it The ri - o - v grapher goes to the wife of a sol der in France, Mrs. Daisy Cattle oeneva. Mrs. Cattle is the wife : Capt. L. E. Cattle who is with e American expeditionary forces France. Mrs. Cattie was court porter for District Judge Hurd hr 14 years, the first woman court "porter appointed in the state. Mr. Davis has not yet made up s mind whether he will appoint CARDNAL DENIES ASKING FOR PAPAL ENVOY. iy more assistants and will oost- pne filling the third position until becomes better ecquainted with te work needed in the office. here are two more stenographer bsitions, one in connection with fngation litigation, to be appoint II later. tumor Has It Maupin Will,Quit His job as State Publicity Man From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Dec. 7. Special) It is e general opinion that Will M. auDin. who has been holdine the 'ib of publicity commissioner for Sebraslca is in a bad way. tfi'Mr. Maupin, it is said, has already S:nt in his resignation and fears are $?.itertained that "Bill" must be in a Serious fro... of ..iind to let go of ;3W's hold on the treasury before he "iifiasto. It is feared that Edgar Ilow- rd has been talking "free denioc- acy to him and that the latter has igured that he ought not to be sus- ected even of holding a job under a i i j tt .1 i siave aemocracy auiuiuisiraiiuu IJSny longer, and so gets out from Ainder while there is yet time, even hrtiicrli if hi hi plpvpnth limir hree Democrats Will Be in Nebraska Senate i Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 7. (Special) sThe latest line-up of the Douglas sjbounty delegation in the coming ses sion of the legislature gives the state 'senate three democrats Tanner of JDouglas. Chappcll of Kearney and .CTaylor of Custer. Chappell and Tay ijor are known as the new kind of flemocrats. designated by Lieuten ant-Governor Howard as tree. 'Tanner is listed as "slave" democrat ly the same authority which pro jplaims the other two representatives m unternhed democracy as free. ?i The democratic party of Douglas county will be represented by Jerry Howard in the house and JJoc lan ,4ier in the senate and therefore 1 . t. - - . r T 1 T" jsnouia oe sausnea. jerry ana uoc iugni to ue apie to warn in pcncci armony. Doc cannot talk quite as ast as Jerry, but he is more elo- uent and the two together ought -lo make a team that would give 'jdemocracy of the -metropolis, rep resentation "what is representation." Norfolk Training Conference XNorioiK, ieo., jvec. i. special (Telegram.) The Norfolk district training conference of the centenary .Jnovement embracing the operation hi the Methodist church all over the world, was closed here with a ban quet Friday night. Two hundred laymen and ministers from all parts Jf the Norfolk district and leaders from great church centers all over Wie United States were in attend ance. Their main theme of the con ference was the problem of raising t97.0O0.00O in the next five years, which includes reorganization of eir entire Methodist program. S Amonir the speakers present were rs. S. P. Quick of Omaha; J. II. ace. bait Lake city, utan; aner- tan Powell of Indiana. Dr. G. W. sham, executive secretary of Ne raska and Iowa, was in charge of (he conference. ijoineral of Judge Powers it Held in Norfolk Today & Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 7. (Special telegram) Funeral services for fudge Issac, Powers will be held in .Jforfolk at 2 o'clock Sunday after ioon. Frank Powers of Omaha and fcsac Powers, jr., of TerrevHaute, and., his two sons, are here "to at tend the funeral. A number of prom- hent lawyers from various parts of jie state are expected to De in at tendance. I! Light Soldier Vote. $ Fremont, Neb., Dec. 7. (Special telegram.) Only 66 of 1,000 Dodge dounty soldiers in the service took pie trouble to vote in the recent Section. That is the number of bal Ipts received at the office of county clerk, W. E. Barz, from the state Secretary. Democratic candidates on the state ticket ran ahead of their cepublican rivals although the county went rcyuuiitiu. .-. . GIBBON. Cardinal Gibbons, according to a report from Baltimore, has denied emphatically the cabled report from Rome that he and Cardinal Mercier had asked President Wilson to use Lis influence in favor of sending a papal delegate to the peace confer ence to adjust the "Roman ques tion," which, the message stated, had been reported in v atican cir cles in Rome. Many Chairs Vacant in Capitol Departments as Result of the "Flu" From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Dec. 7. (Special) The influenza has hit some of the depart ments at the state house and many vacant chairs are visible in the of fices. No fatal cases have occurred. Eight members of the state super intendent's force are out, although the superintendent and assistant, Miss Florer are suffering from other ailments. Every clerk in the certi fication room is absent because of the "flu" and some of them are quite ill. 'Handling of the epidemic is be coming. a serious matter because of the lack of funds, according to Dr. Wild, head of the state board of health. Twenty-two deaths were re ported from Omaha this morning and 64 from the state at large. Dr. Wild advises that every fam ily and every store or department in each store or factory, make a tem perature test of its members or em ployes each morning and if any show above the right temperature that they be sent home and a doctor called at once. Putting off the care which should be given in the early stages of the disease is what is caus ing so much death. Fort Omaha Sergeant Home Just as Wife Dies Norfolk. Neb., Dec. 7. (Special Telegram )-aergt. W. B. Schumach er of Fort Omaha, arrived here barely in time to see his wife before she died at 10 o'clock Saturday morning from influenza. They were married at Ainsworth, Neb., last Christmas. Mrs. Schumacher was 22 years old. Round Up Subscribers. Fremont, Neb., Dec. 7. (Special Telegram.) Officers and committee chairman of the war service league of Dodge county, at a meeting here decided. to .bring the campaign for funds in the country to a close by rounding up all the slackers and bringing pressure to bear to secure their quotas. A list of those who have subscribed and those who refus ed will be published. The country quota is estimated at $150,000. This amount includes the Red Cross. Midnr'ght Rabbit Hunt. Norfolk. Neb.. Dec. 7. (Snecial Telegram.) Folio., ing a wager sev eral professional and business .men of Norfolk engaged in a night rabbit hunt Saturday night. Nearly 100 rabbits were killed by men in two automobiles in four hours time. Spot lights were used to locate the targets. Bushnell Builds New Elevator to Handle Its Growing Business The farmers around Bushnell were over-taxing their elevator of 30.000 bushel capacity to the extent it be came necessary to organize a com pany with a capital of $25,000 to build a 50,000 bushel capacity eleva tor. The new elevator is modem in every way with scales and dump for largest size trucks, electric light ed and equipped with facilities for cleaning all classes and conditions of grain. Within one hour over one-half of the capital was subscribed in shares of $100, fully participating common stock with no promotion expense. The business men of Bushnell are live wires of a jovial nature who welcome traveling men, investors and strangers with a hospitality all their own. Bushnell is a rapidly growing town, and the county offers golden opportunity for the business man and the farmer. Former Tecumseh Citizen Dies as Result of Accident Tecumseh, Neb., Dec. 7. (Special) John Stetter, for years a resident of Tecmseh, died in his home near Douglas, Wednesday, age 73 years, as a result, of being knocked down and stepped upon by a horse. He was a native of Germany, but had lived in the United States since he was 15 years of age. His widow, three daughters, Mrs. Grace Fergu son of Holyoke, Colo., Mrs. Alma Blake of Tecumseh and Miss Leah Stetter of Douglas, and two sons, Samuel Stetter of Holyoke and Charles Stetter of Douglas survive him. Plattsmouth Woman Victim Flu; Leaves Large Family Plattsmouth, Neb., Dec. 7. (Spe cial) Mrs. Ivan Taylor, age 32 years died here of influenza Friday after several days' illness. The husband and five children are also sick with the disease. Mrs. John Nemetz, formerly of Plattsmouth, but who moved to Om aha some time ago, died following an operation in Omaha several das ago. Her husband holds a position in the Douglas county treasurer's office in Omaha. "Flu" in Omaha Hospital West Point, Neb., Dec. 7. (Spe cial.) News has reached the city of the death in Omaha of Henry Rep schlaeger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rep schlaeger. The cause of his death was influenza. He was 22 years of age and survived by his parents. His bride of only a few months" is also suffering from influenza in an Omaha hospital. Beemer Newspaper Man Will Take Up Other Work West Point. Neb., Dec. 7. (Spe cial) D. B. Mayfield. editor of the Beemer Times for the past two years, has severed his connection with that paper and will seek a posi tion in another line of business. Mrs. Mary 6. Rossiter, ' 94, of.De Witt Dead De Witt, Neb., Dec. 7. (Special Telegram) Mrs. Mary Green Rossi ter, one of the oldest settlers of Gage county, died here today at thtf age of 94 years. ROB NEURALGIA AWAY! END PAIN Instant relief from nerve tor ture and misery with old "St. Jacobs Liniment" Get a small trial botle! Hub this soothing, penetrating lin iment right into the sore, inflamed nerves, and like magic neuralgia disappears. 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