COOLIDGE LEADS HIRAM JOHNSON; NORRIS TAKES LEAD OVER SLOAN ' |=ri The Omaha Morning Bee CITY EDITION VOT 5S NO 255 OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1924. * TWO CENTS'* &c,^B.'a,f*- -— -* VV7U. UO. V • a, M.H » Twtr)i P«||y aund.T, »»: Sunday. ».S0. within th. «t> .on.. Out.ld. th. «th Zoo. O T..D; P.ll» and Bandar. Ill: gund.y cnlr. I». - . ? SENATOR B. K. WHEELER DAUCHERTY FROSECUTOR INDICTED IN MONTANA Grand Jury Holds Montana Solon on Charge os. Having Accepted Money as Retainer Fee After He Be came Senator to Influence Granting of r-* Oil Land Permits. Bond of $1,000 to Be Asked; Four Others Named Bj Associated Press. Great Falls, Mont., April 9.—United States Senator B. K. Wheeler was indicted by a federal grand jury here today on a charge of having accepted money as a retainer fee after he be came Ulilted States senator to influ ence the granting of oil land permits. Gordon Campbell, noted in the west ern oil states as a geologist, and L. C. Stevenson, an oil operator and pro moter, were indicted with Senator Wheeler. Senator Wheeler Is technically charged with the violation of section 113 of the penal codes. Campbell and Stevenson, who were the discoverers of the Sunburst Kevin oil field in Montana, are f--- ' Franieup, Says Wheeler. By Associated Press. Washington, April *.—“That is palpably a frameup," Senator Wheeler of Montana declared when advised by the Associated Press that an indictment had been ro turned against him by a federal grand jury at Great Falls. Sena tor Wheeler declared he never In*! represented Gordon Campbell in any matters before the Interior or al)y other department of tbs gov ernment. He added he had repre sented Mr. Campbell in court litiga tion in Montana. ^ charged In a single Indictment with using the mails to defraud. Charles E. Bluinhoff and Ed Dailey oil men, were indicted In a third sep arate indictment, charged with send ing fraudulent matter through the mails. The size of the fee which it was nliegcd Senator Wheeler received was not staled officially, newspaper men being told by Department of Justice agents that it was >10,000. Dailey Serving Term. The fee. It is charged, w as paid by Gordon Campbell. Stevenson «n«i Campbell formerly were associates in the oil promotion business, but later became business rivals, dividing their acreage in the Kayin-Sunburst field. Senator Wheeler, who is the offi cial prosecutor of the Daugherty In vestigating committee, was elected to epresent Montana In 1922. In 1920 hg was a candidate for governor of Montana, hut was defeated by Gover nor Joseph M. Dixon. The money was alleged to have been paid, to Senator Wheeler as a member of the law firm of Wheeler & Baldwin of Butte, and not as an Individual. Dailey, who was caught in the Tcgas oil probes In which Dr. Cook im a defendant, Is at present serving v prison term of one year on that barge, according to federal officials. gome of the Department of Justice ■pgratives who took part in the 'exes oil roundup were among those *1m> assembled the evidence which ^ ed to Senator Wheeler's Indictment here today. When asked If it would be possible . to effect the arrest of Senator (Turn to Pas* Two. Colusa Os*.) " We Have With Us Today IRA A. Wright, Beatrice, Pharmacist. Despite his youth—he wss horn. In 1898—Mr. W’rlght has established himself as a respected citizen and drug merchant In Beatrice, which, by the way, is his home town. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Wright, are oldtirne residents In the vicinity of Beatrice, and young Wright re ceived his education there until the time he came to Omaha, where he was graduated as a pharmacist in 19)9. Again, despite Ills youth, Mr. Wright hss old fashioned Ideas about how a drug store should con duct Its business. Bet. the small boy with the bruised finger enter Mr. W'rlght’s store and the finger will he quickly dressed end bound. One of the big moments in Mr. Wright’s life was, of course, when If " he received his diploma from the local university. But hs considers his present visit to Omaha an even more important event, for he Is here on his honeymoon. The bride 1a Miss Marie Willlame. the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wil liams, who ,-iro old residents of Beat ■ rlrr. Miss Williams became Mrs. I.. W right £ionUa/> ^ 9- --- United States Not to Be Party to Dawes Plan President Opposed to Official Participation in Repara tions Settlement; Middle Course to Be Steered. Washington, April 8.—President Coolidge will not permit the United States to officially become a party to the Dawei reparations settlement plan. This statement was made for the president at the close of the meeting w ith his cabinet today. While the administration Is watch ing the developments with keen In terest, and Is, of course, hopeful that it will result In an adjustment of the world’s economic ills. It will remain on the outside, it was stated. For the president it was said that he would have no comment to make at this time and it la probable he will never express an opinion. This attitude emphasized the ex traordinary precautions which have been taken by the State department to prevent the Impression getting abroad that the Dawes commission was working under Instructions from the United States. At the same time the government has to be extremely cautious on the other aids of the question. It was pointed out that it would be equally as harmful to American Interests should there be an Impression that the United States is trying to ob struct or disapprove of the proposal. In view of this peculiar situation, the most neutral course conceivable will be followed, It was stated, but one which, at the same time, must take Into consideration the vast in terest which the United States has in any European financial arrangements NEW MOTOR WILL SAVE GASOLINE New York. April 8.—As a result of experiments conducted by the Gen eral Motors Research corporation, builders of automobile engines will be able to construct motors capable of withstanding very high compression, and the car owners can get double the present amount of n^leage^ out of gasoline, the American Chemical society announced tonight. The announcement said the discov ery would be fully described in a pa per to be presented at the spring meeting of the society In Washington April 21 to 28. , The General Motors corporation chemleta also discovered a way to dis pose of the "motor knock In engine experiences when It Is laboring up hills," it was etated. PILOT KILLED IN CRASH AT DAYTON Dayton, O., April Lieut. Theo dore Ven Vechten, stationed at Mc Cook field, ws* Instantly killed this afternoon, when his machine crashed from a height of about 2,000 feet. Persons who saw the accident say that Lieutenant Van Vechten’s ma chine went Into a nose dive and fell to the ground. His home Is in New York state. RUSSIAN JEWELS NOW IN CHICAGO Chicago. April 8.—The $1,800,000 emerald and diamond itecklars which la reported to have adorned the nerka of former empresses of the nusslaa la the property of Mre. Edith Rocks feller McCormick. It was officially an nounced here this afternoon by W. W. Jewell, chief customs Inspector here A duty of 80 per cent of Its value was paid before It was brought into America. IOWA GIRL, 6, IS FATALLY BURNED Bedford, la , April 8.—Ruby Cun nlngham, 7, daughter of Mra. Attn Cunningham of near Newcastle, was fatally burned laet evening when her clothes caught fire from weeds burn ing The mother Imd left her chmi to go to the house and found hei clPtjlfl Jfi U*«t« oa aMU*. 4 , , 260 FACISTS IN ITALIAN CHAMBER By Aa hoc I a tod PrcRR. Rome. April 8.—In the new Italian chamber chosen In Sunday's election, the fascists will have 260 members and the democrats, liberals. Catholics and other deputies Included In the fascist! lists 116 mlmbers, thus giv ing the majority 376 seats out of the total of 636, according to th» r" d'Italia. The latest 1 •; i of the minorit s 1 t’H J . the lead with . l\ ; , M -■ ! 1 3 39; liberal demc -V. crats, 11; amen> * - 1 (leans, seven; p party, three; Sardinian party of action, two, and Slavs and Germans, four—total. 160. Coolidge Asked for Opinion on McNary Measure George C. Jewell, Lobbyist for Farm Interests, Demands President’s “Yes” or “No.” Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Washington, April 8.—George C. Jewell, well known lobbyist for farm ing Interests In Washington, today made public a letter to President Cool idge demanding a plain statement from him as to whether he Is for or against the McNary Haughen bill Jewell Is on one of a number of farm representative# who have been In Washington all winter endeavoring obtain passage of the bill. "For several weeks Whits House preM conferences have been followed by newspaper articles which more or less directly express your opposition to the MeNat-y-Haughen export cor poration bill." Jewell says. "While none of these articles Included a quoted expression of your opinion, their repetition has convinced the country you oppose this bill. “If this Is not a fact, we respect fully suggest an Immediate correction of these misstatements in your own behalf and In the Interests of millions of country people whose destines are directly bound to legislation proposed In the McNery-IIsughcn message." Continuing. Jewell attacks the relief possible through organization of the $10,000,000 corporation used by the president In a statement Saturday as a basis far appeal for loans to farm ers for aid In crop diversification. Meahtlme. hearings on the Mc Nary Haugen bill continue to drag out Interminably in the house agriculture committee. The two-week filibuster of Congresman Voigt in committee has not been ended to date. When it will end la problematical. I’nder the present plan the senate will not touch the hill until it is dls posed of in the house. HOUSE SIDETRACKS IMMIGRATION BILL Washington. April S.—The house held a session tonight to wind up general debate on the Johnson Immi gration bill. Tomorrow and Thurs day the measure will be laid aside for other buslnees, but will be taken up again Friday with amendments In order. For a time today. Immigration also was under discussion In the senate. During the house debats several members, voicing opposition to the Johnson bill, declared they would rather see Immigration prohibited than to have the pending measure en acted. Representatives Jacobsteln of New York and Howard. Nebraska, both democrats, were among thoae holding this view. x SLAYERS OF U. S. CITIZENS KILLED II y A •hocluted Prrii. Rome, April X.—Two of the bandits who murdered Robert Lewis Coleman and Oeorge R. Delsmg, American citizens. In Albania, have been killed In a fight with a pass* of gendarmes, says a Stefanl agency dispatch from Tirana, Albania. RAIL ASSOCIATION WILL MEET HERE Convention of the American Rail road association, oar service division, central western reglonsl board, will be held at Hotel Fontenelle April 1X. C. E..Charles, traffic manager of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, la sec retary of the organization. Married in Courtcil Bluff*. Tha following parsons obtained marring* i llrnnsns In Council Hluffa ynatarday; Carl Rutladgn. Vnlvaralty Placa. Nab M Ivor* Ray. Lincoln, Nab. . I* Ralph llanfla. Varan. Wyo .*fl Rosalind Fair. Rrokan Row. Nab. ?1 F. f Fanilman, l.tnrnln. Nab. M»n .larks, Lincoln. Ntb... "0 Will Morrla. Omaha ...3 4 rloranca Brown. Omaha . ** f’baria* Chaaa. Omaha .4° Elisabeth Kannady. Omaha. ...4'i Octavius Walton. Omaha. UUIt OaaUg.• •««»!!•*••••*• Coolidge and Johnson Running Neck and Neck in Illinois Primary President Leading Slightly in Early Returns From Cook County—Governor Small Has Edge on Es gington in Gubernatorial Contest. I Li ' By Associated Press “j ^ ‘ “ 'o, April 8.—Two hundred and Ti* 1 ’e precincts out of 5,668, In r- P‘3' 100 in Chicago, gave: e, 16,736; Johnson, 16,603. - * j l i front 123 scattered pre cincts out of 6,668, Including 73 In Cook county, gave for republican governor: Small, 13,874; Esalngton, 10,648. By Associated Press. Chicago, April 8.—A record vote was reported In today's statewide pri mary election. Outbreaks of violence In saversl quarters marked the culmination of one of the most Intense primary oam palgns In Illinois' history. State interest in the contest be tween President »Coolldge and Sen ator lliram Johnson, for the repub lican presidential preference, was subordinate to the race between Gov ernor Len Small and State Senator Thurlow G. Esslngton for the repub lican gubernatorial nomination. William O. McAdoo was unopposed for the democratic presidential pref erence, but a full slate of McAdoo convention delegatee was opposed by regular organization candidates avow edly unfavorable to McAdoo. Sixty-one delegate* were at atake In the republican contest, and 58 in the democratic. In addition to the presidential and state primaries, the voters selected candidates for the senate, congress and state legislature. In ths republican senatorial con test, in which Senator Medlll Mc Cormick sought renomination, five eandldates were In the field. Including forver Governor Charles S. Deneen and Newton Jenkins of Chicago, in whose behalf insurgent republican senators from Washington and the various labor organizations waged a vigorous campaign. In the democratic contest, the senatorial fight was clean cut between the George W. Brennan and McAdoo forces, with Col. A. A. Sprague, com missioner of public works in Chicago, carrying the Brennan colors against William McKinley, former speaker of the state house pf representatives. Election officials reported an un usually large feminine vote. Five candidates entered the race for democratic gubernatorial nomination, four of them waging concerted war fare against Norman L. Jones, the regular organization choice. War Finance Body to Tide Farmers Over Depression Coolidge Learns Corporation Has Power to Advance Money to Agricultural Organisations. By Cnlnntl Rcrrlee. .Washington, April 8.—The resource* of the War Finance corporation were today put at the dlapoaal of the northwestern farmer in at) effort to tide over the depression and put him on the road to prosperity. This waa President Coolldge's an swer to pressure from congress and rural communities that he approve the McN'ary-Haugen bill In congress, which would require 1200,000,000 to finance. It Is hts hope that his plan will prove successful as well as ac ceptable from a political point of view. Decided at Luncheon. The decision waa reached when the president hod a luncheon conference with Eugene Meyer, Jr., head of the War Finance corporation, and C. T. Jaffray, of Minneapolis, chairman of the board of the recently created Ag ricultural Credit corporation. Fol lowing the luncheon the two left Im mediately for Chicago to put the plan In operation. It was first suggested by the. pres ident In a letter to Jaffray laat week, and he came here today to work out the details. He Is said to have assured the president that the plan will be suc cessful and that the government will not lose money, as might be the case under some of the bills now before congress. Secured by Improvement*. All the money advanced will be ■# cured by the improvement* which It la proposed to ]^it on the farm*. These will consist largely of livestock and the necessary equipment for the diversification of crops. While the government cannot loan the money direct to the farmer, the president waa advised that the War Finance corporation would advance money to organizations auch as the Agricultural Credit corporation. Tills concern already has a capital of JIO.OOO.OOO and la lending money to farmer* after an Investigation of th"lr reliability and a study of their needs. As this sum is exhausted, the War Finance corporation will extend chedlt*. There 1* no limit to be placed on the amount, so long as the security la sound, It Is understood. PARTY LINES ARE FORGOTTEN HperlKt ItUpatrh lit The Omaha Rm. Washington, April I.—Republicans ami democrats from Nebraska In the lower house of congress forgot the fart that they would he arrayed against each other In a few* month* and accepted an Invitation to await primary election return* from Nebras ka hi* evening at the apartment of Congressman M O. Mclendlng outcome of the liti gation was turned over to the Mam moth company. The order for dismiss! waa entered after a telegram had been received from the government'* epecial oil counsel. Owen J. Roliert* and At lea Pomerene, atattng unwillingness upon the government's part to he a party to the proceeding* Former Millicent Roger# Said to Be Seeking Divorce Hr t'slveraal Sere Irk. Paris, April #.—Counts** 8*lm von Hoogatraeten. the former Mtlllcent Roger*, daughter of Col. and Mra. H. H. Rogers of New York, may seek a dlvorea In the near future, according to a report from Intimate source* on the Riviera. it la rumored that the count, whe was a former tennis champion, wai asked to leave th* Cannes tennl« court* because he refused to take ofl th* Austrian magi* which he had am broldarad Lug whit* i\'*altr. MARY GARDEN TO BECOME CITIZEN New York, April 8 — Mary Garden, opera singer, today applied for'first citizenship papers. She said she was bom February 20, 1877, at Aberdeen, Scotland, and that she emigrated to this country from Glasgow on the liner Ancoria in 1883. She described herself as unmarried, having a "fair complexion,” dark red hair and blue eyes, five feet five inches ■tall and weighing 320 pounds.’’ In the oaths administered by Chief Weiser of the naturallzaUon bureau she declared It was her Intention to become a citizen and to renounce her British allegiance. H. D. Manington Is Subpoenaed in Daugherty Probe Friend of Ex-Attorney Gen eral, Just Returned From Europe, Ridicules “Little Green House"’ Talk. New York, April 8.—Howard D. Manington was served with a sub poena to appear before the Daugh erty Investigating committee in Washington upon his arrival tonight on the French liner Chicago. In an hour’s talk with newspaper men coming up the bay, Mr. Maning ton declared all the talk about the “little green house in K street,” Washington, during his residence there was ‘’ridiculous.” He denied that President Harding or former At torney General Daugherty had visited him there, although he admitted that William A. Orr had been his guest. Belittles Rosie's Testimony. Mr. Manington asserted he would not go to Washington for two or three days as the subpoena “would always hold good.” He ridiculed the Idea that be had an Interest In the Carpentler-Demp eey fight Aims and belittled the tes timony of Roxie Stinson. “What did she know about It?" he asked, and added: "She talked too much. Certainly she never visited the little green house while 1 waa the leasee.” Mr. Manington admitted, however, that Jess W. Smith, former husband of Roxie Stinson, possibly had visit ed the house. Admlta Ijeaae. When first questioned he said he had never seen Harry Sinclair. He admitted he was In the United States when the Fall Investigation opened, but explained he had no reason to bellsve he would be brought before the committee. He said he had been a close friend of former Attorney General Daugh erty, asserting he had been associa ted with him in Ohio politics, hence he naturally had some Influence with him. C. OF C. PROTESTS TELEPHONE TAX A telegram protesting th* proposed renewal of the tax on telegraph and telephone communications was sent to Washington Tuesday by the execu tive committee of the Chamber of Commerce following a discussion of the matter at the commlttes'a regular meeting. The matter was placed before the committee by T. C. Byrne, a member of the committee and of one of IS large Omaha flrma we have protested the reimposition of this tax as pro posed by the senate finance commit tee It is opposed as a tax on busi ness which was Instituted as a war measure. Mr. Byrne recommends that if a tax is necessary It should rather be placed on some form of lux ury. Other flrma of Omaha who have voiced a protest through letters and telegrams to the representatives of the state In congress ere: Fairmont Creamery company, George E. Clark, David Cole Creamery. Do Id Packing company, Goodrich Drug company, Guarantee Fund Ufa association. Nr braska Consolidated Mill*. Beddoe Clothing company. Omaha Cold Stor age company. Jerpe Commiseion company, and practically all the banks of the city. YOUTH KILLED BY TRAIN NEAR UNION Beatrice, Neb . April I.—Carmen Robinson, fft. until recently a real dent of Beatrice, was run down by a Missouri Pacific train near Union, Neb, north of Nebraska City, early this morning while ssleep on the track, and Instantly killed, according to word received here. He left Union on foot, walking down down the track*, and that was th* last seen of him. Postal Receipts Increase. Washington, April 8—An Increase of 9.90 per cent In receipts In 9ft lead Ing Industrial cities In March as com pared with March. 197S. w is reported today hv the Postoffice department The total receipts for these two month" were ):,SS7,4J4 and tj,714,4i; isapectusiy, \ MC MULLEN HAS EDGE; HOPE FOE GRAFF GONE; DUNN IS LOWEST OF SIX Cv___ _'■* Skeleton Returns Show How ard, Beisel and Shanahan F'ighting for 14th City Commission Place. - Hopkins, Hummel First In 48 precincts In the state outside of Omaha the vote for republican president was: Coolidge, 2.851. Johnson, 1.923. In 40 precincts the '0(e for repub lican senator was: Norris, 2,269. Nloan, 827. In 42 precincts the vot>- for repub lican governor was: McMullen. 1,532. Mathers, 1,252. Gustafson, 524. In 23 precincts the vote f- demo cratic senator was: Thomas, 315. McDonald. 292. The first precinct to report from Dawson county on the republican gubernatorial race gave: Mathers. 71; McMullen, 44 Gustaf son, 20. For United States senatorial nomin ation race: Johnson. 5; Sloan, 61: Noeris, 68. In the presidential race this precinct gave Johnson, 38: Coolldge, 107. The first precinct to report from Nuckolls county gave: Johnson, 16; Coolidge, 37. Thomas 1-cads. The first precinct to report on the democratic United States senatorial race from Nuckolls county gave* Cone, 7: McDonald, 6; Patterson, 6: Thomas, 19. On the republican United States senatorial nomination fight, Johnson, 22: Sloan. 6: Norris, 18. John J. Thomas of Seward demo cratic candidate for the United States senatorial nomination, received 37 votes cnmpnred to IS for Kenneth McDonald, 4 for Trenmor Cone and one for D. C. Patterson of Omaha, in the first precinct to report from Clay county. Three precincts from Hall county gave: Johnson, 280; Coolidge. 163. The first precinct to report from Jeffersgn county gave: Johnson, 18; Coolldge. 34. The first precinct to report from Cuming county gave; Johnson, 24; Coolidge, 23. Graff Way Behind. One precinct from Hamilton coun ty on the democratic gubernatorial race gave: Bryan. 115: Graff, 15. First precinct to report from Clay county on the republican gubernator ial nomination gave: Mathere, 57; McMullen, 29. and Gustafson, 5. Cuming's county first precJnct to report on the gubernatorial race, democratic gave: Bryan, 15; Graff, 11. The first precinct in Jefferson county to report on the democratic gubernatorial race gave: Bryan, 19; Graff, 12. The first precinct to report from Loup county on the republican gu bernatorial race gave-. Mathers. IS; McMullen, (, snd Gus tafson. 20. On the republican senatorial race: Johnson. 5; Sloan, 9. snd Norris. 27. Two precincts from Furnas county reporting on the democratlo guber natorial race gave: Bryan. 45: Graff, IS. Howard county, First precinct, re porting on the democratic guberna torial race, gave: Bryan. 55: Graff. 5. For 1'nlled States senator, repub lican: Sloan, 5; Norris. 15. For republican governor: Mathers. 5, McMullen. 10; Gustafson. 1J. For democratic senator: McDonald. 14; Thomas. 24. The first precinct to report from Jefferson county tonight on the I'nited States senatorial race, repub lican. gave: Sloan. 11; Norris. 25. The first precinct to report from Antelope county on preference for the republican presidential nomination gave: Johnson, 42; Coolidge, 154. The first precinct In Cass county 10 report on republics n preference for the presidential nomination gaxe: Johnson. 4: Coolidge. 2$. SI* precinct* from Hall county for the republican senatorial nomination contest giix-e: Sloan. 114. N’orria. 505. Four precincts from Hall county on democratic goxernor gaxe. \ The Weather V---.-i T->r hmir* ending »l T p m. April ft i«r 4 rr*« Ipiutlon 'rw he* end hundredth* Total n. totni *in« * January 1. T IT. e» re** IT Hourlr Temper* turn*. I • m .4 * ! t V m . 41 4 • try . 4* ! 5 p IP........ft T o in .IT ! ft p m. .41 ft * m . 4ft ft p *n .... bJ ft a . 4pm ftt 14 * try ...... 41 ! • P m. 11 * m . . 4ft i f p tn .ft* 15 noon.»ti | • p m. i The Victors Skeleton returns received unof fiiaJly from scattered precincts throughout the eity indicate prob able nominees for city commission are a# follows: .fames C. Dahiman. Joe Koutsky. John Hopkins. Joe Hummel Dean Noyes. Henry Dunn. Dan Builer. T. F. Stroud. I.eo Rosenthal. Ross McGowan. T. P. Reynolds. George Kiene. C. R. Courtney. •I .It. Biesel. •Jerry Howard. •David L. Shanahan. •These three, Beisel, Howard and Shanahan, it was believed on the fare of these skeleton early re turns would fight it out for 14th place, v. . Bryan, 198; Graff, 46. The first precinct to report from Valley county for senator, republican, gave: Johnson. 11: Sloan, 55; Norris, T6. The same precinct gave: Johnson, 28; Coolidge, 18. The first two precincts to report from Boyd county for presidents! preference, republican: Johnson. 106, Coolidge, 59. For republican governor: Mathers, 24; McMullen, 22; Gustaf eon, 80. For senator, republican: Johnson, 86; Sloan, 25; Norris, 97. f ' ■■ ■— i.. — i ... — ^ Dahiman Leads Follower* of the city hall “six" cut heavily into Dan Butler'a vot*, skele ton returns received unofficially from precincts hers and there about th* city indicated. In the so-called machine precinct* and In certain precincts In Sooth Omaha Mayor Dahiman was running easily at the head of his ticket, with Butler receiving lee* than half a* many votes as the rest of th* city hall slate. • Nine Precincts. On partial return* from nln* pre cinct* th* leader* In th* city com missioner race were as follow*: Dahiman .457 Hopkins .......41* Hummel .. 427 Noyes . VJ....III Koutaky . Ml Dunn . .....IS* Butler .*..t«* Hopkins and Hummel wsr* running a little ahead of their colleague*—ex cept Dahiman—with Dunn the lowest of the city hall “rig." Butler, however, waa running non siderably ahead of his own ticket. The early returns Indicated that thoes pronounced the favorite# by the po litical prognosticators would be th* nominees with Howard, Beisel and Shanahan scrapping It out for the 14th position. Coolldge tending. Indications In Omaha wars that Coolldge would easily carry th* city against Johnson and that Sloan would go out of Omaha with a plur ality over Nocrte. Th# Omaha re turns Justified a conjecture that Cool idge would run at least 2 t* 1 ever Johnson In th# city. Th# first two out state precinct* to report were In H*l' county, with th# republican preetdentlal vote Johneon. 15?; Coolldge. II*. Early returns from ':hs *ats held out no hope for Graft In th* demo cratic gubernatorial race. That Gov ernor Bryan would be nominated we# a foregone concluaion aa soon as the first state precincts began to trickle In. Coohdge In lincotn. The first precinct to report from I .an caster county, of which Lincoln is th# county seat, gavs Johnson 11 and Coolldge *5. On# precinct IB Clay county gave Sloan 51 and Norris tl In the repub lican race for senator. Chapman pre cinct In Saunders county gave Norris 75 and Sloan 12. with McMullen 14 and Mathers. IS. One surprising return cam* from Clay county. Thl* precinct gave Coolldge SS votes agwtnst Johnson * eight. This waa taken by political prophets to Indicate that Johnson had lost much strength In the state and thst Cool Mgs wreuld triumph by a substantial margin, atno* Clay was ore of th# counties Johneon we# ex pected to win. SWIFT TO REBUILD BEATRICE PLANT Beatrice. Neb . April Jack Tates local manager for Swift A On., atmoonred today that the c-'mpar' w ould start at one* to build n 1150.00* modern plans hj^e.