The Muscatine Journal from Muscatine, Iowa • 1

SGATINE JOURNAL MU THE Associated Press and NEA Service Older Than the State of Iowa AND NEWS TRIBUNE PRICE FIVE CENTS FOURTEEN PAGES MUSCATINE, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1931 ESTABLISHED 1840 Held Missing Pilot, Mother Gets in 6 6Tomy 9 Mwdeics Four-Year Sentence XT- (s (A Ik- Here Is a picture of Parker D. (Shorty) Cramer, who is missing on his trail-blazing arctic flight to Denmark, and his mother. Mrs. Fannie D. Cramer; Hia mother is waiting anxiously at Clarion, Pa, as planes are scouring the Atlantic in search of him and his seaplane.

AH Hope Abandoned for Parker Cramer NO. 191 "LEGS' DIAMOND. fs Corn i Bathaged by Dry Weather Km Des Moines AP Scarcely any, place In Iowa reports prospects for a "bumper corn crop," Charles D. Reed, meteorologist, said in his Iowa weather and crop bulletin today. "Usually there are favored localities somewhere in the state even In an adverse; season," he said.

"Ear worms are attacking the corn quite generally and In the aggregate are causing more damage than grasshoppers, which are more localized." i He said that while recent rftins have freshened jthe appearance of corn northern Iowa, and along the Missouri as viewed? from the roadside, a careful field shows many barren stalk and? much permanent damage to the ears that are Bet. Silo Filling Commenced. It Is now too late for further shooting of ears. Silo filling ha begun "early. Many localities in northern Iowa report indications of half a corn crop or less.

I Reports received from hundreds of crop reporters as of date Aug 1, indicate an average yield for the state of 37 bushels an acre, which is a reduction of about 50,000.000 bushels from the time corn was at its best about the middle of July. The bulk of the corn is In the roasting ear stage, though a little of the earliest has Reached the glaze or denting stages! Oats Crop Poor One. Threshing has been completed in many localities. While the (Continued On Page 8, Con. 2) -r- H- Two Are Hurt as Cars Collide Two persons escaped with only slight injuries early Tuesday night when driven by Miss Helen Molls, Iowa avenue, and Raymond Whittaker.

Lucas street, collided at Fourth and Walnut streets. Whittaker was cut on the face and hands, Emery Beverlin, rural route No- 1, a passenger, suffered cuts on the face, and Raymond Whittaker, escaped withput injury, although pinned under the car which overturned. The Ford roadster in which they were riding was badly The three were taken to the office of Dr.fE, B. Fulliam, where their injuries were attended. Damage to the Molls car was slight, i A car driven by Art Hoefflin suffered damage" to headlights when it collided with a city coach at Mulberry and Fifth streets Tuesday night, according 6 a report given to police.

Diamomd miswBssnssisisisiiiiws imm nwi iwn ir nrmmTi ttti -fsl Bering Sea Hop Facing Lindberghs Expect to Start on Flight From Nome Thursday. Nome, Alaska (AP) A "good ham," about the highest compliment a veteran radio man can give an amateur, waa the description of operators here today of Mrs. Charlea A. Lindbergh, who operates the wireless set for the Orient-bound pair. All operators along northwest-era Alaska said her Signals were received "clear and nice and that she had a smooth hand for sending; and was adept at receiving.

Nome. Alaska AP) Facing the most hazardous part of their 7,000 mile flight to the Orient, Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh today prepared for a 1,067 mile hop across th foggy waters Of the Bering The flying couple wrought their pontooned monoplane down at Safety bay.

21 miles east of hers, at 10.40 a. m. (3:40 p. m. iowa time) Tuesday 'after a 100 mile flight from 8hlamaref, on Kotze-bue sound, where they were forced down by fog late Monday night on their Point Barrow-Nome hop, Going to Siberia.

-Colonel Lindbergh said he? ex pected to remain in Noma today and tonight, and that weather permitting, he would continue to Karaginsk, Siberia; i Thursday morning. -1, Extensive plans for entertaining (Continued On Page 8, Col. 6) Ask Punishment of U. S. Fliers Japanese Greatly Stirred by Herndon-Pangborn Incident.

I Tokyo. (AP) Patriotic so cieties and reactionary individuals clamored today for the punish ment of Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, American aviators for taking photographs while fly lng over Japanese territory. The two men appeared before the public procurator for further questioning, smiling but tense. Examiners questioned Pangborn about flying experience, parti cularly that during his sendee In the American army. Foreign Officials Intercede Foreign officials were reported to nave, uuten a nana in ine in vestigation by suggesting the judiciary show leniency but the war department was said to have adopted a different view.

Reactionaries sent a i delegation to the procurator's office urging drastic punishment. I The! Black Dragon com posed of patriots, called meetings avowedly to start a nation-wide movement urging the law be al lowed to take its course. Filers Deny Charge. Several vernacular newspapers said the procurator had establish' ed to i his satisfaction the photo graphing of a fortified zone by the fliera was preconceived and inten tional4 This was denied by Pang born and Herndon. The fliers took the pictures with a motion picture camera while flying from Khabarovsk, Siberia, to Tokyo, after they had abandon ed.

their projected world speed flight in favor of beginning here an attempted non-stop zngnt across the Pacific; I Martial Law Bloody Purse. Bullet Are Clues in Slaying. Ann Arbor. Mich. (AP) With a bloodstained purse and at caliber bullet as slender authorities today attempted to reconstruct the slaying early Tues day of two boys and two girls on a tree lined country road 12 miles southeast of here.

Four persona' were arrested Tuesday night and. today but two of them were released alter mixing statements to Sheriff Jacob B. Andres. The identity ox ins two who were released was not re- vealed. Two others, Paul Keene.

49, and his brbtber, Lawrence, 53, still are in custody. Dr. Hubert w. Emerson, direc tor of the Pacteur institute of the University of Michigan, today re ported the discovery -of stains or human blood on a club found in the possession of the Keens VVi! Traoed to Milan Restaurant. Attemntlnsr to traca ths move- ments of ths four young people between ths time they dropped oirt of sight In Ypsllantl and ths d(i- covery of their bodies in tns ourn- tag automobile, deputy i sneruis learned today tnat ins two coup.es were In a restaurant at Aiuan, a miles south of YpsUantL between 2 and o'clock Tuesday morning.

Norman England, waiter in ths restaurant, said ths boys and girls were in the restaurant about that time ana sv with them. I Police Reconstruct Slaying. As investigators attempted to reconstruct the slayings, tney adopted ths theory that ths four victims, Thomas Wheatiey 16, of near Denton; Harry Lor, la, of YpsUantL and Vivian Gold, id, and Anna May Harrison, 16, both (Continued On Page 8, CoL 4), Richey Re Grave State Murder, Suspect on Hunger Strike; Guarded to ire- vent Suidde. Beltsvinr that Herman Richey, said to be a former Muscatine res- ment, wno is Rock Island county jail on a chargs of rnurderlng Phil uoos- sens last weea, is on a nungcr strike. Rock Island authorities were preparing today to resort to forced feeding to safeguard Ws health.

Richey and Everett 1 Ross of Muscatine, with their wives, were arrested In a rooming house at St Joseph, Mo, Aug. 6 and returned to Rock Island wners tns two men are facing trial for ths murder of Goosens, Rock River resort proprietor. Richey has taken only a small quantity of milk sines his two-story piungs head first down the stairway shaft of ths Rock Island jail Saturday morning in. an attempt to kill himself. Attending physicians report Richey Improving from the bullet wounds and ths skull fracture but state his condition Is still grave and his recovery In ths balance.

Pneumonia set In Saturday but has been checked. J1 Richey lung, punctured by a bullet. Is In such condition that he could not stand an operation. Hs Is being guarded day and night to prevent further suicidal attempts. Cannon Petition Refused by Court Washington (AP) Tha way was cleared for further Investigation of Bishop James Cannon.

Jrs. political activities today when Justice Cox in the District of Columbia supreme court dismissed Bishop Cannon's petition to restrain the senate campaign fund committee from further inquiry into the 1928 Virginia campaign. POOR PA srr cluzb CAUUuf -Ma was gettln' better was the reason I quit gom to the hospital so often to see her. but she says It was because she let that young nurse go an got an old one," (CoprirM. rssa rvfeusrers 8ywM- ported mMimml i Notorious Gang Chief Faces Term in Prison.

'New York. (AP) Jack (Left) Diamond waa sentenced in fsdsral court today to four years Imprisonment and fined $11,000 for violation of the prohibition law. 1 Despite the fact Diamond waa one of New York' moil publicized gang- figures his conviction last week together with Paul Quat- i roc cm marxea wt iirt ume actually had faced a prison sentence. He was ctl victed on charges of conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law and ownership of 1.300 gallon applejack still In Greene county. New York.

Ordered to Atlanta. Sentence was imposed by Federal Judge Richard J. Hopkins of Kansas. He ordered that Diamond serve his sentence at the federal penitentiary at Atlanta. Counsel for Paul Quattroccbi moved that the conviction of Quat-trocchl be set aside on the ground that an effort had been made by for Diamond's counsel, to influ ence certain persons against Quattroccbi and In favor of Dla-'mond.

i Quattroochl Gets 2 Years. Judge Hopkins denied the motion and sentenced Quattroccbi to two years at Atlanta and to pay fine of $5,000. Ranlvinr tn th ttm.nt that Green, who is under ball of charges of attempting to influence the testimony of i witnesses, Judge Hopkins said: "Several witnesses came to me after testifying and said efforts had been made to get them to change their testimony, but no one of them said that any efof rt had been made to Influence them The mo- uon, mv.oiore, is uemeu. Damon Give Notice Appeal. When Diamond was called for sentence, he shook his head in answer to the court's question if he had anything to say.

Diamond's attorneys then of- ball pending an appeal, which they said would be filed within the 50 day limit. court fixed ball pending appeal at $15,000 for Diamond and at $7,500 for Quattrocchl. The bonds were posted. City Is Ready for Chautauqua Tent Erected and Furnish- Ings Ready for In-. stallation.

With the big tent erected, the grounds in good condition and the platform and tent furnishings on band, everything was in read Iness this afternoon for the opening of Muscatine's 1931 Chautauqua course on the Jefferson school grounds Thursday: Junior town, which proved one of the most successful phases of the Chautauqua program when Inaugrated a year ago, will be formed Thursday morning. A meeting of all children of the city who are eligible will be held at the grounds at 10 o'clock a. Thursday. Organization under the Junior leader and Mrs. W.

Hendriks, chairman of the Junior course, will be started immediately. The senior program, opening at 2:30 Thursday afternoon, will feature Booth Tarkington's play, "The Intimate Strangers," to be enacted by the Bergmann players. The same group win present "The Big Pond," a comedy, at 7:30 Thursday night. AUNT HET rr robkrt auruxN "1 know. I'm a but I ain't sever gone' to visit kin-folks because it waa too hot do my own cookln' at 1930.

rubnsnera SrndW est.) Rail Crash of Injuries Andrew C. Weiss Dead as Result of Ac cident. Inluries suffered early Tuesday morning near Bayfield ifli a railroad crossing accident caused the death at 8:45 p. m. Tuesday of Andrew Christian Weiss, 43, Lake township farmer.

Mr. Weiss.j driving a truck, was hit by a westbound Rock Island passenger train. He was rendered unconscious by the impact, which demolished the truck. He was brought to Hershey hospital, where death occurred. Mr.

Weiss failed to regain consciousness. He Suffered a concussion of the brain, severe cuts on- the face and fractured ribs, and other Injuries. Mr. Weiss was born Jan. 27, 1888 at Lone Tree.

He was a son of i Philip and Rosina Kaufman Weiss. At an early age he moved jto Atalissa, and for the pap 14 years has lived in Lake townshijp. He married Miss Martha Mag-dalena Frenzel at Moscow, Dec. 25, il9li 4 Mr. Weiss was a member of the Atilissa Lutheran church.

Survljving In addition to the widow fare three sons and two daughters, Elmer. Clarence, Glenn. JjEdith and Pearl, all at home; hiB mother, Mrs. Rosina Weiss of Atalissa; three brothers, AlberUGeorea and Walter Weiss all of Atalissa; and three sisters, Mrs. Ernest Geertz, West Liberty, Mrs.

John Marolf. Moscow, and Mrs. William Marten, MuBcatine. One son, Harry, who died two years ago, a brother Leonard, who died Juy U. 1926 and his father, who died nearly eight years ago, preceded him In death.

The eody was taken to theirome from the Wittlch Funeral home late' this afternoon. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 Friday at the home and at 2 o'clock from Zlon Lutheran church. Burial wiD be in Greenwood cemetery. Fvfneral services will be conducted at 2 p. m.

Friday at Zlon Lutherain church by the Rev. John Haef next. Burial will be at Greenwood cemetery. The Wittlch Funeral fiome is in charge of arrangements. Melon Tour to Be Held on Aug.

16 Truck Growers Hill uet Chance to Observe 1 i Progress Made. Truck growers of southeastern Iowa will have an opportunity to see ths progress being made by the Iowa agricultural experiment station; of Iowa State college, Ames, in the development of the wll resistant melons when a melon Itour is conducted Sunday, Aug. IS. Improvements in other truck crops and cultural methods will also be stressed on the tour. Letteirs, announcing the schedule, will be mailed out to Muscatine county farmers and others interested Thursday.

The tour will begin at the Cones-ville laboratory where most of the experimental work has been carried on. starting at 9 o'clock Sunday morning. From there the delegation iwUl go to the George Brown Sfafm to inspect the commercial! field where the Dixie Btlle aid Pride of Muscatine, two (Continued On Page 8, Col. 3) cago Aug. 31.

and are expected to consume about three weeks. About 10 days of argument are to be heard by the full commission here before pie study looking to a decision is undertaken. The railroad commissions of North South Dakota, Iowa, Ksnsas, Minnesota and Nebraska asserted a financial "emergency waa not sufficient ground for action by the' commission. They asked that, instead, the commission raise such tariffs as were necessary through altering, ratss prescribed in the general investigation made under I the Hoch-Smith resolution, which provided that the commission should investigate all rates of the country and revise them where necessary with special jareference to assisting agriculture. Victim Dies i "i i VTVTAN GOLD ANNA HARRISON i i BeBeved'to hav been' sur--prlsed 1 by" "jpettlng party bandits" while sitting in a parked car near YpslIantL MIcJk, these two Cleveland, OJ, girls Vivian Gold and Anna Harrison, both 16, and their Harry Lore, 17, and i Thomas Wheatley, 18, Ypsllantl high school students were beaten and mur-.

dored. The four bodies were thrown Into the car, gasoline poured over them and a torch applied. Two Iowans Are Infected by Anthrax (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.) Two oersons contracted an thrax I Wednesday, 200 head of livestock were said to have died of ths disease in Harrison county and 15 farms were under quaran One. i i Although Dr. Peter Malcolm of the division of animal husbandry had stated be believed the disease under; control, reports of.

new cases were received Tuesday from r-jiiifnrniii. Junction six miles to the west of Missouri Valley. The' disease first was discovered nMr Modale. northwest of Mis souri TVsllev. Secretarv of A ert culture Mark G.

Thornburg said he expected a report on the extent of the outbreak: from Dr. Malcolm Wetlnea- day. Dr.) John Luetb. of Council (Continued On Page 8, Col. 3) Postmaster McKee Undergoes Operation Postmaster W.

S. McKee. 202 Houser street, was "admitted to Belleyue hospital Tuesday and today underwent an operation for His condition was reported satisfac tory today. May Come down was outlined to Governor Sterling Tuesday by Charles West, representative of Gov. W.

H. Murray of Murray last Tuesday closed down the state's prorated oil fields because the price was not raised to 11 a barm. The shutdown Still is on but except for one offer of $1 a barrel for a limited supply of crude, the top price is still 52 cents. Operators meeting Tuesday night in Dallas voted to urge the governor to call out troops if necessary. In Kansas, operators stul under consideration an ultimatum of the public service commission to boost crude oil i prices to 60 cents a barrel or to face a state bearing to determine the advisability of a shutdown order, Search for Flier to Continue for Two More Days.

Copenhagen, Denmark (AP) The American flier, Parker Cramer, and his radio operator, Oliver Pacquette, missing since Sunday on a hop from the Shetland; Islands to i were virtually given up for lost today but the search will continue for two days. The Danish survey ship Island Falk, aided by two seaplanes, was extending its efforts Over. the whole of the western coast of Jut land In the hope the airmen had come down in an isolated spot. Danish. Norwegian "and British vessels tombed the waters I be tween the Skaw and the southern coast of Norway Tuesday without avail.

4 Plans To Go Forward, i Cleveland (AP) Local backers of Pilot Parker unreported for three days on a flight from the Shetland Islands to Copenhagen, said today that whatever the outcome of his pioneering flight: "we are proceeding. With our original plans," looking toi establishment of a far north trans-Atlantic air route. "Naturally we are apprehensive because no word has been received from Cramer and Pacquette, his radio operator," said Edwin Thompson, president of Trans-American Airlines corporation. "However, until we learn otherwise, we still hold hope that they turned back to some uninhabited islad, landed safetly in a fiord along the Norwegian coast! or were picked up by a vessel un equipped with radio, in me meantime we are making every effort through our Danish depresenta-tlves to locate them. Cylinder May Be Clue.

London (AP) A foot-long cylinder, 4 inches in diameter and painted grey was discovered in (Continued On Page 8, Con. 2) Hit-Run Driver Causes Crash Clifford Greenwald Has Narrow Escape in Mulberry Collision. Clifford Greenwald, 207 Dolliver street, escaped injury but his Ford tudor sedan was 'j damaged considerably when struck by a "hit and run" driver on Mulberry avenue at Eleventh; street Tuesday night. The driver of the other car, a large one, speeded on after the crash, turping off the Bghta 4 the car to prevent his number being taken. Greenwald re port ea.

One back wheel of the Green wald car was broken and a fen der and bumper were amashed in the accident. Greenwald, driving down Mulberry, was turning off at Eleventh when his car was struck. c52fe Weather Iowa Fair tonirht and probably Thursday; slightly warmer tonight except in the extreme southeast portion; warmer Thursday. UUnois Fair tonight and Thursday; not so cool tonight in extreme northwest portion; somewhat warmer Thursday. BJver Stages.

St. Paul L4. fall 0.1. Dubuque 0.1, no Davenport JQA. fan 0-X Keokuk 1.0, fall 92, Beverly Hills, Calif.

Here Is what the prohibition director decided about this pressed grape bricks you've been reading so much about. "They will turn to wine If handled poperly but; it's not illegal to "buy 'em. We would have to prove that he was going to handle 'em properly." -I "Well, that's fine. That a gal, Mabel, and I hope you get the government loan. By the way, few bricks would reach me af above address, only mind you lor paving'and' heaving purposes.

I got a cat on my back fence I want to throw 'vo at. Of course, if they turn to wine before I hit him I will be disappointed and humiliated be) ond words because the cat don't like wine. Send instructions what to do in case I make up with the cat. fll.lllMt8H.l. Cuban Army Bea ts Back Rebel Drive Havana (AP) The revolution ary movement swung back to wards Havsna today as the Insurgents turned their ef ortsi to the destruction of natural resources, The police" said a group of reb els had attempted to blow up the water reservoir, at Regis, just across the bay from the capital, but were driven off by loyalist sol diers.

Another band was said to have tried to fire the storage tank of the Shell Oil company in the sub urb of Luyano but fled under hail of police bullets. Manv Killed and Wounded. Government officers confirmed dispatches from Pinar Del Rio nrovince savine 14 rebels were killed and 19 wounded in sharp en rarements Tuesday with army forces. In the Los PalaGos section, it was said, a detachment under f.Tt- Rrwinifn Chlnl surnriscd rebels and slew four, among them Gen. Francisco Peraz, 83-year-old veteran of three former revola tions.

The Peraza family in Ha vana, however, denied he had been killed. i At Artemlsa three Infantry (Continued On Page 8, Con. 2) Eastern Men Bay Chicago Daily News Chicago (AP Contiol of the Chicago Daily News was purchased today from the executors of the Walter A. Strong estate bj Frank Knox, publisher of the Manchester, N. Union Leader, and Theodore T.

Ellis of Worcester, Mass, manufacturer and former publisher of the Worcester Telegram Gazette, Mr. Knox assumed his duties today as president and publisher of the News. Mr. Ellis will be vice president of the corporation and a member of its board of directors. Mr.

Storne. publisher the hnewspaper since the death of Vic tor Lawsos, died of a. heart attack May 10. leaving disposition fof his estate to the discretion of three executors: his widow, Josephine Haviland Strong; Laird BelL his personal attorney, and Holman Pettibcne, president of the Chicago Title and Trust company. jf Rate Increase Decision I Expected Late in October in Texas Oil Price War 4 Austin.

Tex. (AP) Texas todayl faced a possibility of martial law to effect curtailment of oil nroduction in the great east Texas' field as the legislature began the last day of its special session called to relieve the overproduction situation i Gov, Ross S. Sterling, whose oil conservation program waa turned down by the legislators, said martial law would be his last resort but indicated he would not hesitate to use it if satisfactory legislation was not forthcoming. A compromise bill, drafted in committee meetings late Tuesday night I and early today, was seen by oil men as a possible solution of the problem. The! possibility of use of martial i law to effect a production Washington (AP) The attempt of representatives of regulatory commissions from six western states to have the hearings on the railroads application for a 15 per cent increase in-freight rates terminated was "todsy in a ruling handed down by Commissioner Meyer.

1 Washington (AP)-4The Interstate Commerce commission is expected to conclude hearings and argument on the railroads application' for a 15 per cent freight rat increase in time to hand down a decision by late October. holdingi hearings in various sections of the Country, 'the commission is expediting proceedings. Final hearings are to open in Chi- 1 i' '4-.