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A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Information and Entertainment for Every Member of the Family. 1 OXE OF THE SX SMALL CITY OF lOi TOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN ESTABLISHED 1840 Full Leased Wire of the Associated Press--Greatest News Gathering Agency in the World IOWA CITY, IOWA, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS a Quotations by Wire from All the Prin- cipal Stock and Grain I Markets. RNADO SWEEPS TOWNS IN SOUTH Situation in Shanghai Nears Crisis UNION ORDERS NEW WALKOUT General Strike Will Begin Saturday and Continue Until Nationalists Get Control of City (Bv Associated SHANKHAI, March 18 The general labor union today issued a communique calling a general strike to begin tomorrow noon continue until the nationalists (Cantonese) occupy Shanghai. The fall of Nanking is daily expected. It is regarded as significant that shantung forces are not offering serious resistance to the southern army.

Terrorism is increasing here. Another murder occurred today. Sees Secret Agreement In a dispatch to the- London Daily Mail from Shanghai, Sir Percival Philips asserts there are signs Nanking is steadily being surrounded by Cantonese. He adds it seems certain Lishui, 25 miles southeast of Nanking, has been captured and that the Cantonese apparently are moving down the Yangtse toward Nan- king, a pivotal point for operations against Shanghai. The Cantonese also have effectively cut the Shanghai Nanking railway a short distance from Soochow.

Sir Percival, noted as a war correspondent, believes General Chang Tsung-Chang, commander of the Shangtungese forces defending Shanghai, and Genei-al Chang Kai-Shek, generalissimo of the Cantonese army, have reached an agreement in an effort to set up a new government to hold Shanghai. Russia Takes Hand A peremptory demand has been made by soviet Russia on the Peking government for the Immediate release of the Russian steamer Pamiat Lenina and of Mme. Borodin and three soviet couriers arrested on the vessel. To the Peking charge that the soviet has violated international obligations by aiding the nationalist movement and the assertion that in the diplomatic passports Trere found plans for action in the Yangtse valley and about I Shanghai, the soviet government reports that these documentr placed in the pouch by "white" Russian officers serving with northern Chinese armies. IOWA SENATOR Browne Urges Secretary Agriculture to Board of Trade (Bv Associated DES MOINES, March Attack 'Millionaire Kid" Confesses to $300,000 Robbery on Mail Train To Much Speed NEW YORK, March 18-(AP) A "millionaire kid's" story of a $300,000 mail train holdup at Alton, 111., was being invesligated today by postal Inspectors, who said they had no record of any such robbery.

Frederick Buhl, 24, alias Scott Campbell, known to associates as "the Millionaire Kid" because of his neat appearance, was arrested In a rooming house on information given police that he fcnew something about a mail robbery. At headquarters he said he and five companions, whom he refused to name, at noon August 23, 1923, boarded a mail car of the Chicago-St. Louis express of the Chicago and Alton railroad shortly after It had pulled out of the Alton station and subdued two mail clerks by tear'gas bombs. At Alton there is no record of such a robbery, but it was recalled that the Illinois Central Panama Limited was robbed at Paxton, 111., in 1921 and the porter of the train killed. Buhl said he and one companion with $50,000 each as their shares became uneasy and hid the money under a grave stone in a-cemetery in Bismarch, N.

D. Buhl said he was too frightened to ever return there. He believes companion never did either. Preparing to search St. Mary's cemetery Bismarck, police there forbade the public to enter.

A man named Buhl, answering descriptions of the Brooklyn man, was recalled in Bismarck as a resident of the city in 1923. 'HANGING PAIR" AGAINVICTORS Two Cook County Attorneys Win 13th Verdict for Gallows (Bv Associated Presst CHICAGO, March 18--Cook count's "hanging prosecutors," Assistant State's Attorneys Harold Levy and Emmet Byrne, won their 13th verdict early to'day when a jury convicted Elin Lyons, Colombian, of murdering a policeman and sentenced him to bang. Lyons, 40 years old, was charged with slaying Patrolman Julian Bonfield December 15th when the officer interrupted Lyons and a negro companion as they were holding lip 28 persons, mostly women, at the TJniversitv of Chicago extension observatory. The negro escaped. iRWORKS CLEVER SCHEWE Purchases Restaurant, Runs It for Day, Takes Cash and Escapes 18-- 9tat Senator C.

P. Browne of Jackson county today made public a lette he has addressed to Secretary Agriculture Jardine, requesting that the secretary "compel hones dealing" by the Chicago Board Trade with grain products. Iowa producers, Senator Browne told th secretary, "are asking wby the de partmeut of agriculture does noth ing." The senator referred to a Secretary Jardine recently sen legislators of this state in reply to a resolution on the grain trading situation and suggested that something might be done to prevent the "grading down" of oats based sole- Iv on discoloration. This condition. he said, has no effect upon the food of oats "and as long as It is permitted the farmer Is not being paid for what he produces in food values, but upon an arbitrary and inequitable standard of grading which your department has ample power to change." Senator Browne told the secretary he was convinced the board of trade would not have voted down ihe proposed rule of delivering No.

3 white oals on future contracts if the farmers themselves had not obiectfd "and denounced the proposed change as another effort to mnch HIP speculator at the ex- of the producer." Tony X. Cures, proprietor of the University cafe, 113 East Iowa avenue, is out his whole day's business of Mon'day. March 14th, plus $75 which he handed over to a plausible stranger who bought his restaurant, ran it for a day and then disappeared. A man, giving the name of Peter Lukes of Canton, Illinois, well dressed, well educated and with a flare for talking the language of the restaurant man, came to Iowa City Saturday, March 12th, for the purpose of bujmg a cafe. He made a satisfactory Heal with Mr.

Duros of the University cafe and had papers drawn the same day, the business to be turned over to him Monday, March 14th. Through the attorney a check for $3,500, the first payment, was presented at a local bank for payment. The bank officials sent it on to Canton and it was returned the following Tuesday marked "no good." A message accompanied, it authorizing the arrest of Lukes who is wanted is several towns for working confidence games. In the meantime, Mr. Duros had introduced the new proprietor to his bankers.

They were asked to Sports News To Be Put On Air Tonight Two sports programs will again be broadcast this ning by the Press-Citizen through KGFB, the station in the Pastime theater. At 6 o'clock a review of the afternoon games in the state high school basketball tournament will be broadcast. Results of the play this evening will be given on the 11 o'clock program from the Pastime. The wave length of station KGFB is 224 meters. MAN AND WIFE FOUND SLAIN Illinois Officers View Tragedy As Murder and Suicide CARRIED OVER Committee Will Continue Investigation of Attack On Highway Board (By Associated Press) STATE HOUSE, Dea Moines, March 18--Robert Z.

Drake of Omaha, owner of several bridge man- 1 ufacturing concerns connected with an attack upon the Iowa highway commission before the legislature of this state, Winfield V. Mayne, Council Bluffs, bridge contractor, testified today before the legislative inquiry into charges by the commission that bridge firms were interfering with with Iowa's road program. Mr. Mayne tol'd the investigating committee that in a conversation with Mr. Drake, the latter "roasted" the Iowa highway commission, declared Fred R.

White, chief engineer was "incompetent" and informed the witness that Mr. Drake's "next job" was "an attack upon the commission before the legislature." C. A. Sorensen, an attorney for one of Mr. Drake's bridge concerns, was another witness today.

He declared Mr. Drake once told him he believed "the cement interests were running Iowa." This statement, he said, was ma'de during a discussion of the highway commission's Insistence upon the use of cement or wood piling for county road bridges. The spectators got a laugh out of Mr. Sorensen's statement that Mr. Drake was "the greatest bridge builder since the time of Christ." and related his large Interests in (Bv Associated Press) BELVIDERE, 111., March 18--The bodies of John Carlson, 60, and his wife, the man with his head shattered by a shotgun charge, the woman shot In the back with the same weapon, were foun'd in their home late last A daughter, Alice, who discovered the bodies upon returning home after being out all evening, could ascribe no motive for ibr double shooting.

Police believe the couple quarreled and that Carlson shot his wife as she ran from him and then killed himself. SEVEN KNOWN DEAD WHEN GALE DESTROYS BUILDINGS IN MANY SMALL VILLAGES IN ARKANSAS Half Dozen Communities Recovering Today From Loss ot Life and Property When Twisters Cause Havoc Thursday Night; Five Killed In One Household In Big Storm LITTLE ROCK, March 18--(AP)--A half dozen small communities in southwest Arkansas today are recovering from the shock ol" twisting winds Thursday left a toll oC seven known dead and a score or more injured, some critically. The brunt of the storm centered around Klondike, -where five lives were snuffed out and one person was seriously injured in a single household. Iowa Senate May Kill Tax For Incomes While J. S.

Parry (inset), ODO of England's premier speedsters, was racing 170 miles an hour along Pendine Sands, Carmartbshire, ia an effort to regain his forner speed record, the driving chain on the car broke, was flung around is neck and virtually decapitated STATE HOUSE, Des Motnes, March 18-- (AP)--The state income tax bill, passed by the house several days ago, was reported out by the senate ways and means committee today with a recommendation that it be Indefinitely postponed. Acceptance of this committee report would kill the bill. LONDON NIGHT Many Exclusive Dance and Drink Resorts Wrecked on Financial Rocks (By Associated Pi ess) LONDON, March 18 Night clubs ROADSIMPROVE REPORTS SHOW County Crews Start Dragging As Sun Dries Surface; Plank Mudholes Koads in Johnson county, practically impassable Thursday following a heavy hail and rain storm, were slowly Improving today, and probably will be in fair shape Sunday, accor'ding to reports from thp office of the county engineer this afternoon. Most of the boggy spots In thj roads have been planked by the county road forces, while the road surface was rapidly drying with the aid of a hot sun and March wind. U.

S. road No. 32 east to Davenport was reported open and passable this morning, an'd automobiles were coming through on the same road west, reports said. Lookout hill, south, was bad shape, reports said, while road No. 161 north to Cedar Rap- hold Lukes' check for $1,750 to pay' tne bridge business.

incoming bills. Lukes then indicated that he needed some ready an'd asked that his for $75 be honored. Mr. Duros endorsed it and Lukes received money. Happy that his cafe was sold, Mr.

Duros -worked with the new proprietor Monday, turning over the days' proceeds to him that night. With Tuesday morning came the news ot the graft but the clever swindler had 'disappeared. No trace of him has been found. The hearing, presided by Senator O. J.

of Clinton coun- tv. aBlourned after this morning's hearing, until Monday afternoon. Charges before the committee are that bridge concerns attempted to foster legislation to deprive the commission of Its control over county road bridges and to foment difficulties between various county supervisors and the highway commission. POISON BOOZE CAUSES ILLNESS OF ATLANTIC MAN ATLANTIC, March 18-- (AP) --Charles Blxby was found lying in the street yesterday in a serious condition as a result of drinking what officers believe was poison alcohol. Indian still In ids, is me car urun.e, nao LLUUS LiONDUN, March 18--Night ClUba him.

Here is the wreckage of the car, which, out of control, ovei- are flzzling out ao fast ln Lon(Jon turned and caught fire. that thn newnnnnpra am" nnnrtnot- Forge Names To Bonds and Free Robber CHICAGO, March 18 (AP)-Daringly forging the name of Municipal Judge Max Luster to $97,000 worth of bail bonds, a woman and two men last night effected the release from jail of Harry L. Sutton, who was being held as the head at a ring of motor car thieves. While search for Sutton, the woman and the two men continued today, police questioned Harry F. Berlin, municipal court clerk who issued the release slips on which the jail clerk acted in freeing Sutton.

Sutton, arrested in Mattoon, SENATE GETS PEST MEASURE Expect Upper House to Pass Bill Carrying $200,000 to Fight Corn Borer (By Associated Press) STA1E HOUSE, Des Moines, March 18--The senate appropriations committee was expected to vote approval today to the $200,000 corn borer eradication bill framed Senator Benson of Clayton county. The will be Introduced as a committee bill. Senator Benson has discussed the fund with numerous members of the senate and house and feela confident that 111, and later brought here, was held in $30,000 bonds on a fugl live warrant charging him with theft of an automobile at Elkhom, Wis, and in bonds of $67,500 on nine other theft counts. muddy. First Aid Saves Road superintendents throughout TJVrvm frPC the county were expected to start YYOmcUl 1 Ulll VJaa 'dragging operations this afternoon continuing the work tomorrow.

CLINTON, la March 18--(AP) --First aid measures may have saved the life of Miss Bertha Brandt, 70, found partially overcome by gas fumes in an upper room In her house this morning. Sam Rasmussen, a carpenter working in the forced his way Into the room and applied emergency first aid until neiph- --i- '( bors police, firemen and finallv Causes $10,000 Damage On a phvsician arrived on the seen? BLAST WRECKS FARMER'S HOME Explosion Followed By Fire DES MOINES TO IMPROVE PARKS DES MOINiES, March 18--(AP)-Park additions and Improvements to cost $1,000,000 are planned by the city council. DBS MOINES, March 18-(AP)--A shortage of $1,800.04 was found yesterday in accounts of Orrie Mathis, late deputy county auditor, who committed suicide last September full amount will be approved by the legislature as an emergency measure The bill will stipulate that the money shall he used in full or in part, as the secretary of agriculture and the executive council deem it npressary, in "preventing the introduction into this state of the corn borer, in controlling and eradicating the pest," and for other Incidental expenses. The fund would be -wholly available as soon as the measure becomes effective by publication. as The appropriation not, heretofore indicated, be used in de- that the newspapers conducting extensive post mortems In an effort to find out why the clubs which are touted as being so gay are passing Into bankruptcy or arc padlocked for violating their liquor licenses by selling after hours.

"The plain truth is that the pub lie has got on to the fact that most of the so-called exclusive night clubs are deadly dull and boresome and not half as pleasant a place to i 'dance as the larger hotels and restaurants which keep within the law," one journal says. "The clubs charge extortionate rates for drink and food and do not deliver the goods." "Lack of personality" Is the reo- son the Evening Standard ascribes for the failure of night clubs. This paper says it takes an overtower- Ing personality to make a nteht club a success and there are not many such persons to be had, even at extremely high prices. At one time there was a clamor that some of the clubs would have to intljce Sophie Tucker, the Am rican actress, to return to London as she had succeeded in Interjecting life into the cabarets in several of the night clubs. The theory that night clubs are exclusive has been upset by prosecutions which showed that very mixed crowds, and many non-members were admitted.

Other clubs have protested that they are not of the same character aa those which got into the hands of the police. But hoteU of high an'rt low de Farm Near Clinton (By Associated Press) CLINTON, March 18--Explosion of a carbide lighting plant in the home of Henry Lueders, near Clinton Thursday night resulted In a fire which destroyed the house, partially wrecked by the explosion. Milo Lueders, a nephew, employed on the farm, was slightly burned in the explosion and fire. He was entering the basement In which the plant was located when the explosion occurred. Neighbors, attracted to the scene by the sound of the explosion, audible a mile away, and by a general telephone alarm, formed a bucket brigade and saved outlying buildings.

The loss was estimated at She was later removed to a hospital where hopes are entertained for her recovery. CEDAR RAPIDS WOMAN DRINKS FATAL POTION CBDAR RAPIDS, la March 18-(AP)--Mrs. Anna Rajlora, 30, wife of Arthur Rajlora, committed suicide here late Thursday by drinking poison. Her body was found by Mr. Rajlora together with a note to the effect that she had been In trouble most of her life and was tired of living, and tired of having people accuse hereof things of which she was not guilty.

Her husband said their married life of a year had been happy. Mrs Raj- lora was the mother of four chil I dren by a former husband. frajmg the general cot of the work of 'Ae "State entomologist as dpfined in A bill just passed by (he assembly, but will be expended under authority of that measure. IZAAK WALTON PLAN APPROVED STATE HOUSE, Dea Mones, March 18--(AP)-The senate fish and game committee today favorably reported out the Izaak Walton league's bill proposing a state fish and game commission to take over the duties of the present warden's department. The league is sponsoring the measure on the ground that he department has not properly conserved the wild life of Iowa.

Mrs. Edgar Smith, her two yeai old son, Clifford; Lennie Cash, Matthew Cash, 17, and Artls Cash, sisters and hi other of Mrs. Smith were dead at Klondike, and Smith, 6, a daughter was missing Lloyd McAHster, 20, of and Olga Moody, of Mountainvlevv, were others listed among known dead. Ten were known to be injured at Light, Pike county, and eight to 10 injured at Mountainview. Desti ur tiou of a school house, where oue was seriously injured, was reported from Mountainview.

School children had gathered at thp school rehearse a piny. Communities in the vicinity of Benton reported casualties. The twister dipped near Alezandei, where the state training school for girls Is located, and several buildings of the institution were blown down and two women hurt. Two were probably fatally Injured near Texarkqna. Hail and rain accompanying the Btorm in that community caused considerable property damages.

Train service was hampered. Mississim CHIEF DIES Governor Henry Whitfleld Succumbs to Cancer of the Bone (By Associated Press) JACKSON, March 1-Henry L. Whitfield, governor of Mississippi, died early today. Governor Whitfleld succumbed to cancer of the bone, which first attacked the left leg causing amputation November 30th. Several days ago, after having returned to executive duties, he was again forced to bed.

Mrs. Whitfield was with the governor in the executive mansion when he died. At the death of Governor Whitfield, Lieutenant Governor Dennis Murthree of Pittsborourgh, automatically became chief executive. "pioe'uow have jazz bands which are just as good, or better, than any club can afford, and many of the hotels and restaurants and rates have cabaret performances which surpass those of the highest priced night clubs. Senator Faces Liquor Charges ST.

PALTU March 18-- that bootleegers contributed to the campaign fun-d of rnited States Senator Thomas D. Schall of Minnesota wKb the knowledge of the senator was given Thursday night by A. N. Jacobs of Minneapolis, before a state senate committee investigating Senator Schall's election. Jacobs, a Schall campaign work er, said that several men facing liquor charges had obtained leniency through efforts of himself and o.njj day bv the coroner's iury, which In- other "workers" and that these A n.

4Vin CHICVGO, March 18--(AP)--The staff of Columbus Memorial hospital was indicted for laxity and in- in a verdict returned to vestteated the recent deaths there of six infants i boric aci 1 instead of sterile water. No ciimi- nal responsibility was men had contributed to the Schall funds. The hearing will be continued to night. FARMER'S WIFE TO FACE COURT Widow of Wealthy Boone Man Indicted On Charge of Manslaughter (By Associated Press) BOONE, la March 1--Mrs. John A.

Crouse, who was indicted Thursday by the grand jury on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of her husband, wealthy 'Roonp roiintv farmer, will be arraigned for preliminary hearing next week. It was announced today. Mrs. Crouse is now at liberty on bond. Mr.

Crousp, 62, died shortly after falling out of an automibile driven by Mrs. Crouse, 30, bis bride ot five months. The Weather IOWA: Unsettled with prob- ablv showers in south portion to- or in- night or Saturday and rain snow In northwest portion iiight. Colder Saturday and west and central portions tonight. NF'WSPAPFEJ.