Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-15
SAYS DEMOCRATS WILL RALLY
Senator Skies Declares Party is to
Unite in 1919.
HAMER FILES FOR THE BENCH
state supreme Court-Iancaster
County settler Dies of
Angina Pectorts.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN. May 1I-"The democrats are
going to get together before the campaign
Of 1919 and nothing is going to stop them
then" Such IL the declaration Of state
Senator skiles Of David City, who was in
the city yesterday.
The liquor question IL well on the way
to be separated from other issues and will
soon be lost In it's own dement's. because
Of the initiative and referendum enact
ment Of the last session of the legislature.
and which will he adopted by the people, -
continued Mr.. skiles
The party needs william j. Bryan and
the rank and fife believe in him. The men
who do not agree with him on the liauor
question many iof them are not unfriendly
to his principles along other lines and
recognize in him a leader" said he.
The contest between Shallenberger aud
Thompson will bring out a hard fight.
believe" said the Butler county man, "and
although the former governor has the or
ganization on his side, / am looking for
the Little Giant to give him tusse"
Hamer Declares Candidacy.
Judge F. G. Hamer of Kearney. old set.
tier, we'll known Nebraskan and a promi-
nent legal authority in this state? yester-
day filed papers with the secretary OF
state requesting that his name be placed
on the primary ballot as a candidate for
the republican nominee for Judge of the
state supreme court. Judge Hamer's an
nouncement is the first to be made, but
at the state capital It is believed that
others will not be long in forthcoming now
that the Buffalo county man has broken
the Ice. ...
The terms of Judges Lection Of Fairbury.
Root Of Plattsmouth and Rose of this city
Will end this year and their successors
will be chosen this fall II is said that
two of the retiring barristers will enter
the race for reelection, though no official
announcement to that effect has been
made.
Judge Pound is Dead.
Judge s. B. Pound, a member of the
firm of Hall, Woods & Pound, we'll known
attorneys of this city. died at his home
here this morning about oclock Of angina
pectoris. He had been Ill but a few hours,
having worked at his office Saturday.
Judge Pound was one of the earliest
settlers of Lancaster county. He came
here in 1858 He was born in 1888 In on
tario county, New York He leaves three
sro~n children, Roscoe, a dean in the
Harvard law school, formerly of the Ne
braska law school, and two daughters,
SCHOOL,
and Louise an instructor in the State
university. Judge Pound was the first
president of the Lancaster County Bar as
sociation, probate judge of this county in
1870, state senator one term and district
judge for three successive terms. Funeral
arrangements will not be made until DR..
Roscoe Pound of Harvard university can
be heard from.
Young Girl Disappears.
Edna Kitchen, 13-year-old daughter OF
J. Kitchen. of this city, has disappeared
from hoppe and no trace can be. found Of
her. "s'.
The girl left for school Friday morning
and her failure to return that night led her
parents TO investigate. The girl is said
to have wanted TO go with young men upon
several occasions and being refused has
often threatened to do something rash.
Her father declared that he gave her a.
talking to on that subject Friday morning
before she left for school. following her
remaining out rather late Thursday night.