Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-27
Nebraska
KINKAID In FOR TWO YEARS
Jesse Candy Declares He Has Not
Beaten Congressman.
MORE EXPENSE LISTS FILED
Insurance Commissioners, at Their
Meeting in Chicago, Give Endorse
ment to Mobile Bill for
Higher Frxternal Rates,
(From a Staff Correspondent

LINCOLN. April a6.-(SpeciaLl-If the
Hon. Jesse Candy of Custer county is any
prophet the troubles OF Congressman
Moses Kinkaid are ended, so far as his
seat in congress for another two years
is concerned. Shortly before the primary
Candy was in Lincoln and he asserted
with positiveness that 1t was a certainty
no one but himself could beat Kinkaid
in the Sixth district, and he was not
overly confident he could turn the trick
himself AS Candy lost out in the primary
contest Moses can now read his title
clear.
- Candidates at the recent primaries have
up to and including Monday, April q,
In which to file statements Of their
primary expenses II they comply with the
terms of the primary law. AS yet a num-
Der have not filed statement. Several
got in today. among them are: Clarence
E. Harmon. democrat. railway commits
sioner. s2435: T. d. Evans. republican,
auditor, s15l.72; NJ. l. Fries. republican.
lieutenant governor. siss75: s. Arion
Lewis. democrat, congress. Second dis
trict. SIS: ]. C. Cook. republican. con-
gress. third district, so.
W. B. Howard, republican nominee for
state auditor. was around the capitol to-
day greeting friends. He expressed him.
self as highly pleased with the primary
vote he recef~rs 'S~t no came
out OF the campaign win no sore spots
out of the ca. ..- ...e spots
/. and ready as soon as the time came to go
pinto the campaign for election.
Auditor Barton has just returned from
Chicago where he attended a meeting
OF the executive committee Of the Associ-
alton Of State Insurance commissioners.
Among other important business trans
acted was the endorsement of the Mobile
bill. affecting rates Of fraternal life in
surance, All the members present with
the exception Of Mr.. Barton voted in
favor Of II. This bill fixes rates which |
are said TO be the basis of the rates
recently adopted by the Modern Wood |
men. which action has caused such a
commotion in the order The committee, |
in a fight led by Auditor Barton refused |
to permit former commissioners to par
ticipate in the meetings of the association. |
Barton's objection was the major portion
OF the former commissioners wer now In |
the employ Of insurance companies. Com |
mittees were appointed to draft bills |
which are to be submitted to the various
legislatures with the idea OF obtaining |
uniform legislation on important subjects. |
One of them was a bill regulating the
issuance and sale q capital stock In In |
surance and other corporations, win the
blue sky law of Kansas taken as model. |
Another bill Is intended to prevent the
practice Of writing overhead insurance. or
In other words writing insurance by COM
panies not authorized to transact busl- |
ness In the state where the insured prop |
erty is located.
A number of minor orders were issued |
today by the railway commission. One |
permits the Falls City Telephone COM |
pany to charge Is cents more per month |
for desk telephones than the rate for wall
instruments. Another establishes rate |
for special trains on the 81. Joseph 4 |
Grand Island railroad. 1t is seventy full ]
first class fares for steam train and |
twenty fares for a special motor car. The
burlington was permitted TO ehange ats \
tariff on sand In car lots from Brfckton. |
Adams county, to thirty-nine towns on
its line in that portion Of the state. The |
rates are a reduction Of one-half cent per
hundred from the existing tariff. The
Union Pacific was permitted to put in
rate OF one-half cent per hundred from
South Omaha to Yutan on manure from
the stock yards.
Governor Aldrich and Secretary Fuller |
went TO Beatrice this afternoon and this |
evening the governor will deliver an adj
dress before the Spanish War Veterans.
Board of Fire Inquiry.
The War department lie expected soon |
ito appoint a boord Of survey to examine |
into the loss and fix the responsibility. |
II any. for the burning Of government |
property In the fire which destroyed the |
armory of the Omaha companies Of the |