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OPPOKEKT OF KLAN ■™fsaiai MX-GOYSRNOR WALTON VICTOR IOUS IN RACE FOR SENATOR IAL NOMINATION POLITICIANS Ull CONCERNED lMHeatlens Are Klux Issue Will Wipe Out Party Lines Entirely in * Election Campaign Oklahoma City.—All doubt that foe November senatorial election ln Okla homa would be a straight-out fight be-1 tween foe Kn Klux Klan and Its op-1 T"" t* ,be w "i; Z" £Lho' OwJ' ÔS'ZalMim at J C. Walton Democrat, bitter on ^atVi klinTnd W B pî pouent or tne kisd, end w. u. i me, wealthy oil man and a klan endorsee. Unofficial return* cave Walton's Unofficial return, gave Walton a Political observers are chiefly con-1. cerned with the question whether party lines will remain Intact In the •enatorial race, many going so far aa to express the belief that the klan and ■ntl-klan fight virtually will wipe out party delineations Walton is a bitter opponent of the Kn Klux Klan and severely attacked that organisation ln hts «mpalgn lead over B. B. Howard, congressman from the First district at 10,000. Pine's lead over Eugene Lorton, Tulsa publisher, assures him foe Republican nomination. speeches. Howard and Wrightaman were known to have been Iddoraed by foe klan. With more thgn a two to one lead over his nearest opponent, W. B. Pine of Okmulgee, won the Republican sen atorial nomination. Z Pine had 4 he Indorsement of the Kn Klux Klan, while bis opponent, Lorton, opposed that organisation. ******************* * ' ★ * * Milwaukee, Wls. — Wlscon- * * sip's most serious storm In * * years,, .which occurred l«st * * Tuesday and Wednesday, took * * a ,n «nd * a. ! n W !? n ^ î ÏÏtÏT Si J , I I™?- tr "ceable to tha j i jr ? j * nSSSl Î JÜ Ï* ° n *5 Î ( î Î.222TÏ? Î * railroads between Milwaukee ^ * and Green Bay- are washed * branfoe. hst been dlscontln- * * * An Unusual Storm ) if *• Water* In rivers and streams * * from Milwaukee to Oskosh, * * flooded lands, destroying brldg- * * es and crops. * J j ♦ ******************* Blame Cigarettes and I. W. w.'s Pasadena, Cal.—"Tailor-made" clg «rets and members of the Industrial Workers of foe World were targets for attack as causes of foe forest fire sit uation In California «t the California Association of Fire Chiefs which con vened here laat week. A resolution urging that the nse of the rendy-made clgarets be prohibited in all state forest preserves, on the ground that they smoulder long q/tei being cast aside, was adopted. The L W. W. theory of forest blazes was advanced by Samuel Short, Oakland fire chief, who pointed out that mem bers of the organization had threat ened trouble when California passed , its syndicalism law. Air Mall Chtsf Quits Balt Luke City.—Following the plac ing of responsibility for the death ol 1 Air Mall Pilot William F. Blanchfteld. who was killed In a crash at Reno August 1. upon him, Clären Nelson, superintendent of the western division of the air mall service, resigned upon foe request of Carl F. Egge, genaral ) superintendent. Beyond saying "the responsibility of j lu «lot Blancbfleld's death was placed upon me and I was requested to re sign," Mr. Nelson made no statement. Hut Causes Deaths New York.—-As the result of the In tense heat wave which prevailed In foe east foe past week, three deaths and hundreds of prostrations occurred here, three persons succumbed to the beat at Baltimore, two at Pittsburgh, and one at Richmond, Va. Capper Easy Winner Kansas City, Kans.- Refurns of fo» Kansas primary show Senator Arthur Capper. Republican, snd Governor Jonathan M. Davis, Democrat, easily led their fields and piled up leads of «MK» fo 90,000. Food Price« Seer Washington.—'The retail cost of food to 14 of 19 cities In which «ur vey* have Just been completed by foeH labor depsrimom increased from 1 tc 9 per cent to MSt'i bureau mæmmé that *'9 par cent tocresw- was mtm to »»ton and Indians poll*. 2 per cost to IWto*. Milwaukee, Port ©PS.: Providence, R. I.; i per to »»nntoghsm. I leaver. New Ha ®od Scranton, ,A> Five cities «bowed decreases of lèse ifeu® m foaa ê per east month. The depart * labor statistics an C08NM0 WHEAT Will EXCEED 1923 YIELDS Ftr«MMt of Da périmant of Agriculture IndlcatN 1924 Will Bo Bumptr Crop Yoor not crop report of the department of [ agriculture, prospect« for the country's barveet of com this year Increased 81,000.000 bushels during July while the prospective production of wheat Increased 70,000,000 bushels during the Washington.—According to the Aug month. The corn crop this year was forecast I at 2,576,000,000 bushels and the com J blned winter and spring wheat crops placed at 814,000.000 bushels. Last year 3,046,000,000 bushels of corn and Iasr® B " h "* "* Tl» prrtlmln .17 .»«mat. of winter *h«»t production was announced as bushels while the spring th _, -~ n wbeat forecast places that crop at I 225,000,000 bnshels, compared with foreo>gtJj of wjOOOfiOO of wInter wheat and 197,000,000 of spring wheat month nco I Ko ».»I „„ Tt)p production yorccuBts, orwhI on j "ESBIB^hels'^barieV 1*4.000.000 ry *' ( M . t raat< ! ) _ ?°* h , whea bushels ; white pota î' u ," he '•fair ZZ * 00 000 . bUfibeI * : tobacco - 1 * aK ' ww '* 000 pounds ... . L-^ÎV iJSS' *_L115*' ^900,000 bushels ; hay. (tame) 89JJOO, 000 J 8 ! 0 ? 0 baahe, " : 200 0 0 bnabel,; peanut *' ülfîSÎÎf *^*' ' ! pounds ; grain sorghums. 112 . 000,000 bushels. The condition of the crop« on Aug ust 1 was announced as follows: Spring wheat 79.7 per cent of a nor-1 mal ; corn, 70.7 ; eats, 88.2 ; barley, 80.70; buckwheat, 87.7 ; white potatoes, I 85.46 ; sweet potatoes, 70.2 ; tobacco, 71.7 ; flax seed, 86.4 ; rice, 83.4 ; hay, | 84.4; pasture, 84.0. Recession In Business World Washington.— Continued reaesslon In almost every business field, with agri cultural producers, favored by rising prices, constituting an outstanding ex ception to the trend, was shown In the I federal reserve board's monthly review of business conditions. Jnst mode pub He- The countries of Europe nt the me ti|Be were experiencing a cum- I merclal revival of sizeable extent I Steel, textile, antorooblle and bob '«-rous tnetal Industrie, of the United StatM e " te, *«d Ju, 7 with decreased em £7^11 Inîmin ^ and dl8trIhatIn|f channel8 0 f the retail and wholesale trades, alike dropped off. Accompanying declines were noted In wholesale price levels and In the volume of commercial loons extended by banks. ********* ********** * ★ * * Boy U. 8 . Champion * Glacier Park. Mont.—Lone * * Star, bow and arrow boy of the * * Glacier Park Indian tribe, Is * * one of the moat accurals arch- * * era of bis nation, according to * * reports made to the Indian de- * * partment. He uses a bow of * * sarvis wood with which the late * * Chief Three Bears shot big * * game In the Rocky mountains * * 50 year« ago. * Lon© Star Is ft full-blood * * Blftckfoot and evidently Inherit- * * ed the bow and arrow strain * * from hla buffalb-hunting ances- * * He can klh more rabbits with * * his metal-pointed arrows than « * * great many efty boys could bag * * with an open bore 12 -gauga * * shotgun—for tnoney or marbles. * * ★ tors. 4 , lean government that robbery was the Rosalie Evans, the British subject who * ★ ★***■>★*★ ********** Robbery Motive for Crime Mexico City.—The belief of the Mex prlnclpal motive for the killing nt Mrs. was shot to death from ambush near Texmelucan August 2, was reiterated | In a foreign office bulletin relative to the case Just Issued. Officials pre viously had expressed their disbelief I that the crime was the result of foe agrarian agitation which aimed at forcing Mrs. Evans to consent to the division of her hacienda the legal pro ceedlngs in which had become an In j cldent between the Mexican and Brit ish governments, although this possi bility Is conceded. The foreign office bulletin echoes | the expressions of President Obregon In calling attention to foe energy which the federal and «täte author! ties are poshing the inquiry Into the case and endeavoring to run down foe assassins. ■ Undeeldad When to Start Washington.—Senator La Follette aud his advisers are stttt undecided a r to when they should begin active cam pslgntog. Indications, however, are that little will be done for a month at least, and that the time, meanwhile, will be devoted mainly ta routing tanisation work. Advisability of Senator La Follette making hla Initial campaign speech on Labor day in some industrial center is being considered, It aras said today, but some of hl« friends have advised %m to wait mi) TREASURE STATE FARM SUCCESS j David Stewart of Crane, county, is credited over The state aa being one of the outstanding corn men of Montana. var]e4 , rorn that of a good many corn m( , Q |n ÜMt be baa ^ at the Job a gnmt dea , |-, n(fer . Mr gtewart start ^ Dakota white flint at crane In 1901 and since that time bas { grown corn each year and has never bad a failure. He reports that he has Mr, Stewart's auecest I never had yields of lest than 60 bosh «•» per acre and that his average yield I daring that time has been between «0 ! und 70 bushels ___ , . Mr - Stewart Is what might be called » wtmt l.^nnwn a.the *t~Jrtitn«n "vP" 11 *®, wn,te *f Uow * he* practices!« cultural methods and In seed selection. Every year he has BAiected hla seed corn keentnc n " d •electee " la 8660 corn * keeping only the best type of e.« from the k nd of p,ant be h ** his own seed. As a consequence, Mr. Stewart has bred up perhaps the typl • ui-ua»* winMintr . > «« t. ^ ko,a wh,te fl,Dt ,n the Mr 8tewflrt hu uken » $*•«* deaI of Interest In corn shows and has either taken or sent exhibit* of his rorn t0 the connt:r corn shows. state and state corn shows and has al way8 won the laurels on his corn. He has the distinction of having won sweepstakes In the 10 ears of white fllnt cla88 at the Btate corn a j, ow at Miles City for the last five years straight and In addition to this bis com hns a i way8 mode a similar showing at other fairs. Mr. Stewart has gone Into the seed production business and in co-opera ji on with the Montana Seed Growers' association, Is patting on the market several hundred bushels of certified seed corn each year. He always has more calls for 'seed than he can fur nish at good prices and ha* a wide market. Each year he sends seed Corn to a good many neighboring states and last year he sent a shipment Of seed corn to Russia for experimental puh poses. Me. Stewart does not believe In con fining his efforts to corn alone. Ha, always markets the com crop that he doe« not save for seed, with hogs and In addition grows a few potato« each year, a good garden and milks a few ««•"■ He has made good and be «'«dits his success to diversification «"d sticking with the job. Tb " **** «««« Indwtry '• Turkey Railing Industry creasing in importance rapidly in Mon-» tana. Montana, compared to other' states, has but little blackhead among turkeys and the partial freedom from this disease, together with ideal range conditions over much of the state, are combining to make Montana one of the Important turkey raising states of the Union, At this time of the year the worst worry 1 . past, since the moat difficult time for the young poults Is during the first few weeks of life. Once they are on the range the problem is compara tively easy. Daring the summer the turkeys should receive only a small amount of grain, depending upon range feed largely. Night feeding Is done largely to Induce the turkeys to come In to roost. * Many turkeys are killed each year by skunks, coyotes and dogs. Most of the damage comes at night so turkeys should roost Inside o' fenced or pro tected yard. A small bell on the necks, of several old birds often cuts down, loss from.coyotes. Turkeys do not fatten well during' hot weather and fattening ahonld not begin until about the first of October^ when foe Weather begins to get cooler. New Director for Extension Work ] J. O. Taylor, for the past three years connty agent leader for the Montana State College extension service, has been appointed assistant director In Immediate change of extension work and has taken over foe work formerly handled by F. «, Gooley. - President Atkinson of the State College Is offi . cially director of extension, but Mr. Taylor will handle Immediate details of tho work. The new man at foe head of the state's big agricultural extension ser vice Is well known In Montana, s son of a prominent farmer and stockmaa of northern Montana. Re graduated from Montana State College In the ag. ^cultural course In 1912. county agent at large In eastern Mon tana one year and county agent In Custer for two years. In 1917 he went to Boseman aa assistant leader of connty agents and In 1921 was made leader. Mr. Taylor Is known to farm ers and business men In all parts of the state. He was Farming la governed by custom as Is any other business. Town merchants are often alow to change their stylo« and methods of business, ao It Is not to be wondered that formers sometimes «low ln cbsngln« their meth ods to suit new soll, weither or ere*, omlc conditions But in forming ■« ta other business, the nan who can adapt himself moat quickly to changed Is foe HW» who reaps th* »re profits. Farmers who are getting ready county and State fair exhibits would terete» £rtrire*fre "Gathering snd Preparing Show Grafos ft SsiüiAitfell TUAWte 9TATB TALE» TCKfCLT TOLD Blind Man Loot in Hills.—'Sunshine" Ricketts, wall known to Livingston people, blind and suffering from hun .._. ger. thirst and exposure, was found by a party of searchers Saturday night, Aug. 2, In a network of limestone cliffs neur the summit of Lookout «noun ta In _ story told by County Auditor Tom Young, who was s member of the a few miles above foe entrance to the Yellowstone valley. According to foe searching party, he received a tele phone call in the afternoon Informing him that a tourist was in distress on i Ü _ . . sheriff Cook, went out to Investigate They could not find foe tourist, but, Inquired from two boys the where «bouts of the needy one and were told that since the morning of August 1 somepne had been apparently shout ing for aid and the sound had come from the cliff, high up on Lookout mountain across the river. Quickly returning to town, the two men gath ered a searching party, and returning to the canyon, climbed the cliffs, where they found near the summit the almost exhausted Mr. RfcketU. who said he had been on the mountain top for two days without food or water, being unable, because of his blindness, to tell where he was. the park road and be, with Under Enforce Prohibition. In sentencing Gus Berg to six months In the Lewis and Clark connty Jail at Helena, and to pay a $250 fine for violation of tho prohibition act. Judge George M. Bonn quin of the federal court said : 'There Is much talk to foe effect that prohl , bltlon la not being enforced. But it la being enforced and will be more and more strongly enforced. The fact that liquor still is sold unlawfully Is no more argument against the fact of good results of enforcement than It is to say that our laws against murder and robbery are useless because mur ders and robberies still are committed. laws against murder. Still we have a few murders. The prohibition law has been In force but a short time. And because there still is Illegal liquor let no one make the mistake of believing that the law Is not having Its effect or that the bootlegging and moonshlnlng business Is a good or safe business '' "For thousands of years we bave had Jury Holds Ranchor.— Au autopsy performed on the body of "Wyoming BUI" LeClalre, found murdered July 28. after a stampede at Evaro. showed that death was practically Instantané ous, and that when Charles Collins, «elf-coafesçed slayer of the Indian dow* boy, shot him, he was in a higher po dtlon than foe dead man. The bullet severed the spinal cord completely. Qplllijs, In bis statement of the shoot- j fag. told of a row about an automobile, j which had passed hands for a consider ation of $20. He asserted that he and . "Wyoming Bill were standing on op poslte sides of the car. Thomas N. Marlowe has been retained as counsel tor Collins, a Flathead rancher, follow- ( ing the inquest at which he was held responsible for the death of the Indian sfampede performer. 1 W,, I Build Gyronaslum^S. M. Boode has been awarded the contract for the construction of the new community gymnasium at Klein nt a cost of ap proxlmately $5.500. The building will be 00 by 72 feet and will be of tllej with hardwood flooring. Work on the building la to be started at once, and It Is hoped to have It ready for use about October 1. Practically all the money for the building has been raised by popular subscription. Meet After 40 Years.—A brother and •later met face to face for the first time after a lapse of 40 years when Mrs. Annie Stalnaker of Etkhnrt. Iowa, and Gus Oottschnlk met In Bridger re cently. Mrs. Stalnaker with her daugh 1 er, Minerva. ar/H son. Carl, and a 1 yoang lady friend are making an ex tended auto trip, and the young people wHl probably go on to the park while their mother remains for a more ex- ( tended visit with her brother. Hurt In Auto Accident—A fishing trip ended disastrously Aug. 2, for Grover Embry, an engineer of the Mil- I wankee railroad, and a companion,'C. D. Kennedy. Their car struck a stretch of sand on the road passing [ Kopre station, a few miles north of Deer Lodge. Embry, who was driving was pinned under the car. When re» cued It was found that his left clavicle and several ribs had been fractured. He was taken to a hospital. Kennedy escaped unhurt. Mountain Goat*.—A flock of mountain goats was the Interesting sight witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Andeolt, John Richley and Miss Mary Andrews, who chose Lost creek can yon for their outing. About one mile fois aide of foe falls as they were ad miring foe beauties of the canyon they saw the flock clambering up the rocks. The buck and foe nanny were followed by three little ones, only 100 yards from the observers. The animals, they wefflB no particular hurry to get away but turned and looked back at foe stranger things In the vale below them, then resumed their climb aao vanished ever the moontaintop. Car Turns Turtle Striking sand on Beck hill, one mile north o 1 Deer Lodge. August 8 , the automobile to which Mr. and Mrs. J, B. Hntr>ea« of Spokane were riding from to Butta turned over errerai 1 « _■* atm mint«tnarl latere*} - _ ^ tt *** f ** pwt ww * *•** ÜÜÎL « Dm Wp to reported t* «ESI mi 01*1 ID SIIIE The Carteravllia Area Win »tart Financing Program For — Project Shortly , The maps on the surrey made by M. j Steers of the Csr.crsvllle Irrigation I district will be completed and filed with the district within a few days at which time the financing program for the district will be resumed, according , U> Information received at Forsyth hum Attorney O'Rourke of Helena. He further said. It Is expected that the proceedings or authorisation of tte refund bonds will be had In August, ü Upon his return from the east, At i torne J O'Rourke will be Joined by j Hu<h T carter here and will then compete ^ work | ncl dent to proceedings. Hie work Is progressing Tery Mtisfact0I7 and wlth the tlntM *j operation of landowner, and creditors the financing should be com pleted early In September, The Grow Cfeek IrrigatioD dl8triet ta whlch he „ also , ntere8tedt he con tends, when constructed will reclaim 75,000 acres In Madison, Jefferson and Broadwater counties, using the head waters of the Missouri river. In 1923, the government granted per mlts to use a vast natural reservoir basin on the Big Horn river for the purpose of storing water for these lands. This la the only large reservoir site on foe head waters of the Mis f or sourl available for agricultural uses, all other sites now being appropriated power purposes. This district when constructed will be the largest In the state, and pro posed works will cost $6,500,000. Ef fort8 have 5 ^ made the , a8t I f oor yeara to secure federal legisla t , on permitting a regulating weir to be | ^„t^eted across the Yellowstone lake In the Yellowstone National parte, the effect of which would not only be to prevent losses by flood In the Yel lowstone valley but reclaim many thou sands of acres. As yet congress has not passed necessary legislation. When , 8 done the Wflterg of the Yellowstone can be conserved ln th« 8anie manner as farmers In the Crow district are now doing, GORDON CAMPBELL SUIT GOES TO DISTRICT COURT Charging a conspiracy which he I claims would tie up operations on ex tensive drilling operations In the Kevin field and force him to sell prop erty valued at more than $1,000,000, Gordon Campbell, oil operator, has filed suit In the district court at Shel by against S. S. Ford and H. O. Gloss er of Great Falla and the Continental ©11 Supply company asking an Injuno j tlon to restrain the defendant! from j seizing property on which a chattel mortgage Is held. Judge John J. . Greene granted a temporary Injunc tlon, pending the hearing on the action to show cause why a permanent order should not be granted, set for Septem ( ber 18. out that on Aug. 28.1923, Campbell gave a chattel mort | gage to Mr. Ford as security for a loan of $25,000, on which $10,000 has been paid. The security is represented | by casings sunk In four wells being drilled and the complaint continues with the charge that Sheriff H. B. Benjamin has been Instructed to pull the casings since extension on the $15.000 balance expired on July 24. Tn onr suit asking an Injunction we charge that the action taken by Mr. Ford Is not made In good faith, but merely to harass and oppress Gordon Campbell,*' S. C. Ford of Helena, rep resenting the oil operator, said In Great Falls recently. "If the threat to pul! the casings is carried out. Camp bell would be forced to sell his prop erty nt a great loss. "We also charge a conspiracy be tween Mr. Ford and Mr. Olpsser and the Continental company which has Its motive a plan to force Campbell to dispose of his holdings, pated Friday afternoon, August 1, la the track and field meet which marked the close of the playground program for the summer at Red Lodge. The a* Field Meet Draws 150 No fewer than 150 children partiel prizes were awarded at the j tourist park in the evening after the children, some accompanied by their parents, bad enjoyed a picnic lunch, wetkm »Rh Injuries she said ab« had WJIllam Bohan and Kauko Kent tied for high score tn the events for hoys eight to 10 years old. Helen Lnmley excelled among the glrla 7 to 9 and Ingrie Jervl among those 10 to 12. Among foe glrla 12 to 15, Alice Lnmley and Frances Saclcb divided honors. Dick Scott and George Thompson alike distinguished themselves. (" Woman Loam Damage Suit Mrs. Rachel Lltchon of Butte lost her $18.000 suit against foe Northern Pacific Railway company for damages alleged to have been due her tn con sustained while a passenger on one of foe company's trains. AGED ODD FELLOW SHOT WltUam Mutkey, an aged tomate of h**d» of Georgs QarHsh. another he ~ to of the home, was bearing foe Odd Fellow* home to foe Helena valley, who. it to charged to foe Justice court of George Major, was shot in foe Mia in the » w*Q to 8L John's hospital to spite of hto 80 years The bullet was found by X nj. entMM I» tte teH eoilmr tom* Onrush, aged 7$, to to fo* county )at! ritargsd With ««Malt wtth Mud to te State Capital NEWS SAVING TO SHIPPERS FROM MONTANA POINTS A MENDMENT of the preaeot trans continental freight tarier to allow straight or mixed carload shipments of batter, eggs, cheese and dressed poul try from Montana points ta eastern markets to be stopped at direct Inter mediate points to finish loading at a charge of $<L30 a car for each stop, was announced by the state board of railroad commissioners. An*. 4, to be come effective September L The new system will have foe effect of eliminating foe payment of local rates from the point of origination to foe point where the cars are filled, which will arise in a saving of from »50 to $75 a car, the board announced. Under the present system shippers of produce must pay the local rate be tween points at which stops are made to complete foe carload. Any nsmber of stops may be made under foa amended tariff. t POLITICAL CANDIDATES TO ATTEND FAIR L ADIES and gentlemen who seek the suffrage of the plain and fancy voters of Montana, whether known as politician or candidates, need have no feeling of diffidence in approaching the shining portals of foe Montana State fair any day or any hoar and there will be no prohibition of foe an cient and accepted art of handshaking or going through any of the other rites of the candidate, says Secretary B. T. Moore, who gives It out that they are welcome to wander aa they witL As this Is presidential, state, county and township election year, those in quest of votes will doubtless help consider ably to swell the visiting throng. TRADE EDUCATION MAN ON WAY TO RED LODGE C ARL E. WARNER, state superin tendent of trade and industrial education, stopped in Billings Aug. 6 , on his way to Bed Lodge, where he will look over the field with foe view of establishing coal mining courses daring the winter. Mr. Warner's work comes under the Smlth-Hughee act, which sponsors agricultural courses In high schools under certain conditions met by the local authorities. It was planned last winter to have a food chemistry course for bakers of the city at the Billings high school building, Mr. Warner says, but the project was not completed. It is possible that a trade course will be gives here this winter. 64,000 PASSENGER CARS LICENSED TO JULY 81 OTORISTS seeking to procure motor vehicle licenses at half rates, which or 0 er became effective August 1. must certify that the car or truck was not used prior to that date, the secretary of state announced fol lowing the return to numerous appli cants of requests for half-rate licensee for vehicles operated during foe first aeven months of foe year. During the period from January 1, to M July 81, last, 64,000 passenger car li censes were issued to Montana motor car owners as compared to 50,800 for the same period in 1923, according to the records In the motor vehicle de partment nt Helena. Truck owners purchased 8,350 licenses during foe first seven months of this year a* com pared to 7,300 last year. More than $800,000 will be collected from motor vehicle licenses this year, according to present Indications, as compared to $730,000 collected last year, officials estimate. CONTESTS ON ALL BUT t«REE STATE OFFICES T entative lists of candidate« seeking nominations for state of fices and district Judgeships at the pri mary election August 28. next, recent ly mailed to county clerks, will be cer tified soon, the secretary of state an nounced. Aa the period for filing pe tttons for the withdrawal of names from the primary ballots expired July SI, last, with no withdrawals filed, the tentative lists wHl be unchanged by the official certification. Candidates for state office« «re evenly divided between the two major parties. 38 Democrats snd 38 Repub licans seeking nominations In the First congressional district and 88 -Demo crats and 36 Republicans being tered from the second congressional district With the exception of can didates for nominations for representa tives to the national congress, candi dates are the same for both congres sional districts. Five Farmer-Lahor candidates and one socialist candidate brings the total seeking nomination» for state offices to 88 . Fifty-four Re publicans and 87 Democrats filed In the 20 Judicial districts seeking foe nominations for foe 80 district Jndge ahlpe, making a total of 177 candidates for nominations for state aad district Judicial offices. Cut Produce* H'-tfi Grad« Of! Tests made of coal from foe Carpen ter creek mine of the Roundup Coal Mining company the past week with a new type retort for the purpose at de termining Its oil and gas matent, re vealed the startling fact that fols coal 1 « richer to that respect than anv other coal that ha» fous for bees tested by fo« Bituminous By-Products of Buffalo, N. T„ __ company i a facturer* af (he now retort. tire, covering « period at aerere* days, oot onty foowed a high ad sad gas but brought out dm farther remarkable fort that foe OMfstog niter th« retorting p eeress is completed to ahretutety pure re A' - to that of