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CITY EDITION VOT 5S NO 255 OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1924. * TWO CENTS'* &c,^B.'a,f*- -—
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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
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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/> ^
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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.
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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. Mcl<aiighlln.
Senator Norrl* remained at home
for the evening. HI* secretary, Mr*.
Maybelle Talbert, kept vigil with
other clerks In the senator’* oflle*.
Betting among Nehru ska n* today
tint two to one that Norrl* would
win over Sloan. There was even
money on th* Coolldge Johnson r*ce.
Representative* of Nebraska news
papers kept Senator Howell In touch
with return*. Senator Howell ha*
evinced mors Interest In the outcome
of primaries than Senator Norris.
Dawes Committee
Report Will Be
Delivered Today
Last Correction Made in Text
Tuesday — French Press
Praises Manner of
Expert’s Work.
By iiaortaM hni.
Paiia. April 8.—The reparation ex
perts have completed their task.
Shortly after 8 tonight the laet cor
rection waa made In the text of the
report and marked the end of the
formidable work undertaken Janu
ary 14. Tomorrow's meeting with the
reparation commlaelon will he a mere
formal ceremony for the delivery of
the report.
When the committee convened In
January. It was confidently expected
alx weeks would suffice to draw up a
report, and two montha was given as
the extreme limit of time In which
the experts would be ready to present
their conclusions. The work lasted
longer than waa originally expected
because the experts made the most
of the scope allowed them In the In
veetlgatlon of the various problems
involved and went Into every detail
with careful ecrutlny, consulting nu
merous specialists, railroads and
banking monopolies, aa well as repre
sentatives of the German ministries
Interested.
The French press le practically
unanimous in praise of the business
like manner In which the experts con
ducted their work, eaytng that the
conclusions reached constitute serious
bases for a general settlement of the
reparation problem.
One thing Is certain: That the ex
perts' conclusions—as has been re
peatedly stated by Premier Poincare
—will be studied by the French gov
ernment with the greatest care and
the most earnest desire for concilia
tion In the hope of reaching an
equitable solution of the reparation
question while safeguarding France e
essential Interests.
TEAPOT DOME TITLE
SUIT DISMISSED
Cheyenne, VVyo., April #.—8ult of
Robert O. Taylor ngalnat the Mam
moth OH company, Involving title to
HO arree of In nil In the Teapot Dome
naval oil reserve, waa dismissed In
federal court here today by stipula
tion. nnd approximately $60,000 of
Impounded money held In the court
register, |>endlng 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
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Skeleton Returns Show How
ard, Beisel and Shanahan
F'ighting for 14th City
Commission Place.
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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.
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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.
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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.