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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
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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.
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