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THR-WBATHER- rTODAVS'COTTON TOTED PRESS Leased "Wire AlJCBXjnossTbTjTniTn tontsThf fTti urs- Good Strict Wtddrhig Middling dsy fstr; sjig frtly colder tonight in -wast pnr. v. v. v. 1 1 i Men; moderate southwest and wt winds.

Service (Issued Dally and Sunday Morning Br Con-nlirUled Inblthln CoJ VOL 45 NO. 124. Dally and Sander too a rnpv nail and Santa -ton -C A Wl I ANMSTOM ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 23. .1 927.

PRICE: noun THIRTEEN HUNDRED U. S. MARINES ARE REPORTED NEAR SHANGHAI PORT DEADLOCK ON BOULDER DAM KEEPS SENATE IN SESSION THROUGH NIGHT HOUSE PASSES BILL FOR CAMP APPROPRIATION Dr. Welch WW Attend orthexistern Division Medical Meeting Here Startling Revelations Promised By LaGugrdih in Impeachment Trial State Health Officer To Be Heard By Physicians At Convention PLIU'S Troops Aboard Transport Chaumont Said To Be Only 18 Hours Away STRIKE SITUATION GROWS LESS TENSE SEVERAL THOUSANDS Kt-TIRXLG TO WORK. POUCE Si; CROWDS flee AFTKK VIII I.INf.

OK CITY Br H. KHAN CIS 5I1SSELWITZ lulled I'rM Staff Correnonlcul Shanghai. Feb. 23. Thirteen 'hundred ulled Male marines nlxiiiiil the lransMrt (liaiiniont tiiilii) were roiMirted within alHut IS hour-' Mcamiiiic distance of Shanghai.

Strict guard mi maintained might iff the International -rt-tlemcnt and In the i'rrmh The general tl-uiiliiin in -til indft) and tLclcton mail dcliici wat maintained this nriernoon. Po-lire said 25.000 of tile HMMHHI or strikers returned lo work, striker had participated In few disturbances today at the mill--or ebelirre and there had been no riots, It -KffiB- the. -marines wolu" remain aboard the Chaumont unless i he situation changed. Excited cro is filled the Nan-k-iriK road and other thoroughfares of Sruuishal all last night after the bombardment of the city by tha Chinese putihoals. The city was calmer today as the most powerful of the northern Chinese war lords AGED WOMAN FIRINGr AT PROWLERS DROPS DEAD FROM SHOCK llarrlnian, Feb.

23. United I'ressl lla tinir Iwrn frlghtewd sceral times at night ny prowlers aorand her home, Mrs. Emnm Ilgman. 77. consulted officers and was dlrd to fire Into llie durknrse If disturbed again.

It night she heard nolea outside and shot twk-e, but fell dead on the snot from the shock. United States Steel And Baldwin Locomotive Set New High Records New Tork. Feb. 21. (United Press) The stock market plunged Into another wild opening session a ben -it resumed after the ngiton'a birthday holiday todays in the first hour spirited trading drove United States Steel and Bald win f.etnotlve.-twrteadlng atocka.

p. to prlcea which were the high est in history. Bteel sold up to 10 later losing 1-S. The' blgh'price' of'the first hour was a net gain of two points since Monday. Baldwin changed hands at a gain of, 4 1-2 points for the first hour's trad lng.

STOCKS SI i iBSo Measure Providing For McClellan Buildings Goes To Senate SEEN STEP TOWARD PERMANENT POST eft VTA IX PROPOSAL FOR SALE OF LAND AND RLsr.HVA-HONS IX DII FF.RF.NT sic-TIONS ALSO APPRO 1 1 Uashlnton. leb. 23. llniled Pre) Hie Jtouve twlu -iiasaed I lie bill aulhoriing ap-(iroprialiiin of 98.49l.OINI for con-lructloi: of military os th oughTt the country. Tne house also naased the Ale-.

Swain bill-ant lioiiing sale of on-a lea hie land and mllliary reservations at Fort Wayne, Matansas reservation. I ind Fort" McPhcrson target rane. Waco, Ga. Roth bills now go to the senate. The- Jam bill' provide for appropriation of $300,000 for ton and for a 49,9 wpproprla.

tlon for Maxwell Field in Montgomery. Th bill "providing for an ap propriation at Camp McClellan Is regarded as the first step towaro changing the local poat Into a permanent military reservation. HUGHES HELD IN MOBILE FOR MIAMI OFFICERS Mobi'e, Feb. 23. (United Press) Eugene Hughes, 24, wanted "lii" Miami.

Fla.rtn connection with Deceit embezzlement of funds of. a Jnau ra com pa by which he was employed, wss b-Ing held here today for Miami officers, said to be on the way here to return Hughes to the Florida city. The alleged shortage is said to have been taken care of by a bond lng company which swore out the warrant TENNESSEAN KILLED IN HOME BY LIGHTNING was Instanxlyktlled here early today when struck by lightning as stood inl.apen...firi.l.iV4a, 1 prepared to meet consider Joint artion the Cantonese arm- tea. SurT Ohuan-'Tang. de fender of Shanghai, General Chang Teuri-Chang.

governor of Shan- and" General'' Marahar" Chang- Tso-Lin, are to confer on means of stopping the victorious southern troops. Treachery Of Officers Blamed The shelling of th city yesterday by mutinous Chinese on "hips in tha Yangtze river resulted from tha treachery of two officers on the ships, it was learned today. CANDIDATE HASftX befor nflth CLAIMS TOLL Three Dead In State: Youth Kills Mother, Mistaking Her For Burglar BROTHER OF ONE VICTIM WOUNDED HfNTsYILLE MAX SHOOTS HIS SON-IN-LAW WOMAN SLAYS t.IOIK.IX MN AT m.t.iNt; STATION' Hirmmgliam, I'eb. aa Kt tilled -i'rews-H 1 men ami tomwn are dend anil one man in a hovpiml nl lluiilsilllr tmla) a revuli of a wate of holiday shooting which swept the state Tuesday. The dead are Richard Bates, 17.

at llunlstille; O. L. Surrency. 2ll. al I nloiilown: Mrs.

W. It. Ilalley, 1i. at t.ordo. The mi deil man la 'Jo Bales, brother of Richard, who is at Hunts llie.

Mrs. Baile na hot down by her son. Waldo, 19. at their home pear Condo. when he mistook hei for a burglar.

The youth- w---si-udyintth t4d officers, heard a noise at the barn, lit seized a ehotgun and went to the side of the house nearest the barn. When his mother stepped on the back porch, he fired through the window at her, the charge taking effect in her breast. Mrs. Bailey died In her son's arms ten after the shoot ing. Tho youth thought his mother was in bed, he Richard Bates was fatally wound tnd -hla brother Joe, wasliot In the -fac- by -andereotii -following a quarrel between the thre men at the Sanderson home, where oe Batea had gwoTo get hit wife, according to Athens, Ala.v -authorities.

Sanderson is Mrs. Bates' father. Thesh6blihit 'came after ties and his wife hud started for home Darby Farrls, a witness told of ficers, i-'arria taid that he accom Richard and Joe Bates to the Sanderson home, where a reconciliation between Joe Batea and hts wife was to be attempted fi cren cy" jSaiT'ihot "'to' tf''vbV Mr'. Pieston Craighead, owner of a filling station at Unlontown. rfter he.

had tri'd to run her down in his automobile. He is believed to be from Wayoross. Ga. Surrency refused to pay for his ga sol Iner-and' hen- Insisted, tr1eJ.tfTun'heT''Ir.-u,a'-, head said. She shot him through the head and he died Instantly.

She ing by -officers. selanrea of Jordon One to fear per cent, of wood alcohol la the average. Gordon Gin with three per cent, of wood alcohol will kill yon If you drink two qnartsof.lt. ITEM 0. S.

A Cniled flutes soldier from Port Omaha, booked at tha police station aa drank and damaged, tried to walk a tight wire stretched from the Pullman hotel toward the Burlington station. He fell, but will recover. There waa wood alcohol In his "Gordon Gin." THIS part of tha country, once wild with shooting men, now looks to Chicago and New 'ork for escltement, New York supplies wine bathtub parties, and holdups, Chicago, tbo gunmen, equipped with machine gun and gas bombs, really interesting elections, A Chicago mayoralty primary that call out SO detective bureau squads, each with a machine gun, rifle, shotguns and a supply of tear bombs, makes the old-tlmo cowboy with his lit tie popping sit shooter seem rather tame. Are the voter so much interested In tha election? Not at all, but tha politician are In the Job and draft, TCEaDAY we celebrated Washington's birthday, taking a holiday, without much thought of Washington. The average man know that he fought and beat the British, and that' enough.

Washington did mora man, beat the British, ha conquered him elf, when ha took tha aide of tha colonists, common people tor whom he never had very much sympathy, opposing hla own class, and the Brttsh crown for which he had respect, WA4HXNGTOX wa an aristocrat, which means that he thought himself for good reasons In hi case rather better than other men. He recetied visitors with his hands behind hi back that be might not be expect oil to shake hand with them, owned lands, and elaves. bad no high opinion of tbe average man, and many average men justified hi opinion by ran-nning away and tearing Washington to endure defeat. because (Continued on Pag CoL troops, stationed about tha city yesterday during the brief bombardment in which the French club was damaged, four persona wounded, and several natives reported kiUd, withdrawn today. j-cJhe Wpa-a tha city.

wrr leas than a mile away but apparently the sunn were manned by poor shots. I French concessions remained on '-duty all night ready for action. Arrangements have been made to gather all 'women and chlldi ti in the foreign population In the ii-ieeaterf. case of danger. Russians Defeat Plc-Fu Forces Filibuster Started Yesterday! Afternoon Against Continues WARRANT ISSUED FOR ABSENT LEGISLATORS! SEIuJEAXTS AT ARMS GET QCORCM LVTO BAXX1 FOR DEBATE CNTTX AFTEH I O'CLOCK TODAT Unable To Break Deadlock Washington.

Feb. 21. (United Press) Effort to break- the Boulder dam fight failed la the senate thie afternoon and that body moved into tha 27 th continuous hour of It hecUe session deadlocked mor tightly than ever. In the face of a double-barrelled filibuster Senator Curtis, republican floor leader, abandoned an attempt to aidatraci the Boulder canyon dam building bill and let the eenat continue in the fight that had kept up all night. By PAUL B.

MALLOX United Tree Staff ICorreapondeal Washington, Feb, 2 throng boat the night In picturesque and hantoroaa contest over the CwtngWohnaoa Boulder tanyoa dam bill, tha United atatee aetMt IlnaUy obtained a quoram at till today, and proceeded to basi- For nine boars, after midnight, serge nU at arm tried aM asmaaataa lataaxnlnew eenators froaa thetr bad at home, la effort to get anajor- Ity present for debate oa tbe) bill, but their effort wera "only partially McceeafaL After th quorum waa obtain Senator-rhippa rspubilcaa, Colo rado, resumed the filibuster agAinat th bill, which haa been, la prog re alnc shortly after noon yea terday. The senate had been in Baioa, constantly since 11 a. mjjrester wiln Jin cwing-joonson mis it after President Cooildg ended hi Georg Washlngtont speech. Officials said th session net a) post-war record for domestic leg uilatlon deadlock, th irmndoud Versailles treaty fight occaalonin theen1y-lmtlareion- alnce the war oay. naBuatai'Itie against the meaaure took up most! iifJJBfednj4riii1i'tjh TThey Wer -Aanurst, democrat, Arizoba; Cameron, re publican, Arizona, and King, democrat, Utah, Battle of Silence i After Jaaua nce-ot.

hla -f amendment for tbe arrest of all abaentee lh( speaking died, away, and tbe sea Inn EtiraeiTlnto ml battl Of ttenee with to -aenator allllng 1 4 anterooms and on th senate floor, The warrant waa Issued by obm tor Mo 'repwbHcaa, Kew Hamp shire, who waa presiding, on iwh tlon of Senator Neely, democrat, West Virginia, "m- II tn, w.ii ainea II IS. when all absent ena- t' were ordered arrested and brought to a shipping board debate. i i At i p. the aenat obtained a quorum of mora than it mein bera, and Ashurst talked until ha waa exhausted on an amendment he had offered, striking, out th provision for a 189-foot dsm. able to proceed, he called for a quorum on tha vote, and It wa discovered that the necessary; number waa not present.

Tb ser geant at arms wa sent rurolna! out after the missing numbers and the senate sat la silence until after a. m. Interest In Crsve TWt Senator showed interest today in th visit her tomorrow of Governor Bibb of Alabama but doubted that he will get far with his claim for prior right. In the Muscle Shoal project by the' slate sgainst the -federal gov: eminent. He will call on Presl-dent foiillilge and member el congreia.

The bill for reorganlxlr drf enforcement force a to giv Oeneral Andrew more authority my run against a filibuster from wet, and have to be displaced br; anotner oiii, The fillbutera parliamentary; man 'ver te prevent a unai i. v.i 1-4 he OH wiranuiw, ia wina Artxona and Utah eenator. GRAVES NOTIFIES mn rT f1 A TO SHOALS POWTR Wahln'gton, Feb. 21. (United Pre) Governor Bibb Grave, of Alabama, ent a letter to th Ben-ate today, announcing hi atsta will claim whatever right In the Muscle Shoals project ar found to be long to the tato by a special commission now investigating Reading of the letter precipitated a movement by Senator Harrison, democrat, Mississippi.

bring pending Muscle Shoal befor th senate for actioa. Impeachment Of Judge Demanded For Alleged Part In Under-Cover Work AGENTS ENGAGED IN BOOTLEGGING, CHARGE COOPER ASS Fit Ell tlllKF OF--Fit -Wt W4H l.l 44K IU I.KAsK.I IF A IS ISK.S I I II I Ligroit cases BY WILLIAM J. EVOY United Prens Staff Correspondent Washington, Feb. 23. Start, ling rrirlallon of the operation of omlcr-coter dry agents were promised today by Representative LaGuardia, republican, New York, as tho house Judiciary committee resumed Impeachment against Federal Judge 1'ranq Cooper, of the northern district of cw lork.

Cooper's impeachment has baen demanded by LaQuardla and Rep reaentativ Cellar, democrat. New Tork, for his alleged participation in a si heme tn catch bootleggers. Both members claim Cooper ex ceeded the bounda of a member of the Judiciary by making himself a party te the scheme and later ait ting on the bench when cases grow lng out of the scheme were tried. The impeachment proueedlngs Is the- result- of the- report submitted to the senate by-th treasury de partment on under-cover activities The report contained a niemoran-dum-wrltten Jy TjrMei-rlckrfeir mer New Tork prohibition admin Istrator, to headquarters here, ex plaining he had aecured Cooper's 'din breaking up extensive rum rings operating and Albany. According to the memorandum, government agents were to engage In the bootlegging trade to make contacts and get evidence, if ar rested, according to the memo Me? rick he would oek their release.

FORTY.FOUR HOUR WEEK IS ADOPTED FOR AUSTRALIANS it. i Lulled Presa) fjcuiaHng that modern worker need more leisure, ilec'lded that 44-hour week of five and one-half working days vas practlc -Me. and for all practical purpose the 44-iioUr week henceforth witl be the standard In Aus- torla. The court' decision waa, reached after five months' investigation In oildly opposed labor's efforts to show that 44 hour a week woii waa sufficient for welfare of the CmmonweaIthTand 4 hflurs waa too much for the welfare of thf workers. YOUNG DIVORCED FROM WIFEJJLLSSELF Fayettevllle, Feb.

(United Press) James T. Mc-Cullough, a young farmer near here who waa recently divorced from his wife, blew the top of hi head of with a ehotgun at hi home yesterday afternoon, according to word reaching here. The shooting was witnessed by McCul-lough'a father who wa setting tm the porch of the house when his eon shot himself. AVIATION FIRM BIDS ON ATLANTA AIR MAIL ROUTE Washington, Feb. it.

(United Press) The Pitcalrn Aviation company, Philadelphia, today of fered to the postoffic department at S3 a pound to carry mall from New Tork to Atlanta, via Philadelphia, Washington and Richmond, and Greensboro, N. C. Vo other bid were received. The company agreed to use six planes In servlct on the 771-mile route, holding thirteen others for emergency, STUDENT FOUND DEAD IN PLANT, PISTOL AT SIDE 8raddueiHPaFeb2.UJted Press) Nathan P. Welsaman, a lS-year-oId high school studsut, was found dead in hla father' barrel manufacturing plant her today with a bullet In hi head and a revolver at hla aid.

Police said despondency probably caused the QCAYLE DEAI Fla, Feb. St. (United Press) -George L. Quayle, ti, of Cleveland, on of Amer ica a pioneer shlpbulilders of the Great Lakes region, died in Et, Lukea hosplta ber tat last night following a long illness. He waa a prominent Cill war voters a On The Union Pacific.

Jk A Tiger Skln.GlrL. Aristocrat. --4Copyrlh4 1S27. By The Star Col: ATTENDANCE OF 100 IS ANTICIPATED IHt. I.

P. I.KVI. OK THIS CITY, Wll.Ii HKAI PAPK.R AT SKs- MO lit Ml III i.l IN AS Ms- TON MAIU II I s. W. Welch, slate liraitrf ofl'tivr "anil nationally rci -denized lieulth aulliorllv.

"ill alletid the iiiHrlerly ineelinu the rtJMH ll' A In bn inn AsMK'inlinn lieliK'ln AnnlMon March I. according lo a statement made hy lr. A. ('r)cr, proldent of lite dtvin. thh Hmrnlns.

Dr. Welch, who has plajed an t. pa in i.ac 1 ng A la rja rtia among the foremost In the nation In health standards, has recently returned from Chicago he presided over a meeting of the committee on medical education of the American Medical association, nr. Welch is expected to ad-dress the doctors at the meeting here. --At -leajrt-40 --doctors from -the XntHf Tflrlaliiin should 'at-tenrl the meeting here, said Dr.

d.er Tbedivlaionr -representing 4 01 doctor, i neHtdes- the-follow! na; counties: Blount, Calhoun. Chambers. Cherokee, Clay. Cluburne. robsaT TTeK a'l "Tt tv a KT" Jackson, Madison.

Marshall. Randolph. Shelby, St. Clair. Talladega and This will be the 'ust meeting of the division before the state gathering in Montgomery, Thje meeting, which will be held In the Sunday school rooms of the First Methodist" cnWcfcr' called to order at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning by the president.

Rev. T. McOlothlin, pastor of Parker Memorial Baptist church will pronounce the invocation, followed hy an address of welcome to be given Ttal's; of mnke the responrffr -to Mnyor iaia papetat.iwH be-eVaUvarod Stewart, "of Attalla. and ti other by Dr. I.

P. Levle. Annlston. The subject of Dr. Stewart's paper ill he Further Study of the Thyroid Oland." while Dr.

Levl'e subject will' be 'CancerT tlie Xfedi-pal Problem of Today." Discussions wMt follow each'" of the JL.lH.nch.eoa nlll be given "the. visi. tors in the First Methodist church annex ty-the wives r- Calhoun C5U. HJ. 'd Dr.

James Funke, of Atlanta, will deliver a paper on "The nee of Yatren In the-Treatment of Am- tcrV' "tj-the afternoon session, while the closing paper will be presented by Dr. Ed Cald well, of Huntsvile, hls subject being The Calhoun County Medical society will be hosts for the occasion. TRANSPORT SAILS CARRYING MARINES TOWARD NICARAGUA Washington, Feb. 23. (United Press) With ,1,000 marines of the Fifth regiment aboard, the '-ana port Henderson sailed from Quantl-co.

for Nicaragua today. The ship also carries 100 apprentice seamen from Newport, R. to join the sooutlng fleet In Guantan-amo bay, Cubi. BrVadier General Logan Feland, who will command all marines in Nicaragua, nd Col. R.

T. Rhea, commanding the Fifth regiment are accompanying the marines. FLjTERS PREPARE TO START TRIP AROUND WORLD J7 (United Press) Portuguese, flierf prepared today for an. around the world flight which was scheduled to-atart tomorrow at 5 a.m., weather permitting. Sarmento Belreg would command the seaplane "Argus." In which the Portuguese planned to fly down the west African coast, across the South Atlantic to 8outh America and westward to Portugal.

COMMITTEE ACTS TO SPEED UP NAVY BUILDING' PLANS Washington, Feb. 23. (United Press) Action to speed up the navy's building program was taken by the house rules committee today In voting rules) for special house consideration of two bills providing for expenditure of over present authorisation. Attorney Denies Report Of Out-Of-Court Settlement Affairs New York. Feh.

l-'-rjitei Prcsi) A report that compel for Chaiiea Chaplin and ilrs. Lita Grey Chaplin had reached an nuretment to settle their divorce suit out of court-was denied today by Nathan Burkan. counsel for the ronifdian BurkamiiiUed. "we would not consider Bottling the case out of court even if ilrs. Chaplin's' TKaT that be dona.

"We stand by our previous thar Mrs. Chaplin In her divorce bill placed a stain on the two innocent Chaplin children and we shall not ba content until tain has been erased. That will have to be done in open MANIAC SLAYER CAPTURED AFTER OmalM. Feb. 13.

il'nited fr-es After- a- earjh4aaUnK- hours Job a -MacsK. Jxuge jnanlacaj. slayer; was captured shortly 1 vtore noon today on a farm near Tuca John Anderson, a farmer, and two deputy sheriffs froin hsre brought ibout the of Marsh who yesterday audlenly became crazed aid with a shotgun killed two men and dangerously wounded threa others. counties for Marsh slnca the murders. He was expected to offer ro- niatance to arrest but Anderson took no chances, hitting him over the head with a fun when Marsh re fused to hold up his hands.

lhatn5. milea from the seme of his killings. NINE" RESCUED FROM AVRECKED U. S. SCHOONER 23, (United Press)--Besc'ued b'y the co cutter Saukea after two days and nlghta spentbn houses bf their water-logged and miamaated craft, the American MhObTfefHofte Sherwood, nine personaCaptain William Pride, his wife, the crew of seven are on their way according to reports reaching here.

The plight onhe schooner was Tsarned- by coastguard ters here from a radio dispatch from unknown sources, and the Saukee was sent from Key West to find the vessel. She waa located off Edgemont Key and being towed into Tampa, reports said. The rescued persons said to be little the worst for their experience. FATE OF RUDNER PLACED IN HANDS OF CANTON JURY Canton. Feb.

23. (United Press) The case of Ben Rudner, millionaire bootlegger charged the assassination of Don R. Mel-let editor of the Canton Daily News, was given to the Jury shortly after 10 o'clock ihis morning. Judge Alger completed a 12,000 word charge to the Jury, after which seven women and "five men" retired to An verdict waa expected. JOHN F.

COMER, EX-GOVERNORS BROTHER, DEAD Eufauia, Umte4 Press) Funeral service for John Fletcher Comer, brother of ex-Gov-ernor B. B. Comer, of Birmingham, will be held here tomorrow morn- In at 10:30 o'clock at Old Spring Hill church. Mr. Comer was 73 when he died yesterday.

He had been a civic leader al Mldwayvwh ere he-Jlvedfor iriffny years. PEAY CONTINUES TO IMPROVE, SAYS BEDSIDE REPORT N'aahville, Feb. 2--Cnlt-ed Press) Governor Austin Peay continues to improve from the attack, of pneumonia which carried him close to death's door last week. Latest reports from the bedside of the governor are that he pass-d a restful night and was considerably refreahed this morning. His physicians appear entirely satisfied with his condition.

SCHEME TO END GANG WARFARE TKompsonAnnduncciPlaia Af ter Turbulent Election-In Chicago FebT 21- (United Press) Chicago gang warfare, which waa carried even Into the mayoralty primaries yesterday with the result that three ballot boxea were stolen by gunmen, man shot and dangerously wounn- ed and aeveral-othera beaten into unconacloutnes, would be ellmi- mated through of William Hale Thompson, -republican, hc waa nominated in the trubulent primaries No- sooner had tha chuaa of 4h bitter election cleared than Thompson, who won the republican nomination over Edward H. rU- tawrer. announced the plan by which he hope to defeat Mayor William E. Dover, democratic nominee, and Dr, Dill Robertson, Independent, In the April election. Among the codes In Thompson's Minns re: -America first, End of crime and.

gang rule In Chicago. Aid in repealing the Volstead act In tha nation, and the eearch and seizure liw In Illinois, Rule in the police department under which the men w-IM be or dered to hunt crooke Instead of annoying cltixens suspected of minor violations -of the so-calld dry laws. The primaries by which Thomp- was nominated were among the most vigorous Chicago -ha ever seen. A slugging was reported within ten minutes after the polls were opened and police were kept busy throughout the day earn with machine gun In queuing disturdanccs. In one place, a po litical club, 2t men were arrested and they were found to be heavily afmed.

Gunmen invaded several polling places -nd three election officials were kidnapped. ITALIAN AVIATOR FORCED DOWN ON ATLANTIC OCEAN Feenandlno, Noronha, Feb. 21- (v'nlted Prsss) His seaplane un damaged when forced by the short age of gasoline to alight on the Atlantic ocean wr it of-thlHn. Cot; Francesco De Plendo. Italian fascist aviator, today mad plan to continue hi flight to th mainland Of Unlng luminous elgnala Pin do communicated te the United Press th new that hi, motor were In perfect condition and that he wa waiting in th harbor for calmer sea which would permit him to disembark Tbe fliT -va towed her by the B.ailUaa cruiser Barroso which found hie plan shortly after be wa forced down yesterday r.fter- noon after he had passed tb island on hie way from tha Cap Verde Islands to Br axil.

In dfferm r. Brn dally edltorlala The Annlaton SUr doea not neeeasarlly concur ik Via onlntana but offers iiu kheth as tne aeBtlmenf of--th hglheat paid editorial writer THIS la wrlttes west bound the Union Pacific, a monument to railroad genius of the) pioneer days, and to E. H. Har-rlmin, who killed himself reconstructing tho road and left It for bis monamcnt. The train ha stopped at Omaha.

whero X. B. Cpdlke. president; Ballard Dunn, chief editor and WrWrHBckler; bcm manager of the Omaha Bee, redo tho roost. The "Bee" baa just swallowed tho "Omaha Daily "Xews." "Fewer, bigger and better newspapers seem to be the program." REPORTERS come to the eta tlon to Inspect traveling curiosities, bringing photograpbera.

Tbo young lady "from the Bee" dressed In a solid tiger skin coat, keen as a falcon, gentle as a dove, la tbo most Interesting. The others are) men. Two little), girls, one with red hair, one with brown, from tbe Omaha Hlghacliool newspaper ask, -Can a girl become a great reporter? Tbey are told that Bly waa tbe beat reporter of ber day and Dorothy DIs la tha beat re porter living, and go back to school determined to be great. THE front page of-Tba BeeL girea Interesting Information about oar great American bootlegging Industry. Item 1: Omaha bootlegger have reduced tbo price of homo-made whisky to S4.B0 a gallon, overproduction Is tbe trouble.

Wine continued to sell for a gallon; -New Yorkers pay S23 a gallon for whisky no better, bat before they move to Omaha to get a cheaper bootlegger they should read Item Xo. S. -TOR the third time in six weeks government chemists In Omaba have found large quantities ac wood alcohol la recent rT- -IX jCC JL By ABTHfJR BR1SBAXK sians, vanguard of Chang Changes army, defeated forces of itt Ho.naj. province. In a.

At-tie, reports reaching Shanghai 1 day mII. i-T-he. Kuissians believed to ba cape the bolhevists In their own country, are fighting Chang's army in Its attempt to forca its w.iy throush tha territory of the inactive Wu so it can attack the Cantonp fortes tn he south, TVu's forces fled to the mountains aftr the batti the "reports said. -VESSELS CARRY I 'REFUGEES DESPITE VIOLENCE THREATS Kons. Feb.

23. (United ess) Naval wireless reports said American vessels on the Yangtze river hai Ignored thiHata violence if they transported British refugees down the river ind that refugees had started oward Honkow from Ichang. The name of the American steamer-carrying-the efugeea was lot given in the dispatch. The Chinese we sail to have attempted to intimidate the pilot. Real Estate Exchanges Often a good real estate satisfies both parties more thoroughly than a cash sale.

Let your advertisement state whether of not an exchange would be considered. When your property Improperly advertised you need not wait lone for a rood offer. 4.