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.2,142) The Congress Race Polk County Congressional Following are final unofficial returns from Polk county's 97 precincts: I'. S. Senator. FIRST DISTRICT. All incumbents in Polk county' offices, except one, who were can- Dickinson Gets 39.1' Clyde L.

Herring (D) 2.555 Hubert Vttcrback (D) 3,028 Samuel 1). Whiting (D) 5S6 (48 Precincts Out of 213.) Democrat. lidates in the primary election, Ppr Cent of Those Holds Heavy Margin Over Mitchell for Governor. Votes. The five Democratic and three Republican congressmen running for renomination in Monday's primaries were successful on the basis of inconclusive returns early today.

Chief interest in the congressional contests was centered in the sixth district, where former Repre Monday, were renominated with commanding pluralities. Mrs. Sam Weinstock, Hroad- Senate and State Offices Hell 387 Not man Baker (Rl 1,253 Richer W. Brookhatt (If) 3,628 Republican. jc.eorge A.

Chancy (R) 1,188 Calhoun 1,001 L. J. Dickinson (R) 7.629 Hmllcr C.tiy Linville. (Rl 1,852 Lord 2,038 Edwin Manning (Rl 3,102 I The Senate Race The Governor Race lawns hospital trustee fur 19 years, was defeated for the nom-! INITED STATES SENATOR. Ination.

Charles W. Brit ton, Al-1 Innno mi 1 in he I liwt the fieM inH United States Senator L. J. Senator Georce A. Wilson of sentative C.

C. Dowell, defeated in Precincts Reported.) was leading his five Sid Harvey won the second nom-; Dickinson mii Democrat, SECOND DISTRICT. (138 Precincts Out of 217.) N- Kraschel (D) Democrat. Richard F. Mitchell (D) Pes Moines widened his lead 3.58:) 0VPr John Grimes of Osceola as 2.119 Ination on the Republican ticket, opponents for the Republican nom-A.

L. (Tony) Sarcone ranked m. leiviin.i irt'Mi lieitiiy iirtii w.e nitiie 7 os-, George R. Call I R) 1,391 4 gjg in their fight for the Republican honb 6,888 s- M- Grimes (R) George A. Wilson (R) 13,971 nomination for governor became fourth.

There were no Democratic candidates on the ballot for this position. None In Doubt. None of the county races was nearly half the precincts had reported this morning after Monday's senatorial primary election. Dickinson, whose closest competitor was former Senator Smith Republican. Elliott 3,986 I'eiiniiigroth 5,266 1 II lu Herring 82,917 Utterback, Democrat, was one of itterhack 25 119 six men seeking the Republican Whiting 8,658 nomination, which may have to be! hm rntineU Kepnrted.) made by a district convention.

I Republican. Share Vote. Baker 12,791 Dowell, Dwight N. Lewis, for- Brookhart 26,452 mer mayor of Des Moines, Frank Chaney 5,533 B. Hallagan, former municipal 'Dickinson judge, and O.

E. Neal, Townsond MiivIIIb 15,858 pension plan standard bearer; Manning 11,583 were sharing the vote in 1 Lieutenant Governor. Charles Hanna (D) available Tuesday morning. Increasing returns on the balloting in the Democratic primary 1.417: 1,699: close enough to require the nnml F. Harrington (D) showed Lieut.

Gov. Nelson G. nations to be made at the county; W. Brookhart, had 39 1 per cent THIRD DISTRICT. L.

Irwin (D) 983 I Kraschel of Harlan leading Justice iW. C. Edson (R) 4,372 (ill Precincts Out of 219.) Robert McBirnie R) 4.116 Richard F. Mitchell of Fort Dodge for the Democratic nomination for 4 im the same office. I George R.

Call of Sioux City, George J. Van Buren (R) Secretary of Slate. Mis. Alex Miller (D) Democrat. dimly 660 Reed 1,189 Seemann 88 Willford 2,402 Republican.

Galloway 8,701 the third candidate in the Republi- J. C. Lewis' Son Near Death, Act Blamed to Jealousy. (Picture! on Past 3.) Reece Lewis, 20, of 1710 Logan son of J. C.

Lewis, Iowa State Federation of Labor president, Monday afternoon shot his high school sweetheart through the heart and then fired a bullet Into his head. The girl, Eileen Pratt, 18, a senior at East High school, died instantly. Broatllawns General hospital doctors did not expect Lewis to live through the night. He had not regained consciousness. At Beckham Home, The shooting occurred in Eileen's bedroom on the second floor of the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr.

and Mrs. Alfred Beckham of 1450 Dean ave. Miss Pratt lived with her grandmother, Mrs. Emma Anderson, In the Beckham home while in Des Moines to attend school. Police said there were no witnesses to the shooting.

No one, except Miss Pratt and Lewis, was In the home at the time. With other seniors. Miss Pratt had been excused from school Monday. Jealousy. Jealousy was given as the motive for the shooting by Mrs.

Beckham. Miss Pratt and Lewis had quarreled about "dates," she said. Miss Pratt and Lewis had been going together about three years, and Sunday they had a date following the East High school baccalaureate service at East High school, Mrs. Beckham said. No Inquest.

Dr. Walter Abbott, brain specialist, is attending young Lewis. He said the bullet passed through (1,198 Precincts Reported.) Democrat. Kraschel 40,760 Mitchell 25,997 can governorship primary, trailed Vote by Counties On Major Races On Page 4 Leslie O. Ross (D) 1.668 J.

G. Devine (R) 3,066 Wilson and Grimes throughout the results of the balloting. (1,19 Precincts Reported.) Paul L. Hindley (R) 1.792 Olive S. Johnson (R) Repuhlican.

convention. A successful candl- 0f the vote reported for the Rs-date must receive 35 per cent of nomnRtion. Dickinson's the total votes cast for the office. vole kept well ahead of the 35 Republican incumbents in three; 1 major county offices sheriff, Pr cent minimum necessary to treasurer and auditor were easy nominate throughout the returns victors. the balloting.

He was lead- heeling Wins. Rrookhart by 22,000 votes la Sheriff Charles Keeling received late returns, more than twice as many votes asj his nearest opponent. His unofficial total for the 97 precincts in! "lyde L. Herring continued the county was 11.089. while Pete 10 farlher ahead of Represent-Welsh had 5,151, Fred Hird, Uve Ctterback In their race for and E.

A. Stout 844. Democratic nomination for Keeling led In 86 precincts. Hird senator, as late reports came In. rarried four west, side city pie- He had nearly 50 per rent of the rinds and three in the cmintv.i votft At tTlB 0utet of while Welsh led only in two city returns, Utterback took the lead, anrt two count mecinita ibut was not ahle to hold It.

Call FOl'RTH DISTRICT. B. Mohnssen (Ri I Mrs. Henry Wood (R) Des Moines precincts. The Rev.

tirimes .19,858 .45,650 ...61,260 jh. u. wuKinson oi Aaei ana uoi. (57 Precincts Out of 257.) Democrat. Auditor of State.

Attorney General. 1.265: John H. Mitchell of Fort Dodge 3,624 was leading three opponents for ithe Democratic nomination for attorney general with a vote just 1.3(17 under 35 per cent of the total vote 2.877 in returns from a third of the icincts. 4,135 i Clair E. Hamilton of Winterset was second, a few votes ahead of LIEITENANT CiOVKRNOR.

Kiermnnn 1.980' George H. Battels (D) William W. Klein, perpetual loser, were out of the running for leadership. Dowell's vote, while high, was (815 Precincts Reported.) Democrat. C.

W. Storms (D) Republican. Frank M. Hanson (R) ipn H. A.

Jackson (R) Mnrkle 1,774 11.311 18,259 short of the necessary 35 per cent H.11m minimum for nomination. Harrington Harry B. Dunlap of Ames, state jnvin 2,570 Attorney General. 8,662 Talle D. Cooney of Dubuque.

The 'Matt. D. Cooney (D) 1,076 mHn in race WB'' WiN Clair E. Hamilton (D) V215 liam p- Wolch of (837 Freclncts Reported.) Republican. Edson 25,3 FIFTH DISTRICT.

(99 Precincts Out of 821.) Precincts Out of 821.) I John H. Mitchell (D) 1,6701 'n race for the McBirnie Guv P. Linville of Cedar Rap-, McEnlry AheHd. lnt0 thir(1 place in tha In the Democratic rare for Republican senatorial race early Dan McEnlry easily won this morning, displacing May-from Charles Howe by a vote of or Edwin C. Manning of Ottumwa, 3,313 to 1.255.

jwho had stood next to Brookhart I Allen Munn, county earlier. Norman Baker of Mus-; defeated Roscoe Bane by a vote of ratine was in fifth place, and Dr. imore than two to one for the Re- George A. Chaney of Des Moines, Democrat. 'William P.

Welch (D) 1 227 aiuiriwy gencim, i 122426 Balilridge 2,2 II Harold E. Davidson Robprt J- Shaw of Sigourney was ranroaa commissioner, was maintaining a lead over W. O. Chatter-ton of Des Moines and John H. Gould of Des Moines, in the Democratic race.

In the first district, Representative Edward C. Eicher, who made no campaign for the Democratic renomination, had a good lead over State Senator James M. Bell. Van Buren Kiinlm 2.030 Harry L. Fisher R) 1 766 tnree competitors, out did Swanson 791 Pnheri sh, t'w.

not have the necessary 35 per cent. SECRETARY OF STATE Harold E. Davidson of Clarinda, R. M. Uhl (R) 6,759 Secretary of Agriculture.

(783 rrecincts Reported.) Republican. Democrat. Moore 1 .801 Miller 26,208 "Thurston 7,282 pulled into second place early Tuesday. R. M.

Uhl of Des Moines 'was third, and Harry L. Fisher of H. C. Aaberg (D) Republican. The Republican race In the first SIXTH DISTRICT.

Ross (788 Precincts Reported.) i iMUMiMune, luurin. district, complicated by the T6wn Renublican. J'recinct Out of 215.) Thomas L. Curran (D) 1,523 C. A.

Benson R) 7.446 Seth S. Silver (R) 3,985 A Spirited Fight. Mrs. Henry Wood of Moville Shooting. Continued on Page Three.

sendite campaign by W. A. Hudler, )pVjnp 13 192' Democrat. Congress. Continued on Page Six.

Hindley 10,188 1 Johnson 17,450 I'unlap 2,711 Mohnssen 6.329 Ciould 1,479 Wood 20,798 Republican. Ra il road dnimissioner. L. H. Child (R) John H.

Cruickshank (R) publican nomination. Bane car- was distanced. ried only one city precinct, the Bv Counties, thirty-third, hy a margin of two voles. He led in three county pre- Dickinson led all his compett-cinds and one was lied. The total tnr majority of the counties vote was: Munn, 12.

Bane, the state. Brookhart, on the 455. face of Incomplete returns, was Bane and Pete Welsh, former! high man in less than half a doz-members of the city council, did en counties. Linville carried Linn not run for re-election because of county, his home county, by 2 to their county office aspirations. 1 over Dickinson.

Both were defeated. I Kossuth county, Dickinson's home county, gave him more than Kyner Is Winner. Itwlre as manv votes as it gave In the Democratic race for hi, fjv combined, treasurer. C. E.

Kyner defeated. RavB Dickinson 41 John M. Bowler for the nomina-' rrnt nf vot(? (Rl Dowell 7.HKI L. W. Evans AI D1TOR OF STATE.

Mental Test Halts 4 Joking' By Zioncheck Ifallniran 5.192 George L. McCaurhan (R) STORM BLOCKS TRAFFIC HERE was leading Mrs. Olive Johnson of Ceilar Rapids, for the Republican 1,358 nomination for secretary of state, 1.617 aRainst three men during the ports. Mrs. Wood was shy of 35 4,867 per cent.

1,765 Running against the women 763 were J. (1. Devine of Humboldt, 'Paul L. Hindley of (Vnterville, and Bruno Mohnssen of Musratine. 1.967, Mrs.

Alex Miller, seeking a third 1.6(18 term nomination for secretary of recincts Reported.) Klein 785 fry Paulson (R) (765 Democrat. I-ewis 5,722 n. J'azour H) Bartels 11.220 Nl 4 628 Stomis 19,558 Wilkinson 1,866 ongress. (718 Precincts Reported.) snKVTH iintout AV. O.

Chalterton (D) Renublican. SE E.NTH DISTRICT. Harry B. Dunlap (D) D) 1,1611 llHIInn (93 Precincts Out of .110.) John H. Ciould Wircphotos on Page 2.

WASHINGTON, D. C. His reign as king of capital clowns ended, Representative Marion A. Lights Out in Homes, I Streets, Hospitals. (Plcturn on Page 12 I.ighl Vote, A Mahler lhan average vote was cast In both Republican and Demo- County Auditor Ernest Olmsted defeated Sam K.

Miller nearly two to one for the Republican nomina- Governor. Continued on Page Sit. Jackson '3 6" 5 Democrat. ICassius C. Dowell (R) 3,216 'Erank D.

Hallagan (R) ATTORNEY GENERAL Petty 1,295 William W. Klein (R) (791 Precincts Reported.) Republican. Dwight N. Lewis (R) Democrat. Peterson Pnomiosed EL Npal (R 5.344 4.625 596 4.552: 3,373 875 iiioncnecK slashing sheets of rain, driven closely guarded in a psychopathic; thfit dkl tnolifiandg of ward of Gallinger municipal-ho-: apvera, If)Wa P'ta1, communities, brought election dav Polk County tion.

Miller carried 16 of the cratic primaries Tuesday, city's 64 precincts and nine of the plete returns Indicated. On the 33 precincts nut In the country, basis of the vote in halt the pre-He ran stronger in Lee township cincts, the Republican vote was than in West Des Moines. Tht indicated at 276,000, and the Dem-total vote was: Olmsted, or ratio vote at 137.000. Miller, 6,762. Two years ago, the Republican i i.i nnn tv M.

G. llkinson (R) Cooney 8,183 The "wild man of Washington' lQ a goggy cnd Monday ltlTKIf'T Hamilton 8,793 was arrested earlier in the day (Complete unofficial.) County Recorder. The worst damage was thought Mitchell 12,862 anu p.ttLt-u boen in Des Moines, where 7 103 Inr IuiHlat.ire. vu.t vuwivuLiuu hundreds of trees and poles were I I Candidate uhn itiiprnr In have (77 Precincts Out nf 319.) hren nnminatrd nn the hans of Democrat. complete unofficial returns are Bell 1,696 listed in Hark type.

Murray 1,680 Republican. legislature. (2.) Democratic 144 (100. P. Colony (il Hen I 11.

I nmack (I)) Mrs. Myrtle CM burn (R) Ed Btown and Milton W. (771 Precincts Reported.) Republican, Davidson 17,573 blown down and streets filled to the curbs with debris and water. The Republican senatorial race Strirkler were nominated as the was the headliner In the day's llammlll (R) 1.659 2,108 2,772 5,759 1.179 3,162 2,122 1.290 1,798 Lights Out. Fisher 14,215 Electric service was disrupted shsw 19,538 throughout the citv.

Hospitals' I 'hi 15,125 Elizabeth Houlette (R. Harry Rohitison (Rl Homer F. Wood (R) nepunncnn chikh.ihics io. sihip priniari herause of the candidacy leKislature. They had leads of of gcngtor Dckinson.

unrelenting more than 2,000 voles over George Nw DfRl crm flnd possibl9 Schlenker and Joseph Petosa who hmM prPsldt.nUal eandi. ran third and fourth convention in 1.363 1,931 Gilchrist Vnoppnsed Jnhn T- Chantry iD) Mrs. Cieorge Harnagel (D) NINTH DISTRICT. C. Reno (D) (47 Precincts Out of 308.) (, Democrat.

William H. Seildon (D) Gillette William J- Billi(k were unlighted (one as long as three hours), street cars were ne naa chijjjcu um v.im leaving some empty beer bottles and moth balls at the White House for President Roosevelt. Holds Press Parley. Seated on a bed in the hospital Zioncheck granted a "press conference" to newspaper men. He said: "Well, my wifo told me I'd have to refotm or else.

I asked her If she meant a divorce and he told me 'take it any way you SECY OF ACiRIC I I.TI RE. (780 Precincts Reported.) Democrat. On the Democratic ticket, P. L. i Cleveland, Ohio, next week.

stalled and sections of the residence district were In darkness, 1,143 County Coroner. 1.496', v. Ralley (D) 6,537 Thos E. Rire iD 1,912 r.eorge S. Ve Reck I R) Ed.

R. Brown (R) J. W. Delk (Rl Republican. Aaberg 14,712 some of them all night.

2,030 1,531 3.738 3.026 7, NaT .1,227 696 .1,851 Curran 17,119 Wolf (815 Precincts Reported.) Hilton RenuhlicHn. 4.3.i() MeAndrews (Rl 4.102 Albert E. Shaw (It) Joseph J. Petosa (R) George T. Srhlenker (R) Milton WStrickler (R) C.

A. Leland, president and general manager 'of the Des Moines Electric Litrht said no main nney ann Mrs. narnag-i! The senatorial race were nominated for the legisla- heM mt cm6 only to thB lurP- Republican battle. Its outcome Fred Barkalow, chief deputy in WR(( lnt)(nUy by the county clerk office, won the; rtips murh for ltg tMt nomination for clerk on the on th, Democratlo publican ticket with 41 per eent -Mflt9 for th. of the votes cast in a three-suled vjct of on, th, candidates.

1 1 1.1...... M.na BAnnH i I il. lllll If. II circuit lines or feeders from the Benson 11.661 6,520 i Hospital Trustee (2.) has. W.

Rritton (R) 5,080 Countv Auditor. Silver .21,288 or substations were Zioncheck said he knew a num- plant her of congressmen "so and so's" broken. Sam K. Miller (Rl 5.762 SIH Harvev (R) 18(15 RUM COFFEE RAILROAD COMMISSIONER. race.

1'. oaiuv.ui Ernest S. Olmsted (R) lO.O.iO a. L. Tony Sarcone (Rl Mrs Sam Weinstock (R) 4,164 4,680 Crews at Work.

He said eight crews of three repairmen each would work all night making repairs, but probably Democrat. Conway Vnopposed Minister Protests Liquor (804 Precincts Reported.) Served at Moose River. i County Treasurer. John M. Bowler (D) C.

E. Kyner (D) iTvirRpnnt. cATCAn up, a Concern. Herring, who has been governor since 1932, matched his statewide acquaintance against Utterback'i short campaign attempt to become widely known. The relative size of the Republican and Democratio primary vote was a matter of consider- would not be able, to complete the child in 198 Roscoe P.

Bane (R) work until some time today. They riIlrkshank 8 523 because rescue workers at )rn Munn (R) Polk. Continued on Page Six. Today in Des Moines Second day, Iowa Bankers association convention at Hotel Fort Des Moines. Commencement exercises, St.

1.876 Supervisor First District. 2,122 Daniel O'Donnell (I)) 1,608 5,455 James H. (D) 910 13,452 K. R. Bennett I It 5,990 J.

Grant Cook (R) 2,367 Marvin Joynes (R) 549: 1,880 1,861 Supervisor Second District. concentrated on residential lines EVBn 13,918 the Moose River gold mine, strug- before starting work on street a had met in a downtown hotel to discuss what to do about him and that every one of them could have told him where his wife was. He added: "I'll find her yet." Who's Crazy? Asked if he was "crazy," Zioncheck scratched his head and said: "Well, maybe. Either I'm rrazy or a lot of these congressional windbags are. They said I was screwy when I got Countv Clerk.

TlKon 10.192 in days in a cavein, were served Broomfield (D). "iPaiour 3,163 ration of rum and coffee with Har8" and KRNT off the air intermit Senate. Continued on Page Six, Incumbent. W. D.

Baldwin (R) 5.204 James Bruno (Rl 202! Fred Barkalow (R) 6,511 Vane B. Overturf R) 3,856 Ed L. Brookins (R) 4,258 George Shirey (Rl 255' Mrs. John M. Stewart (R) 374' I brandy was disclosed Monday.

The Rev. A. A. Macleod, field secretary of the Sons Oi said he had written the tently for two and three-minute intervals between 9:30 and 10 p. interrupting the broadcast of election returns.

Static also crackled Iowa Blind Session iAbduction Warrant Joseph's academy. 10:30 a. in academy auditorium. Gardner Cowles, executive editor of The Des Moines Register and Tribune, speaks Will flnon Tnrlai JsneniT. i For Ann Harding up In the house the first days through the programs, and several of the session and suggested 'radio receiving sets were reported NEW YORK, N.

Y. An at sscoua government to una chM HoW(, (D) 1 255l Supervisor Third District. jout why coffee sent down to Dr. r)an MrKnirv m. S.3I8 Roy Alleman (D) Ill VINTON, convention D.

E. Robertson and Alfred Scad- Frpd Hjrd (R( ohn Prmann (D) of the Iowa Association of the ding, entombed in the mine, was Kwiii.ir mi iiokq Rvr mi bto before Polk County Bar associa- they Investigate this Towiisend crippled by the lightning. torney for Harry Bannister who business. Firemen, Police Busy. will be held at the Iowa i "fortified" with brandy.

a. stout i ku r. w. Keller mt Blind "Finally they went ahead with Firemen and police were kept Scnoo for the Blind here today, The minister said Dr. Robertson pete Welsh (R) tay unlll weli nuanignt Wednesday and Thursday Durlne asked for coffee, not brandy.

He 1 Supervisor Fifth District. to do next tion following luncheon at Hotel; charged his former wife, Ann Kirkwood. Harding, screen actress, with ab- Fourteenth Cavalry band con-dueting their seven-year-old cert, 8 p. at the Fort Des daughter, Jane, indicated Monday Moines army post bandstand. ian abduction warrant sworn out Applicants for state bar ex-; by Bannister will be served oa aminaUon begin tests at state Miss Harding when she reaches house.

(England. watching over live power lines' tnig vear gn the association also wanted to know why six eal-! County Attorney. w. Plark iDi 239 i For three around Aratt naminn hill In Kn lrim nf rum hnrt hAen anl In Tnm.a nf in. 1 ci Kl.t.

ir ma davs Zioncheck's and steering motorists Storm. Continued on Page Tu-elve. sented to the Iowa legislature In Moose River io be given to res- Sol Glick (D) 1.206 Ben B. Dewey (R) 1,536) Its next session. icue workers.

Risser (D) 1,585 Fairus Troutman (R) .361 Zioncheck. Continued on Page Two..