Davenport Democrat And Leader, The (Newspaper) - May 7, 1924, Davenport, Iowa SUo OF IOWA THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT Weather AND Heavy Frost SIXTY-NINTH 179 DAVENPORT IOWA WEDNESDAY EVENING MAY 7 1924 TWENTY PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS LL TO BE FOUGHT MAY SOON OF MARTIN Natives Report Having Seen Airplane west of Chignik SEARCHING COAST f May Be Week or Ten I Days Before It1 Is Completed Chignik May concerning the fate ot crick L Martin was expected here today from searching parties which left Chignik last Saturday Equipped for on land ice or water the searching parties in- the northwest of Chignik natives reported having seen an airplane These searchers before the departure said that if Major Martin was found in lhat region hoped to return to Chignik today wise they planned to move on and search the sea side of the Aleutian between Meshik and ten miles south ot Seal lands in which event it would take a week or more for them to get back to Chignik On board United States Coast Guard Cutter Haida at Atka land Alaska May of the northern coast of the tian islands in the Bristol bay re- gion 100 miles and at three fourths to one and one half miles from shore has been made by a steamship of the Pacific American fisheries for a Major Frederick missing air squadron commander but out avail according to reports from Captain Johannes the bet's master Captain Johannes reported that he sighted some natives who were going farther north along the ged coast in the search that Major Martin and Sergeant Alva Harvey his companion will yet be found pre- vails among the people of the Aleutians Fliers Continue Voyage Cordova Alaska May Lieutenants piloting the three airplanes and forward Major Frederick 1j the squadron commander who has been missing since last will leave Atka island today on a 250 mile jump to Attu island if favorable weather tions prevail word of the ad was contained in a less message received here from the United States coast guard ter Algonquin is at Chignik iu the Aleutian islands ment of the planes was postponed yesterday because of bad weather No Trace of Martin Found Washington com- officer of the patrol force at Dutch Harbor Alaska to lie war today in a dispatch dated May 4 that the ing sea coast had been searched by natives with dog teams between Port Moller and Port Heidan for P L Martin missing world flight commander without results Natives also were sent north of Heidan he said but found no trace uf the missing plane BLAMED IN THE Former Attorney General Causes Indictments to Be Dismissed Claim Washington May Crooker Boston attorney for stockholders of the Boston Main made his third appearance today before the senate committee to criticise former At- General Daugherty's ot the consent in the Xew Haven merger case He asserted that Meyer had been grossly imposed upon by Mr in allowing the Haven decree to be at first modified and later vacated Crooker that after ot the New Haven decree dismissed criminal indictments William anil other of the road which were pending several rears after the legal attack on the AMERICAN WIDOW OF DON ALFONSO HAS WIN PRIMARY IN INDIANA THIS of Oporto's husband Albert TJ neu whom divorced houis she married H of who died is months Shj then Philip Vnn feho subsequently tin 01 cod Shortly a f ft ward sin1 Don Alfonso duke of Oporto and brother of fornier Carlos of Throe yenrs later the Shf IMS fortune from nn invention of her first husband for newspapers PAYS QUARTER MiLLIGN FINES ASSESSMENTS Income Tax Dodger Hit Hard for Trying to Beat Uncle Sam Itv Chicago Mav tay about 000 were assessed against mer B Flynn wealthy coal tor yesterday when he pleaded guilty in federal conn to making a income tax return for 1021 Mr Flynn's plea of a fine ot and costs He had been charged with defrauding the government in his return Income tax investigators found that Flynn had charged political automobile and jewelry and ing purchased for his to His corporation expenses from taxation v Flynn yesterday told the court KEEPING UP FIGHT ON TAX RATES Republicans Hope for nal Vote on the ure Tomorrow SEEK INSURGENTS AID Conferring with Them to Defeat the Simmons Schedule Candidates of Order ported Outstrips nents in the Voting By The Indianapolis Coolidge's walkaway victory in the Republican primary giving him 33 more votes in the national tion almost faded from the sight ot political observers today with interest centered contest for the Republican nomination for ernor which accentuated the Ku Klux Klan Belated returns from the balloting failed to change the early standings Ed Jackson secretary of state running with Ku Klux Klan port had far outstripped his opponents for the gubernatorial nomination and in doing so ently had gained a majority vote making his selection binding on the state convention that meets late this month Jackson's closest op- i meeting an hour thin usual ponent Major Shanks of In- L avowed opponent ot the i the corporation and estate KIdn was many thousand votes a to I1 of the measure The showdown on the income schedule will come when the as a whole comes to a vote and those in charge of the measure sought iday to get finaly action or Republicans their conference were determined to re- place the Simmons income tax rates put into the by a insurgent tion with a compromise schedule Negotiations centered on the in- and additional aid was Unidentified Iff in Ends Life at Mon Thot to The May ers maneuvered today for the final decision on the income tax rates in the revenue as the many Returns from of the 3.409 precincts gave son Shanks E C Toner Anderson publisher Ora C Davis Terre Haute mayor Edgar D Bush former tenant governor and Elias of Indianapolis In he Democratic contests in- terest also centered in the nominee for governor and while Dr ton 13 of Indianapolis who headed the state ticket m the last election led in the contest it was soon apparent that he would tail cE a majority vote leaving the nomination to the state convention to be held later this month were cast by the Democrats on a presidential The only element of doubt over the contest nor during the night was due to ab- sence of results in Indianapolis where only a few precincts had re- ported a vote early todas porters of Jackson expressed con- that lie would carry the city thereby cinching the nomination Not only did the Klan issue hot up in the governorship race but also in some of the congressional contests and likewise in the race for county offices Kidnaped Babe Found Police Break Door to Secure Child la Tht Muscatine la May body of an unidentified man to have committed suicide was found at o'clock yesterday afternoon in willows between the railroad tracks and the Mississippi river about a quarter of a mile north of Montpelier by Joe Smith and Fred See who viero hunting mushrooms there Beside the body was found an old-fashioned pearl handled re- volver with three empty chambers Boys in that vicinity said that a few hours earlier they had heard three shots I The suicide was about 50 years old five feet ten inches tall and weighed about 190 pounds His hair was brown curly and streaked with gray It was first thought he might be Edward Vance sought for the murder of his Buffalo school teacher wife but authorities with a complete description ot Vance said he was not the man There were no identification marks upon the body or clothing except for an envelope addressed to a W Springfield Srass Kay of the Episcopal church north with the Episcopal church south waj fied by the Methodist general con today Amid wild applause Bishop W expected from members who F McDowell of Washington Ed Vance Wright care of Dr Brinkley Kans The envelope bore a return address Penney Wright flour and feed X Y and had been forwarded to Granville N Y This morning Penney Wright said they didn't know the man hut referred authorities to a N The men found the body claimed that there was a JUTLAND HERO SALVATIONIST SEAMAN LEADER odor of moonshine liquor about body and it is believed that the I suicide was the aftermath of an tended He had SSI in bills and currency in his pockets Only Two Wounds Only two bullet wounds were found on the body The fatal shot entered the left chest and there was a wound on the left side of the head but it had cut the scalp and was not serious A bloody handkerchief was found nearby and authorities advanced the theory that the man after he shot at his head attempted to wipe away the blood and then determined to end his life fired the second shot M E CHURCH NORTH AND WERE RATIFIED TODAY KEEPS UP CONTROVERSY Calls Officials of the Anti- Saloon League Politicians absent at the time tho Simmons schedule was adopted and from some Democrats on a compromise carrying the house rates with a maximum surtax of 37 Vj per cent Senator Jones Democrat Xew Mexico was open de- hato today with an explanation of liis substitute proposal for the cor- ALIENS GOME TO WORK US Washington May United States Is the land of opportunity but it is not a dumping ground Secretary of Labor Davis toW a conference of Republican women this afternoon characterized the the ten weeks old baby Don problem as one of the most stolen from her coach on Monday important to the country afternoon was found today m a ly to working classes lie de- West Philadelphia house in good dared that only 20 out of everi immigrants coming to the eluded his speech on the report submitted hy the special bion on unification Bif The New York May D G fork loon League ol Xew York and Dr moved that it be adopted and A C Hughes a delegate rom D C seconded tiie motion TAMMANY IS TO NAME SACHEM Will Meet Tomorrow to Choose Successor of Charles F Murphy Rlt The Xew York May u- committee of Tammany hull will meet to choose a cessor to the late F phy Decision to call the meeting is said to have caused in part the widening gap between condition The child was found at 5136 j United States come to work Warren street about a mile from I others he said come to work us to present a solid front to re- the home of the parents The Discussing problems confronting Smith's M em- was identified by Harry labor department the that he desired to clean up his father after the police hroke into tary said the number of strikes record without putting the house The found eminent to the expense and trouble I the child is to have of a trial m contesting the case I ted that she took the infant Insurgent Republicans Can Do as They Please has been lessened by better under- standing between employers their workmen Coolidge Stands Single Handed as of Conservatism PROBE DEATH OF MEN CRUSHED TO DEATH AT ALTOONA Goveinor Smith's boom was another bors of the in the MELLON BEATEN Radical Group from All Parties Are in Com- plete Control government doubts as to 1021 by The Democrat Wash ington May 7 Group government has replaced party All the power oC the in- surgent ans to do about as they please in the present of congress have been re- And i d c n t Coolidge possessed of the veto power as the handed champion of conservative regular Republican doctrine Taxation Plan Defeated The taxation plan of the secretary ot the treasury Mellon the treasury Andrew W Mellon now has been beaten in both the House and the Senate by a tion ot and insurgent The first test of the new ot the House on pagt BRING DIVORCE Mere Man Must Be Charry in Remarks in Talk with Wife DCS Moines la May jury composed of engineers and construction will be selected for the inquest tonight in- to the deaths of three men who were crushed under 20 tons of road building material near Altoona Monday Faulty construction of the bin which collapsed with rfs load was believed to be ble for the accident Funeral services for two of the men DongUs of Ames and Dale Layman a highway commission inspector were held here today hall arc reported still to have hope 1 Foley of Mr Murphy will consent to take the leadership If Foley to take the place it is understood his supporters suggest Judge G W of the court of general sessions Wm R Hearst who has been cor- ported to have inspired Mayor lan's statement opposing Foley's lection denies that he hail candidate By L Snw Washington May 7 Harsh words from husband to w ife i tho unaccompanied by blows con- cruelty in the eyes of the law and entitle the wife to relief according to a decision by Justice Van in thu court ot appeals yesterday Mrs Thelma church choir complained that her husband Romaine Wallenberg em in the Bureau of Standards referred to her as the servant in Dry AND HUMIDITY Noon 7 p.m 7 p.m day day day 72 Wet fin liel Humidity 00 74 Sunset today p m Sunrise tomorrow a m GREAT WELCOME GIVEN PRINCES OF THE CHURCH Cardinals Mundelein and Hayes Arrive in New York City Weither Forecasts Till 7 P M Thursday For Davenport Rock Island line and Cloudy and the and when she asked cooler tonight Thursday fair Heavy frost if sky clears early Thursday morning For Generally fair and Thursday Heavy frost tonight it sky clears Cooler in east and central portions rising Thursday in extreme for money for a new dross lie re- plied that Jie was not in habit of buying for servants Also he refused to buy coal for the house she said Justice Van sustained her of cruelty holding that it is sufficient if the in the absence of physical violence conduct which creates a of mind which operating on the physical system produces injury f vves: portion For Mostly cloudy night probably rain near Michigan cooler frost In west portion it sky clears day generally fair and continued cool Pu frett Chicago May delegation of 125 Catholic la men leave today for New York to welcome Cardinal Mundelein archbishop of Chicago on his return from Rome Friday On the arrival of the party in NPW York a tribute will he paid to Cardinal Hayes New York whose elevation to the was simultaneous with that of the Chicago prelate Nicholas Hurray Butler president Columbia university are con their controversy which started when Dr Butler denounced prohibition recently in a public ad- dress Council for the league wrote yes- to George K Morns lican state chairman and Charles D Hillos Republican national asking whether Dr Butler the views the Republican party Dr Butler countered with the re- mark in an that the of the league were tical politicians and that the lic be shocked when the courts eventually required the league to file an accounting as a political organization Mr said Mr Butler did not speak tor the party If the national tion should declare for ment New York Republicans stand behind the plank he added ff LE JOE CANNON IS 88 YEARS OF AGE Celebrates His Birthday at Home in Danville Bi The Danville la May Joe Cannon former speaker ot the house of representatives old today is spending the sary ot his birth quietly it his family the day being featured by the arrival home of his daughter Miss Helen Cannon after a several months sojourn in The venerable statesman his usual daily automobile ride and tonight a few of his old friends will spend the evening with him in a game of cards Questioned as to what particular kind of same be Uncle Joe replied it might be the kind that usually ended in a discussion of the of SNOWSTORM IS RAGING OVE WHOLE OF NORTH DAKOTA Kit Aberdeen S May storm was general over the ern part of South Dakota ing to reports received day More than an Inch of snow no indications tion Joe enjoys unusually good eais well and well and is usually seen on the downtown every day with friends and dropping in at his bank for an hour or so CONFERENCE ON THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN OPENS The Minneapolis May 7 National organizations vitally concerned with thr welfare of children joined today In second national con- ference on home education at tha University of Minnesota here un- der call of John J United States commissioner of education PATRICK O is one of the unheralded of the KicaL of tho World w ir off Jutland in He for- tuo months blown off tho of liom in Ireland but cd in Xew before the war has harl many in of Up just the f At my in Xew Yoi K city lie Ills he in be to work SIX COOLIDGE FOR DELAY IN ACTION Wants Putting Law ini Force Delayed Until f July 1926 NEEDED Hopes to Have an Agrees ment Reached with pan by That Time j Jlr The Washington May the in- of President the conferees on the immigration have reconsidered their de- on the Japanese exclusion provisions and will report a vision to make the exclusion March 1 1925 with the understanding that meantime a formal abrogation of the men's agreement will be tiated Prisoners Being Removed New Orleans to Place of Execution Itv New Orleans May men sentenced to be hanged were taken from the parish prison here early today on their journey to Amite a where the executions will place Washington May ad- light against the im- migration provision making Japanese exclusion effective July i 1 will Ue carried to the floor ot i senate and house when the j comes up for hnal action President Coolidge con- gressional leaders today he re- the date set as 100 soon to permit of the arrangements he wants to with lapan and steps were taken immediately afterwards to line those who with his to oppose acceptance ot the conference report Tha president favors March 1 as the effective date of liis exclusion provision and he ful that at a delay of a months beyond the date by finally lie agreed to by congress It was tho date which Mr They were escorted by a troop of I Coolidge suggested to the guard When Wai den Kenntson ed the condemned men early today to prepare the trip he found that Roy Leona of Brooklyn N Y had stabbed himself five times with a three inch dirk One ot the wounds penetrated his lung and is regarded as serious Leona con- fessed to the slaving ot Dallas mes who attempted to frustrate u bank robbery at Independence La three ago Natale of New Orleans who for more than a week has been acting insane refused to dress and prison attendants put clothes on him while he fought them off Andrea of Chicago would not awaken and was forcibly taken from his cot Joseph Giglio of eph Rocchio ot and Joseph Rim of Xew Orleans marched from their cells protesting they were ins to their death unjustly The men were handcuffed and shackled and marched to waiting patrol which took them to the depot where they wore placed on a train for the trip The men will be hold in the parish jail until Friday noon the execution are uled to take plate Condemned in Separate Cells Amite La Hay men sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Dallas reached here from New Orleans and were placed in individual cells in the parish prison they will re- main until the date nf the executions A crowd at the station and Tie manifestly was at the agreement of tna conference committee on July 1 of this year which was carried fn the hill as it passed house A considerable of Republic leaders may follow the lead in opposing the ence report but m the senate situation is more doubtful Fight on Conferees I As result of the discussion off house leaders with the president this morning it was indicated that determined fight was being in the house against the recommendation oC the conferees It was understood a move marte to postpone the effective dato for nine months at least The immigration was today for Hnal action by the and senate Tho various on JOHNSON BY HOME Returns So Far Received Give President Majority in Primary NORTH DAKOTA SLASHING THE PRICE OF rails S n May of bv President J H Cumbow ot the South In- dependent Oil Healers association that his group had not sanctioned a cnt in retail gasoline prices by independent companies two con- terns one here aud one iu lowered their price per lon 1 cent today The Sioux Kails firm rut its price from to 21 cents ihn Ion and the concern at began selling for cents also a 1 cent cut is eight tanks a sic points thruout he state ostensiblv foi use by vehicles but use as ing stations at IS cents the gallon if the price is not lowered according to the nor's request Dn Tie Francisco May night from presidential primary election the following from the state's precincts Johnson la May Elwell Youngstown Ohio who been announced as the winner 08 the prize in suggesting tha best name for a new magazine Coolidge McAdoo Democratic no preference 13 791 On tho foregoing tabulation the Coolidge ticket had a majority ot over the Johnson Fifty-two of the 58 counties are In the V anj sued today lived in Waterloo on recently He was employed by a engraving company as a cial artist and was known among his fellow workers and acquaint ances as an Inventor f He left here for v where be secured ment and then drilled on to luth
