Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12
AUTO PLUNGES OYER RAIL
Edward Hunter Of Cooper, Ia, Fa-
tally Hurt When Machine
Jumps Bridge.
CUMM1Ns DOESN'T EXPECT WAR
From a stan Correspondent

was probably fatally injured when an
automobile he was driving plunged
through the guard rails on the Eighteenth
street bridge and fell twenty-five feet.
The machine turned upside down and
Hunter was pinned beneath II. II was
reported from the Methodist hospital that
chances for recovery were slight.
CummIns Back Home.
Senator cummlns on bis return from
an extended Washington trip made a
statement today on the war situation
which summarized included:
There will be no war with Germany.
There IL no Inconsistency between VII
sons note and Bryan's declaration OF
Principles Issues between this nation |
and Germany are not such as to lead to |
break In relationship.
Effect OF Bryan's explanation upon |
in this country takes Il Republican sue |
cesses In 1915 seem assured.
10 Is only wild guess work 70 preoict
what the future course OF BRYAN VIII De- |
state Farm Crops Not Good.
The state farms are not in as good con [
dition as usual, SO the superintendent
who met here this week reported to the
state board OF control. At the hospitals
for the insane are the largest of these
farms-Cherokee. Independence, Clarinda
and Mount Pleasant. Those in the north
ern part of the state plainly have had TOO
much rain and the planting of all crops
was held up. The corn crop was not
nearly all planted at Independence when
the rains stopped operations. Al Cluarinda
the superintendent reports that the rain
was really needed and that after several
years Of drou,h the ground was very
much deficient IN moisture. A very heavy
rain fell all through southern Iowa last
night and added to the difficulties Of the
farmers in getting into their fields
New Candidate for Governor.
Formal announcement has been made
this week OF the entrance into the field
as a candidate Tor the republican nornina-
ton for governor OF Senator J. II. Allen
OF Pocahontas county Senator Allen has
boon devoted to legislation for farmers
and shippers and is the special champion
OF WOMB suffrage in the legislature He
Is a native of Iowa, a lawyer and banker.
a man OF great influence in his commun-
ity and popular This makes the second
candidate to be announced for governtE
the only other being the attorney general.
II II expected. however. there viii be a
number some time during the coming
year.
Hospital for Iowa Miners.
| A hospital for the miners OF Iowa 10 TO
| be established in Des Motnes At
conference held here Wednesday between
representatives OF the Chamber Of Com
merce. John p. White. president OF the
United Mine Workers os America, and
DR.. ]. NJ. Griffin. OF kIbia, options on
two Des A0ines soy les for the loca-
ton of the hospital were signed. DIT.
GriefFn's plan Is to make contracts with
each OF the local mine workers unions.
providing for the furnishing OF all surgi-
cal and medical services, a. we'll a.
hospital facilities. to members 81 the
union and their families. II win also be
a ,lispensary. to which miners living near
Des Moines may come or write for medi-
cine.
Two Appointments Made.
Governor Clarke today announced the
disappointment OF Guy z Logan to be
adJutant general. a position he has held
the last six years. He IL q native OF
Red Oak. The position Is that OF actual
head OF ths organized militia OF the
state. He has recently become ex-of-
ficio the custodian OF the state capitol
md public grounds
Governor Clarke yesterday announced
the appointment Of Ora Williams to be
| document editor. an entire new bureau OF
the state government. having control of
! all publications of tho state Of every
kind. and the distribution Of documents.
He will take charge in July. The bureau
will edit all copy OF all the state depart
ments and supervise the printing and
binding.
Interested in River Transportation.
business interests here are much In
terested in the work being undertaken 10
develop shipping on the Mississippi river
nd its tributaries. The fact that freight
retes from New York to the Pacific
coast are lower than they are from this
resion is sufficient reason. they say. to
40 everything possible to encourage COM
edition by water.
The delegates appointed by Governor
Clarke to attend the Dubuque meeting
include some Of the well known manu-
'aeturers OF the state. They were: Hon
4. W. spauitnsg OF Grinnell. Hon. +. L
Maytag OF Nc-ton. d. w. Morris. jr.. OF
Marshslltown. J. A. Gum OF Kellogg
ohm A. BaAl. r. II. Luthe and NJ. s
stokley OF Dss Moines; Joseph Dan oil
'ttumwa. Thomas L. Wilkinson Of Bur
lngton, Hon. A. II. Frudden OF Dubuque
'aptain Walter Blair OF Davenport
At the Wednesday meeting in DGbuqus
? II. Luthe OF this city was made 4
,.cmber OF a COMMITTEES which Is 10 Co
plerats with the Upper Mississippi Rivel
Improvement association in forwarding
te work OF river shipping.
The manufacturers OF Clinton at Z
Meeting held June declared themselves
favor OF using the fleet OF steel barge
which will be put IN operation BY an
Mississippi Navigation company within
: few weeks These barges will have
peed OF fifteen miles an hour and vii
: iraw only four and one-half feet o
water. carrying a cargo Of loo tonA ship
nents are being planned b. the ciintoi
e manufacturers so that the barges vii
!, have loads both up and down the river
ether manufacturers In the river town
= are planning 10 give the river eomianie
I an the business possible.
= There are many manufacturers In low
n who sell large quantities Of goods In tn
I west they are especially interested a
securing lower rates and believe this cal