The Rock Island Argus from Rock Island, Illinois • 1

THK MOCK I iMD AM The Veather Probably rain turning to snow and colder tonight. EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR NO. 135. ASSOCIATED Pit EM UNITED PRESS ROCK ISLAND, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1937 TWENTY-TWO PAGES. MEMBER AUDIT BtTkEAQ CIRCtTLATIOH PRICE FIVE CENTS.

Milan Bridge Lists as Abutment Gives Vay Chrysler Sift-Down Reported By Congressman As Settled; CHEERS AT QUIZ ON COURTS BILL ANGER SENATOR EIGHTEEN DIE IN BURNING BUS ON ROAD IN ILLINOIS President Confer ees to Agr Princeton University Head Calls Plan Step To-. ward Fascism. Passengers Are Skating Derby Contestants; Five Injured. I Gets Letter Threat i MICHIGAN MAN SENATORS ASK ROOSEVELT TO DO SOMETHING NEW PROPOSALS MADE OVERTURN NEAR SALEM SAYS TERMS TO BE TOLD LATER v. Washington, March 24.

(United Press.) Chairman F. Ash? urst threatened to order senate po- It 1 1 ,11 Governor Murphy Denies Texas Congressman Pushes Bill for Investigating Strikes. Truce Rached- at Conference. committee room of spectators today after sharp exchanges over President Roosevelt's ctfurt plan evoked outbursts by the Ashurst gave his warning when applause and cheering by spectators marked a disoute between Salem, 111., March 24. (Associated Press.) The Salem hospital today reported that they had been Informed 18 persons1 had been killed and five seriously injured when a special chartered bus crashed into a bridge abutment this afternoon two miles west of here and overturned.

Witnesses said the bus broke into flames immediately after the crash and fear was expressed that the death list might mount higher. Every available ambulance in the city was rushed to the scene. The hospital reported that five of the victims were brought in In a critical condition from burns. Tha dead were taken to funeral homes in the city. ROPER FLAYS TACTICS THRONG HOLDS RALLY Leaning at a dangerous angle, the bridge over the southernmost branch of Rock" river, between Rock Island and Milan today appeared likely to topple Into the water.

The above view was taken looking south across the damaged span. The south pier of the bridge was damaged in the recent Rock river flood and Jamming of ice, and there, has since been a gradual crumbling and washing away of the pier, causing the bridge to settle. (Argus photo), Miss Perkins Says Detroit Speakers at Mass Meeting Trouble 'Socially committee members during questioning of President Harold Dodds of Princeton university. Dodds opposed the Roosevelt court plan. The dispute broke out when Senator William Dieterich, Democrat, Illinois, charged Dodds was "not helping this committee at all" after the Princeton executive declined to suggest what sort at constitutional amendment he favored as a substitute for the court plan.

Senator Edward R. Burke, Democrat, Nebraska, protested Diete-rich's questioning, evoking applause from the audience. "It looks to me like the gallery Intimate Ford Com Charles Furcell, Salem newspa pany Is Next per man. estimated 20 persons had been killed and five seriously in FIRST MOVES TO Span Across Southernmost jured. AJlJTA MAT WONG.

Hpllywood. March 24. (Associated Press.) Maniacal extortion threats against the family of David O. Selznlck. film producer, and An Trucks and passing passenger automobiles were pressed into serv Branch of River Settling Washington.

March 24. (Associ as Washington, March 24. ice to bring the dead and Injured ated Press.) Informed senator na May Wong, Chinese actress. AscnriofoH Pros. into the city.

INGREASETAXES OF STATE MADE So terrific was tha Impact that were disclosed by district attorney's investigators today, Masonry at Pier Crumbles resentative Rabaut, 1 Demo sources said today President Roosevelt has sgreed to meet congressional leaders tor a discussion of the motor was thrown many feet clear of the wreckage. crat, Michigan, told the A note received by Miss Wong the sltdown strike situation when house today the Chrysler yesterday threatened to disfigure her for life and cripple her father unless she advanced $20,000 for he returns from Warm Springs, this week-end. Witness Phones Newspaper. St. Louis, March 24.

(Associ Majority Leader Robinson. Dem financing a motion picture. Captain ated Press.) Calvin Zimmerll, a automobile strike in Detroit had been settled; and that the settlement would be announced officially at 3 p. ra. At 2:45 o'clock this afternoon, Hennepin canal workers stationed at the Milan bridge house reported the southernmost span over Rock river was still settling and that it was about six feet down at the end where a pier is crumbling in the water.

Clyde Plummer said. Revenue Committee Will ocrat. Arkansas, previously had said a conference of congressional leaders would be necessary this week-end if the situation has not Another letter. Intended for Mrs. resident of St.

Louis, telephoned the Post-Dispatch from Salem, 111., today that he a burning overturned bus on United States highway 50, three milea west of Salem. David O. Selsnick. asked for $20,000 Rabaut limited his an Called 'Reflection on President Senator George McGlll, Democrat. Kansas, Joined in to say: "This witness has reflected on the president of the United States and, in a way, on the senate.

I reserve the right to question this witness as I see fit." Senator CarlA. Hatch, Democrat, New Mexico, supported Mc-GiU and the audience demonstrated rigorously. Ashurst, after assuring his committee colleagues they would allowed to continue questioning Dodds. warned the audience no more outbursts would be tolerated. Louis J.

Taber, master of the National Grange, testified as the Hunt New Methods of Assessing. nouncement to the house to cleared up" bv that time. He de The newspaper telephoned W. E. In unmarked bills on pain of bodily harm to her young son and to her father, who was not mentioned by name.

He is Louis B. Mayer, head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. the fact that he felt the statement was "news" to clined to confirm or deny the report of a conference with the president Johnson, a Salem reporter, who Emergency temporary repairs were started today on the south abutment of the southernmost bridge over Rock river between Rock Island and Milan, after the span tilted at a dangerous angle last night, causing cessation of traffic between the two cities on United States highway 67, beginning at 9,:30 p. m. Not even pedestrian travel is permitted.

which the members were en Those who said such a confer said only five persons escaped from tha bus, which was enroute from St. Louis with participants in a Believed to have been selected titled. Springfield. 111., March ence would be held reported that the president has agreed to meet aa a third victim of the extortion Later, he told reporters plot. Plummer said, was Dr.

E. J. leaders In response to numerous roller-skating derby completed here last night. request for them that ha inter chlropracter and Spanish-American war veteran. sociated Press.) On the trail of new taxes, the legislature hurried the creation of a special committee today to consider revision of the Illinois revenue'.

system. At toe Coliseum, where the derby Rubble masonry of ths stone through "financial circles.M vene In the situation. Mr. Roosevelt will arriva in Dr. Foots, who turned over to He said he had no Information was held, official! said 20 roller-skaters and two chauffeurs were Washington Saturday morning.

His day second witness opposing inn Judicial plan. Taber proposed eplltttngntha proposed court bill Plummer a threatenlnc note which abutment washed out due to high stages of Rock river of this and previous years. At the height the most recent flood a large Ice "It is evident that the present on the bus when tt left here. he said he also had received, was revenue sources are Inadequate," concerning details j. of the settlement but assumed they would be forthcoming with the formal announcement.

aids at warm Springs. said he would discuss the strike "along The accident occurred, Zimmerll held as a material witness. Ttie messasa commanded him to re floe lodged against the span. The said a joint resolution adopted by the senate after leaders of both with other matters with the lead Informed the Post-Dispatch, when tha bus sideswiped a culvert, turned ers. "Possibly they are being held up bridge today had settled three feet at the southeast corner.

ceive the money as Intermediary nil iwu jmiia. uumiii votes on5 the supreme court reorganisation and the changes proposed for the lower courts. He praised the Roosevelt administration's aid for agriculture but over on Its side and caught fire. He houses had conferred with Governor Horner, and hold it for further instructions Will Consider Investigation. Robinson's suggestion coincided for the benefit of the market, be added.

said both the driver and the relief quired to Jack up the bridge to that It may be used for vehicle travel, althought tt may be opened for pedestrian use tomorrow. Mr. Trelchler said. Conrad If. Schadt, Silvia, is the contractor In charge of this phase of the work.

O. P. Goeke, district highway engineer, and other, district highway representatives conferred on the work today at the bridge site. Was Inspected Yesterday. By coincidence, the bridge became impassable just a few hours after the site was visited yester- it he wisnea to survive.

As the governor held further ses Wallace Trelchler, county superintendent of highways, was directed by the stste division of with an announcement by Repre driver were thrown through the windshield. Adjoin mm Lansing. March 24. (Associated sions with appropriations sub-com sentative Dies, Democrat, Texas, Battle Snow and The relief driver, whose name highways to take charge of emerg mittees In an effort to balance the I1S.SS4.2S3 top-heavy budget, insisted that if any fundamental chants Is needed It should be effected by constitutional amendment rather than the court method. Zimmerll did not obtain, said the bus had been chartered to take the Press.) Governor Murphy's automotive strike conference adjourned at 1:30 until 3 o'clock this after Speaker Louie E.

Lewis said the that the house rules 'committee has arranged a hearing Wednesday on hi8 resolution for a sweeping investigation of the sit-down strike situation. house would promptly adopt the roller-skaters to a derby at Cin Sleet Storms in Northwest Area noon. Murphy's only comment was ency repairs. He said the abutment rests on solid rock, and that he expects the span can be jacked upright and made usable, pending permanent repairs. Four or five days will be re resolution to put five members of cinnati.

Ohio. that the conference so far has each house on the revenue Robinson said "conditions relat been satisfactory. None of tha (Continued on Page Two.) other conferees made any state Added income sources for the ing to the sit-down strike are approaching a crisis. If the situation ment. state government would make It Minneanolis.

March 24. (United does not clear up. in my judgment The governor denied that any unnecessary to slash the new budget. The administration expressed fear that the state's relief load would become heavier if the WPA It will be desirable for legislative authorities to confer about the end of this week." settlement had been reached, -and said there had been no communication between any one at the con Press.) Wind driven snow and sleet' swept across Minnesota and the Dakota today, crippling communication, grounding airplanes, impeding highway traffic and de 1 While the committee dispute wa raging, first administration comment appeared on Chief- Justice Charles Evans Hughes statement opposing enlargement of the supreme court. Attorney General Homer Cum-mings issued a 2-sentence statement saying: "The statement of the chief Justice is interesting.

I hope it will be given careful study, as it will be the subject of discussion as the debate goes on." Dr. Dodds testified before the eomraittee as opponents of the president's plan presented their third day of testimony attacking "I do not believe it would be CRASH FATAL TO FIVE; TWO HURT Freeport Man, Passenger in Orchestra Truck, Is Injured. ference and any one in 1 is curtailed. i helpful to attempt to. anticipate conclusions.

The recess taken here rame short- REOPEN MURDER INQUIRYOF 1 928 Body of Girl, 5, Found in Boiler 'Boogey Man Hunted. May Extend Sales Tax. The resolution, sponsored by laying trains. Additional snow was forecast for tonight and tomorrow. Frank i EL Gannett, publisher and chairman of a group opposing Iv after Representative Rabaut had "announced" in the national house of representatives that a settlement Hmtt now driven before wind James O.

Monroe of ColUnsville, senate revenue chairman, declared: President Roosevelt's supreme had been concluded. "The present tentative state bud (Continued on Page Two.) that blew in gusts up to 40 miles an hour, blanketed southeastern Minnnrta in a denth of more than When the conference here re get clearly indicates the need of establishing and determining new methods of obtaining revenue for the administration of the state's six finches and blocked secondary Today the proposal. Simultaneously, two senators advanced measures to remises or alter the Judiciary pro roads. Highway snow removal crewa were battling to keep main routes open. sumes, the governor said.

Homer Martin, president of the striking United Automobile Workers, and other union official may join tha discussions which this morning; brought -together Wslter P. Chrysler and John L. Lewis. governmental functions. Department Head to Speed Work on Span F.

Lynden Smith, director ol the Illinois department of public works and buildings, said at Springfield today that work on the damaged bridge across the southernmost branch of Rock river between Rock Island and. Milan will be speeded. In order to provide for early resumption of traffic In a telephone appeal to Mr. Smith. The Argus was assured that every means will be utilized at once to alleviate the condition which has virtually cut off the city from its primary trade area.

"We will rwph the work with all possible dispatch declared Mr. Smith, "because we well appreciate the seriousness of the situation with which Rock Island Is confronted in having its only direct highway approach cut off. The people of Rock Island may rest aasured that no time will be lost la remedying this situation." The most immediate question to Winnipeg, March 24. (United Press.) Search for the Vlrtn11v all telenhonlc and "boogey man" slayer of 5-year-old come before the revenue group will be whether the retail sales tax rate is to drop automatically to 2 per cent on May 1. gram, v-v Wheeler Proposes Law.

Senator Hatch "proposed amendment to the president's measure which would permit the number of supreme court Justice to fluctuate between nine and 15. telegraphic communication in northern South Dakota was crippled by the worst sleet storm in Seven Bosk te Lansing. Detroit. March 24. (Associated Austin, Texas, March 24.

(Associated Press.) Five persons were dead and two seriously Injured today after a collision yesterday between an automobile and a dance orchestra's truck. Two musicians and three passengers of the private car were killed. Another member of the orchestra, John H. Heldeu of Free port, HU was critically injured. The other person injured was a passenger In the car.

A witness to the crash said he was driving over a hill when the seven years. Damage was esti If that Is done, new revenues must replace it. Monroe's sugges- Press,) Seven officials of the United, Automobile Workers and tha Committee tor Industrial Organiza mated at $500,000. Highways were impassable in the north portion that stste. (Continued on Page Two.) senator i iuh rv.

vvueeier, ituiu-crat, Montana, foe of the plan. Introduced a bill to end child labor -i ii tion, some of them abandoning a Tha snowstorm extended across strike conference with Chrysler ina servo a muuet iur iar- most of North Dakota and into cor do ration executives, beaded this) Montana. afternoon for Lansing Mich reacuiag ana euuuuxuu; icgis lation. Temneratnrea tonnled to near orchestra truck passed him. At "Tnt amcnament would conform the same instant, ha said, a sedan zero levels In portions of tne norm- ja th as, mvuimm ftrnnriBort In th where Walter P.

Chrysler and John, L. Lewis were meeting with Governor Prank Murphy. Whether they wera to form a drove over the Incline and crashed west. Hardest bit hr the mow and president message but not incorporated In the- bill introduced." Hatch said. "The bill at present BOY'S KIDNAPER IIANGSIBELF Body of Slayer of Argen-.

tine Heir Found Hanging in Cell. union "board of strategy for dis sideways Into the truck, both vehicles then turning over several times. sleet were communities in oortn-ern South Dakota. United States cussions with Lewis, the O. chlftain.

was not disclosed. rhviv No. 12 was blocked ty Homer Martin. U. A.

W. A. pres CREW ABANDONS SHIP ririfta a-' Summit. Tha Dakota Heiden wss a former student at the University of Illinois, where he played with the Hall Macklin band, he was Injured In 1934 In an accident at Waco which claimed two Central company re ident, beaded the group which tarted for the state capital shortly (Continued on Page Two.) MISS EUSTICE HELD WITH SIX OTHERS ON KIDNAPING CHARGE ported 1.300 poles flown and lines Forty Take to Lifeboats After Ex- after noon. Others were Richard T.

Frankensteen and William Man (Continued on Page Two.) plosion oa Freighter. lives. The dead In yesterday's crash: ger, both international, otflcera; Adolph Germer. a I. O.

rep Honolulu, T. H- March 24. Santord Henry. Salt Lake City, Utah; Edgar Williamson of Ogden, HELEN TAYLOR OF FILMS CRITICALLY resentative, and George wuion, (United Press.) A radio message front the Panamanian line freighter Chicago. March z.

(Associated Utah, both musicians; Ed Davenport of Pallas, owner of tha sedan: O. E. Zimmerman and Charles Thomas, heads ol Chrysler local unions. Press.) The nocturnal ''marriage" Julia Johnson, for nine years a baffling mystery to authorities, was reopened today with discovery of the decomposed body of the child in a disused, rusted heating plant boiler. On April 25.

1928, Julia was playing In front of the modest home of her parents. She disappeared. Frantic widespread search followed. The parents recalled that three days prior to her disappearance the child ran sobbing to her mother with a story of a "boogey man" who "tried to get me." She described a man with a brownish grey beard and mustache. That was the only clue.

For nine years no trace of the child was found. YesteTday Wilfred Adamf entered the basement of at) old building into which he planned to move his work shop. He Inspected the rusted boiler. An apparent bundle of rags, stuffed In the boiler attracted his attention. He Investigated, The "bundle" was child's body.

Relatives of the missing child Identified clothing and a child's ball, found with the body, at belonging to the missing girL Tractor Concern Denies Defiance of CJ.0. Union Peoria. 111., March 24. (Associated Press.) Officials of the Caterpillar Tractor com pen denied today published reports that the compaony had refused to recognize the Committee for Industrial Organisation as the sole bargaining agency for Its 12,000 employes, A I. O.

field worker said he INJURED IN STUDIO Fijian today said there was a ter Bock Island. Crumbling of pier, causes sharp list in bridge over branch of Rock river. Augustan college choir to give Chicago concert May S. Robert P. Galbratth tells Republican meeting he will seek industrial development of city.

Tests to be made of farm soil in county. Jewish residents to begin observance of Passover on Friday. Blake Specialty company employes to get 10 per cent wage boost. Expect contract for Seven-: teenth street road job to be let this week. Final session of present county board to be held tomorrow.

Davenport. Federal district' court to convene April ft. Dr. Henry O. Hansen elected president of Iowa Optometrlc association, Paul Gerlscher to face charge of larceny of motor vehicle.

William M. Brandon candidate for Rotary club district governor. Walter Wlchelmann, 41, dlea; funeral Thursday. XoUnc. Judge Albert M.

Crampton and George A. Schrader, clerk, reelected to city court posts by margins of nearly 2 to Greater state support for schools urged by E. Rutting. Seventy-three St. Mary's parochial school pupils on honor roll.

EasTsfolIae. Mrs. N. A. Hanson named president of newly organized Red Cross chapter.

his negro chauffeur. Earl Roberts, and Donald Tarr of Kingsman rifle explosion la the forward hold Martin. Frankensteen and Ger poratlon counsel, to Miss Marguerite Eustlce drew nearer the mer conferred briefly with Lewis of the vessel and that Captain Al denouement today, with- seven prln Hollywood. March 84. (United Press.) Helen Taylor, dark-hatred here this morning, and the group was reported to hsve decided on Buenos Aires.

March 24. (United Press) Jose Gancedo, confessed kidnap-slsyer of 2-j ear-old Eugenlo Pereyra Iraola, heir to a vast cattle fortune, committed suicide In Jail early today, police said. Guards found him hanging In his cell at Dolores prison In Buenos Aires province when they changed shifts this morning. Ho had tied one end of his cloth saab, worn in place of a belt, to hia cell bars and the other around his neck. 4 Gancedo, an Itinerant ranch fred Parker and the crew of 40 were forced to abandon ship and county, Kansas, a pasaenger.

Driver in Sidney Snulh Death Crash Wins Suit ctpals held under bond on charges or kidnsplng. actress sister of Estelle Taylor, the trip to Lansing after a call from take to the lifeboats. Jack Dempsey'a former wife, lay tha bushy-browed labor leaaer. The wno auriDUiea ner The message was Intercepted by critically injured today In a Holly Vaanri mm th nrAllnilnarw hrr wood hospital as a result of a film trie united states coast guard cut Inc to approaching motherhood, ter Shoshone in mid-Pacific. It studio fall, and may be disabled for was held to the grand Jury yester said some of the members of the lite.

day along with her parents and Settlement Terj Sear. Asked If a settlement of the dispute that has left mora than eo.OOO Chrysler workers and soma 50.000 in other automotive plants tdla might be reached today, a spokesman for the group said he believed it was "verv near." crew were Injured but gave no de Chicago. March 24. (Associated Press.) Wendell Martin, 35, of Wasetka, was awarded $50,000 damages by a circuit court jury for Injuries suffered Oct. 20.

1935. near Harvard, 111.. In a motor accident tails. four other witnesses to the alleged -ceremony performed at Morrison, 111., early on the morning of Feb. 3.

The actress fell down a studio stairway and injured her spine. She has been a patient at Cedars of Lebanon hospital sine October worker, was held for trial for Position of the Fijian was given murdering the- child he confessed luring from Its playground in as five miles from Arutura Island, Felony Court Judge Frank in which Sidney Smith, cartoonist. Padden said O'Brien's midnight but her injuries were kept secret, at her request, so that her sctther front of th Iraola ranch near about one thousand miles from the Shoshone. It was assumed the Both Chrysler and Lewis had Qualified their acceptances of Gov was killed. The plaintiff, allowed the full amount of his suit against here.

i and sister should not know. Fijian, crew would bead for the is nde was, in me conns opinion, a "kidnaping." He added, however, did not believe any of the de Because of the social and polit executors of the Smith estate, con land in the lifeboats. ical prominence of the Iraola fam Finally learning of Helen's critical condition. Estelle rushed here from New York. She brought their tended he suffered a broken jaw and hip when his car was struck ily and the fact it was the first fendants wss a "professional kid naper." kidnaping of Ita kind in Argentina.

by Smith's machine. Most of the Fijian crew were reported to be orientals. The freighter left San Francisco March 2 for the South sea islands and Mel invalid mother, Mrs. Martha Hoy the case attracted International attention. lan, here to the sister's bedside.

Estelle planned to hurry back to ernor Murphy's invitation. The corporation chairman said he would "not be traded into a plan to remove tha striken. Ha reaffirmed the company's stand tt could not recognize any group as sole bargaining agency for Chiys-ler Lewis told the governor. Tour message suggests that I confer under duress." He told reporters mDBEBGHS CONTINUE TRIP. When found.

th child's body New Delhi. India, March 24. Bound over, with Miss Eustlce, on bonds ranging from 1500 to 12.500 were Dr. William Eustlce, dentist of Elizabeth, Mrs. Eustlce, George Casper of Elizabeth, Frank (Little Caruso) Penicara, It carried no passengers.

It was one of the boats that stood New York for radio work this was nude and It bore several (United Press.) Colonel and Mrs, bruises. The boy was kldnaned by the British motorship Silver- week. Injury has dogged Helen Taylor. was "confident of a final agree Charles A. Lindbergh left In their larch during Its recent fire.

airplane today for Karachi. They Feb. 25 and his body discovered in a cornfield near the ranch four Previously she wss painfully burned in a gas explosion at her ment." A meeting or workers last Monday night was adjourned until April ft. Early reports Indicated the Fijian said they may spend the night at James Norman and Joseph Abbata cola all of Chicago. days later.

was aoomeu. Joanour enroute. noma. (Continued on Page Two.).