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The Omaha M Bee QRNING VOL 82 NO. 29. Snt M trnml-Om iiw lv St, MM, at OMAHA, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1922. ft mm (i Nfii h MM, mi a, ttjf 0l Ik 41 MM (I MM) I CtJIl M4 Sasatt, till TWO CENTS MMDAVL MD M'MUILEM 111 Government Will Guard r roperty Move' Taken Following Ap peals of Rail Officials to Avert Acta of Violence. Deputies Are Called For . Judge Woodrough yesterday after - noon empowered United States Marshal Cronin to issue a call at once for 100 special United States marshal deputies to be sworn in immediately for special service in connection with the rail strike. The marshal immeliately called for .applicants to report at his office on . the third floor of the Federal build- ing, Sixteenth and Dodge streets, at once. , This is the first time in 28 years that such action has been taken here. In 1894, one section of Coxey's army took over a train at Sidney. Neb. Francis E. White, now grand secretary of Nebraska Masons, who was united aiaies marsnai nere men, acting under, orders from Washing ton, appointed 100 special deputies. These were sent by special train to Sidney, where the yrounded up all the Coxey recruits and turned them over to the authorities of Fort Sid ney. Fulham First Volunteer. . A. H. Fulham, 1312 South Thirty second street, was the first volunteer who applied to Dennis Cronin, United States marshal, to be sworn in as a deputy for strike guard dufy. Ful , ham served as at deputy marshal in Texas and Oklahoma. An indication of the gravity of the situation was given when Byron Clark, counsel for the Turlington railroad, stated .his corporation al ready has 800 private guards in its employ for protection of its prop- rty" Decide, Not to Wait. "Federal officers have decided," said United States District Attorney J. C. Kinsler, "not to wait until in junction orders are violated, but to '. prevent violations by adequate pro tection and efforts to preserve peace." The government will pay the depu- ties. The amounts have not yet been decided. -; -' - . . . . - A telegram irom Attorney uenerai Daugherty received yesterday after noon instructs how these deputies '; are to be chosen; instructions state ' they cannot be persons employed or connected in any way with railroads or labor unions. ''" ' Daugherty asks for information as in hnw manv revolvers will be need- td to arm the special depuites here; ' . These deputies will be strictly fed eral officers, it concludes. ation in Omaha and Nebraska be- Mn annarmt vesterdav when a secret conference was started at 2 in the private - office of Federal Judge J. W. Woodrough between lederal authorities and representa tives of the railroads. .,' , , - Appeal for Deputies. The meeting Vas necessitated by the insistent appeal of railroad of ficials to United States Marshal Den nis Cronin to Swear in several hun dred extra deputies to keep the peace at their shops, principally out in the state. .. The Northwestern railroad called for IIS. .-': -. Th Missouri. Pacific asked for 88. The other railroads centering in Omaha askedi for smaller numbers, but the total will run into the hun ' dreds. ; ". -:-h: - Until yesterdayit has been the stand of Marshal Cronin that it is the duty of the state authorities to -keep the (Tun to Par. Two. ColamaOM.) ' Injunction Served on Pierre Strikers ' - . Pierre, S. D., July 20. John Berry, deputy United States marshal, ar rived in Pierre this morning and im mediately served, upon the striking railroad men the temporary restrain ing order -issued by Federal Judge Elliott Monday. "It is entirely useless and unnec essary," declared Frank : Donahue, chairman of the local strikers, in commenting on the order. "The men here have made no trouble and will not. . We ask justice, .but do not in tend violence." " Mr. Donahue announced he would go to Sioux Falls, July 27, to appear before the court in compliance with the order. . . ; , - The boys are inclined . to look upon the order as a sort of joke," said Emil Jedl, president of the ear men's local "However,' he added, "if this bulldozing is persisted in it is liable to irritate the men and may result in trouble," - j . , Man and Guard Menaced; ; Sheriff . Onella Trouble Lincoln, July 20. In an effort to tne part ot two railroad guaras to take George - Diedrich, Burlington railroad roundhouse employe, from hit home to his place of employment, caused a demonstration that develop ed into small riot proportions. A crowd of 200 men and women sur rounded Diedrich and the guards and demanded that he stay away from the roundhouse. When the situation became threat ening tome on tent in a call for Sheriff Miller, who arrived prompt ly and succeeded in dispersing the crowd. Railroad officials succeeded m getting the names of several who had interfered with the workman and uarda, .. , 1 . i Woman Is Nominee (or State legislator Madison. Neb.. Julv 20. fSoe- ciaij Mrs. jean Whitney, Norfolk business woman, is the renublican nominee in. the Forty-ninth Nebras ka district for state representative, polling a heavy vote in the primaries. Much interest is manifested in this race Because her democratic oppo nent, Herman Gerecke, is making a strong fight for the office. Gerccke was Norfolk s first mayor. Mrs. Whitney is committee woman tor the republicans ,in the Third dis tnct and also executive committee member on the republican state com mittee. . . ; . Milwaukee Men Who Return May Keep Seniority Strikers Mav Take Rank Behind . , Those' ' Who j. Stayed on Job, Presi : 'dent Announces. v Striking Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul railroad employes may return to work without sacrificing their se niority rights to any extent, accord ing to H. E. Byram, president of that road, who issued a statement yester- oay. Although unwilling tc- "go back" on employes who remained at work. President Byram says that no new men nave been hired and that the strikers may return and take rank be hind those now at work. Eugene Duval, general agent, said in connection with Mhe president's statement, that no shopmen have been hired by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul in Council Bluffs. ;' President's Statement 1 ; President Byram's statement fol lows: 7 -. "Officei and Employes: "There are no negotiations now in progress for settlement of the strike. The conference conducted last week in which I participated indicated that the men were willing to accept all the decisions of the labor board and call off the strike, provided that the rail roads would agree to: v First- Discontinue shop con tracting. " , , Second Establish a national board of adjustment. ; .Third Dismiss all suits and in junctions against the' organization. ' Fourth Restore striking4 em- ployes to their former seniority. No New Men Hired. ; r "The Chicago, Milwaukee & , St. Paul railway is willing. o; agree to alt these conditions except the, last. The splendid work done, by the em ployes who have remained at .work reveals the highest type of loyalty and devotion to duty, which is great ly appreciated by the company, and we are not willing to go back on these loyal employes, but we are will ing to have the employes now out of service return to work under the pro visions of my, letter of July 4, 1922, which provides that they' shall take rank behind the men now at work. ' "At this time the question ot se niprity is not a large one because but few , men have been hired, and I earnestly urge that the men consider the situation carefully and return to work without losing any more pay, so that we can resume getting our equipment in repairs for the fall busi ness. We do not want to employ new men, but' cannot wait much longer." ., "' " 1 , " 1 1 1 Stranger Robs Motorist ' ' Who Picked Him Up on Road - Sturgis, S. D July 20. (Special Telegram.) J. Egan of Mobridge was held up yesterday about 24 miles north of Sturgis by a stranger and robbed of watch and aboat $55 in cash. The bandit also took Egan's Dodge car and left him afoot. Egan picked up the stranger near Faith and was asked to .continue journey to Sturgis. Egan ; notified authorities here. 1 - - ' '"; ' ' , Man Kills Himself When ' ; Farm Raided for Moonshine Skua Falls, S. D July 20. Hal rer Oren committed suicide yesterday during a liquor raid on the John L. Peterson farm, 14 miles northeast of Sioux Falls. Oren, who was 35 years old and "single, shot himself through the head with a small caliber revolver after' watching officers search - the Peterson farm buildings and uncover a quantity of moonshine liquoq ..my At Plonc I ' . eat Western ridllt) IttVf- Seeks Military Guard to Ration Fuel Supply Government Taking Steps to Assure Fuel to Essential Transportation Lines. . of 'Nation. Winter Famine Certain Washington. Julv 20.-fBv A. P. Development of plans for stretch- iiiH vuk m iiiiuu luai uyytft uuw dwindlincr under continued impact ot the mine and railroad strikes, was the immediate concern of federal offi cials acting in the industrial situa tion. . Secretary Hoover announced that within a day or two the Inter state Commerce commission and the Commerce department would put into operation a scheme of diverting to essential transportation lines, the coal coming from nonunion mines and Uiose that may be opened up in un ion territory, by use of priority or ders governing transportation. Next in order for coal supply from the diminished output, it was indi cated, would be the northern .Great Lakes ports; and. should it be found impossible to avert a shortage, the coal distribution plan might be ex panded to become a complete ration ing of supply to other industries and territories, as necessities might ap pear. ' Coal Shortage certain.' Attorney General Daugherty said that the strike disruptions already made it certain that there would be coal shortage next winter. Replies of governors to President Harding's invitation that they guar antee . protection to mine operation in soite of the strike, continued to come to the White House, practically all assuring the federal government of support. Governors) ot Arkansas, Montana. Oregon and Texas had not responded. Governor Groesbeck. Michigan, out-. lined plans for opening mines there under state control, with .federal sanction.'' :. In connection with a message from Governor Morrison of North Caro lina, questioning the president 9 policy in asking the mines opened; even if force was necessary to pro tect workers, high administration of ficials pointed out that responsibility for coal production in that state was small. ' " V "l v Mail Service Continues. , Reports to government depart ments indicated that while trains are still being withdrawn by railroads, the movement of the mails and all necessities of life continues through out the country. Mail cars are bein j attached to trains strll running, with motor trucks n readness to supple ment the servce. ' r Secretary Hoover indicated that im ports of coal from aborad might help the situation.." He pointed out that several cargoes had been coming to Atlantic harbors from England sincii the strike began. " f : Prices for bituminous coal, it was said, have risen to levels higher than tho'se set by voluntary agreement be tween ' the nonunion producers ana the Commerce department some weeks ago. sUnofficial reports from the West Virginia coal fields indi cated a steady decrease in production due to railroad service disabilities. - Supply Dwindling. Officials considered it significant evidence of he relationship between the coal "and rail strikes that freight and coal handlers on the Chesapeake & Ohio and Norfolk & Western railroads should be called out, since these two roads serve the greater nonunion coal fields, some west Virginia mines have not had more (Tvn to Pace Tiro, Column One.) No Trace Found Of Aviator Prest Fairbanks, Alaska, July 20. No trace has been found of Clarence O. PresL the aviator who started from Eagle, for Fairbanks, Sunday and has not been heard of since. Searching parties made up of Fairbanks citizens. including s Killed mushers aad old time prospectors, have scoured 200 miles ot country between the two cities 'without result Grave fear for Prest's safety are entertained, as the season is the worst ever known here t for rain and cold and Prest was without food or a blanket. . Conference on Russian. Questions Adjourned The Hague, July 20. (By A. P.) The' conference on Russia here was adjourned by the non-Russian com mission after 'it had adopted a reso lution pledging every participating power to use its influence to prevent its nationals from accepting Russian concessions ' involving property - for merly owned by engineers. A letter from the Washington, government expressed American approval of -this position. The soviet delegation an nounced its intention of Jeaving for Moscow at once. - Restraining Order Served ; on Norfolk Craft Officers Norfolk, Neb, July 20. (Special Telegram.) Deputy United States Marshal Davis served a restraining order on officers of six federated shopcratfs who are on strike here to day, restraining them from interfering with the railroads. - The order was granted in federal court in the case of the Chicago & Northwestern, and Chicago Milwaukee & Omaha roads against the shopcrafts. Conditions here have been pesjceful since the strike and the situation is unchanged. Sioux City, la., July 20. The first call for militia in Iowa has been made as the result of strike disturb ances. The Chicago Great Western rail road has appealed to Governor Ken dall for soldiers to guard its property in Oclwein. It is alleged that strikers or strike sympathizers made an attack on the Oclwein roundhouse last night and thai Chicago passenger train was stoned yesterday. Pinch from Rail Shopmen's Strike Is Felt in West Jewell Predicts Railroads WM1 , -Capitulate and Settle ' Strike Within Two Weeks. . Chicago, July 20. B.: M. Jewell, president, of the six federated shop- craft unions, predicted today that the railroads will capitulate and settle the strike within two weeks. i ne strike is becoming more effective daily," he said, "and the roads will yield as soon aswe bring them to their knees." The railroad executives' statements on the seniority question were char acterized by Mr. Jewell as camoa flage designed to cover up the real issue the national adjustment board. I he railroads know they cannot justify their fight against the national adjustment board before the public," Mr. Jewell said. "The board would take working rules disputes off the hands ot the railroad labor board, ex cept in cases of appeal, and leave the board free to devote practically all its time to wage questions." , Test of Strength. Chicago, July 20. With immediate prospects for. peace in the railway strike gone, strikers and railroads today settled to a test of strength. The statement , of Chairman Hooper of the railroad labor board that the board, no longer was engaged in peace negotiations , left the situation open to direct negotiation between strike; leaders and railway, chiefs,, or attempts from other quarters, t, -' Union officials remained firm in their demand that full seniority rights be restored to the 300,000 shopmen now on strike, that being the rock on which peace efforts were broken. Rail heads were equally firm in their insistence that Seniority rights of men now at work fee recognized. There was no indication from either side of a weakening of the determination to carry the point at issue. . Fuel Shortage Felt. Fuel shortage was being felt by the railroads, supplies on several roads being exhausted, according to. officials. Curtailment of train opera tions, due to shortage of coal and equipment, has 1 gradually increased until 247 trains have been canceled or are about to be canceled, say re ports . from : railroad centers in the west.. The southwestern lines have apparently been hardest hit. Strike leaders 'declare that the strike is being, felt by the iron and steel in dustries, that coal mines in parts of West Virginia are without coal cars and that a portion of the fruit crop r . i -( . I 1 oi ine racnic coasi is cnaangercu oy the lack of freight equipment. At Kansas City a general chairman of the maintenance of way men's union, in a telegram to President E. F, Grabel said that members of that Union southwest would strike of their own accord unless a -speedy settle ment is reached. . . To Join Strikers. ." Representatives of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks declared that 95 per cent of the 3,000 clerks employed by the Chesapeake & Ohio railway would join the ranks of the striker today. ''- V. . ; X . Reduction in Iowa. Des Moies, la, July 20. The first reduction in service on the Chicago & Northwestern road in Iowa resulting from the coal and shopmen's strike will take place tomorrow, when four local passenger trains, two operating between Des Moines and Clinton and two between Cedar Rapids and. Clin ton, will be withdrawn. - Freight service, it was announced, has already been heavily reduced through the state. - State Authorities Take Hand in Strike Trouhles Lincoln, July 20. (Special.) State v authorities here today began taking a hand in strike troubles. Burlington officials notified Gover nor McKelvie that too much liquor was 1 being distributed among the strikers at Ferry, near South Sioux City. State Sheriff Hyers and three deputies left for Ferry this morning. Missouri Pacific officials reported rioting at Falls City. Maj. H. C Stein of the adjutant general's depart ment departed for Falls City at noon to investigate and report back whether state troops were necessary. Hail Storm Sweeps Wide - . Path West of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, S. D, July 20. A hail storm destroyed crops over a wide stretch of territory about 30, miles west of here late Wednesday. The area struck by the hail was between four and five miles wide and about 25 miles in length. The destruction of crops is said to be complete. j Accompanying the hail was a strong: wind that wrecked several farm build ings and aided m flattening out the grain. Hundreds of windows were smashed and telephone lines put out of repair. The loss will mount into many, thousands, of dollars, . t The country was with Roosevelt when he forced a settlement of the anthracite strike regardless of the merits a The country will bs with Harding ....-..'.:tv . .. ..v.. : ... New State House to Cost $2,296,763 Commission Accepts " Bids $298,638 Lower Than June Offer One General Con . tract to Be Let. Lincoln, . Neb, July 20. (Special Telegram.) Superstructure ' of Ne braska's new state house will cost $2,296,763, the lowest , total of bids presented to the state capitol commis sion today. This is $298,638 lower than' the bids offered une 14, when the commission refused to award con tracts. . '. ' --. - After, a day spent by the commis sion in considering bids, Governor McKelvie, chairman, announced that a general contract for all work would be let to one company. "The name of the general contrac tor and subcontractors will be made public probably tomorrow, providing everything else moves smoothly," the governor said tonight. " , j There were several who bid to handle the entire job, specifying the names of subcontractors . and the amount for which subcontractors of fered to do the work. There also were .numerous independent contrac tors who offered to do various parts of the work, which is divided into 26 Darts or trades. In many instances independent contractors bid . lower on certain trades than the subcontractors did to those offering to take the entire job under a general contract. ... "Our plan is to pick the lowest bid for each trade and get a general contractor to sign a contract agree ing to substitute the low bidders for their subcontractors who bid higher on certain trades than the independ ent contractors . did, the governor said. , , The governor stated it had been decided to use No. 1 Bedford lime stone for the exterior. The commis sion was busy tonight preparing a contract which provided thar the general contractor to be selected to morrow should agree to employ low est bidders on the various trades. . George E. Johnson, state engineer, who has been ill at Jus home for two weeks was taken to the state house and placed on a couch where he re mained and took an active part in poring over bids throughout' the day. The general contractor will be obliged to give a bond for the entire job. Miners Digging Coal for Hospitals Are Called Out Muskogee, Okl, July 20. Six hun dred coal miners in Oklahoma, - Ar kansas and Texas, who' have been permitted to work since the national strike began April 1, were ordered out on strike by . John Wilkerson. president. of district No. 21. United Mine Workers of America. The men have been working at mines engaged in supplying hospitals, ice companies and public utilities, with fuel in the three states which comprise the dis trict. Wilkerson's order came from Indianapolis. It was not accom panied by any explanation. ' r History Repeating (Cwrliht, JIM ) . oi eitner sue. if he forces a settlement of the present r..; -ot eitner siae. ".- Chemicd Concern Head ; Facing Federal Charge ; Norfolk, Neb, ; July 20. (Special Telegram.) Charles B. Schmitz of Omaha, Henry Sautter, Gustave Brandes and Liddy Berg are made defendants in a suit filed by Assistant District Attorney Keyser, who charges them with conspiring to violate the national prohibition law by transporting 15 gallons of alcohol The defendants paid a fine at Te kamah when arrested by-state of iicials. The government asks $5,000 bonds each for their appearance in federal court The three men were arrested here by Deputy Marshal Davis Thursday afternoon. 1 Scmitz was formerly proprietor of the Hikell Manufacturing company of Omaha and came into newspaper notice last year, when Ub. Rohrer, federal prohibition enforcement oi rector, threatened to revoke his alcO' hoi permit. He now operates a com' pany engaged in manufacturing toilet waters and barbers supplies, at Nor folk. ; .i.;- , Strikers Entei? Protest - Against Extra Police Grand ; Island, . Neb, July 20. (Special Telegram.) Striking work men appeared before the city council last night protesting against the plac ing .of extra policemen in the vicinity of vt he shops, which was done Tues day, after; a conference between -i.he city and county' officials and Union Pacific ' representatives. - . v Mayor Ellsberry, elected as the candidate supported by , the ' . labor group, after giving the men a tun hearing, informed them that under all of the conditions it -would be un wise to remove the extra officers, and that they would remain on duty as long as St was deemed necessary to keen order. ' . ; ' . The city administration is work ing m complete harmony with, the county. There has been no disturn ance since the special officers have been placed at strategic points about the shops." . , Fiillerton Candidate ' Chosen by Big Majority Fullerton, --'-.Neb, July. 20. (Spe cial. C. F. Donnelly was nominated state representative from this '' dis trict by a large majority over his op ponent, John Podrazo. Donnelly carried all, but two precincts in the county. ' ' - Fred Kremer, democratic nominee for sheriff, received 465 votes, ma jority sof 253; Charles E. Peterson received 384 votes, majority of 19, over A. E. Pepper, republican. Pe terson is the present sheriff. His opponent for the election, Fred Kre mer, is an ex-service man. For county treasurer. Dean, repub lican, received 382, majority of 89, over W. L. Prowett; Bryan Snyder, democrat, 320, majority of 176 over Wolfgang Schmidt. 4 Hurt in Georgia Wreck. Albany, Ga., July 20, Five pas sengers were injured, one seriously, when five coaches of the "South land" Limited, a Florida tourist train from Chicago, turned over at Adams station, between Smithville and Lees burg, north of here, early today. The injured were brought to a local hos pital. A broken rail is said to have been the cause of the wreclfr ' ' Itself eoal strike regardless of the merits ;'.''- 4: ' " ' ' or of Labor Board Decision i of Federal Judge Reversed ; in Test Case Brought by Pennsyl- , vania Road. ; Chicago, July 20. (By A.. P.) The circuit court of appeals reversed the decision of the, federal court in tne test case, of the. Pennsylvania railroad against the United States Railroad Labor board. The carrier had sought an injunction to restrain the board from issuing an order criticis ing it for failure to observe .decisions of the board and , had been upheld by the " lower court. ; ' , . The Pennsylvania's 'controversy with the labor board dates back to the socalled abrogation of the na tional agreements when the labor board ordered the roads and their employes to negotiate new rules. In preparing to make ..new rules 'the officials of the road were authorized to send out ballots . for a vote on who should represent them inthe negotiations. ; '- - i . The Pennsylvania ' insisted that only employes of the road were eligi ble to represent the : men and ballots were sent out containing the names of individuals. ; ' The six federations, however," sent out ballots containing the names of the unions and votes were rturned authorizing the union officials to negotiate .the new agree ments. Because these officials were not employes of the "road, the Penn sylvania refused to recognize their authority and the case was referred to tne labor board. . S ' The board ordered new ballots sent out containing the names of both individuals and unions. The renn sylvania road failed - to follow in structions of the board and was cited before it. When it appeared the board was about to condemn the road for violation of the board's order. the Pennsylvania secured 4n injunc tion restraining the board from issu ing the order. . The decision bv.the federal court of appeals rverses the action ofthe lower court and upholds the labor board. ,. . Lightning Burns House Sturgis. S. D .'. Julv 20. fSoecial Telegram.) During ' a severe elec trical storm this morning lightning struck John Beardsbear's, residence, nurning it to the ground. The Weather Forecast. Friday fair; not much change in temperature. . . Jtaorly TtmpeaUarw. S a. a. 91 1 p. .... .......M S a. m M Sp.au ... 1 a. a.. ? S a. bi 81 S a. m 74 4 a. m. Tt S a. m It S a. m. .....1 t a. at.. tS S p. . W 11 a. av 19 I 1 a. m IS hh SO 1 S a. a IS Hlfhwt TotfrSay.. Chcynaa ...... ..MR,pia city t DMvtr ..........asiKalt Lak TS Dade fltv )( Fa l-dr .....0;ghrV!aii ...St North putt 8iu Clt TS Fat Me ........ . ' . . Upholds Riuin Of f ici al i .minr wi r Kp Nppflprl McMullen Leads Randall by 183 Votes in All But . 55 Precincts on Unof- ficial Returns. Treasurer Race Is Close The official canvass of Tuesday's primary vote, will be needed to deter mine whether Charles H. Randall or Adam McMullen is the republican, nominee for governor. . With, all but 5S of the 1,913 pre-, cincts of the state tabulated on un official returns, McMullen led Rani dall by 183 votes. K The figures were; McMullen, iA0. T lM ' . t ,-oo; nanuaii, moa, oyrum, k, 216; Sterling, 9,033. Treasurer Contest Close. Late returns continued to indicate the nomination of C. D. Robinson for state treasurer on the republican iiuisi, in ciuse race against w. al. Sfebbins. . - . Doubt still existed as to whether Harry B. Fleharty of Omaha or Ken neth McDonald of Bridgeport had won the democratic nomination for - 1 T? , l . bare 400 votes ahead on returns from 1,653 ptecincts. ,v Similarly the republican nominee for attorney general remained in doubt. Correction of an error of 1, 700 votes in the Lancaster tabulation cut this number from Judge Dorsey's total and put O. S. Spillman of Nor folk slightly in the lead. Spillman not onty profited by this change, but. showed a slow but steady gain on late returns from aH over the state., Late Tabulations. Following are late tabulations on the doubtful offices,: GOVERNOR (Republican) - (1862 precincts:) ' McMullen 47.468 Randall '.....................47,285 Byram ......... ............12,216 Sterling : ATTORNEY GENERAL ': vy7.-(Repabliean).:-1 -. 'a v (1J27 precincts:) Spillman ..26,929 Dorsey .i. ..26,76t Thompson 20.429 Porter ........................ i7,zt ATTORNEY GENERAL. vemccrancj. (1,653 Precincts.) Fleharty 15,884 McDonald ......15,445 Bollen .12259 iones i ieier 9,769 7,935 TREASURER " Republican). (1J505 Precincts.) Robinson Stebbins Hutchinson ............... Myers .................... Bee ..22,945 ..21,808 ..18,418 ..15,613 .. 9,235 By the same calculation. if pre- cincts missing voted as did other pre cincts 'in the same counties, Randall would wipe out McMullen's lead and by slightly less than 100 votes to th good on the complete unofficial count. This calculation is based on the supposition that the missing pre cincts voted as did others in the same counties, which may not be true. It is, hwever, the only guess that ca,n "be made. Closest Contest. " " - t v SHw....vV..a an...., the closest election contest in Ne braska since the Dahlman-Shallen-berger campaign of 1910, continued to be a thriller throughout the day. At one time a tabulation of over 90,000 votes put Randall in the lead by one vote. Later McMullen again went into the lead. A number of the missing nrecincts will not be tabulated until after the official count'-., In these instances, election officials sealed up the bat lots without retaining a copy of the vote and the figures cannot be known until the canvassing board opens the ballot boxes. ' Official Canvass. The official canvass begins today. It will be completed in most out state counties by Saturday night. In Douglas and Lancaster counties it will take a week or longer. Possible changes on the official count and the inclusion of , several . hundred votes of absentees, sent in by mail, make nomination of either Randall or McMullen equally possible. The fifty-five missing precincts were in the following counties: Antelope.6; Blaine. 5: Chase. 4: Chrrrv. ft: Da. kota, 5; Frontier, 1; Kn6x, 4; How ard,, 2:. Lineoln. 10: McPherson, 5; Morrill, 1: Red Willpw.l; Sherman. 2; Sioux, 1. . ' Most of these counties were favor able to Randall on the returns sent in. He carried the bulk of Dakota county by an average of 40 votes to the precinct If this ratio were main tained in the five missing precincts. Randall would pick up 200 votes in this county alone. .... .:; One Woman Nominated. E. Ruth Pyrtle of Lincojn is the only woman nominated ' for state office after a contest. She ran sec-' ond on the nonpolitical ballot for state superintendent of public in struction. State Superintendent John' . utu veins 111 ei. iucsc WV will run against each ether in the November election. Arthur G. Wrav of York defeated W II. t ...... '11 . . Anson . Bigelow of Omaha for the progressive nomination for United States senator. In the only other (Tara a rasa Twa, Caiaaaj 0a4 ' ' ; .- . . .. ' . ' .- -V