West farmers push for high tariff to protect grain and wool
Washington report notes a shift in power to the western farming bloc backing high protection. It details how western farmers, hit by wool price drops, seek strong tariffs while eastern lawmakers fear loan repayments and export dynamics. CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Washington
Dolliver
Iowa
Payne-Aldrich
Taft
Aldrich
Senate
Nater
House
Rhode Island
America
Europe
East
Harvey
Ambassador Harvey
Germany
Lloyd George
Great Britain
France
Royal Signatures From Olden Times Come Cheaply Now
Auction in Philadelphia yesterday sold letters and documents signed by historic rulers for as little as 50 cents to $14. Louis XIII parchment fetched $1, Louis XIV parchment $3.75, and a papal brief from Pope Clement IX dated 1699 brought 50 cents. Benjamin Franklin’s essay on higrometers sold for $270, while Napoleon’s first signature went for $6 and a James I letter to the Earl of Tyrconnell brought $14.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Louis XIII
France
Louis XIV
Clement IX
Napoleon
James I
England
Earl of Tyronnel
Tokio Seeks Direct Settlement on Yap Issue
AP reports from Tokio May 27 that Japan has not sent a formal reply to Secretary Hughes on the mandate question. Japan plans a memorandum exchange to directly settle Yap tensions with the United States, aiming for cooperative accord and possible internationalization of affected cables.
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Associated Press
Japan
Washington
State Hughes
Yap
United States
America
Student Paralyzed by Fall From Bridge in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Ohio May 28 Victory Hogie a Mount Vernon high school graduate fell from the interurban bridge while mock speaking to classmates. He struck a cement platform and is paralyzed. It is believed his band touched a live wire. His mother, an aged widow, lost her eldest son in France during the War.
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Associated Press
Mount Vernon
Victory Hogie
Mount Vernon High School
Hogie
France
Bnai Birth Opens Convention in Des Moines Monday
Delegates from seven states and western Canada arrive in Des Moines for District Grand Lodge No. 6 of the Independent Order of Bnai Brynth convention to be held three days starting Monday Rabbi Samuel S Cohen of Chicago to deliver Memorial Day address Monday afternoon.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
States
Canada
Des ‘Moines
District Grand Lodge No. 6
Independent Order of B’nai B’rith
Samuel
Cohen
Chicago
Denies Report Air Maite Service Dead
Cheyenne Wyoming May 28 Reports that all men service between Omaha and San Francisco would be discontinued May 31 due to funds were denied by A R Dumpsy superintendent of the Omaha Salt Lake division No employees to be laid off in Cheyenne and the service would be continued
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Associated Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Town Bandit Leader Shot in Oklahoma City
James O'Keefe, alleged leader of the Le Mars gang, died in an Oklahoma City hospital after a fight over loot division. Reports reach Des Moines say he escaped Fort Madison last Christmas Day and was wounded by two bullets.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
James O’keefe
le Mars
Fort Madison
Oklahoma City
O’keefe
Weather outlook for Washington and central valleys
Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday issued by the weather bureau indicate below normal temperatures with occasional local showers across the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, the Rocky Mountain region, and the Platte valley in Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau Today
Upper
Mississippi
Missouri
Rocky Mountain
Platte Valley
Highway Weather Report from Iowa Cities 1927
Local showers followed by rapid drying improved highways overall. Northeast counties remain muddy and impassable. Forecast unsettled weather tonight and Sunday with seeds still muddy in several towns including Charles City Des Moines Marshalltown and Waverly.
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U.S Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Ta. Mary
Albert Lea
Minn
Algons
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Faribault
la Crosse
Wia
Mason City
Marshall Uptown
New Hampton
Postville
Wilson Asks if Nation Has Done Duty to Soldiers
Former President Woodrow Wilson, writing to The Stars and Stripes, asks whether the nation has fully fulfilled duties arising from World War I. He calls memorial duties essential and urges steps to address any omissions, noting Memorial Day’s renewed significance.
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Wilson
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
White House
the Stars and Stripes
Soligier
France
Citizens to Discuss Cars Versus Busses
Citizens Municipal league calls mass meeting Sunday afternoon at Greenwood Park Des Moines to debate Street Cars Versus Busses and a new streetcar franchise. Service curtailment persists as Des Moines City Railways defaults on equipment payments to General Electric.
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United Press
Des Moines
Citizens’ Municipal League
Transporta
Greenwood Park
Des Moines City Railways Company
General Electric Company
Mme Curie Resting Up at Pittsburgh
New York reports Mme Marie Curie and her two daughters arrived in Pittsburgh exhausted after functions honoring her. Friends say no alarm, but her planned cross continental tour that was to begin Wednesday is postponed.
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Mme. Curie
Pittsburgh
Associated Press
New York
Mme
Marie Curie
Altho
Five Ounce Increase Makes 10 Cent Loaf Bigger
Des Moines bakeries raised loaf size by five ounces without raising price citing lower flour costs. The May 28 change makes the 10 cent loaf larger while remaining at the same price across the city.
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Des Moines
United Press
Stillman Divorce Showdown Over Settlement Plan
AP reports in New York on May 23 that Anne Stillman released a letter from her lawyer outlining settlement terms in her divorce case with James Stillman. Proposals included recognizing Guy Stillman, ongoing life income, and residence abroad for five years, which Mrs. Stillman reportedly refused to accept.
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Associated Press
New York
Anne A. Stillman
James A.stillman
Mary
John B. Stanchield
Jlawryer
Guy Stillman
Stillman
Guy
Harding Faces Tug of War Over Food Bills
Washington D C May President Harding may face a clash between the old guard in Congress and a new farmer coalition over two key food policy bills. The grain exchanges regulation bill passed by the House and packer control legislation under consideration could shape the administration stance. Packers predict a veto while farmer groups press for stronger, more uniform requirements and amendments. The outcome hinges on whether the president backs the old guard or the farmer lawmakers in a vigorous tug of war.
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Herbert W. Walker
United Press
Suiff Garrespondent
Washington, D. C
Harding
Old Guard
New Farmer Group
Congress
House
Department of Agriculture
Associated Press
Agricultural Committee
Gray Silver
American Farm Bureau Federation
Charles A. Lyman
National Board of Farm Organizations
U S Grand Jury to Probe Building Graft and Profiteering
Chicago May 28 The United States district attorney Charles F Clyne announced a grand jury will be asked June 6 to investigate building graft profiteering and violations of the Sherman antitrust law. Agents are gathering evidence on lumber brick glass sand and gravel dealers.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Charles F. Clyne
United States District Attorney
Clyne
New York State Legislative Committee
Department, of Justice
British Indian Spy Hanged at Angora
Mustapha Sachir, a British Indian subject and former member of the Turkish delegation in London, was publicly hanged as a spy in Angora today after a Turkey-condemned trial.
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Tress
Angora
Mustapha Sachir
London
Parlament Saas
Turkey
Police Say Conway's Slayer Traced to Sioux City
Police traced the murderer of John Conway deputy marshal of Carroll to Sioux City and said he would be in custody soon. Conway was shot Saturday night in Carroll while attempting to arrest an alleged forger.
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United Press
Tres Moines
John Conway
Carroll
Sioux City
Conway
Motor Bandits Steal 20,000 Tomato Plants
In Oskaloosa on May 28 a gang stole twenty thousand tomato plants from the American canning plant. The plants were valued at cents each and the robbers were seen driving away in a large motor car.
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United Press
Oskaloosa. In
American Canning
Jaxgan to Represent West Virginia in War Debt Body
Paris May 28 Col Z A Logan today was appointed to represent the United States on the commission which will oversee Germanys reparations.
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Jaxgan
WV. S
United Press
Paris
Col
Z. A. Logan
United States
Germany
Waterloo Garners Honor at Dubuque UCT Convention
The Dubuque convention of the United Commercial Travelers of Iowa closed after three days with Waterloo represented by Grand Counselor elect A W McFarlane and other officers named. Oskaloosa will host the 1822 convention. A fish fry at Leiser's gardens capped the event Friday.
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Associated Yeast
Dubuque
Berges
Burlington
United Commercial Travelers of
OW. A. Downes
Spencer
Schippele
Sheldon
Sarset
Cedar Rapids
Grand Page
A. H W. Qushman
Keokuk
Grand — Sentinel
L. G. Moore
Fawcett
Leiser’s Gardens
Country Gradually Drying Out Says Kramer Before Senate
Washington May 28 The country is growing drier and enforcement of the Volstead act easier, said John F Kramer prohibition enforcement commissioner before the senate appropriations committee. He urged approval of emergency appropriations of 200 000 to the general deficiency bill, noting several states have passed enforcement laws improving the situation.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
John F. Kramer
Senate Appropriations Committee
Kramer
Edgar Guest’s Daughter Marjorie Dies at 14
Detroit poet Edgar A. Guest mourns as his daughter Marjorie aged 14 dies after a long tuberculosis illness. She had recently been sent west in hope of improving her health, breaking the poet’s家庭 of happiness with this loss.
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Edgar Guest
United Press
Detroit
Mich
Marjorie
Edgar A. Guest
State closes case in Barton killing trial
Kansas City, May 28. The state rested after Miss Hattie Lee Barton, sister of Florence Barton, testified. She identified her sister's clothing after the cross examination of Howard Winter, Florence Barton's fiancé and companion on the death ride, resumed.
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United Preas
Kansas City
Denzel Chester
Florence Barton
Hattie Lee Barton
Miss Barton
Howard Winter
Henderson Named State Printing Sup't
Des Moines Iowa May 28 Robert Henderson former state printer was elected superintendent of state printing by the state board yesterday. His salary was fixed at 3000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Robert Henderson
State Board
Waterloo Builders, Carpenters End Labor Tieup
Waterloo master builders and Slick Masons and Plasterers union sign wage agreement ending a three month industry tieup. Construction plans resume quickly including Roosevelt school bids opening June 21 and two extra stories on Walker & Remedy building. Carpenters seek nationwide arbitration as talks move forward.
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Waterloo Master Builders
Slick Masons and Plasterers’ International Union
Waterloo
Roosevelt School
John G. Miller
Walker &Remedy
Carpenters’ Union
Maeter
Allies May Divide Silesian Dilemma Into Three Parts
In Paris and aris reports the supreme council considers a plan to create three zones in Upper Silesia, allowing Polish and German authorities with Allied trusteeship. Italy backs the proposal while France signals opposition. British troops move to suppress Polish insurgents around Oppeln Kreuzburg.
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Silesa
Germany
France
Briand
Silesia
Poland
Oppeln
Cologne
Kreuzburg
Italy
Supreme Council
Tojdey
Council of Ambassadors
Upper
Dar
Federal Reserve Bank Accepts Automobile Paper in Kansas City
The Federal Reserve Bank of this district will accept automobile paper on the same basis as agricultural and other industrial paper. A E Ramsay, chairman of the governors, announced that high grade solvent automobile paper is being accepted, especially if presented by member banks not borrowing excessively. The bank will consider commercial and industrial paper with proper financial statements.
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Federal Bank
Kansas City
United Press
Federal Reserve Bank
A. E. Ramsay
Paesrt. of Governors
Toay
Ramsay
Two Men Killed When Shaft Bucket Drops
Two men were instantly killed and another seriously injured today when a cable drawing a bucket used to haul iron ore at the Monongahela mine slipped, throwing the riders to the shaft bottom. A fourth man in the bucket was uninjured.
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Associated Press
Monongahela
850 Million Gold Marks March on Paris from Berlin
Germany completes its first war payments en route to Paris. Heavily guarded messengers carry twenty treasury bonds of ten million dollars each, totaling 4000000 goldmarks, marking the initial payment of 1,000,000,000 marks. Cabinet shifts to disarmament provisions and Bavarian civic guard demobilization.
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Paris
Berlin
United Press
Germany
Treasury
iThis
Bodies of Hudson Soldiers to Be Returned June 2
Hudson Iowa May 28 Special Bodies of Clarence Gibson son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Gibson and Pvt Shepard son of Mr and Mrs Richard Shepard will arrive at Hoboken June 2 The funeral at this place will be in charge of the American Legion post and held there
Navy Flier Killed at San Diego Field
The navy reports Lieut. George T. Roe of Boston Massachusetts was killed and Chief Machinist's Mate James P. Duchery of Virginia was seriously injured when their airplane fell 506 feet and crashed at North Island in San Diego California today May 28.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Cal
George T. Roe
Boston
Mats
Navy Or
James P. Duchery
Virginia
North Island
Christian K. Preus Dies in Decorah President of Lutheran College
Decorah Iowa May 28 Christian K Preus president of the Norwegian Lutheran college of Decorah and father of Gov J A O Praut of Minnesota died suddenly this morning from heart trouble Funeral arrangements will be announced by the college officials
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Associated Presa
Decorah
Christian K. Preus
Norwegian Lutheran College of Decorah
Gov
J. A. O Praut
Minnesota
Snow and Weather Notes. Benson Woman Dies in Iowa
May 28 reports light snow in Montana with heaviest falls in mountains and Yellow stone area after rain. Mrs Anna Peterson 72 dies at her Cedar Falls home after long illness, survived by three daughters and a brother. In Chicago first game features St Louis vs Chicago with Batteries Schul and Vaughn.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
Montana
Yellowstone
Weather Bureau
Benson
Cedar Falls
Anna Peterson
Rive
Chicago
St. Louis
Chicago Batteries
Sehuy Vaughn
Killik
France Remembers Dead Soldiers Memorial Day
American soldiers killed in Europe will be honored Monday with wreaths on over 55 000 graves in France Britain Italy and Belgium. Memorial services will be held at Suresnes Romagne Belleau and Bony with Marshal Petain and other leaders speaking.
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United Dress Star
Paris
Europe
American Legion
France
Great Britain
Italy
Belgium
Suresnes
Romagne
Belleau
Bony
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Amiens
Chaumont
Langres
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Sezanne
Vilry le-Francois
Newschaten
Ville le Mans
Lafayette
Harding
Washington, D. C
Arlington Memorial
Washington
America
Pohick
Wilson
White House
Stars and Stripes
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